He made his debut as a lyricist in the movie
Kutteem Kolum directed by
Guinness Pakru. Later in the year 2013, he wrote songs for the movie
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi directed by
Sameer Thahir. The songs composed by
Rex Vijayan, went on to become top hits. In 2013, he worked for the movie
North 24 Kaatham, directed by
Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. In 2014, he wrote songs for the movie
7th Day, directed by
Syamdhar. His next movie was
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha. Vinayak wrote the themes of central characters in the
Amal Neerad film
Iyobinte Pusthakam later in 2014. However, his big break came in 2016 with the films
Guppy and Karinkunnam 6's. The songs of Guppy were critically acclaimed and went on to become top hits. His major 2017 releases include
Ezra(1 Song:
irulu neelum),
Godha,
The Great Father,
Parava,
Pullikkaran Staraa and
Mayaanadhi(2 Songs:
Kaattil and
Uyirin Nadiye). He later had a breakout year in 2019 with the hits
"Aaradhike",
"Njan Jackson Allada" from the Soubin Shahir starrer
Ambili,
"Pavizha Mazha" from the Fahadh Faasil starrer
Athiran and
"Minni Minni" from the film
June. He was also a part of critically acclaimed films like
Kumbalangi Nights,
Helen and
Kettiyolaanu Ente Malagha. The same year, he wrote and directed a musical short 'Hi Hello Kaadhal' starring
Sarjano Khalid and
Gouri Kishan, in which he penned a Tamil language song titled
"Vellai Poove" that became a hit. In 2020 & 2021, he wrote songs for notable films like
Drishyam 2,
Nayattu,
Kappela,
Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam,
Trance etc. In the Mammootty-starrer film
Bheeshma Parvam, he wrote the acclaimed
"Parudeesa" and
"Rathipushpam" that were sensational hits overnight. Later that year, he turned an English lyricist for the Jeethu Joseph film
12th Man. Vinayak was also the lyricist of
A.R. Rahman's comeback Malayalam film - the Fahadh Faasil starrer survival drama
Malayankunju. The subsequent months gave him more success with the songs of
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey and
Romancham going viral. "Santhe Soumye" from Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey and "Aadharanjali" from Romancham became social media trendsetters. In 2024, he penned 8 tracks for the blockbuster film
Aavesham starring
Fahadh Faasil. Most of the tracks, went viral across South India and even made into select official global viral charts. Illuminati - one of the tracks from the film became an instant sensation and was widely appreciated for the lyrics. He also continued the success stories for the other hit films of the year like Manjummel Boys, Guruvayoorambala Nadayil and Turbo. ==Discography==