Vivek (actor)
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| Born |
Vivekanandan Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Arulselvi Vivek |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards |
Padmashri (2009) |
Padmashri (2009)
Honorary Doctorate (2015)
Vivekh, better known as Vivek is 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 has won three Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run (2002), Saamy (2003) and Perazhagan (2004). In 2009, Government of India awarded Vivekh 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, A. R. Rahman, and Rajinikanth.
While working at the Secretariat in Chennai, Vivekh in his free-time participated at the Madras Humour Club where people would perform stand-up comedy. He helped pioneer the movement to expand and subsequently won the Best Entertainer Award several times during his pantomimes at the Club. Vivekh subsequently left Chennai and went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in commerce from American College, Madurai and during semester breaks, he would return and perform at the Club. Through an acquaintance at the Club, P. R. Govindarajan, he was introduced to film director K. Balachandar for the first time and began a professional relationship as a script-writer for the director's films. Vivekh revealed that after four years, Balachandar explained a situation and asked him to write a script for sixteen characters, which Vivek completed over night. He later understood that this was actually a test, and through his performance, Balachandar became closer to Vivek. While assisting with the script for Manathil Uruthi Vendum in 1987, Balachandar offered Vivek an acting role of Suhasini's brother in the film, which he decided to pursue. He began his career portraying supporting roles and collaborated again with Balachandar in Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989) and Oru Veedu Iru Vasal (1990), before often appearing in the primary cast as a friend to the film's lead actor in films such as K. S. Ravikumar's Putham Pudhu Payanam (1991) and Vikraman's Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam (1993). He then also made appearances in Rajinikanth's big budget productions Uzhaippali (1993) and Veera, playing secondary cast roles. Vivek had to wait till 1996 to establish himself as a sole comedian who could help carry the film, and thereafter began to appear in increasingly prominent roles in his ventures.
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