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.

Filmography

• 2024Indian 2: Zero Tolerance — Elango
• 2023Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir — Father Xavier
• 2022The Legend — Thangam
• 2021Aranmanai 3 — Sigamani
• 2020Dharala Prabhu — Kannadasan
• 2019Bigil — Nessi
• 2019Vellai Pookal — DIG Rudhran Ganesan
• 2019Viswasam — Kesavan
• 2018Ezhumin — Vishwanathan
• 2017Meesaya Murukku — Ramachandran
• 2017Muthuramalingam
• 2017Rum — Raj
• 2017Sakka Podu Podu Raja — Delhi
• 2017Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 — Azhagu Sundaram
• 2016Kaashmora — Kaashmora's Father
• 2016Machan — Animal Arasu
• 2016Manithan — Surya
• 2016Oopiri — Lawyer Lingam
• 2016Padam Pesum
• 2015Budhanin Sirippu
• 2015Killadi — Arnold
• 2015Palakkattu Madhavan
• 2015Sakalakala Vallavan — Vettaiyan/Pasupathy (Guest Appearance)
• 2015Vai Raja Vai — Pandian (Panda)
• 2015Yennai Arindhaal — 'Revolver' Richard
• 2014Chandra — Yuvaraj Sukumar
• 2014Naan Than Bala — Bala
• 2014Velaiyilla Pattathari — Azhagusundaram
• 2014Vingyani
• 2013Pathaayiram Kodi
• 2013Singam 2 — Erimalai
• 2012Murattu Kaalai — Saroja
• 2011Bhavani IPS — Ghirivalam
• 2011Mappillai — Child Chinna / James Pandiyan / Youth
• 2011Seedan — Gumbidi Samy
• 2011Vedi — Varun Sandhesh
• 2010Bale Pandiya — London
• 2010Magane En Marumagane — Singapetti Sringaram
• 2010Pen Singam — Thirupathi
• 2010Singam — Erimalai
• 2010Sivappu Mazhai
• 2010Thambikku Indha Ooru — 'Cola' Kumar
• 2010Uthama Puthiran — 'Emotional' Ekambaram
• 2010Vaada — Annamalai
• 20091977
• 2009Ainthaam Padai — Thanthoni
• 2009Anthony Yaar? — Kingfisher
• 2009Guru En Aalu — Azhagappan
• 2009Indira Vizha
• 2009Padikathavan — Assault Arumugam
• 2009Pattasu
• 2009Perumal — Idithangi
• 2009Thee — Rajesh
• 2008Ayutham Seivom
• 2008Bommalattam — Madurai
• 2008Dhanam
• 2008Durai
• 2008Jayam Kondaan — Gopal
• 2008Kuruvi — Ops
• 2008Sandai — Mani / Nattamai
• 2008Singakutty
• 2008Thoondil — Mac
• 2007Aalwar — Pons
• 2007Agaram — Thiru's Friend
• 2007Kireedam — Shaktivel's Brother-in-Law
• 2007Pasupathi c/o Rasakkapalayam — Daas
• 2007Sivaji: The Boss — Arivu
• 2007Thullal
• 2007Urchagam — Ayyanarkudi Raja
• 2007Veerappu
• 2006Aathi — Bullet
• 2006Jambhavan
• 2006Kalvanin Kadhali — Sathya's friend
• 2006Madhu — Madhan
• 2006Madrasi — Pandi
• 2006Paramasivan — Agniputra
• 2006Saravana — V C Damodaran (VCD)
• 2006Thiruttu Payale — Manohar
• 2005Anniyan — Chari Singari
• 2005Kana Kanden — Sivaramakrishnan
• 2005Thaka Thimi Tha
• 2005Vanakkam Thalaiva — SI aruchamy
• 2004Aethiree — 'Auto' Sampath
• 2004Arasatchi — Prakash
• 2004Chellamae — Harichandra
• 2004M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi — Ganesan
• 2004Perazhagan — Kuzhandhai
• 2004Udhaya — Bashir
• 2003Alai
• 2003Anbe Anbe
• 2003Boys — Mangalam
• 2003Dhool — Narayana Swamy
• 2003Enakku 20 Unakku 18 — Kapil (Tamil version)
• 2003Ice
• 2003Joot — Siva
• 2003Kadhal Sadugudu — 'Super' Subbu
• 2003Lesa Lesa — Chandru
• 2003Parthibhan Kanavu — Mano
• 2003Pop Carn
• 2003Saamy — Venkataraman Iyer
• 2003Thennavan — Mani
• 2003Thirumalai — Ezhumalai
• 2003Thithikudhe — Punch “Bala”
• 2003Three Roses — Shankar
• 2003Whistle — Sahadevan
• 2002Azhagi
• 2002Devan — Saravanan
• 2002Kadhal Virus
• 2002Namma Veetu Kalyanam
• 2002Roja Koottam — Auto Arumugam
• 2002Run — Shiva's Friend
• 2002Shakalaka Baby
• 2002Thamizhan — Nandakumar
• 2002Thenkasi Pattanam
• 2002University — Althotta Bupathi
• 2002Vivaramana Aalu — Suitcase Subbu
• 2002Yey! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke
• 2002Youth — Kandhasamy
• 200112 B — Madhan
• 2001Alli Thandha Vaanam — Tamil Kirukkan
• 2001Badri
• 2001Dhill — Megaserial Mahadevan
• 2001Dum Dum Dum — Jim
• 2001Engalukkum Kaalam Varum — Santosh
• 2001Kanna Unnai Thedukiren
• 2001Kottai Mariamman
• 2001Kutty — Owner of provision store
• 2001Looty — Thiruttu VcD
• 2001Lovely
• 2001Majunu — Mano
• 2001Manadhai Thirudivittai — Valaiyapathi
• 2001Middle Class Madhavan — Manimaran
• 2001Minnale — Chockalingam
• 2001Nageswari — Junior Aatha
• 2001Paarthale Paravasam — Dr. Putham
• 2001Poovellam Un Vasam
• 2001Shahjahan — Boopathi
• 2001Super Kudumbam — Hari
• 2001Ullam Kollai Poguthey — Arivu
• 2001Viswanathan Ramamoorthy — Ramamoorthy
• 2000Alaipayuthey — Sethu
• 2000Budget Padmanabhan — Krishnan
• 2000Doubles — Vivek
• 2000Eazhaiyin Sirippil — Arasu
• 2000Good Luck
• 2000Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela — Kathirvela
• 2000Karisakattu Poove — Veeramani
• 2000Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai — Dhandapani
• 2000Kushi — Vicky
• 2000Mugavari — Ramesh
• 2000Palayathu Amman — Kalyanaraman
• 2000Pennin Manathai Thottu
• 2000Priyamaanavale — Chandru
• 2000Sandhitha Velai
• 2000Seenu
• 2000Sudhandhiram — Surf Raj
• 2000Thai Porandaachu
• 2000Thirunelveli
• 2000Unnai Kann Theduthey
• 1999Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham
• 1999Mugam
• 1999Ninaivirukkum Varai — Vinod
• 1999Oruvan
• 1999Poomagal Oorvalam — Sakthi
• 1999Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa
• 1999Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga — Madhi
• 1999Unnai Thedi — Vivek
• 1999Unnaruge Naan Irundhal
• 1999Vaali — Vicky
• 1999Viralukketha Veekkam — Ramanathan
• 1998Bada Din
• 1998Harichandra — Gopal
• 1998Kaadhale Nimmadhi — Panchu
• 1998Kadhal Mannan — Oyya
• 1998Kannedhirey Thondrinal — Raju
• 1998Marumalarchi — Nagaraj
• 1998Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar — Valayapathi / Police inspector
• 1998Sollamale — Wilson
• 1998Unnudan
• 1997Dhinamum Ennai Gavani — Inspector Balram
• 1997Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga
• 1997Nerrukku Ner — Ravi
• 1997Pagaivan
• 1997Pongalo Pongal — Pazhanisamy
• 1997Sishya
• 1996Enakkoru Magan Pirappan — Raja
• 1996Minor Mappillai — Kicha
• 1996Subash — Subash's Friend
• 1996Thaayagam — Hostage
• 1995Gandhi Pirantha Mann — Cook
• 1995Ilaya Ragam — Saamy
• 1995Mayabazar — Kuppu
• 1995Mogamul
• 1995Nandhavana Theru
• 1995Thottil Kuzhandhai
• 1994Athaanda Ithaanda
• 1994Namma Annachi
• 1994Pattukottai Periyappa
• 1994Pudhiya Mannargal — Araitchi Ariandndham, Ex-Finance minister
• 1994Vaa Magale Vaa
• 1994Vaanga Partner Vaanga — Koteeswaran
• 1994Vanaja Girija — Appu
• 1994Veera — Chinnamani
• 1993Enga Muthalali — Panduranga Bambara Pandu
• 1993Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam — Govind
• 1993Pass Mark
• 1993Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan — Vivek
• 1993Uzhaippali — Tamilarasan's Friend
• 1992Innisai Mazhai
• 1992Kalikaalam — Krishnamoorthy's son
• 1992Kizhakku Veedhi
• 1992Thambi Pondatti — Mani
• 1992Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu — Narayanan
• 1991Idhaya Vasal
• 1991Jenma Natchathiram — David
• 1991Putham Pudhu Payanam
• 1991Sendhoora Devi — Gopal
• 1990Aarathi Edungadi — Vivek
• 1990Keladi Kannmani
• 1989Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal — Vittal
• 1989Thedi Vandha Raasa — Vivek
• 1987Manathil Uruthi Vendum
• Indian 3: War Mode — Elango

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2017Brindavanam — Himself
• 2017Mupparimanam — Self
• 2014Ninaithathu Yaaro — Self