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.
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Full filmography
- Periya Manushan (1997) as Indhu Uncle
- Arunachalam (1997) as Chokkalingam
- Sri Raja Rajeshwari (2001) as Paampu Sithar 'Rajalingam Swami'
- Enakku Naaney Needhibathi (1986) as Rathnasamy
- Athisaya Piravi (1990)
- Neethiyin Marupakkam (1985)
- Enna Petha Raasa (1989)
- Thirunelveli (2000)
- Kannathal (1998) as Karuppu Sami
- Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey (1983)
- Military (2003) as Sundaramoorthy
- Raja Enga Raja (1995)
- Solaiyamma (1992)
- Naan Sonnathey Sattam (1988) as Nagalingam
- Mappillai (1989)
- Theertha Karayinile (1987) as Sarasu's Husband
- Thangamana Raasa (1989)
- Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984)
- Sangham (1988) as Thevar
- Mappillai Gounder (1997)
- Uyire Unakkaaga (1986)
- Thottil Kuzhandhai (1995) as Sudalai, Pitchai's father
- Enga Ooru Pattukaran (1987) as Maruthamuthu
- Arul (2004)