Variety is more important than stardom

He debuted in Shyamaprasad's 'Rithu' but captured everyone's attention in 'Apoorvaragam.'
By then it was obvious that this was not just another youngster after celebrity status and glamour. The roles Vinay Forrt was offered subsequently were different and meaningful ones, all of which, he says, has been a learning process to him.
"Even if a role involves just a few scenes in the movie, I would prefer it if it is challenging to an unexciting lead one."Vinay was part of the award winning movie 'Veettilekkulla Vazhi' and has just finished K T Kunjumuhammed's period film 'Veeraputhran' where he plays son to the main character Abdul Rahman Sahib.Vinay is looking forward to the release of an Indian English movie of his - Anoop Kurien's'The Hunt,' featuring Naseeruddin Shah.
Vinay was attending Charity Bowl, a fundraiser event organized by Boomerang, Oberon Mall, and Salt Mango Tree, where the proceeds of the bowling and pool contests go to charity.
Ever since schooldays when he used to act in plays, he knew that he wanted to be an actor. "Acting, not stardom," points out Vinay, an alumnus of the Pune Film Institute.' What I learned at the institute has definitely helped. But I want to keep on learning and be a student all my life." Vinay is essentially a theatre actor and has done a lot of theatre in his college days."My role in 'Karmayogi' which will release in August is special to me because I have done theatrical acting in it, as opposed to the cinematic one, which is about behaving. My character is that of the clown in theatre."
In 'Shutter' by Joy Mathew, a well-known playwright, he plays the lead character, that of a soft spoken Kozhikode auto driver, a clan known for their gentle and honest ways.Besides acting, Vinay conducts acting workshops and is a guest faculty at the School of Drama. His dream, he says, is to be part of new generation films by directors who dare to experiment."I've always been offered these intense, emotional roles and would love to try out comedy. Real, situation comedy. I used to do such roles in theatre and enjoyed the audiences' appreciation. But sadly, no film director seems to find me funny!"