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Vinay Rai was born on 18 September, 1979 in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India, is an Indian actor. Discover Vinay Rai's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?

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Occupation Actor
Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 18 September 1979
Birthday 18 September
Birthplace Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Nationality India

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Vinay Rai Height, Weight & Measurements

At 44 years old, Vinay Rai height is 190 cm .

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Height 190 cm
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Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Vinay Rai Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Vinay Rai worth at the age of 44 years old? Vinay Rai’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film actor. He is from India. We have estimated Vinay Rai's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Film actor

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Timeline

1979

Vinay Rai (born 18 September 1979) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Tamil films apart from a few Telugu and Malayalam films.

2001

He played rugby for BRFC and was part of the Indian squad that toured Bahrain in 2001.

2007

He is best known for his performance in the films Unnale Unnale (2007), Jayamkondaan (2008), Endrendrum Punnagai (2013) and Aranmanai (2014).

He debuted as an actor in director Jeeva's Unnale Unnale (2007) co-starring Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee.

The film became a huge success upon release and brought in more acting offers for Vinay.

He was supposed to play the lead role in Gandhi Krishna's Ananda Thandavam but was later replaced by newcomer Siddharth Venugopal.

2008

Since his debut film, he has appeared in a Telugu language film, Vaana (2008), which flopped at the box-office and it was dubbed in Tamil as Gnabagangal Thalattum in 2013.

Despite getting offers to act in romance films, Vinay stayed away from them and he stated that he didn't want to be stereotyped as a "chocolate boy".

His second Tamil film Jayamkondaan (2008) was commercially and critically successful.

Playing the role of an NRI civil engineer who returned to Chennai to set up his own business, his performance fetched positive reviews with a reviewer citing that "Vinay, as the protagonist is very comfortable in his role. He has expressive eyes, emotes well, and makes sure his audience isn't disappointed".

2009

In 2009, he starred in Saran's Modhi Vilayadu for which he dubbed in his own voice for the first time.

The film, starring Kajal Aggarwal and Kalabhavan Mani, opened to mixed reviews from critics and became a box office failure.

Three of his films including Veelle and Nootruku Nooru were shelved because the production companies went broke.

2011

He made a comeback in 2011 with a role in the English film, Dam 999, which had a poor commercial and critical response.

2012

The next year, Vinay appeared in the action comedy film Mirattal (2012), remake of the Telugu film Dhee (2007).

The film, which starred Sharmila Mandre opposite him, got an average response.

Vinay's performances received favourable reviews, with a reviewer citing that "Vinay Rai looks comfortable in his role and dishes out a neat performance".

2013

In 2013, he appeared in P. T. Selvakumar's comedy film Onbadhule Guru.

Upon release, the film was panned by the critics but was commercially successful at the box office.

The same year, he played a supporting role in the comedy-drama film Endrendrum Punnagai co-starring Jiiva and Trisha.

Upon release, the film won positive reviews citing that the film was "worth a watch" and a critic stated, "Vinay performs with no inhibitions in all his portions, be it comedy, dance or the emotional scenes and this film will prove to be a good vehicle for him to reach a larger audience".

2014

Vinay then acted in the horror comedy film Aranmanai (2014) directed by Sundar C.. which turned out to be a blockbuster.

2015

His next release was Serndhu Polama (2015), co-starring Nyra Banerjee and Preethi Christina Paul, and directed by Malayalam film director Anil.

The film, entirely shot in New Zealand, was released to negative reviews.

2017

He turned villain in Thupparivaalan (2017) and has played negative roles in several films including Doctor (2021), Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) and Christopher (2023).

Vinay was born to a Tulu-speaking family, and originally was a commercial model in Mumbai.

In 2017, he played a negative character in the crime thriller Thupparivaalan directed by Mysskin.

The film opened to positive reviews with a critic from Sify claiming that "Vinay Rai as the ruthless baddie is a revelation".

The same year, Vinay played a dual role in the long-delayed film Aayirathil Iruvar again with Saran.

The film opened to negative reviews with a critic from IndiaGlitz stating, "Vinay who just impressed with his heartless killer in Thupparivaalan can forget Aayirathil Iruvar in a hurry as both his characters are written wafer thin with no underlying subtext for him to score".

2019

His next venture Nethraa (2019) was a thriller film directed by A. Venkatesh co-starring Thaman Kumar and Subiksha.

The film, which was extensively shot in Canada, opened to negative critical response upon release.

In 2021, his films were Iruvar Ullam that was delayed after years and Nelson's action comedy, Doctor opposing the actor Sivakarthikeyan.

Vinay Rai played the antagonist.

Vinay Rai's performance adds to the tension created by the solid screenwriting and directing.

He has also acted as the antagonist in Suriya’s film Etharkkum Thunindhavan directed by Pandiraj.

He also playing a bad guy in Arun Vijay’s Oh My Dog produced by Suriya and Jyothika under the banner of 2D Entertainment.

Then, Vinay Rai acted as in the horror thriller genre Connect with Nayanthara as doctor husband.