Vatsan Chakravarthy

Vatsan Chakravarthi

Born| 27 November

Pudhukottai

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 2010-present

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

## Career[edit]

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 4 releases in 2019 including his Telugu debut, Kalavu with Kalaiarasan and Lokesh Kanagaraj's Kaithi followed by Nikhil's Arjun Suravaram. His 2022 release Kuruthi Aattam as the antagonist with Atharvaa opened to mixed reviews and he was nominated for best villain,most of the critics praised Vatsan for his appeal and screen presence.

## Filmography[edit]

List of Vatsan Chakravarthy film credits  Year  | Film  | Role  | Notes

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2010 | Aridhu Aridhu |  |
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 | College student Ajay |
Arjun Suravaram | Tura Sarkar's Son | Telugu film
2022 | Kuruthi Aattam | Sethu |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Reaching Heights - Vatsan Chakravarthy". Only Kollywood. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
2. ^ "Ilayathalapathy's biggest fan now plays solo hero". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
3. ^ "Vatsun is back with a suspense thriller !". cinemalead.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
4. ^ "Vatsan turns solo hero | Deccan Chronicle". archives.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014.
5. ^ "Vazhkha oru Vattam da" - Vijay to his die-hard fan , Ilayathalapathy Vijay, vatsan". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
6. ^ "Vijay mentors Vatsan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
7. ^ "Apple Penne Movie Review". iluvcinema.in. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
8. ^ "Vatsan on his experience on working with Samuthirakani". iluvcinema.in. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
9. ^ ""I had a good experience working with Samuthirakani," says Vatsan". Only Kollywood. 6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.