A look at the actor whose one film made him a sensation across the South, yet the same stardom faded before he could hold on to it.

There are some actors whose careers rise in a way no one expects, and Vineeth’s story is one such chapter from the South Indian film industry. In the mid-90s, when regional cinema was setting its own trends, this young actor created a frenzy that people still remember. One dubbed Tamil film changed his life overnight and placed him among the most talked-about names in the South. But just as quickly as the stardom arrived, it slipped from his hands.

Vineeth had already acted in a few Telugu films before 1996, but nothing prepared him for the wave that came with Prem Desam. The film, which was a Tamil production but dubbed and distributed widely, made him the

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