Vinu Chakravarthy
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-12-15
Day of Death
2017-04-27 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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.
Acting
(2014)
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
as Adhikesavan
(2013)
Desingu Raja
as Idhayakani's Grandfather
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
Unnai Kann Theduthe
as Dhanapal
(2007)
Muni
as Ganesh's Father
(2006)
(2005)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
(2003)
Kadhaludan
as Pannayar
(2003)
(2003)
Student Number 1
as 'Leaked' Sampasivam
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2002)
Red
as Narayanan's House owner
(2002)
(2002)
(2002)
Thamizhan
as MLA
(2002)
Villain
as Minister Ramasamy
(2002)
(2002)
(2002)
Padai Veetu Amman
as Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri
(2002)
Alli Arjuna
as Daddy
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
Citizen
as Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
(2001)
(2001)
Kunguma Pottu Gounder
as Alamelu's father
(2001)
Kasi
as Valaiyapathy
(2001)
Super Kudumbam
as Major Malaisamy
(2001)
Achaneyanenikkishtam
as Kovai Neelakandan
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
Thenkasipattanam
as Thevar
(2000)
Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum
as Pichadi Perumal
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
(1999)
(1999)
Amarkalam
as Aarumugam
(1999)
(1999)
(1999)
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
as Sakthivel's Father
(1998)
(1998)
Nilaave Vaa
as Cruz
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
(1997)
Arunachalam
as Chokkalingam
(1997)
(1996)
(1996)
Kaalam Maari Pochu
as Sadagopan
(1996)
(1996)
Thirumbi Paar
as Avuthu Nayagam
(1995)
Murai Maman
as Parameswaran
(1995)
(1995)
(1995)
(1995)
(1995)
Thottil Kuzhandhai
as Sudalai, Pitchai's father
(1995)
(1995)
Manikya Chempazhukka
as Bhoopathu
(1994)
Pudhiya Mannargal
as Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister
(1994)
(1994)
(1994)
Veera
as Rajamanikkam
(1994)
(1994)
Sarigamapadani
as Kabali
(1994)
Rajadhani
as Rajamanyam Nadar
(1994)
(1993)
Meleparambil Aanveedu
as Veeramuthu Gounder
(1993)
(1993)
(1992)
Annamalai
as S. Ekambaram
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
Manyanmar
as Tamilnadu Police Inspector Balram
(1992)
(1991)
Vetri Padigal
as Karuppuswamy
(1991)
(1990)
(1990)
Pudhu Vasantham
as Balu's father
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
Salem Vishnu
as Sundaram
(1990)
(1990)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
(1988)
Guru Sishyan
as Nallasivam
(1988)
(1988)
Sangham
as Thevar
(1988)
(1988)
(1988)
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
Enga Ooru Pattukaran
as Maruthamuthu
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
Theertha Karayinile
as Sarasu's Husband
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
(1985)
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
as S. P. Viswanathan
(1985)
(1985)
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
(1983)
Manaivi Solle Manthiram
as Balakrishnan
(1983)
(1983)
(1982)
Gopurangal Saivathillai
as Bhoothalingam
(1980)
Crew
(1980)
Vandichakkaram
Writer