Vinu Chakravarthy

Known for ActingBorn 1945-12-15Died 2017-04-27Madurai, 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Lovely

Poomani

Kambolam

Vetrikkarangal

Enga Ooru Maappilai

Enga Ooru Pattukaran

Gopurangal Saivathillai

Periya Kudumbam

Raja Enga Raja

Rajadhani

Pudhiya Mannargal

Onna Irukka Kathukanom

Mallu Vetti Minor

Theertha Karayinile

Paru Paru Pattanam Paru

Neethiyin Marupakkam

Parasuram

Parthen Rasithen

Manikya Chempazhukka

Vetri Padigal

Muthal Vasantham

Ingeyum Oru Gangai

Meleparambil Aanveedu

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary

Guru Sishyan

Murai Maaman

Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana

Thenkasipattanam

Mann Vasanai

Annamalai

Arunachalam

Mappillai

Paarai

Padai Veetu Amman

Periyanna

Athisaya Piravi

Enna Petha Raasa

Anbu Kattalai

Aalappirandhavan

Ore Oru Gramathiley

Mannukkul Vairam

Thambikku Entha Ooru

Manaivi Solle Manthiram

Harichandra

Kauravar

Kasi

Villain

Rajathi Raja