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
asChinnamani

1987
as
2001
asChockalingam

1991
as
2003
asVenkataraman Iyer

2008
asMadurai

2008
as
2000
asSethu

2006
asPandi

2000
as
2006
asV C Damodaran (VCD)

2003
as
2001
as
2004
asBashir

2002
asNandakumar

2000
asVicky

2001
as
2003
asEzhumalai

2002
asKandhasamy

2003
asNarayana Swamy

2001
asMegaserial Mahadevan

2008
as
2010
asAnnamalai

2000
asChandru

2005
asChari Singari

1996
asSubash's Friend

2007
asPons

2007
asShaktivel's Brother-in-Law

2000
asRamesh

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

2004
asKuzhandhai

2009
as
1998
asPanchu

2006
asSathya's friend

2001
as
2002
as
2000
as
2000
as
1999
asMadhi

1994
as
2000
as
2003
asMani

1995
as
2002
as
1994
asAraitchi Ariandndham, Ex-Finance minister

1998
as
1995
as
1999
as
1997
as
2008
asGopal

2003
asMano

2002
asAuto Arumugam

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
as
1992
asKrishnamoorthy's son

2009
as
2016
asAnimal Arasu

2000
as
2001
asHari

2014
asYuvaraj Sukumar

2013
as
2006
asBullet

2015
asPandian (Panda)

2009
as
2009
asThanthoni

2014
asBala

2006
as
1998
as
1996
asKicha

1997
as
1999
asVivek

2001
as
1989
asVittal Manibharathi's Personal Assistant

2014
as
2014
asAzhagusundaram

2003
as'Super' Subbu

2000
asArasu

2001
asValaiyapathi

2015
asArnold

2000
as
2003
asSahadevan

2001
as
2003
asKapil (Tamil version)

1997
as
1998
as
1999
asVinod

2002
as
2002
as
2015
as'Revolver' Richard

2003
asChandru

2003
as
2002
asShiva's Friend

2009
asKingfisher

2015
asVettaiyan/Pasupathy (Guest Appearance)

1993
as
1999
as
2005
as
1999
as
2009
as
2002
as
2005
as
2007
as
2000
as
1999
as
1999
as
2001
asMano

2015
as
2015
as
2000
as
1992
as
2000
asKathirvela

2003
asSiva

2002
as
2001
asManimaran

2003
as
2016
asKaashmora's Father

2000
asKrishnan

2016
as
2003
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
as
1995
asKuppu

1994
asAppu

2002
as
2001
asRamamoorthy

1998
asNagaraj

1993
as
1997
asPazhanisamy

2019
asKesavan

1999
as
2014
asSpecial Appearance

2018
asVishwanathan

2019
asNessi

2019
asDIG Rudhran Ganesan

2008
as
2007
asThiru's Friend

1995
as
2020
asKannadasan

2023
asFather Xavier

2024
asElango

1991
as
2000
as
2017
asSelf

1994
as
1992
asNarayanan

1994
as
2021
asSigamani

1993
asGovind

2001
asJunior Aatha
Production
Crew
Directing