13 Facts About Vinil Mathew

Vinil Mathew was born on 1977 and is an Indian filmmaker and writer, who predominantly directs and produces television commercials.

In feature films, Vinil has directed the 2014 romantic comedy Hasee Toh Phasee, which was a critical and commercial success, and the 2021 romantic thriller Haseen Dillruba, which became the most-watched Hindi film on Netflix of that year.

Vinil Mathew was born in a Malayali family in Delhi.

Vinil Mathew was interested in films from a young age and said that watching Mani Ratnam's Roja when he was in class 10 inspired him to be a filmmaker.

Vinil Mathew then studied films further at the University of Television and Film Munich, where he made his graduating short film Danke schon Bitte Schon.

Vinil Mathew moved to Mumbai in 2000 and joined the advertisement company, Highlight Films, where he assisted Prasoon Pandey.

Vinil Mathew then joined Footcandles films, under which he worked on advertisements for Reliance, Vodafone and Airtel.

Vinil Mathew went on to make over 250 ad campaigns, including one popular one for Cadbury.

In 2014, Vinil Mathew opened his own production company Breathless Films, which produces advertisements.

Vinil Mathew has launched campaigns for the brands Lays, Voot and Club Mahindra, among others.

In 2003, Vinil Mathew directed a television film for the channel Star One, called The Chosen One.

Vinil Mathew said that his advertisement background helped him direct the movie.

Keen to work in a different genre, Vinil Mathew was attracted to Kanika Dhillon's script of Haseen Dillruba, a romantic thriller about a murder involving a married woman.