Vivek (Tamil: விவேக்; born 19 November 1961 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India as Vivekananthan) is a Tamil film actor and comedian born in the Thevar community(Kallar subcaste) from Tamil Nadu, India. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from The American College, Madurai. He is one of the leading comedians in Tamil cinema and has appeared in several films as a lead comedian through 2001 to present. In his career, Vivek has won four Filmfare Be...
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Vivek (Tamil: விவேக்; born 19 November 1961 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India as Vivekananthan) is a Tamil film actor and comedian born in the Thevar community(Kallar subcaste) from Tamil Nadu, India. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from The American College, Madurai. He is one of the leading comedians in Tamil cinema and has appeared in several films as a lead comedian through 2001 to present. In his career, Vivek has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively.
In April 2009, Vivek was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts.
In comparison to other comedians in Tamil cinema, Vivek is more of a satirist than a slapstick comedian, who are usually popular in the Tamil film industry. Most of his humour makes people think about the problem and its solution. His roles usually draw humour from scenes of daily life in Tamil Nadu (especially Chennai) and the...
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