Vinay Forrt

Vinay Forrt
Vinay Forrt at the 1st IIFA Utsavam, 2016
Born	Fort Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	2009–present
Spouse(s)	Soumya Ravi(2014-Present)
Parent(s)	M. V. Mani, Sujatha

Vinay Forrt (Malayalam: വിനയ് ഫോര്‍ട്ട്‌) is an Indian film and stage actor. He hails from Fort Kochi, Kerala and is a theatre activist with more than a decade's worth of experience in the theatrical field as well as a postgraduate in acting from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, India. He made his debut in the Malayalam film Ritu (2009).

Vinay Forrt was born in Fort Kochi, Kerala, to M.V.Mani and Sujatha. He has a sister, Suma, and a brother,Syam. He completed his primary education at the Boys School in Fort Kochi. Before entering the movie industry, he worked at a restaurant, a coffee shop, medical shop and a call center. During his first year while studying for his degree, he joined Lokadharmi Theater and became active in their plays. Later, he dropped degree to join the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, India, and became a postgraduate in acting. He has been an ardent follower of Indian Theater for nearly a decade, as an actor and an activist.

Vinay received the National Scholarship from the Government of India for the Best Senior Theatre Actor (2004-2006). He is a contemporary dancer as well.

While pursuing his post-graduation at FTII, Pune, he was chosen by Shyamaprasad to play a role in his film Ritu (2009). Vinay Fort debuted in Shyamaprasad's Ritu (2009) in a small role but one which earned him recognition. He costarred with Prithviraj and Indrajith in The Blueberry Hunt (2011), an English film by Anup Kurian with Naseeruddin Shah in the lead. He got his breakthrough by portraying "Vimal Sir" in Alphonse Putharen's Super Hit movie Premam.