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Birth Day: 1945-12-15
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As Adhikesavan
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As Idhayakani's Grandfather
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As Dhanapal
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As Pannayar
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As MLA
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As Daddy
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As Mongoose/Ratchasa Keeri
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As Minister
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As Valaiyapathy
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As Minister Idithaangi Vaithiyar
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As Kovai Neelakandan
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As Major Malaisamy
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As Alamelu's father
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As Pichadi Perumal
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As Sakthivel's Father
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As Cruz
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As JK
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As Sadagopan
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As Avuthu Nayagam
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As Parameswaran
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As Bhoopathu
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As Sudalai, Pitchai's father
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As Rajamanyam Nadar
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As Tamilmagan, The Chief Minister
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As MLA
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As Kabali
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As Veeramuthu Gounder
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As Tamilnadu Police Inspector Balram
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As S. Ekambaram
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As Karuppuswamy
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As Sundaram
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As Balu's father
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As Nallasivam
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As Thevar
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As Sarasu's Husband
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As Maruthamuthu
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As S. P. Viswanathan
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As Balakrishnan
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As Bhoothalingam