Vishak Nair

Vishak Nair is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam films along with a few Hindi films. He debuted as an actor in the 2016 film Aanandam.^[1][2]

Vishak Nair
Born	(1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 33) Kochi, Kerala, India
Alma mater	National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Occupations	Actor Director Screenwriter Casting Director
Years active	2016–present
Spouse	Jayapria Nair ​ (m. 2022)​

Early and personal life

Vishak Nair was born on 25 April 1992 in Kochi, Kerala, India to S. Balachandran Nair, a Chartered Accountant, and Jaya Balachandran.^[3] He had a young brother who died due to a malignant brain tumour. He was raised in Rolla Sharjah, where he had "fond memories" and "used to play football and cricket daily in the heat". Due to his upbringing there, he can speak Hindi and Malayalam. Though he could speak Malayalam in his early years, he could not read or write until he eventually learnt it.^[3] He completed his schooling from Delhi Private School, Sharjah where he was good at studies and extra-curricular activities. In high school, he participated in theatre and cultural activities and festivals.^[3] He holds a degree in Mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka.^[4] He is also trained in western classical music from K M Conservatory, AR Rahman's music school.^[3] After completing his education, he worked at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles. However, he resigned to join The Little Theatre in Chennai to pursue acting.^{[citation needed]}

On 9 June 2022, Nair married Jayapria Nair in a ceremony in Bengaluru.^[5][6]

Career

Nair debuted as an actor in the 2016 film Aanandam, a coming-of-age story that received critical acclaim and was a commercial success.^[4] He went on to star in several other Malayalam films including Chunkzz (2017),^[7] Puthen Panam (2017),^[8] Matchbox (2017),^[9] Chembarathipoo (2017),^[10] and Aana Alaralodalaral (2017).^[11]

He further appeared in Lonappante Mamodeesa (2019), Kuttymama (2019), and Thimiram (2021)^[12] and ventured into web series with his well-received performance in Kili (2021). Additionally, he directed a two part music video for Aabha Hanjura's Roshewalla which was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine's Top Ten Music Videos of 2019.^[13][14][15]

In 2022, Nair made his Hindi debut with the film Shabaash Mithu, in which he played a supporting role alongside Taapsee Pannu. He also had cameo appearances in the Malayalam films Hridayam, in which he was also the casting director, Wonder Women, and Dear Friend. He directed the music video for Vineet Vincent's Colour, which was met with critical acclaim upon its release.^[16] In 2024, he played a role in the film LLB: Life Line of Bachelors and his performance in the survival thriller Exit which was well received by critics.^[17][18]

He portrayed the role of Sanjay Gandhi in Kangana Ranaut's directorial Emergency.^[19][20][21]

Filmography

• Note: All films are in Malayalam unless otherwise noted

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Aanandam	Unnikrishnan Pillai
2017	Puthan Panam	Sunil
	Chunkzz	Yudas Thaddeus
	Matchbox	Ashok Raj	[22][23]
	Chembarathipoo
	Aana Alaralodalaral	Achootty	[24]
2019	Lonappante Mamodeesa	Sony
	Kuttymama
	Thimiram	Ram
2020	Kili	Kili	Web series[25]
2022	Hridayam	Passenger on train	Cameo appearance; Also casting director
	Dear Friend	Shyam's brother
	Shabaash Mithu	Chandran	Hindi film
	Wonder Women	Doctor	English film
2023	Tejas	Prashant	Hindi film
2024	Exit	Siraj Rawther	[17]
	Footage		[26][27]
	LLB: Life Line of Bachelors	Salmaan	[28]
2025	Emergency	Sanjay Gandhi	Hindi film[29][30]
	Identity	Nakul	[31]
	Officer on Duty	Christy Savio	[32]
	Nancy Rani	Motti	[33]
	Chatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies †	TBA	[34]