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Vinu Chakravarthy
Actor

Vinu Chakravarthy

15 Dec 1945Born
27 Apr 2017Died
71Age at death
187Credits

Biography

Vinu 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.

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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

The 80 most recent of 187 credits.

  1. 2014Vaayai Moodi PesavumFilm: Adhikesavan
  2. 2013Desingu RajaFilm: Idhayakani's Grandfather
  3. 2010Pollachi MappileyFilm: Muthu Gounder
  4. 2010PugaipadamFilm
  5. 2009Unnai Kann ThedutheFilm: Dhanapal
  6. 2007MuniFilm: Ganesh's Father
  7. 2006IlakkanamFilm
  8. 2005ChinnaFilm
  9. 2005KaragattakkariFilm
  10. 2004Neranja ManasuFilm
  11. 2004GajendraFilm: Peedhambaram
  12. 2004ArulFilm
  13. 2004GiriFilm
  14. 2003Galatta GanapathiFilm
  15. 2003AlaudinFilm
  16. 2003PaaraiFilm
  17. 2003ParasuramFilm: Kader Mohammed
  18. 2003Banda ParamasivamFilm: Cheran
  19. 2003MilitaryFilm: Sundaramoorthy
  20. 2003Anbu ThollaiFilm
  21. 2003Student Number 1Film: 'Leakage' Sambasivam
  22. 2003KadhaludanFilm: Pannayar
  23. 2003Chokka ThangamFilm
  24. 2002VillainFilm: Minister Ramasamy
  25. 2002Padai Veetu AmmanFilm: Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri
  26. 2002MaaranFilm
  27. 2002Thenkasi PattanamFilm
  28. 2002DevanFilm
  29. 2002RedFilm: Narayanan's House owner
  30. 2002GeminiFilm
  31. 2002ThamizhanFilm: MLA
  32. 2002Alli ArjunaFilm: Daddy
  33. 2002Vivaramana AaluFilm
  34. 2002Punnagai DesamFilm
  35. 2001Azhagana NaatkalFilm
  36. 2001KasiFilm: Valaiyapathy
  37. 2001AchaneyanenikkishtamFilm: Kovai Neelakandan
  38. 2001Pandavar BhoomiFilm
  39. 2001Super KudumbamFilm: Major Malaisamy
  40. 2001CitizenFilm: Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
  41. 2001Kunguma Pottu GounderFilm: Alamelu's father
  42. 2001LovelyFilm
  43. 2001Sri Raja RajeshwariFilm: Paampu Sithar 'Rajalingam Swami'
  44. 2001Vinnukkum MannukkumFilm
  45. 2000ThenkasipattanamFilm: Thevar
  46. 2000AnbudanFilm
  47. 2000Kannaal PesavaaFilm
  48. 2000Parthen RasithenFilm
  49. 2000Vetri Kodi KattuFilm: Chakravarthy
  50. 2000Nadan Pennum NatupramaniyumFilm: Pichadi Perumal
  51. 2000Good LuckFilm: Surya’s Uncle
  52. 2000ThirunelveliFilm
  53. 1999AzhagarsamyFilm
  54. 1999Unakkaga Ellam UnakkagaFilm: Veeramuthu
  55. 1999AmarkalamFilm: Aarumugam
  56. 1999Malabar PoliceFilm: Meganathan
  57. 1999Kummi PaattuFilm
  58. 1999PeriyannaFilm
  59. 1999Unnai ThediFilm
  60. 1998KannathalFilm: Karuppu Sami
  61. 1998Kumbakonam GopaluFilm
  62. 1998Veeram Vilanja MannuFilm: Muthu Karuppan
  63. 1998En Aasai RasaveFilm
  64. 1998Nilaave VaaFilm: Cruz
  65. 1998Kalyana GalattaFilm
  66. 1998DharmaFilm: Chakravarthy
  67. 1998HarichandraFilm: Anthony
  68. 1998RathnaFilm
  69. 1998Ninaithen VandhaiFilm
  70. 1997Periya ManushanFilm: Indhu Uncle
  71. 1997ArunachalamFilm: Chokkalingam
  72. 1997Mappillai GounderFilm
  73. 1996PoomaniFilm
  74. 1996Enakkoru Magan PirappanFilm: JK
  75. 1996Sundara PurushanFilm
  76. 1996Kaalam Maari PochuFilm: Sadagopan
  77. 1996Nattupura PattuFilm: Naicker
  78. 1996Thirumbi PaarFilm: Avuthu Nayagam
  79. 1995Ragasiya PoliceFilm
  80. 1995Periya KudumbamFilm

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