Vini Vishwa Lal (Malayalam: വിനി വിശ്വ ലാൽ)[1][2][3][4][5] is an Indian screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema.[6] Vini's debut movie was Second Show (2012) directed by Srinath Rajendran (debut) . Its also the first movie of Dulquer Salman, Sunny Wayne and Gauthami Nair in their acting career.[7] His next film Koothara starring Mohan Lal, Tovino Thomas, Bharath and Sunny Wayne in the lead released in June 2014. In 2015 Starring Pournami a road trip movie starring Sunny Wayne and Tovino Thomas was penned by Vini. The film later dropped due to some budget issues.[8] His latest movie Theevandi released on 7 September 2018,[citation needed] starring Tovino Thomas and Samyuktha Menon.

Vini Vishwa Lal
വിനി വിശ്വ ലാൽ
Viswa in 2017
Born (1985-05-25) 25 May 1985 (age 39)
NationalityIndia
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Actor
Years active2012–present
Parent(s)G Viswanathan Pillai
Dr. S Nirmala Devi

Vini also played acting roles in Malayalam movies, first in Ladoo followed by Theevandi and Kalki.

Personal life

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Vini Vishwa Lal was born in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala on 25 May 1985.[citation needed] He is the eldest child of G Viswanathan Pillai, (Retd) District Transport Officer at Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and Dr. S Nirmala Devi, (Retd) Principal at Farook Training college - Kozhikode. He has a younger brother Nivi Viswa Lal, a film musician working for Malayalam film industry.[citation needed] Vini grew up in Feroke, where he did schooling at Al-Farook residential school in Feroke, kozhikode. He later studied in CUIET - Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology and graduated in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Where he was classmate of Srinath Rajendran - Malayalam movie director and Sunny Wayne - Malayalam movie actor who was his senior.

Filmography

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Writer

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Year Film Cast Notes
2012 Second Show Dulquer Salmaan, Sunny Wayne, Gauthami Nair Debut film
2014 Koothara Mohan Lal, Tovino Thomas, Bharath, Sunny Wayne
2015[citation needed] Starring Pournami Sunny Wayne, Tovino Thomas Not released[9]
2018 Theevandi Tovino Thomas, Samyuktha Menon

Actor

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No. Year Film Role Released On
1 2018 Ladoo Alex Eepan & Pulimala Sugunan 17 November 2018
2 2018 Theevandi Shanavas Sir 07 September 2018
3 2019 Kalki Appu Nanchagotta 08 August 2019
4 2020 Vrittham Ashok Viswanath TBA

Others

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No. Year Film Role Notes
1 2021 Kurup (film) Creative director

References

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  1. ^ George, Vijay (25 October 2018). "I didn't have a cakewalk in cinema, says Tovino Thomas". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Vini Viswalal, who wrote Second Show and Koothara, is the scenarist". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018 – via sify.com.
  3. ^ "Theevandi was directed by Fellini TP with Vini Viswa Lal penning its script". thenewsminute. 15 May 2019 – via thenewsminute.com.
  4. ^ "Theevandi is not a dark or preachy film: Vini Vishwa Lal". newindianexpress. 14 August 2018 – via newindianexpress.com.
  5. ^ "No jinx to 'Koothara' says Vini Viswa Lal". mathrubhumi – via mathrubhumi.com.
  6. ^ "ആ 'പുക' യിൽ നിന്നാണ് 'തീവണ്ടി' ജനിക്കുന്നത്..." manoramaonline – via manoramaonline.com.
  7. ^ "Second Show is a 2012 Malayalam action crime film directed by Srinath Rajendran and written by Vini Vishwa Lal". aoplcinema – via aoplcinema.com.
  8. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith. "Sunny Wayne's road movie has hit a roadblock". The Times of India. timesofindia.
  9. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith. "Sunny Wayne's road movie has hit a roadblock". The Times of India. timesofindia.