John Albert Victor (1937 – 31 December 2017), known professionally as Vinod Raj, was an Indian actor, who worked on Tamil films.
Vinod Raj did not experience much personal success as an actor and often appeared in minor supporting roles in films and in television serials.
He is best known for his appearance as Trisha's father in Ghilli (2004) and for his role alongside his son in Susi Ganesan's Kanthaswamy (2009).
[2][3] Vinod Raj was born as John Albert Victor and was a native of Paramakudi, before running away from home to start a career in films.
[4][5] He was married to Rajeshwari, a sub-collector whose brother, Thyagarajan was an established director-actor in the Tamil film industry; with his son, actor Prashanth, being his nephew.