
Acting
Vinu Chakravarthy
Born — Died
1945-12-15 — 2017-04-27
Place of birth
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
62 titles
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…
Known for
A woman falls for an honest humble man who fights against her arrogant cousin to rescue her and win her love in order to marry her.
Poo Vaasam
1999
7.0Seeing Balu's spendthrift and carefree attitude, his father sends him to his friend's house in a village to get reformed. Things get complicated when he gets entangled in a love triangle.
Thambikku Entha Ooru
1984
A priest adopts Peter and Rani, two orphaned children he meets in his church. When Rani goes to college and falls in love with Murali, her brother Peter refuses to accept their relationship.
Kalamellam Un Madiyil
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Mullil Roja
2003
Chinnakaruppan goes to jail after accidentally killing his brother for cheating him. His son, Rasa, tries to make peace with his cousin who holds vengeance against his family for murdering his father.
Thangamana Raasa
1989
6.5Thangavelu, A poor bus-stand coolie is talked into faking his identity as a wealthy Singaporean engineer to marry a rich girl (Janaki). When her father catches on, every lie only digs the hole deeper.
Chinna Mappillai
1993
Film credits
2010s · 3 titles
Guru, Nanda, Bala, Krishna, KK and Gowri are a group of college friends. Shiny becomes a part of their group. Krishna and Shiny are in love with each other but decide to keep their relationship a secret and things begin to unravel when Bala attempts suicide.
Pugaipadam
2010
Satyaraj and goundamani's combo.
Pollachi Mappiley
2010
4.9Idhayakkani and Thamarai fall in love but their villages, Pulipatti and Kilipatti, have been at each other’s throats for 50 years. Kani hopes to bring peace with their marriage but unfortunately, Thamarai’s dad is killed by his villagers. And, now, she and her uncle Veerasamy want revenge.
Desingu Raja
2013
2000s · 12 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Mullil Roja
2003
NRBeing a cop Ganapathi has troubles getting married. He eventually falls for Nandhini, but his mom demands dowry which results into conflicts. Will Nandhini stand by Ganapathi?
Galatta Ganapathi
2003
8.0ACP Parasuram helps Siva's mother, a widow, in recouping their wealth. Brainwashed by Akash, a terrorist, Siva works against the police and the government and believes they killed his brother.
Parasuram
2003
NRStory of Thamizharasan (Vishnu Priyan) who goes into a coma.
Ilakkanam
2006
NRMadhavan is known as Military due to his strict attitude towards his five sisters. However, when he is forced to get his first sister married to a widowed professor, his other sisters alienate him.
Military
2003
5.8Surya is a lawyer with right values, who tries to redress things the legal way. He falls in love with Priya. His brother-in-law Shakthivel, also an upright lawyer, is killed in the process of upholding justice. Surya's sister also meets a pitiful end at the hands of criminals. But Surya refuses to give up. His mission is to make the layman understand his legal rights and how he does so forms the crux of the story.
Thamizhan
2002
NRRaja and Rajeshwari are killed by Ravindranath and his gang. Before dying, Rajeshwari vows that she will return for revenge and with the blessings of a goddess, she is reborn to keep her promise.
Sri Raja Rajeshwari
2001
When policemen find a corpse in a river with a wedding invitation stuffed in the pocket, they set out to investigate.
Unnai Kann Theduthe
2009
6.5Arul, who works in a mill, is the youngest of four brothers in a family of goldsmiths. Once, Arul's brother stole a chain due to financial circumstances. As Arul had taken the blame for it, he was labelled as a "thief" and seen as a black sheep by his father. Thus, he vows never to make a gold ornament ever again. Kanmani, who moves into the opposite house, begins by playing tricks on him, but eventually falls for his character. Arul doesn't believe in love, and keeps his distance from her. One day, when Arul's father scolds him in the temple,
Arul
2004
7.0Surya (Prashanth) is a carefree youth living in Malaysia with his brother Chandramohan (Raghuvaran) and sister-in-law Devi (Sukanya). Chandramohan and Devi are childless because of a problem with Chandramohan. Surya falls in love with dancer Priya (Riya Sen) and manages to steal her heart too. Just when things seem happy, a bombshell is dropped by a Sister Mary who tells Surya that he is the father of a small girl Pooja. Pooja must undergo an operation to save her life but insists on seeing her dad before agreeing to the operation. Surya agrees to pose as her dad and is forced to do so on a more permanent basis even after the operation is done.
Good Luck
2000
5.8Ganesh comes from village to meet his uncle and his daughter Ammu. His uncle refuses to acknowledge his presence and does not want his daughter to get married with him. He meets his friends who are living in bad condition to achieve their dreams.
Punnagai Desam
2002
5.9Gemini, a gangster, falls for Manisha who reciprocates his love without knowing his truth. After getting arrested and completing his term, he tries to convince his lover that he is a changed man.
Gemini
2002
1990s · 23 titles
A woman falls for an honest humble man who fights against her arrogant cousin to rescue her and win her love in order to marry her.
Poo Vaasam
1999
6.5Thangavelu, A poor bus-stand coolie is talked into faking his identity as a wealthy Singaporean engineer to marry a rich girl (Janaki). When her father catches on, every lie only digs the hole deeper.
Chinna Mappillai
1993
Pattabi's wife Parimala, an ex-police officer, makes his life miserable. Pandiyan, a criminal, kills Parimala and her husband helps him discard her body.
Pondattiye Deivam
1994
Dr Revathi comes to her village to help people and yearns for the love of a simple but renowned village man, who detests her and cannot wait to humiliate her.
Thalattu
1993
No synopsis available yet.
Ponnuketha Purushan
1992
No synopsis available yet.
Madurai Veeran Enga Saami
1990
8.0A son assumes that his father killed his mother and in a fit of rage, he also rapes the woman who was to marry his step-brother. However, the woman decides to help him overcome his misgivings.
Kummi Paattu
1999
7.1Kalicharan is killed by goons. In heaven, he opposes and gets sent back in the body of Balwant, who has enemies in the form of greedy relatives. Now, he has to fix Balwant's life as well as his own.
Athisaya Piravi
1990
Palanisamy, a folk dancer, suspects his wife, who dances with him in the village festival, of having an affair with a rich landlord. He abandons his wife and separates her from her newborn son.
Nattupura Pattu
1996
Rasamma strives to ensure a proper life for her daughter Chinna, who is born out of wedlock. Rasamma's worst fear comes true when her daughter follows her footsteps and falls in love with a rich man.
Chinna Thayee
1992
A man loves his cousin but circumstances force him to leave home. Years later, when he learns that she loves someone else, he tries to help her reunite with her lover.
Sundara Purushan
1996
IAS officer Chitra prepares a dossier detailing the crimes of Adiseshan, a powerful man with political allies. After she's killed, it's her daughter who decides to finish her job and avenge her death.
Athiradi Padai
1994
An honest police officer seeks revenge after being framed for murder in this Indian crime story. Corrupt cop Kalimuthu falsely implicates Muthumanickam in a homicide, and he winds up in jail. After serving time for the crime he didn't commit, Muthumanickam is determined to punish the guilty parties. But when Kalimuthu's daughter Radha becomes involved, his mission gets more complicated.
Seethanam
1992
A young village leader falls in love with a girl assuming that she is a villager. However, his life takes a turn when he comes to know that she is from a very rich family and a friend of his enemy.
Thangathin Thangam
1990
7.3A class-divided friendship goes through highs and lows through several decades.
Annamalai
1992
7.3Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.
Arunachalam
1997
Gounder, a tyrannical landlord, rules his village according to his whims and fancies. Thommichan and his family members decide to put an end to it and take over the village market from Gounder.
Kambolam
1994
6.3Vadivelu, who belongs to a small rural community and leads a carefree existence with his friends, but also takes a strong stand against injustice and exploitation.
Maharasan
1993
No synopsis available yet.
Thambikku Oru Pattu
1991
NRUnnai Thedi (Tamil: உன்னை தேடி) is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Sundar C. The film features Ajith Kumar and Malavika in the lead roles, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Karan, Vivek, Sivakumar, and Srividya.
Unnai Thedi
1999
Chellappa, a villager, returns to his village after finishing his education, and falls in love with his neighbour Sundari. Her father, the panchayat president, threatens to shoot her if the affair becomes public knowledge. He wants Sundari to marry his relative Raja, who owns part of the land he has been taking care of while Raja is serving at the military.
Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala
1995
Kannathal is the eldest of five sisters and believed to possess divine powers. A man offers to relieve the family of their debts if Kannathal marries him. But he shows his true colours after marriage.
Kannathal
1998
Solaiyamma is a mother-less woman who is looked after by her father. She has been promised in marriage with her relative Balraj and they are in love. Vairavan is a heartless muscular man who spreads terror among the villagers and rapes the village girls. One night, Vairavan enters Solaiyamma's house and tries to rape Solaiyamma but she stands against him and Vairavan runs away. The entire village thinks that she has been raped including her relatives and then her father commits suicide. Thereafter, she is rejected by the village. Vairavan tortures her psychologically to spend a night with him. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Solaiyamma
1992
1980s · 21 titles
7.0Seeing Balu's spendthrift and carefree attitude, his father sends him to his friend's house in a village to get reformed. Things get complicated when he gets entangled in a love triangle.
Thambikku Entha Ooru
1984
A priest adopts Peter and Rani, two orphaned children he meets in his church. When Rani goes to college and falls in love with Murali, her brother Peter refuses to accept their relationship.
Kalamellam Un Madiyil
1986
Chinnakaruppan goes to jail after accidentally killing his brother for cheating him. His son, Rasa, tries to make peace with his cousin who holds vengeance against his family for murdering his father.
Thangamana Raasa
1989
7.1Rajarajeswari gets Aarumugam's sister arrested after she learns that she is in love with her son. Aarumugam decides to marry her daughter Geetha in order to teach her a lesson.
Mappillai
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Raja Gopuram
1985
Karuvayan, a hardworking villager, refuses to sell his land to Thambi Durai, a rich man. When Thambi Durai and his brothers rape and kill Karuvayan's sister, he decides to take revenge.
Karimedu Karuvayan
1986
Kakshmi's father disapproves of her relationship with Kaasi as he is poor. Kaasi goes abroad to earn and returns home rich, only to learn that his lover married someone else.
Padicha Pulla
1989
Gokila, an orphan, learns music from the man who adopted her. She goes to a different village where she works as a music teacher to earn a living.
Maragatha Veenai
1986
Marudhu impregnates his friend's sister and refuses to marry her. Later, his friend forcefully gets him married to his sister, but it comes at a huge cost.
Pozhuthu Vidinchachu
1984
6.6Desperate for work, an educated youth pretends to be a gardener. Later, he falls in love with his employer's daughter while his family wants him to marry someone else.
Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
1983
No synopsis available yet.
Naalellam Pournami
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Kairasikkaran
1984
No synopsis available yet.
Thanga Mama
1985
10.0A naive Velu arrives at his uncle's house after his mother's death only to get neglected by his aunt. Soon, a woman named Panchavarnam falls for him, but the notorious Rajalingam sets his eyes on her.
Enga Ooru Maappilai
1989
NRA naive man who is new in town gets entrapped in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. The revelation gets shocking when the criminal turns out to be his own twin brother.
Manidhan Marivittan
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Enakku Naaney Needhibathi
1986
Movie about a couple who fights odds of being separated by their parents.
Kalyana Kacheri
1987
Lakshmi and Raja fall in love and decide to get married. But on the day of the marriage, Raja is accused of murdering a woman.
Enna Petha Raasa
1989
5.0Siva and John, two best friends, get separated due to the atrocities of a gangster. Siva becomes Tiger and fights injustice, while John is hired by a mafia leader to kill Siva.
Siva
1989
7.0Mannukkul Vairam is a 1986 Indian Tamil film directed by Manoj Kumar and produced by Motherland Pictures.
Mannukkul Vairam
1986
7.6Guru and Babu meet a man who has been framed for murder. To help him and find the real culprit, Guru fractures his hand so that his death sentence can be delayed.
Guru Sishyan
1988
Behind the camera
Sethu, a musician falls in love with his friend, Geetha, but her father marries her off to Prabhu. Though Geetha is happy, her love for Sethu's music creates a baseless suspicion in Prabhu's mind.
Koyil Puraa
1981
NRA local gangster named Gaja falls in love with a woman named Vadivu and she tells him to mend his ways, which he does. However, he now has to deal with his former associates once and for all.
Vandichakkaram
1980

