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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = J. Vignesh<br />
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| birth_name = J. Vignesh<br />
| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| occupation = Actor<br />
| years_active = 2015{{ndash}}present<br />
| known_for = ''[[Kaaka Muttai]]''<br />
| awards = [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]]<br />
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'''J. Vignesh''', also credited as '''Kaakkaa Muttai Vignesh''' is an Indian child actor who works in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language films.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The transformation of 'Kakka Muttai' boys will surprise you |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/the-transformation-of-kakka-muttai-boys-will-surprise-you/articleshow/76132768.cms |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
When casting for ''[[Kaaka Muttai]]'' (2015), director [[M. Manikandan]] picked Vignesh, hailing from the fishermen community, for a leading role in the film. He was spotted in Kasimedu playing in a slum near the beach, when he was photographed by Manikandan - who then later approached his parents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the 'Kaaka Muttai' Kids Everyone Is Talking About |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/meet-the-kaaka-muttai-kids-everyone-is-talking-about#read-more |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=[[The Quint]] |date=19 June 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Kasimedu to Kollywood |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Kasimedu-to-Kollywood/article59835328.ece |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 June 2015 |language=en}}</ref> The film's storyline revolves around two slum children of Chennai, whose desire is to taste a pizza, with Vignesh and fellow newcomer [[Kaakkaa Muttai Ramesh|Ramesh]] cast as brothers. The film opened to widespread critical acclaim praising the performances of the cast members, storyline, screenplay, direction and other major technical aspects. It was further considered one of the "25 Greatest Tamil Films of the Decade" by ''[[Film Companion]]''; the same website ranked the actors Vignesh and Ramesh's and [[Aishwarya Rajesh]]'s performance as two of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade". ''Kaaka Muttai'' won the [[National Film Awards|National Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]], for the actors Ramesh and Vignesh, at the [[62nd National Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2015 |title=62nd National Film Awards: Dhanush's Kakka Muttai wins the Best Children's film and Best Child Actors award! |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/62nd-national-film-awards-dhanushs-kakka-muttai-wins-the-best-childrens-film-and-best-child-actors-award-487593/ |access-date=13 August 2021 |website=Bollywood Life }}</ref><br />
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Vignesh later went on to work with [[Samuthirakani]] in ''[[Appa (2016 film)|Appa]]'' (2017) and [[Nayanthara]] in the drama, ''[[Aramm]]'' (2017). Despite the success of his first film, several of Vignesh's subsequent ventures were lower in profile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaaka-muttai-ramesh-vignesh-exclusive-interview-ig-video-tamil-news-289990|title=We are facing rejection - National Award winners 'Kaaka Muttai' boys frank video interview - Tamil News|date=July 1, 2021|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> In 2017, a film titled ''[[Kuzhali]]'' was announced, where he would portray the lead role alongside actress [[Esther Anil]], though it later had a delayed released in late 2022.<ref name=Hero>{{Cite web |title=Vignesh upbeat about turning hero |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/210517/vignesh-upbeat-about-turning-hero.html |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> He also teamed up to star alongside Ramesh in films including the long-delayed ''Padaippalan'' (2022) and the unreleased ''Vendaikkai Katthirikkai''.<ref name=Hero /><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Role<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2015 || ''[[Kaaka Muttai]]'' || Periya Kaaka Muttai || [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2016 || ''[[Appa (2016 film)|Appa]]'' || Vetriswaran ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1"|2017 || ''[[Aramm]]'' || Saravanan ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2021 || ''[[Rudra Thandavam (2021 film)|Rudra Thandavam]]'' || Maaran ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3"| 2022 || ''Padaippalan'' || || <br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Tamil Rockerz]]'' || || Web series<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Kuzhali]]'' || Subramani || <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1"| 2023 || ''[[Pudhu Vedham]]'' || Arumugam || <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2025 || ''[[Phoenix (2025 film)|Phoenix]]'' || || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-04-25 |title=Anl Arasu's Phoenix gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Apr/25/anl-arasus-phoenix-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| ''Central'' || || <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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