
Actor
Vinu Chakravarthy
Born 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 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.
Acting

Annamalai
S. Ekambaram · 1992

Arunachalam
Chokkalingam · 1997

Meleparambil Aanveedu
Veeramuthu Gounder · 1993

Thenkasipattanam
Thevar · 2000

Gopurangal Saivathillai
Bhoothalingam · 1982

Enga Ooru Pattukaran
Maruthamuthu · 1987
Kambolam
Murugaraj Gounder · 1994

Guru Sishyan
Nallasivam · 1988

Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
Adhikesavan · 2014

Citizen
Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar · 2001

Villain
Minister Ramasamy · 2002

Pudhiya Mannargal
Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister · 1994

Theertha Karayinile
Sarasu's Husband · 1987

Rajadhani
Rajamanyam Nadar · 1994

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
S. P. Viswanathan · 1985

Amarkalam
Aarumugam · 1999

Kauravar
Vijayan · 1992
Vetri Padigal
Karuppuswamy · 1991
Manikya Chempazhukka
Bhoopathu · 1995

Veera
Rajamanikkam · 1994

Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
MLA · 1994

Mann Vasanai
Malaichamy · 1983

Kasi
Valaiyapathy · 2001

Muni
Ganesh's Father · 2007
