Vinay Forrt is an Indian actor and theater artist who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry.
Wiki/Biography
Vinay Forrt was born on Thursday, January 13, 1983, in Fort Kochi, Kerala, India (40 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He was born Vinay Kumar but later changed his name to Vinay Forrt in homage to his birthplace. He attended St. John de Brito Anglo-Indian High School, Fort Kochi. He earned a degree in acting from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, India.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
Vinay Forrt’s father MV Mani passed away in January 2022.
Vinay Ford’s father and his grandson
His mother’s name was Sujata.
Vinay Ford’s mother and her grandson
He has a sister Suma and a brother Syam.
wife and children
Vinay Forrt married Amrita University nanoscience graduate Soumya Ravi in a traditional style wedding at Guruvayur temple on December 6, 2014 in the presence of close family and friends.
Vinay Ford’s wedding photos
In October 2016, the couple gave birth to son Vihaan.
Vinay Ford and his son
Relationships/Affairs
In 2011, Vinay Forrt visited MG University to perform in a play. Soumya and Vinay met there through mutual friends and ended up dating for three years before tying the knot in 2014.
Vinay Fort and Soumya Ravi
religion
Vinay Fort follows Hinduism.
Profession
Movie
Before entering the film industry, Vinay Ford worked various small jobs in places like restaurants, coffee shops, medical shops and call centres. During his first year in college, he joined the Lokadharmi Theater and became an active artist there. In 2004, he received the National Scholarship for the Best Senior Thespian from the Government of India, which continued till 2006. During his graduation from FTII in Pune, he came across an audition opportunity for Shyamaprasad’s film Ritu while talking to an actor. FTII aspirants. Later, he auditioned and was selected to play the role of gay Jamal in the film “Ritu”. In 2011, he starred alongside Naseeruddin Shah in the Indo-Canadian thriller Blueberry Hunt, which was released in India five years later in 2016.
Vinay Fort and Naseeruddin Shah
In 2012, he played one of the lead roles in the Malayalam film Navagatharkku Swagatham, but the film did not do well at the box office. In the same year, he played Nanmayil Suran in the Malayalam thriller Shutter. The film was a success and was screened at the 9th Dubai International Film Festival and the 17th Kerala International Film Festival.
Vinay Ford in the movie “Shutter”
In 2014, he played Shan Shahar in the movie “The Seventh Day”. In 2015, he made his breakthrough with the movie “Premam”, in which he played the role of Vimal Sir. He became instantly popular for his excellent comic timing and unique dialogue delivery style in the film, so much so that some of his dialogues (such as “Java simple aanu.. pinne power.. powerlumaanu”) attracted a cult following.
Vinay Fort in Premam
In 2015, he starred in the comedy thriller “Urumbukar Urangalila”. He has also appeared in many other films such as Kohinoor (2015), Karma Cartel (2015), Rasputin (2015), Urumbukal Urangarilla (2015), Kammatti Paadam (2016), Hello Namasthe” (2016), “Kismath” (2016), “Georgettans Pooram” (2017), Examples (2017) and God Says (2017). In 2019, he played a Malayalam teacher suffering from thinning hair in the film Thamasha, which earned him great appreciation, with some critics calling it one of his best performances . He was later appreciated for his roles in the films Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte (2020), Mohan Kumar Fans (2021) and Malik (2021).
tama vinai fort
television
In 2011, he made his television debut as the host of the show “Vivel Big Break”. In 2016, he hosted the show “Comedy Super Night 2”.
Vinay Ford on Comedy Super Night 2
In 2020, he played the role of Roy in the Malayalam sitcom Uppum Mulakum and played the role of Soman in the second season of the same show.
Awards
- In 2015, Vinay Forrt won the AsiaNet Comedy Award for Best Couple with Soubin Shahir for her performance in the film Premam.
- In 2015, he won the first IIFA Utsavam Award in the Comedy Character Acting category in the film Premam.
- In 2016, he won the Best Comedian Award at the 5th South Indian International Film Awards.
car collection
Vinay Forrt owns a Mercedes car.
Favorites
- Actor: Irrfan Khan
Vinay ford idol
Facts/Trivia
- Vinay said films can only appeal to a certain group of people and being part of a TV show can help him reach out to a wider audience. He believed that being in a movie theater limited the audience’s choices, whereas when watching television, if people didn’t like a particular program, they could always switch channels, which is why he started hosting television shows.
- Vinay does not drink any alcoholic beverages, so playing the role of Harishchandran in the film Godse was a challenge for him.
- Vinay had to compete with his wife to shoot for the film “Premam” as the shooting date collided with the engagement day.
- Of all his film roles, his favorite was as David Christoudas in the film Malik.
Vinay Ford as David Krishtudas
- He often posts videos of himself working out at the gym.
- He is the brand ambassador of the educational app “Edumpus”.
Vinay Forrt publicly announces partnership with Edumpus
- He enjoys dancing and practicing martial arts. Modern dance is his favorite dance form. He received basic training in martial arts and Kalaripayattu, the oldest surviving form of martial arts in the world.
- In August 2023, he became popular on social media for his beard. His beard has been compared to that of Charlie Chaplin. The man himself shared some memes he saw on Instagram.
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