Vivek
Biography
Vivek was an Indian film actor, comedian, television personality, playback singer and activist working in the Tamil film industry. Introduced in films by director K. Balachander, he won 3 Filmfare Best Comedian – Tamil Awards for his performances in movies such as Run (2002), Saamy (2003), Perazhagan (2004) and 5 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Comedian for Unnaruge Naan Irundhal (1999), Run (2002) Parthiban Kanavu (2003), Anniyan (2005) and Sivaji (2007). He has acted more than 220 films.
In 2009, Government of India awarded Vivek with the Padma Shri award for his contribution to the arts. Sathyabama University has conferred actor Vivek with an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the society through cinema. As a television personality, Vivek has hosted a number of events and has interviewed media personalities, notably A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Inspired by Kalam's environmentalism, Vivek founded the Green Kalam initiative in 2010 with the mission of planting one billion trees across Tamil Nadu.
Known For
Acting
2009
asAzhagappan
2003
asShankar
2007
asArivu
2001
as
2010
asYettu Erimalai
2011
asGhirivalam
2004
asGanesan
2001
asJim
2010
asThirupathi
1997
as
2010
as'Cola' Kumar
1994
as1987
as
2001
asChockalingam
1991
as
2008
asMadurai
2008
as
2003
asVenkataraman Iyer
2000
asSethu
2006
asPandi
2000
as
2006
asV C Damodaran (VCD)
2003
as
2002
asKandhasamy
2002
asNandakumar
2001
as
2001
as
2000
asVicky
2003
asEzhumalai
2004
asBashir
2000
asChandru
2003
asNarayana Swamy
2008
as
2001
asMegaserial Mahadevan
2010
asAnnamalai
2005
asChari Singari
1996
asSubash's Friend
2007
asShaktivel's Brother-in-Law
2000
asRamesh
2007
asPons
2006
asAgniputra
1998
asOyya
1999
asVicky
2004
asPrakash
2011
asGumbidi Samy
2011
asChild Chinna / James Pandiyan / Youth
2010
as'Emotional' Ekambaram
2009
asAssault Arumugam
2003
as
2001
asDr. Putham
1994
asKoteeswaran
2007
as
2003
asMangalam
2011
asVarun Sandhesh
2004
asHarichandra
2009
as
2004
asKuzhandhai
1998
asPanchu
2006
asSathya's friend
2002
as
2001
as
2000
as2000
as
1999
asMadhi
1994
as
2000
as
2003
asMani
2002
as1995
as
1994
asAraitchi Ariandndham, Ex-Finance minister
1995
as
1998
as1997
as
1999
as
2008
asGopal
2002
asAuto Arumugam
2003
asMano
2010
asLondon
2006
asManohar
2002
as
2005
asComedian
2010
asSingapetti Sringaram
2008
asMani / Nattamai
1994
as
2022
asThangam
2013
asYettu Erimalai
2004
as'Auto' Sampath
1998
asValayapathi / Police inspector
2008
asMac
2006
asMadhan
2012
asSaroja
1992
as1992
asKrishnamoorthy's son
2009
as2016
asAnimal Arasu
2000
as2001
asHari
2014
asYuvaraj Sukumar
2013
as
2006
asBullet
2015
asPandian (Panda)
2009
as
2009
asThanthoni
2014
asBala
1998
as
2006
as
1996
asKicha
1997
as
1999
asVivek
2001
as
1989
asVittal Manibharathi's Personal Assistant
2014
as
2014
asAzhagusundaram
2003
as'Super' Subbu
2015
asArnold
2000
asArasu
2000
as
2001
as
2001
asValaiyapathi
2003
asSahadevan
2003
asKapil (Tamil version)
1997
as1998
as
2002
as1999
asVinod
2002
as
2015
as'Revolver' Richard
2002
asShiva's Friend
2003
asChandru
2003
as
2009
asKingfisher
2015
asVettaiyan/Pasupathy (Guest Appearance)
1993
as1999
as
2005
as
1999
as2009
as2005
as2002
as
2007
as1999
as2000
as
2001
asMano
1999
as
2015
as
2015
as
2000
as1992
as2000
asKathirvela
2002
as
2003
asSiva
2001
asManimaran
2003
as
2016
asKaashmora's Father
2000
asKrishnan
2016
as2003
as
2016
asSurya
2016
asLawyer Lingam
2008
as
2017
as
2017
asRaj
2017
asHimself
1991
as
asElango
2017
asRamachandran
2001
asMadhan
2000
asDhandapani
2001
asOwner of provision store
1993
asTamilarasan's Friend
2017
asAzhagu Sundaram
1999
asRamanathan
2001
asSantosh
2000
asKalyanaraman
2017
asDelhi
2008
asOps
2002
asAlthotta Bupathi
1997
asInspector Balram
1996
asRaja
1995
asKuppu
1995
as
1994
asAppu
2002
as
2001
asRamamoorthy
1998
asNagaraj
1993
as
1997
asPazhanisamy
2019
asKesavan
1999
as2014
asSpecial Appearance
2018
asVishwanathan
2019
asNessi
2019
asDIG Rudhran Ganesan
2008
as2007
asThiru's Friend
1995
as
2020
asKannadasan
2023
asFather Xavier
2024
asElango
1991
as2000
as
2017
asSelf
1992
asNarayanan
1994
as1994
as
2021
asSigamani
1993
asGovind
Production
Crew
Directing
