Vineeth Kumar is an Indian actor and theater artist who mainly works in Hindi, Telugu and English films and TV series. He is a graduate of National School of Drama, New Delhi.
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Wiki/Biography
Vineeth Kumar aka Raman was born on Saturday, February 22, 1958 (age 65; as of 2023) in Patna, Bihar. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Vineet Kumar’s childhood picture with his brother and sister
He did his schooling at Patna College School, Patna. He then completed his graduation in Law and Psychology from Bihar National College, Patna, Bihar. From 1968 to 1989, he received his Masters and Fellowship in Dramatic Arts from the National School of Drama, New Delhi. In 1973, he joined the Indian theater group, People’s Theater Association of India, Patna.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: hazel black
family
parents and siblings
His father, Saheb Lal Srivastav, worked as a district transport officer in Uttar Pradesh. His mother’s name is Prabha Srivastava. His brother, Sunith Kumar, is a retired Indian Police officer in the Bihar cadre. Since January 2023, Sunni has been serving as the Chairman of the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) in Bihar. He has a sister named Ratna Ranjan.
Vineet Kumar with his brother
Sister of Vineet Kumar
wife and children
On June 28, 1995, she married Manoranjan Dhaliwal, a TEAP and CELTA certified teacher. There is not much information about his children.
Vineet Kumar and his wife
Career
theater
While in college, his brother’s friends asked him to accompany him to a theater play in Satish Anand’s theater group. From there, the interest in theatrical games began to develop. He then performed in various stage plays and nukkad plays.
Vineet Kumar in a theater play
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Hindi
In 1992, he made his acting debut with the Hindi film Vishwat, in which he played a cameo role.
Vishwatma movie poster
He played supporting roles in many popular Hindi films such as ‘Drohkaal’ (1994), ‘Kachche Dhaage’ (1999), ‘Shool’ (1999), ‘Yeh Dil’ (2003), ‘Masaan’ (2015) and ‘Bholaa’ (2023).
A still of Vineet Kumar as Dom Raja from the Hindi film Masaan
Telugu
Vineeth made her Telugu debut with the 2006 film Vikramarkudu as Bavuji.
Vikramarkudu
He then appeared in several other Telugu films such as ‘Kandireega’ (2011), ‘Shivam’ (2015), ‘Intelligent’ (2018), ‘Chanakya’ (2019) and ‘Bombhaat’ (2020).
English
He played a supporting role in his debut English film Electric Moon (1992).
A still from the English film Electric Moon (1992)
Some of her other English movies are Return to Rajapur (2006), Strings (2006) and Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014).
Bhopal – A prayer for rain
Other languages
He has also acted in films in other languages such as ‘Zamana’ in a cameo role (2010; Kannada), ‘velayudham’ as Ulaganathan (2011; Tamil) and ‘Fulmania’ as Jay’s father (2019; Nagpuri).
Fulmania (2019)
television
In 1995, she made her television debut with the Hindi television series Yugantar, which aired on Doordarshan.
Yugantar
She then appeared in several other Hindi TV serials like ‘Swabhimaan’ (1995; DD National), ‘Saat Phere: Saloni ka Safar’ (2005; Zee TV), ‘Lapataganj: Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata’ (2010; SAB TV), ‘Chidiya Ghar’ (2012; ).
Vineet Kumar during the launch event of Lapataganj – Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata
web series
In 2021, she made her web series debut with the SonyLIV series Maharani, in which she played the role of Gauri Shankar Pandey.
Vineet Kumar’s Katini from Maharani
In 2022, he acted in several other Hindi web series such as ‘Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi’ (SonyLIV), ‘The Great Indian Murder’ (Disney+ Hotstar) and ‘Maharani 2’ (SonyLIV).
The Great Indian Killing
Facts/Trivia
- His friends affectionately call him Dadu.
- He was a wrestler before his acting career. In 1968, he participated in various wrestling competitions in Bihar.
- In 1974, he participated in the JP movement, also known as the Bihar Movement, a political movement started by students in Bihar against misrule and corruption in the state government.
Vineet Kumar during his college days
- In an interview, he said that he never wanted to act in films and TV series.
- His hobbies are cooking and photography. He even spent lakhs to buy the latest versions of camera lenses.
- In 2016, he was awarded at the Kala & Film Mahotsav.
Vineet Kumar Award at Kala & Film Mahotsav 2016
- In the same year, he won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for the Hindi television series Jaana Na Dil Se Door.
- Vineet Kumar follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- He is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva.
- She is an animal lover and often shares pictures of cats and dogs on Instagram.
- Vineet Kumar has written various articles for his blog site Muktkanth.
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