Vinu Chakravarthy
Vinu Chakravarthy was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies predominantly in Tamil films mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or in a villainous role. The 2007 released Tamil movie Muni was his landmark 1000th movie.
Early life and education
Chakravarthy was born on 15 December 1945, in Usilampatti to Adimoola Thevar and Manjuvani Ammal. He studied at Wesley School, Royapettah and graduated in commerce from A. M. Jain College. He was the eldest son among other 3 sons and a daughter.Career
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. Out of passion for acting, he joined drama troupe and started acting in plays and wrote scripts too.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 Gendethimma which was later remade into Tamil as Rosappu Ravikkaikari with Chakravarthy returning. Since then, Chakravarthy has starred in over 1,000 films in four South Indian languages including 900 in Tamil, 30 in Malayalam. He also directed movies on his own and is credited with introducing Silk Smitha.
Partial filmography
Actor
Tamil
- Rosappu Ravikkaikari
- Vandichakkaram
- Gopurangal Saivathillai
- Manaivi Solle Manthiram
- Mann Vasanai
- Thambikku Entha Ooru
- January 1
- Oru Kaidhiyin Diary as S. P. Viswanathan
- Karimedu Karuvayan
- Amman Kovil Kizhakale
- Enakku Nane Needipathi
- Velicham
- Ini Oru Sudhanthiram
- Manithan
- Guru Sishyan
- Rayilukku Neramachu
- Enne Petha Raasa
- Rajadhi Raja
- Siva
- Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu
- Manidhan Marivittan
- Thangamana Raasa
- Dharma Devan
- Dravidan
- Mappillai
- Manasukketha Maharasa
- Panakkaran
- Vaazhkai Chakkaram
- Athisaya Piravi
- Sathya Vaakku
- Perum Pulli
- Vetri Karangal
- Marikozhundhu
- Thambikku Oru Pattu
- Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen
- Annaamalai
- Naalaiya Theerpu
- Maharasan
- Sinna Mapplai
- Moondravadhu Kann
- Rasa Magan
- Veera
- Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
- Pondattiye Deivam
- Nattamai
- Lucky Man
- Manathile Oru Paattu
- Thottil Kuzhandhai
- Valli Vara Pora
- Thirumbi Paar
- Coimbatore Mappillai
- Kaalam Maari Pochu
- Sundara Purushan
- Mappillai Gounder
- Arunachalam
- Periya Manushan
- Bhagavath Singh
- Ninaithen Vandhai
- Dharma
- Nilaave Vaa
- Veeram Vilanja Mannu
- Kumbakonam Gopalu
- Kannathal
- Sivappu Nila
- Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
- Poo Maname Vaa
- Unnai Thedi
- Poo Vaasam
- Amarkkalam
- Good Luck
- Parthen Rasithen
- Anbudan
- Sri Raja Rajeshwari
- Kunguma Pottu Gounder
- Citizen
- Lovely
- Pandavar Bhoomi
- Alli Arjuna
- Thamizhan
- Gemini
- Thenkasi Pattanam
- Sundhara Travels
- Chokka Thangam
- Student Number 1
- Banda Paramasivam
- Anjaneya
- Anbe Un Vasam
- Image
- Arul
- Jana as MLA
- Vayasu Pasanga
- Settai
- Giri
- Ilakkanam
- Manase Mounama
- Muni
- Tharagu
- Pollachi Mappillai
- Desingu Raja
- ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum''
Malayalam
- Sangham
- Kauravar as Police Inspector
- Maanyanmar as Police Inspector
- Meleparambil Aanveedu as Veeramuthu Goundar
- Kambolam as Murukarajan Goundar
- Rajadhani as Rajamanikyam Nadar
- Rudraksham as CI Rao
- Maanikyachempazhukka
- Kidilol Kidilam
- Lelam as Andipatti Thevar
- Nadan Pennum Nattupramaniyum as Perumal
- Thenkasipattanam
- Achane Aanenikkishtam
- Sthithi
- Masanagudi Mannadiyar Speaking
- ''Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram''
Other languages
- Parasangada Gendethimma
- Angarakshakudu
- ''Ratra Yatra''
Television
- Balachander in Chinnathirai – Manjal Nila
- Agni Pravesam
- ''Megala''
Writer
- Vandichakkaram
- Koyil Puraa
- ''Ponnuketha Purushan''
Controversies