Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 15, 1945
Died
Apr 27, 2017
Place of Birth
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Credits
171 titles
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
Filmography
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
Adhikesavan
Desingu Raja
Idhayakani's Grandfather
Pollachi Mappiley
Muthu Gounder
Pugaipadam
Unnai Kann Theduthe
Dhanapal
Muni
Ganesh's Father
Ilakkanam
Chinna
Karagattakkari
Neranja Manasu
Gajendra
Peedhambaram
Arul
Giri
Galatta Ganapathi
Alaudin
Paarai
Parasuram
Kader Mohammed
Banda Paramasivam
Cheran
Military
Sundaramoorthy
Student Number 1
'Leaked' Sampasivam
Anbu Thollai
Kadhaludan
Pannayar
Chokka Thangam
Padai Veetu Amman
Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri
Villain
Minister Ramasamy
Maaran
Thenkasi Pattanam
Devan
Red
Narayanan's House owner
Thamizhan
MLA
Gemini
Punnagai Desam
Alli Arjuna
Daddy
Vivaramana Aalu
Azhagana Naatkal
Kasi
Valaiyapathy
Achaneyanenikkishtam
Kovai Neelakandan
Pandavar Bhoomi
Super Kudumbam
Major Malaisamy
Citizen
Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
Kunguma Pottu Gounder
Alamelu's father
Lovely
Sri Raja Rajeshwari
Paampu Sithar 'Rajalingam Swami'
Vinnukkum Mannukkum
Thenkasipattanam
Thevar
Anbudan
Kannaal Pesavaa
Parthen Rasithen
Vetri Kodi Kattu
Chakravarthy
Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum
Pichadi Perumal