Visu

Visu
Born	M R Viswanthan (1945-07-01) 1 July 1945^[1] Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Director, producer, writer, stage actor, film actor, television host
Years active	1981-Present
Spouse(s)	Uma (née Sundari)
Awards	national award

Visu (born 1 July 1945) is a Tamil writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Visu fine tuned his directorial skills under the mentor-ship of legendary K Balachander until becoming a full-fledged director. He ventured into acting in his self-directed Tamil Film, Kudumbam Oru Kadambam meaning family is a mixture, which was a talk of the period for its crisp storyline, sensitive story, sensational dialogues and timed jokes. Further on, he directed films like Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram which was remade in almost in all Indian languages based on a short story, Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi, Manal Kayiru etc.

A philanthropist, Visu had been supporting the needy through his own foundation. The programme at Jaya TV "Visuvin Makkal Arangam" had been serving for a genuine cause since its inception. The same type of programme Arratai Arangam was hosted by him in Sun TV. Though he could serve through a registered foundation, he had been using the programme as a tool/media to reach the common man.^[2]

Filmography

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Year		Title	Credited as			Role	Notes
Year		Title	Director	Writer	Actor	Role	Notes
1980	1	Avan Aval Adhu	N	Y	N
1981	2	Thillu Mullu	N	Y	Y	As a film crew	Voice-Over Actor (Dubbing)
1981	3	Netrikkann	N	Y	N
1981	4	Simla Special	N	Y	N
1981	5	Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum	N	Y	N
1981		Kudumbam Oru Kadambam	N	Y	Y	Srinivasa Raghavan
1982		Kanmani Poonga	Y	Y	Y	Cricketer Ramkumar
1982		Manal Kayiru	Y	Y	Y	Uthramerur Narathar Naidu
1983		Dowry Kalyanam	Y	Y	Y	Ganesh
1984		Nallavanuku Nallavan	N	Y	Y	Owner Gangadharan
1984		Puyal Kadantha Boomi	Y	Y	Y
1984		Rajathanthiram	Y	Y	Y	Bairavan
1984		Vaai Sollil Veeranadi	Y	Y	Y	Vengapuli Varadhachari
1984		Nanayamillatha Nanayam	Y	Y	Y	Veerapandi
1985		Aval Sumangalithan	Y	Y	Y	Watchman Aarumugam
1985		Puthiya Sagaptham	Y	Y	Y	Ramadasaradan
1985		Ketti Melam	Y	Y	Y
1986		Chidambara Rahasiyam	Y	Y	Y	Beemarao
1986		Oomai Vizhigal	N	N	Y	Rathnasabapathy
1986		Mr. Bharath	N	Y	Y	Kumaresa Gounder
1986		Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu	N	N	Y	Thulasi's father
1986		Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram	Y	Y	Y	Ammaiyappa Mudaliyar	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
1987		Adade Adharam	Y	Y	Y		Telugu film
1987		Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi	Y	Y	Y	Naagarkoil Naadhamuni
1987		Kavalan Avan Kovalan	Y	Y	Y	Prabhu's Father-in-law
1988		Penmani Aval Kanmani	Y	Y	Y	Radio Mama
1988		Veedu Manaivi Makkal	Y	Y	Y	Subbaiah Pillai
1988		Mapillai Sir	N	N	Y	Sock Puppet
1988		Sagalakala Sammandhi	Y	Y	Y	Mayavaram Sammandhi
1990		Varavu Nalla Uravu	Y	Y	Y	Appa Ambalavanar	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer
1992		Vedikkai En Vadikkai	Y	Y	Y	Kaavisattai Kandasamy
1992		Mannan	N	N	Y	Viswanathan
1992		Urimai Oonjaladugirathu	Y	Y	Y	Kasturi's Father
1992		Neenga Nalla Irukkanum	Y	Y	Y		National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
1993		Uzhaippali	N	N	Y	Barrister
1993		Chinna Mapillai	N	N	Y	Marriage Broker
1994		Pattukottai Periyappa	Y	Y	Y	Pattukottai Periyappa
1994		Vaa Mahale vaa	N	N	Y
1994		Vanaja Girija	N	N	Y	Business man Ramanathan
1994		Vaanga Partner Vaanga	N	N	Y	Ganapathi
1995		Mayabazar	N	N	Y
1996		Irattai Roja	N	N	Y		Guest appearance
1996		Meendum Savithri	Y	Y	Y	Narayana Moorthy
1997		Nesam	N	N	Y
1997		Aravindhan	N	N	Y
1997		Adimai Changili	N	N	Y
1997		Arunachalam	N	N	Y	Adv. Rangachari
1997		Sishya	N	N	Y
1999		Anbulla Kadhalukku	N	N	Y
1999		Mannavaru Chinnavaru	N	N	Y
2001		Sigamani Ramamani	Y	Y	Y	Sundaramoorthy
2001		Krishna Krishna	N	N	Y	Advocate Viswanathan	Guest appearance
2001		Middle Class Madhavan	N	N	Y	Advocate
2004		Maha Nadigan	N	N	Y
2005		Ji	N	N	Y	Raghavan
2007		Cheena Thaana 001	N	N	Y	Governor	Guest role
2008		Ellam Avan Seyal	N	N	Y
2009		Innoruvan	N	N	Y
2013		Alex Pandian	N	N	Y	Chief Minister
2013		Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu	N	N	Y	Judge

References

↑ "TANTIS". tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
↑ thmrn. "The Hindu : Inimitable Visu". hindu.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.

External links

Visu at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Visu

Kanmani Poonga (1982)
Manal Kayiru (1982)
Dowry Kalyanam (1983)
Puyal Kadantha Boomi (1984)
Rajathanthiram (1984)
Vaai Sollil Veeranadi (1984)
Nanayamillatha Nanayam (1984)
Aval Sumangalithan (1985)
Puthiya Sagaptham (1985)
Ketti Melam (1985)
Chidambara Rahasiyam (1986)
Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram (1986)
Adade Adharam (1987)
Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi (1987)
Kavalan Avan Kovalan (1987)
Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988)
Veedu Manaivi Makkal (1988)
Sagalakala Sammandhi (1988)
Varavu Nalla Uravu (1990)
Vedikkai En Vadikkai (1992)
Urimai Oonjaladugirathu (1992)
Neenga Nalla Irukkanum (1992)
Pattukottai Periyappa (1994)
Meendum Savithri (1996)
Sigamani Ramamani (2001)

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