Vinay Rai

Vinay Rai
Born	September 18, 1979 (age 32) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Film actor, model
Years active	2007-present

Career

Vinay's debut as an actor was in director Jeeva's Unnale Unnale co-starring Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee.^[1] The film became a large success upon release and opened up more acting offers for Vinay Rai. after Arya opted out, as Karthik was due to some similarities with the character. Vinay made his debut into the film industry after modelling and featuring in a couple of Tulu advertisements.^[2] However, they finalised the choice of the actor only after the script was ready.

Since his debut film, he has appeared in a Telugu language film, Vaana, which flopped at the box-office and a critically successful Tamil film, in Jayamkondaan, for which his performance was acclaimed.^[3] In 2009, he appeared in Saran'sModhi Vilayadu alongside Kajal Aggarwal which also fared poorly at the box office, while two of his films Veelle and Nootruku Nooru were stalled during their production stage. He made a comeback in 2011 with a role in the English film, Dam 999, though the film met with a poor commercial and critical response. Vinay will next be seen in Mirattal, a Tamil film featuring Sharmila Mandre opposite him.

[edit]Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2007	Unnale Unnale	Karthik	Tamil	Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
2008	Vaana	Abhiram	Telugu
	Jayamkondaan	Arjun Sekhar	Tamil
2009	Modhi Vilayadu	Udhay Vasudev	Tamil
2011	Dam 999	Vinay	English
2012	Mirattal		Tamil	Filming

Vinay Rai (born 18 September 1979) is an Indian film actor, commonly appearing in Tamil films, as well as modelling and catwalking in noted fashion shows. His mother tongue is Tulu