Background
Vineeth is the son of actor and screenwriter Sreenivasan.
Vineeth is the son of actor and screenwriter Sreenivasan.
He started off his film career as a playback singer for films. He made his debut singing Kasavinte Thattamittu for the film Kilichundan Mampazham (2003). He"s also well known for music albums such as Coffee Mg Road (2008).
Vineeth made his acting debut in Cycle (2008).
His well known performances include in films Makante Achan (2009), Traffic (2011), Chappa Kurish (2011), Ormayundo Ee Mukham (2014), Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), and Kunjiramayanam (2015). In 2010, Vineeth made his directorial debut with Malarvadi Arts Club.
His second film as a director was Thattathin Marayathu (2012) which turned out to be a blockbuster at the box-office. He scripted for Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015) which become among the top 10 grossing Malayalam films.
And his fourth film is the upcoming release Jacobinte Swargarajyam (2016).
A mechanical engineer from KCG College of Technology, Chennai, Vineeth Sreenivasan is the son of noted Malayalam screenwriter and actor Sreenivasan. He is a part of the band Malayalee with Jakes Bejoy, Shaan Rahman and Arjun Sasi. He has also acted as one of the main protagonists in the Malayalam film titled Cycle which did well at the box office.
Vineeth did his second movie role with his father in the movie Makante Achan.
He writes the lyrics of most of his album songs and has also shown his direction skills, directing his own music videos. His music album Coffee MG Road became a super hit instantly.
He got first prize in Mappilappattu in the Kerala State Youth Festival 1998, where he outshown his ability for quick wit. When he was asked whether his father liked him singing Mappilappattu, he answered, "He didn"t have any hatred towards my Mappilappattu, to my knowledge."
Vineeth wrote the script and Lyrics and debuted as director for the movie Malarvadi Arts Club with seven new young actors.
Thattathin Marayathu is the second movie in which he was the screenwriter, director and playback singer.
