Vinu Chakravarthy

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1945-12-15

Deathday 2017-04-27 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As Vinuchakravarthy

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

Actor

2014
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum

as Adhikesavan

2013
Desingu Raja

as Idhayakani's Grandfather

2009
2007
Muni

as Ganesh's Father

2005
2004
2004
2003
2003
Student Number 1

as 'Leaked' Sampasivam

2003
Kadhaludan

as Pannayar

2002
Villain

as Minister

2002
Padai Veetu Amman

as Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri

2002
2002
2002
2002
Thamizhan

as MLA

2002
Alli Arjuna

as Daddy

2001
Kasi

as Valaiyapathy

2001
Achaneyanenikkishtam

as Kovai Neelakandan

2001
Super Kudumbam

as Major Malaisamy

2001
Citizen

as Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar

2001
Kunguma Pottu Gounder

as Alamelu's father

2001
2000
Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum

as Pichadi Perumal

1999
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga

as Sakthivel's Father

1998
Nilaave Vaa

as Cruz

1998
1998
1996
Kaalam Maari Pochu

as Sadagopan

1996
Thirumbi Paar

as Avuthu Nayagam

1995
Murai Maman

as Parameswaran

1995
1995
Thottil Kuzhandhai

as Sudalai, Pitchai's father

1994
Pudhiya Mannargal

as Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister

1994
Sarigamapadani

as Kabali

1994
Rajadhani

as Rajamanyam Nadar

1994
1993
Meleparambil Aanveedu

as Veeramuthu Gounder

1992
Annamalai

as S. Ekambaram

1992
Manyanmar

as Tamilnadu Police Inspector Balram

1991
Vetri Padigal

as Karuppuswamy

1990
Pudhu Vasantham

as Balu's father

1990
Salem Vishnu

as Sundaram

1989
1988
Sangham

as Thevar

1988
Guru Sishyan

as Nallasivam

1987
Theertha Karayinile

as Sarasu's Husband

1987
Enga Ooru Pattukaran

as Maruthamuthu

1985
1985
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary

as S. P. Viswanathan

1983
Manaivi Solle Manthiram

as Balakrishnan

1982
Gopurangal Saivathillai

as Bhoothalingam

Writer

1980
Vandichakkaram

as Writer