Chennai: Tamil actor Vinu Chakravarthy, who was famous for his 'gounder' roles in Malayalam movies, passed away Thursday.
Vinu Chakravarthy was 72 and had been suffering from age related ailments for the past few years. He has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies and is mainly known for his villainous and comic roles. He has also worked with the leading stars in Tamil film industry and has also donned the role of a script writer, actor and a director.
Lelam, Thenkashipattanam, Nadan Pennum Naatupramaniyum, Rudraksham, Kambolam, Mele Parambil Aanveedu, Samsaram Arogyathinu Hanikaram are some of his Malayalam movies.