Vinu Chakravarthy

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Vinu Chakravarthy

Acting December 15, 1945

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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 comed…

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Arunachalam

Arunachalam

7.2 1997 Movie
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum

Vaayai Moodi Pesavum

6.2 2014 Movie
Annamalai

Annamalai

7.4 1992 Movie
Citizen

Citizen

6.3 2001 Movie
Villain

Villain

6.6 2002 Movie
Thamizhan

Thamizhan

5.8 2002 Movie
Thenkasipattanam

Thenkasipattanam

7.3 2000 Movie
Guru Sishyan

Guru Sishyan

7.6 1988 Movie
Gemini

Gemini

5.9 2002 Movie
Veera

Veera

6.1 1994 Movie
Amarkalam

Amarkalam

6.6 1999 Movie
Mappillai

Mappillai

7.1 1989 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2014
    Vaayai Moodi Pesavum

    Movie Adhikesavan

  2. 2013
    Desingu Raja

    Movie Idhayakani's Grandfather

  3. 2010
    Pollachi Mappiley

    Movie Muthu Gounder

  4. 2010
    Pugaipadam

    Movie

  5. 2009
    Unnai Kann Theduthe

    Movie Dhanapal

  6. 2007
    Muni

    Movie Ganesh's Father

  7. 2006
    Ilakkanam

    Movie

  8. 2005
    Chinna

    Movie

  9. 2005
    Karagattakkari

    Movie

  10. 2004
    Neranja Manasu

    Movie

  11. 2004
    Gajendra

    Movie Peedhambaram

  12. 2004
    Arul

    Movie

  13. 2004
    Giri

    Movie

  14. 2003
    Galatta Ganapathi

    Movie

  15. 2003
    Alaudin

    Movie

  16. 2003
    Paarai

    Movie

More credits
  1. 2003
    Parasuram

    Movie Kader Mohammed

  2. 2003
    Banda Paramasivam

    Movie Cheran

  3. 2003
    Military

    Movie Sundaramoorthy

  4. 2003
    Student Number 1

    Movie 'Leakage' Sambasivam

  5. 2003
    Anbu Thollai

    Movie

  6. 2003
    Kadhaludan

    Movie Pannayar

  7. 2003
    Chokka Thangam

    Movie

  8. 2002
    Villain

    Movie Minister Ramasamy

  9. 2002
    Padai Veetu Amman

    Movie Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri

  10. 2002
    Maaran

    Movie

  11. 2002
    Thenkasi Pattanam

    Movie

  12. 2002
    Devan

    Movie

  13. 2002
    Red

    Movie Narayanan's House owner

  14. 2002
    Thamizhan

    Movie MLA

  15. 2002
    Gemini

    Movie

  16. 2002
    Punnagai Desam

    Movie

  17. 2002
    Alli Arjuna

    Movie Daddy

  18. 2002
    Vivaramana Aalu

    Movie

  19. 2001
    Azhagana Naatkal

    Movie

  20. 2001
    Kasi

    Movie Valaiyapathy

  21. 2001
    Achaneyanenikkishtam

    Movie Kovai Neelakandan

  22. 2001
    Pandavar Bhoomi

    Movie

  23. 2001
    Super Kudumbam

    Movie Major Malaisamy

  24. 2001
    Citizen

    Movie Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar