Avaneeswaram S R Vinu (born 10 June 1973) is a Carnatic violinist from India. Vinu is one of the most sought after violinists of carnatic music today.He has traveled extensively all over the world and performed with many leading musicians including Padmavibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna,Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma, Sanjay Subrahmanyan, Padmabhushan T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Dr.N. Ramani, T. K. Govindarao, Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Padmavibhushan Dr. K. J. Yesudas, P. Unni Krishnan,S. Sowmya, Prof. Parassala B. Ponnammal. Vinu has performed many prestigious venues in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Botswana and Qatar. Vinu is a regular performer in the Navarathri Mandapam in Trivandrum Palace. He has regularly performed in the Akashavani Sangeetha Sammelan programmes. In his very first appearance at the senior slot in the Madras music academy, he was awarded the Best Violinist award in 2004 and 2005. He has been conferred with the honour of 'Youth Excellence Award' from Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust, Chennai in 2012. He has played on various cassettes and CDs including Charsur, Manorama audios, Intreco etc.