Vinu Chakravarthy
Acting
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
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movieVaayai Moodi Pesavum
2014
Adhikesavan
movieDesingu Raja
2013
Idhayakani's Grandfather
Pollachi Mappiley
2010
Muthu Gounder
movieMuni
2007
Ganesh's Father
movieGajendra
2004
Peedhambaram
movieParasuram
2003
Kader Mohammed
movieMilitary
2003
Sundaramoorthy
movieStudent Number 1
2003
'Leaked' Sampasivam
movieKadhaludan
2003
Pannayar
movieVillain
2002
Minister Ramasamy
moviePadai Veetu Amman
2002
Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri
movieRed
2002
Narayanan's House owner
movieAlli Arjuna
2002
Daddy
movieKasi
2001
Valaiyapathy
movieAchaneyanenikkishtam
2001
Kovai Neelakandan
Super Kudumbam
2001
Major Malaisamy
movieCitizen
2001
Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
movieKunguma Pottu Gounder
2001
Alamelu's father
movieSri Raja Rajeshwari
2001
Paampu Sithar 'Rajalingam Swami'
movieVetri Kodi Kattu
2000
Chakravarthy
movieNadan Pennum Natupramaniyum
2000
Pichadi Perumal
movieGood Luck
2000
Surya’s Uncle
movieUnakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
1999
Veeramuthu
movieAmarkalam
1999
Aarumugam
movieMalabar Police
1999
Meganathan
Kannathal
1998
Karuppu Sami
Veeram Vilanja Mannu
1998
Muthu Karuppan
movieDharma
1998
Chakravarthy
movieHarichandra
1998
Anthony
Periya Manushan
1997
Indhu Uncle
movieArunachalam
1997
Chokkalingam
movieKaalam Maari Pochu
1996
Sadagopan
Thirumbi Paar
1996
Avuthu Nayagam
movieMurai Maaman
1995
Parameswaran
Thottil Kuzhandhai
1995
Sudalai, Pitchai's father
Engirundho Vandhan
1995
Tribal Chief
moviePudhiya Mannargal
1994
Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister
movieRajadhani
1994
Rajamanyam Nadar
movieVeera
1994
Rajamanikkam
Kambolam
1994
Murugaraj Gounder
movieMeleparambil Aanveedu
1993
Veeramuthu Gounder
movieAnnamalai
1992
S. Ekambaram
Manyanmar
1992
Tamilnadu Police Inspector Balram
movieKauravar
1992
Vijayan
Vetri Padigal
1991
Karuppuswamy
movieSandhana Kaatru
1990
Chakravarthy
Pudhu Vasantham
1990
Balu's father
movieSangham
1988
Thevar
movieGuru Sishyan
1988
Nallasivam
movieTheertha Karayinile
1987
Sarasu's Husband
movieEnga Ooru Pattukaran
1987
Maruthamuthu
movieOru Kaidhiyin Diary
1985
S. P. Viswanathan
movieManaivi Solle Manthiram
1983
Balakrishnan
movieMann Vasanai
1983
Malaichamy
movieGopurangal Saivathillai
1982
Bhoothalingam
