[4][5] Vinayak made his directorial debut with the 2002 film Aadi starring Jr. NTR which was a commercial success.

[7] His other successful films include Bunny (2005), Lakshmi (2006), Krishna (2008), Adhurs (2010), Naayak (2013), and Khaidi No.

[8] Gandrothu Veera Venkata Vinayaka Rao, better known as V. V. Vinayak was born on 9 October 1969 in Chagallu of West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

E. V. V. Satyanarayana was a leading director at the time and hailed from Vinayak's neighbouring village Dommeru.

After completion of education, he was convinced his father and joined E. V. V. Satyanarayana as an assistant for the film Abbayigaru (1993).