Vivek
Birthday: 1961-11-19 | Place of Birth: Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, IndiaVivek 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Sigamani
as Kannadasan
as DIG Rudhran Ganesan
as Kesavan
as Nessi
as Pandian (Panda)
as Vettaiyan/Pasupathy (Guest Appearance)
as Azhagusundaram
as Saroja
as Assault Arumugam
as Thanthoni
as Gopal
as Mani / Nattamai
as Arivu
as Pons
as Shaktivel's Brother-in-Law
as Agniputra
as Madhan
as Manohar
as Comedian
as 'Auto' Sampath
as Kuzhandhai
as Mani
as Narayana Swamy
