About
I studied electronics, then learned to animate. That pairing never left me: half of me wants to make the frame beautiful, the other half wants to know how the machine renders it.
Since 2010 I’ve modelled and simulated as a 3D generalist, composited, run creative for growing businesses, supervised VFX for medical VR, and headed video production for a virtual cycling game. Somewhere along the way the job became less about one shot and more about the whole pipeline, and the people who run it.
CuriousMonkey is the name I make things under. The monkey is the part of me that has to take everything apart to see how it works.
- based in
- Bengaluru, India
- speaks
- Kannada, English, Hindi, Telugu, some Tamil
- trained at
- Arena Animation, Bengaluru University
Trajectory
Oldest first. Scroll and the line catches up with me.
- 2005 to 2008
Diploma in Electronics & Communication
Bengaluru University
- 2008 to 2010
Diploma in Animation
Arena Animation
- 3 years
3D Generalist
VFX studio, Hyderabad
High-fidelity 3D models and dynamic simulations for a studio known for its visual effects.
- 1 year
Compositor
Children’s animation studio, Bengaluru
Final composition for videos: visual effects, edit and sound design brought together into one finished frame.
- 2 years
Creative Director
Production house, Bengaluru
Directed campaigns for small businesses and grew their presence through advertising and media content.
- 4 years
VFX Supervisor
Medical education studio, Bengaluru
Production and quality control of 3D VR animation for medical education, where accuracy matters as much as beauty.
- from 2021
Head of Video Production
Virtual cycling game, Bengaluru
Video production for a virtual cycling game, blending storytelling with Unity and the Adobe suite to grow brand engagement.
- now
VP, Media & Technology
Technology company, Bengaluru
Leading the company’s AI-powered creative division.
Questions people ask
Who is Vini?
Vini is a VFX artist turned VP of Media & Technology, based in Bengaluru, India. Since 2010 Vini has worked as a 3D generalist, compositor, creative director, VFX supervisor for medical VR and head of video production for a virtual cycling game, and now leads an AI-powered creative division.
What is CuriousMonkey?
CuriousMonkey is the name Vini makes things under: a personal creative studio and a free public Lab of interactive learning tools that run in the browser.
What does Vini do?
Creative direction, visual effects and 3D, motion design, video production, architectural rendering and design, and bringing new technology, including AI, into creative pipelines without breaking them. Vini also builds and leads multidisciplinary creative teams.
Are the CuriousMonkey Lab tools free?
Yes. All 12 Lab tools are free to use in any modern browser, with no sign-up and no ads. Progress and saved experiments stay on your own device.
Which software does Vini use?
After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Audition, Cinema 4D, Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Unity, RealFlow, Lumion, SketchUp and CorelDRAW.
How can I work with Vini?
Send a short brief from the Contact page or email [email protected]. Vini takes on films and campaigns, VFX and 3D, creative team and pipeline work, and speaking or mentoring.