Vinayak Joshi

Vinayak Joshi
Born (1987-08-25) 25 August 1987
Bangalore, India
Occupation Actor

Vinayak Joshi is an Indian film and theater actor, and Radio jockey.[1][2] Born on 25 August 1987, Bangalore. His ancestral roots trace back to Dharwad district.

He was a child artiste in the Kannada film industry. Before his radio career, he was an actor in Kannada films since 14 years. Started as a child artiste from the 1997 Superhit movie Nammoora Mandara Hoove by Sunil Kumar Desai starring Shivrajkumar, Ramesh & Prema.

His other notable hit movies include Amrutha Varshini, Laali, Simhada mari, Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu, Appu, Kanti, Nanna Kanasina Hoove, Minchina Ota, Chitra, etc.

Also acted in several Tele-serials like: Mussanje by T. S. Nagabharana and Trin Trin Trin by Phani Ramachandra, "Dandapindagalu", a hilarious Comedy series about the youths of today's generation. All together Vinayak was featured in more than 45 films and 70 serials.He was a participant in a reality show called Bigg Boss Kannada in April, 2013. He is Also the Last Grandson of V.M Joshi, renown Freedom Fighter, hailing from Dharwad.[3]

He has won 2 Karnataka State Film Awards, At the age of 19, Vinayak won the National Award as the best director for a play, "Shraddha" (THESPO 8). He is one among the youngest directors to win this award.

Vinayak is actively involved in executing films and have produced 4 films under the banner “Joshi Chitra”.

He is a graduate from National College, Bangalore, Jayanagar.

He is a fitness freak who once weighed 110 kg, is now just 80 kg. He has run several marathons. In 2014, Vinayak ran 100 km to raise funds for 21-year-old Akshay, suffering from kidney problems.[4]

Vianayak Joshi is currently working as Digital Head in Flipkart, India.He worked as Radio Jockey in Radio Mirchi and Radio City (Indian radio station), Bangalore.

He (July 2016) starred in the Kannada show 'Dancing star 3' and is now eliminated from the show.[5]

References

  1. ↑ L, Shruti (27 January 2012). "Vinayak Joshi crossing borders with Kannada - Entertainment - DNA". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ↑ R, SHILPA SEBASTIAN (27 December 2008). "The Hindu : Metro Plus Bangalore : Kannada's own voice". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bigg Boss".
  4. ↑ "Actor Vinayak Joshi raises funds through running". The Times Of India. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dancing Star 3".
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.