Vinu Chakravarthy
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. 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
Acting
1987
as
2001
asMinister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
2002
as
1995
as1995
as1985
as
1986
as
1988
as
1983
asBalakrishnan
2004
as
1997
asChokkalingam
1994
asRajamanikkam
1984
as
1993
as1990
as
2004
as
1992
asS. Ekambaram
1999
as2009
asDhanapal
1991
as
1994
asRajamanyam Nadar
1994
asKabali
2006
as
1999
as
2001
as
2001
as
1999
asSakthivel's Father
1995
as1988
as1984
as1986
as1984
as
1994
as
2004
as
2001
as
2002
as
2003
as1998
as1998
as
1998
as
1998
asCruz
1994
asTamilmagan, The Chief Minister
1989
as
1998
as
1995
as1992
as
1983
as1986
as1985
as1992
as1998
as
1987
as
2014
asAdhikesavan
2000
as1987
as2001
asMajor Malaisamy
2003
as1988
as1989
as
1999
asAarumugam
2002
asMinister Ramasamy
2007
asGanesh's Father
2001
as
1987
asSarasu's Husband
1986
as1990
asSundaram
1987
asMaruthamuthu
1989
as1989
as2000
as
1999
as
2002
asDaddy
2002
as
2001
asValaiyapathy
2003
asPannayar
1990
asBalu's father
1998
as2001
asAlamelu's father
2003
as
1989
as
1988
asNallasivam
1988
as
2013
asIdhayakani's Grandfather
2005
as
2004
as1987
as1993
as1992
asTamilnadu Police Inspector Balram
2002
as1990
as
2002
as
2000
as
1985
asS. P. Viswanathan
1983
as
1989
as
1989
as
1993
asVeeramuthu Gounder
1997
as1995
asBhoopathu
1996
asAvuthu Nayagam
1995
asParameswaran
2010
as2010
as
2001
asKovai Neelakandan
2003
as'Leaked' Sampasivam
2000
as
1994
asMLA
1996
as
1988
asThevar
2001
as
1998
as
1996
asJK
1995
asSudalai, Pitchai's father
1991
asKaruppuswamy
2002
asMongoose/Ratchasa Keeri
1987
as1992
as
1994
as1994
as
1988
as
1982
asBhoothalingam
1990
as
1987
as
1989
as
1989
as
1984
as1986
as
1989
as2003
as1996
asSadagopan
2002
asMLA
1998
as
1980
as
1987
as
1989
as
2000
asPichadi Perumal
1990
as
2002
as
1995
as
1986
as1990
as
2000
asThevar
2002
asNarayanan's House owner
Production
Crew
Directing
