Vatsan Chakravarthy

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Vatsan Chakravarthy
Born27 November
Pudhukottai
OccupationActor
Years active2010-present

Vatsan Chakravarthy is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has appeared in films including Engaeyum Eppothum (2011) and Tharkappu (2016). [1]

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Career

Vatsan debuted as an actor with Aridhu Aridhu (2010), before working on AR Murugadoss's production Engaeyum Eppothum (2011), in which he portrayed a bus passenger who falls in love with a fellow traveller. He subsequently appeared in Rasu Madhuravan's Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam (2012) and in another Murugadoss production, Vathikuchi (2013), where he portrayed a negative role. He played his first lead role in R. K. Kalaimani's Apple Penne (2013), where he worked with actresses Iswarya Menon and Roja. [2] The film had a low key release and received negative reviews from critics. [3] [4] In mid-2013, he also worked on a single track titled "Thalapathy Anthem", which he dedicated to actor Vijay. [5] [6] [7]

Vatsan was absent from the film industry throughout 2014, after suffering from dengue fever. His next release was Ravi's Tharkappu (2016), where he appeared alongside Shakthi Vasudevan and Samuthirakani. [8] [9]

He had four releases in 2019 including his Telugu debut: Kalavu with Kalaiyarasan and Lokesh Kanagaraj's Kaithi followed by Nikhil's Arjun Suravaram . To prepare for the role as the antagonist in the Atharvaa-starrer Kuruthi Aattam , Vatsan gained 20 kilos. [10] The film opened to mixed reviews, and some critics praised Vatsan for his appeal and screen presence. [11] [12] He is set to make his foray into Hindi cinema with AR Murugadoss' Sikander starring Salman Khan. [13]

Filmography

List of Vatsan Chakravarthy film credits
YearFilmRoleNotes
2010 Aridhu Aridhu UnknownUncredited
2011 Engaeyum Eppothum Ramesh
2012 Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam Siluva
2013 Vathikuchi Praveen
Apple Penne James
2016 Tharkappu Vino
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings Cheenu
2017 Ticket Craig
2019 Kalavu Stephen
Chithiram Pesuthadi 2
Kaithi Ajay
Arjun Suravaram SiriTelugu film
2022 Kuruthi Aattam Sethu
2024 Kanguva Thumban
TBASikanderTBAHindi film

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