Acting

Manikka Vinayagam

Born December 10, 1943 · Nagapattinam, Tamilnadu, India

Died December 26, 2021 · aged 78

Manikka Vinayagam was a Tamil playback singer and actor. He had sung for all the south Indian language films and acted in several Tamil feature films as a character artist. He is the son of the famous dancer Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai. His uncle and music guru was the famous singer C. S. Jayaraman.

Known For

Chandramukhi

Chandramukhi · 2005

MovieComedyHorror

Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.

Kannathil Muthamittal

Kannathil Muthamittal · 2002

Kannathil Muthamittal

A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

Thimiru

Thimiru · 2006

MovieActionRomance

Ganesh comes to Chennai to pursue his studies. A group of goons are on his pursuit. A kind hearted Ganesh is eventually forced to go back to his old ways to fight them and restore order.

Kalvanin Kadhali

Kalvanin Kadhali · 2006

Kalvanin Kadhali

Sathya is a Casanova by character and he sets his sights on Haritha and manages to woo her. She loves him whole heartedly and he is not in favor of that. At one moment he falls for Haritha, but at the same time, she comes to know about his real character, and she ends their relationship. The story is about how Sathya changes himself and earns her love back.

Paruthiveeran

Paruthiveeran · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.

Ghilli

MovieActionComedy

Muthu Pandi, a village strongman, decides to marry Dhanalakshmi, and begins his quest by eliminating everyone who opposes their union - starting with both her brothers. In desperation, Dhanalakshmi decides to escape from the village, and in the process is unwittingly assisted by a university Kabaddi player Velu.

Vettaikaaran

Vettaikaaran · 2009

MovieActionDrama

Police-Ravi is a student aspiring to become a police officer,becomes hunted when he helps his friend out of trouble.The hunted becomes the Hunter to secure his future.

Thirupaachi

Thirupaachi · 2005

MovieActionThriller

Sivagiri, a blacksmith from a village, visits Chennai to meet his sister and her husband. When he sees the city is not a safe residence for commoners, he takes the matter into his own hands.

Filmography

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Chandramukhi

Chandramukhi · 2005

MovieComedyHorror

Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.

Playback Singer

Kannathil Muthamittal

Kannathil Muthamittal · 2002

Kannathil Muthamittal

A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

Playback Singer

Thimiru

Thimiru · 2006

MovieActionRomance

Ganesh comes to Chennai to pursue his studies. A group of goons are on his pursuit. A kind hearted Ganesh is eventually forced to go back to his old ways to fight them and restore order.

Kalvanin Kadhali

Kalvanin Kadhali · 2006

Kalvanin Kadhali

Sathya is a Casanova by character and he sets his sights on Haritha and manages to woo her. She loves him whole heartedly and he is not in favor of that. At one moment he falls for Haritha, but at the same time, she comes to know about his real character, and she ends their relationship. The story is about how Sathya changes himself and earns her love back.

Haritha's Father

Paruthiveeran

Paruthiveeran · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.

Playback Singer

Ghilli

MovieActionComedy

Muthu Pandi, a village strongman, decides to marry Dhanalakshmi, and begins his quest by eliminating everyone who opposes their union - starting with both her brothers. In desperation, Dhanalakshmi decides to escape from the village, and in the process is unwittingly assisted by a university Kabaddi player Velu.

Playback Singer

Vettaikaaran

Vettaikaaran · 2009

MovieActionDrama

Police-Ravi is a student aspiring to become a police officer,becomes hunted when he helps his friend out of trouble.The hunted becomes the Hunter to secure his future.

Uma's father

Thirupaachi

Thirupaachi · 2005

MovieActionThriller

Sivagiri, a blacksmith from a village, visits Chennai to meet his sister and her husband. When he sees the city is not a safe residence for commoners, he takes the matter into his own hands.

Playback Singer

Sivappathigaram

Sivappathigaram · 2006

Sivappathigaram

A man is working on a project with a smart professor whose daughter starts to like the man. During the legislature elections some mysterious killings take place. It's up to the guy to trace the killer.

Playback Singer

Mounam Pesiyadhe

Mounam Pesiyadhe · 2002

Mounam Pesiyadhe

MovieRomanceDrama

Gautham, who runs a restaurant, falls in love with his friend Kannan's cousin, Sandhya. Problems arise when Gautham learns that Kannan's parents want Kannan to marry Sandhya.

Playback Singer

Madurey

Madurey · 2004

MovieActionDrama

A vegetable vendor takes care of an elderly woman and her two young daughters, but he has a dark past that wants to catch up with him.

Maduravel's Father

Kokki

Kokki arrives in Chennai to go to Malaysia for a job arranged by a friend. Somehow, he gets trapped in a situation where a superstitious gangster refuses to free him since Kokki brings him luck.

Yuddham Sei

Yuddham Sei · 2011

MovieCrimeAction

A CBCID officer investigates an eccentric series of crimes happening in the city. His investigation leads him to unexpected crime perpetrators.

Dhuraipandi

Super Senior Heroes

Super Senior Heroes · 2022

Super Senior Heroes

MovieComedyFantasy

Ganeshan, a 65-year-old widower to impress Aadith, his 7-year-old grandson, forms a pretend superhero league with his friends. When a young girl is kidnapped and Aadith expects his grandfather to rescue her, and they must unexpectedly take real action.

Playback Singer

Donga Dongadi

Donga Dongadi · 2004

A reckless young boy loses his father's trust after getting involved in eve-teasing. To prove that he is a responsible son, he leaves his house in search of a job and falls for the girl he had harassed.

Vasu's father

Enbathettu

Enbathettu · 2017

MovieActionRomance

A family-oriented man is caught off-guard when his number is misused by a bunch of gangsters. He then tries to find a way out this trouble, highlighting how people, especially the youth, should use technology wisely and be wary of being too exposed to it.

Run

MovieActionDrama

Siva comes to Madras from a small Tamil Nadu town to study. He instantly falls in love with elusive stranger Priya who resists his charms quite persistently. Madhavan later discovers that romancing Priya can be a dangerous hobby.

Playback Singer

Maha Nadigan

Maha Nadigan · 2004

Starting as an extra, Sathya shrewdly paves his way up to stardom as a leading hero. His ever-increasing popularity also leads him to joining an upcoming political party.

Bale Pandiya

Bale Pandiya · 2010

Pandian is a young man, looking for something positive to occur in his life. After failing in every attempt to find a job and make a life for himself, he gets branded as a complete loser and a jinx.Unsuccessful in getting a job, failed in love and heavily in debt

Guest Appearance in "Happy" Song

Giri

MovieActionDrama

A man protects his best friend's widow and her children from a lot of criminal outlays who have murdered their father

Perazhagan

Perazhagan · 2004

MovieComedyThriller

A hunchbacked phone booth operator loves a blind street dancer and wants to help her regain her sight. His lookalike is a constable in love with the commissioner's daughter.

Karthik's Father

Bose

MovieCrimeAction

Former army commando Bose gets fired after he stops a rapist's attack on a student. The young woman and Bose fall in love, but then his family is kidnapped, and he discovers that the rapist has connections to terrorists.

Bose's Father

Gambeeram

Gambeeram · 2004

MovieDramaAction

A fearless police officer crosses swords with a local politician, and in the fight, he loses his wife. Unabated and with more power, he rises again to take on ruthless politicians.

IAS Officer Manibharathi

Thiruda Thirudi

Thiruda Thirudi · 2003

Thiruda Thirudi

MovieDramaRomance

Vasu is a prankster who whiles away his time teasing girls and getting scolded by his father. But when one of his pranks results in his brother getting jailed, he decides to turn over a new leaf.

Playback Singer