పరిచయం / Biography
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1961 నవంబర్ 19న తమిళనాడు మదురైలో జన్మం; బిర్త్ నేమ్ వివేకానందన్. 1989 Tamil 'మనతిల్ ఉరుతి వేండుం' (K. Balachander direction) debut. K. Balachander discovery.
Iconic comedy career
220+ films Tamil + Telugu releases. K. Balachander + Shankar + S. Shankar favorite. 'అన్నియన్' (2005 — Shankar Tamil-Telugu), 'శివాజీ' (2007 — Rajinikanth opposite), 'ఇంది అరసన్' (2006 satire blockbuster). Padma Shri (2009) + Tamil State Awards multiple. Social activist + tree-planting Kalpavruksha Foundation founder (planted 4+ లక్షల trees). 2021 ఏప్రిల్ 17న 59 ఏళ్ళ వయసులో COVID-19 తో మరణం.
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Origins
Born 19 November 1961 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu as Vivekanandan. Debuted in K. Balachander's Tamil 'Manathil Uruthi Vendum' (1989). A K. Balachander discovery.
Iconic comedy career
220+ films across Tamil with Telugu releases. K. Balachander + Shankar favourite. Shankar's Tamil-Telugu 'Anniyan' (2005), Rajinikanth's 'Sivaji' (2007), and the satire blockbuster 'Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikecei' (2006). Padma Shri (2009) + multiple Tamil State Awards. Social activist + Kalpavruksha Foundation founder (planted 400,000+ trees). Died of COVID-19 on 17 April 2021 at age 59.
