Vinu Chakravarthy
Acting
🎂 1945-12-15
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.
Cast credits(143)
Chokkalingam
1997
Aarumugam
1999
2004
Narayanan's House owner
2002
Parameswaran
1995
Adhikesavan
2014
Rajamanikkam
1994
Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
2001
2002
S. Ekambaram
1992
1999
Veeramuthu Gounder
1993
2005
Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister
1994
2004
Thevar
2000
Bhoothalingam
1982
2001
1994
MLA
2002
Rajamanyam Nadar
1994
JK
1996
1994
2001
2001
1995
Valaiyapathy
2001
2002
1984
Nallasivam
1988
Pichadi Perumal
2000
2001
1998
Daddy
2002
Idhayakani's Grandfather
2013
1987
1999
1995
Balu's father
1990
1987
Major Malaisamy
2001
2000
1989
2004
Minister Ramasamy
2002
1987
1990
1985
1998
Ganesh's Father
2007
1992
1988
Kovai Neelakandan
2001
MLA
1994
Balakrishnan
1983
1990
Sundaram
1990
Tamilnadu Police Inspector Balram
1992
1995
Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri
2002
2002
1980
1986
Cruz
1998
2000
1989
1998
Dhanapal
2009
Pannayar
2003
1988
1998
2000
S. P. Viswanathan
1985
2000
1998
1989
1990
Sadagopan
1996
1990
1989
1999
1993
1983
1988
2002
Sudalai, Pitchai's father
1995
1998
1986
1990
Thevar
1988
1995
1989
1984
2002
1983
Alamelu's father
2001
1989
1988
Sakthivel's Father
1999
2010
1986
2003
2004
1986
1985
1991
Bhoopathu
1995
1996
1997
1987
1989
2002
1992
1995
1992
1987
Maruthamuthu
1987
Kabali
1994
1993
1987
1989
1986
1989
2001
2003
Karuppuswamy
1991
'Leaked' Sampasivam
2003
1984
1984
1987
2003
1989
Avuthu Nayagam
1996
1988
Sarasu's Husband
1987
2003
1998
1986
2010
1998
2006
1994
1989