Vinu Chakravarthy
Age: 71 | From: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Person Details
Birthday: 1945-12-15 04:42:11
Death: 2017-04-27 04:42:11
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 28
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Citizen
(2001) Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
Kaalam Maari Pochu
(1996) Sadagopan
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
(1985) S. P. Viswanathan
Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
(1994) MLA
Enga Ooru Pattukaran
(1987) Maruthamuthu
Pudhiya Mannargal
(1994) Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister
Villain
(2002) Minister
Thamizhan
(2002) MLAActing
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| 2014 | Adhikesavan | |
| 2013 | Idhayakani's Grandfather | |
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| 2009 | Dhanapal | |
| 2007 | N/A | |
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| 2003 | N/A | |
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| Pannayar | ||
| 2002 | Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri | |
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| Daddy | ||
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| 2001 | N/A | |
| Valaiyapathy | ||
| Kovai Neelakandan | ||
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| Major Malaisamy | ||
| Alamelu's father | ||
| Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar | ||
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| 2000 | N/A | |
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| Pichadi Perumal | ||
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| 1999 | N/A | |
| Sakthivel's Father | ||
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| 1998 | N/A | |
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| Cruz | ||
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| 1997 | N/A | |
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| 1996 | N/A | |
| JK | ||
| Sadagopan | ||
| Avuthu Nayagam | ||
| 1995 | N/A | |
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| Parameswaran | ||
| Bhoopathu | ||
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| Sudalai, Pitchai's father | ||
| 1994 | Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister | |
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| Kabali | ||
| Rajamanyam Nadar | ||
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| 1993 | N/A | |
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| Veeramuthu Gounder | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
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| S. Ekambaram | ||
| 1991 | Karuppuswamy | |
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| 1990 | N/A | |
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| Balu's father | ||
| Sundaram | ||
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| 1989 | N/A | |
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| 1988 | N/A | |
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| Thevar | ||
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| Nallasivam | ||
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| 1987 | N/A | |
| Sarasu's Husband | ||
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| Maruthamuthu | ||
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| 1986 | N/A | |
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| 1985 | N/A | |
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| S. P. Viswanathan | ||
| 1984 | N/A | |
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| 1983 | N/A | |
| Balakrishnan | ||
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| 1982 | Bhoothalingam | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
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Writing
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| 1980 | Writer | |
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