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Vivek
Known for: ActingVivek 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.
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আন্নিয়ান
as Chari Singari 
আলাইপায়ুদে
as Sethu 
ধুল
as Narayana Swamy 
শিবাজী:দ্য বস
as Arivu 
Indian 2: Zero Tolerance
as Elango 
Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
as Azhagu Sundaram 
বয়েস্
as Mangalam 
থালাপাথি ৬৩
as Nessi 
উপিরি
as Lawyer Lingam 
Lesa Lesa
as Chandru 
সিংগাম
as Erimalai 
Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai
as Dhandapani 
Singam 2
as Erimalai 
Saamy
as Venkataraman Iyer 
Meesaya Murukku
as Ramachandran 
Looty
as Thiruttu VcD 
Velaiyilla Pattathari
as Azhagusundaram 
তামিলন
as Nandakumar 
Joot
as Siva 
Vai Raja Vai
as Pandian (Panda) 
Sudhandhiram
as Surf Raj 
বালি
as Vicky 
বিশ্বাসাম
as Kesavan 
Uthama Puthiran
as 'Emotional' Ekambaram 
Middle Class Madhavan
as Manimaran 
ইয়ুথ
as Kandhasamy 
Sakalakala Vallavan
as Vettaiyan/Pasupathy (Guest Appearance) 
পারথালে পারাভাসাম
as Dr. Putham 
নেরুক্কু নের
as Ravi 
M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
as Ganesan 
Chandra
as Yuvaraj Sukumar 
থাম্বিক্কু ইন্ধা অরু
as 'Cola' Kumar 
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
as Kapil (Tamil version) 
Kaashmora
as Kaashmora's Father 
Madhu
as Madhan 
Manithan
as Surya