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Vivek

Vivek is known for Sivaji: The Boss (2007), Anniyan (2005), Bigil (2019).

Biography

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.

Questions about Vivek

How many Vivek films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 111 films with Vivek, from 1991 to 2024.

What is the best rated Vivek film?

The best rated Vivek film in the catalogue is Anniyan (2005), rated 7.4.

What was the first Vivek film?

The first Vivek film in the catalogue is Anniyan, from 2005.

Who has Vivek worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Vivek shares the most credits with Anushka Shetty (4 films), Nassar (3 films) and Prakash Raj (3 films).

People data: TMDb.

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Trivia

Also works as
social activist · singer · comedian
Studied at
American College, Madurai · Madurai Kamaraj University

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Full filmography

225 films — 111 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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