Vinay Rai was born on 18 September 1979 and is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Tamil films apart from a few Telugu and Malayalam films.
14 Facts About Vinay Rai
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Vinay Rai is best known for his performance in the films Unnale Unnale, Jayamkondaan, Endrendrum Punnagai and Aranmanai.
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Vinay Rai turned villain in Thupparivaalan and has played negative roles in several films including Doctor, Etharkkum Thunindhavan, Oh My Dog Christopher, Veeran, Gandeevadhari Arjuna, Hanu-Man, and Identity.
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Vinay Rai played rugby for BRFC and was part of the Indian squad that toured Bahrain in 2001.
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Vinay Rai debuted as an actor in director Jeeva's Unnale Unnale co-starring Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee.
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Vinay Rai was supposed to play the lead role in Gandhi Krishna's Ananda Thandavam but was later replaced by newcomer Siddharth Venugopal.
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Vinay Rai made a comeback in 2011 with a role in the English film, Dam 999, which had a poor commercial and critical response.
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The next year, Vinay Rai appeared in the action comedy film Mirattal, remake of the Telugu film Dhee.
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Vinay's performances received favourable reviews, with a reviewer citing that "Vinay Rai looks comfortable in his role and dishes out a neat performance".
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Vinay Rai then acted in the horror comedy film Aranmanai directed by Sundar C which turned out to be a blockbuster.
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The film opened to positive reviews with a critic from Sify claiming that "Vinay Rai as the ruthless baddie is a revelation".
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Vinay Rai's performance adds to the tension created by the solid screenwriting and directing.
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Vinay Rai has acted as the antagonist in Suriya's film Etharkkum Thunindhavan directed by Pandiraj.
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Vinay Rai playing a bad guy in Arun Vijay's Oh My Dog produced by Suriya and Jyothika under the banner of 2D Entertainment.