Vivek
AKA: Vivekanandan
Birthday: 1961-11-19
Died: 2021-04-17
Birthplace: Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India
Vivek was an Indian film actor, comedian, television personality, playback singer and activist working in the Tamil film industry. Introduced in films by director K. Balachander, he won 3 Filmfare Best Comedian – Tamil Awards for his performances in movies such as Run (2002), Saamy (2003), Perazhagan (2004) and 5 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Comedian for Unnaruge Naan Irundhal (1999), Run (2002) Parthiban Kanavu (2003), Anniyan (2005) and Sivaji (2007). He has acted more than 220 films.
In 2009, Government of India awarded Vivek with the Padma Shri award for his contribution to the arts. Sathyabama University has conferred actor Vivek with an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the society through cinema. As a television personality, Vivek has hosted a number of events and has interviewed media personalities, notably A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Inspired by Kalam's environmentalism, Vivek founded the Green Kalam initiative in 2010 with the mission of planting one billion trees across Tamil Nadu.
Filmography
Character: Yettu Erimalai
Character: Venkataraman Iyer
Character: 'Emotional' Ekambaram
Character: Child Chinna / James Pandiyan / Youth
Character: Assault Arumugam
Character: Megaserial Mahadevan
Character: Narayana Swamy
Character: Varun Sandhesh
Character: Sathya's friend
Character: Araitchi Ariandndham, Ex-Finance minister
Character: Singapetti Sringaram
Character: Mani / Nattamai
Character: Yettu Erimalai
Character: 'Auto' Sampath
Character: Kapil (Tamil version)
Character: Valayapathi / Police inspector
Character: Yuvaraj Sukumar
Character: V C Damodaran (VCD)
Character: Vittal Manibharathi's Personal Assistant
Character: Shiva's Friend
Character: Azhagusundaram
Character: 'Revolver' Richard
Character: Pandian (Panda)
Character: Vettaiyan/Pasupathy (Guest Appearance)
Character: Kaashmora's Father
Character: Shaktivel's Brother-in-Law
Character: Owner of provision store
Character: Tamilarasan's Friend
Character: Azhagu Sundaram
Character: Althotta Bupathi
Character: Inspector Balram
Character: Special Appearance
Character: DIG Rudhran Ganesan
Character: Thiru's Friend
Character: Krishnamoorthy's son
Character: Subash's Friend