Vinu Chakravarthy
ActingVinu Chakravarthee was a Tamil actor, script writer and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or in a villainous role. The 2007 released Tamil movie Muni was his landmark 1000th movie. On completion of his education, Chakravarthy worked as a Reserve Sub-Inspector at the Ice House police station for six months before joining the Southern Railways where he worked for four years. Chakravarthy was working as a script writer for Kannada director Puttanna Kanagal when he was noticed by film producer Tiruppur Mani who, in 1977, gave him a role in the Kannada film Parasangada Gendetimma which was later remade into Tamil. Since then, Chakravarthy has made over 1,000 films in four South Indian languages - 900 in Tamil, 30 in Malayalam, 5 in Telugu and one in Badaga language. He has also directed movies on his own and is credited with introducing Silk Smitha.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Arunachalam
Chokkalingam
Gemini
Red
Narayanan's House owner
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
Adhikesavan
Amarkalam
Aarumugam
Arul
Thamizhan
MLA
Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum
Pichadi Perumal
Vinnukkum Mannukkum
Nattamai
Ninaithen Vandhai
Periyanna
Siva
Anbulla Appa
Thenkasipattanam
Thevar
Murai Maman
Parameswaran
Pudhiya Mannargal
Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister
Azhagarsamy
Super Kudumbam
Major Malaisamy
Parthen Rasithen
Thirunelveli
Annamalai
S. Ekambaram
Athisaya Piravi
Kauravar
Vijayan
Kadhaludan
Pannayar
Unnai Thedi
Gajendra
Periya Kudumbam
Pandavar Bhoomi
Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala
Anni
Sathya Vaakku
Lovely
Neranja Manasu
Villain
Minister Ramasamy
Veera
Rajamanikkam
Maaran
Muni
Ganesh's Father
Kasi
Valaiyapathy
Ragasiya Police
Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
MLA
Student Number 1
'Leaked' Sampasivam
Moondravadhu Kann
Manithan
Nilaave Vaa
Cruz
Amman Kovil Kizhakale
Giri
Citizen
Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
Enakkoru Magan Pirappan
JK
Uyire Unakkaaga
Meleparambil Aanveedu
Veeramuthu Gounder
Desingu Raja
Idhayakani's Grandfather
Chinna
Thottil Kuzhandhai
Sudalai, Pitchai's father
Alaudin
Alli Arjuna
Daddy
Achaneyanenikkishtam
Kovai Neelakandan
Harichandra
Mappillai
Ore Oru Gramathiley
Devan
Salem Vishnu
Sundaram
Sandhana Kaatru
Vetri Padigal
Karuppuswamy
Azhagana Naatkal
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram
Gopurangal Saivathillai
Bhoothalingam
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
Sakthivel's Father
Dharma
Anbudan
Enga Ooru Pattukaran
Maruthamuthu
Lucky Man
Rajathi Raja
Sri Raja Rajeswari
Thambikku Entha Ooru
Sarigamapadani
Kabali
Mann Vasanai
Vetrikkarangal
Unnai Kann Theduthe
Dhanapal
Mannukkul Vairam
Kumbakonam Gopalu
Veera Padhakkam
Thaaippasam
Vandichakkaram
Padai Veetu Amman
Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri
Manidhan Marivittan
Guru Sishyan
Nallasivam
Vasanthi
Poomani
Rasa Magan
Maharasan
Galatta Ganapathi
Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
Punnagai Desam
Kalyana Galatta
Vazhkai Chakkaram
Thenkasi Pattanam
Muthal Vasantham
Pudhu Vasantham
Balu's father
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
S. P. Viswanathan
Ullathil Nalla Ullam
Rajadhani
Rajamanyam Nadar
Onna Irukka Kathukanom
Aalappirandhavan
Anbu Thollai
Solaiyamma
Unna Nenachen Paattu Padicchen
Thirumbi Paar
Avuthu Nayagam
Paarai
Manaivi Solle Manthiram
Balakrishnan
Poovizhi Raja
Manyanmar
Tamilnadu Police Inspector Balram
Raja enga Raja
Manikya Chempazhukka
Bhoopathu
Mappillai Gounder
Melangottu Thalikattu
Kunguma Pottu Gounder
Alamelu's father
Vivaramana Aalu
Kaalam Maari Pochu
Sadagopan
Thiruppu Munai
En Aasai Rasave
Paru Paru Pattanam Paru
Anbu Kattalai
Mallu Vetti Minor
Kambolam
Murugaraj Gounder
Idhu Enga Boomi
Rathna
Theertha Karayinile
Sarasu's Husband
Pongivarum Kaveri
Enakku Naaney Needhibathi
Enga Ooru Maappilai
Pollachi Mappiley
Needhiyin Nizhal
Sangham
Thevar
Ellame En Thangachi
Enna Petha Raasa
Kannaal Pesavaa
Ingeyum Oru Gangai
January 1
Kalyana Kacheri
