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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = George Vishnu		\| name = George Vishnu
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_date =		\| birth_date =
	\| birth_name = Murali Raj Sathish		\| birth_name = Murali Raj Sathish
	\| birth_place = [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[India]]
	\| other_names = George		\| other_names = George
	\| ~~yearsactive~~ = 1997-~~2016~~		\| years_active = 1997-present
	\| occupation = [[Actor]]		\| occupation = [[Actor]]
	\| parents = [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)\|Ravichandran]] ~~(father)<br />~~[[Sheela]] ~~(mother)~~		\| parents = {{Unbulleted_list\|[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)\|Ravichandran]]\|[[Sheela]]}}
	\| spouse =		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Smitha\|1999}}
	\| website =		\|children = 2
			\| website =
	}}		}}

	'''George Vishnu''' is an ~~[[India]]n film~~ actor who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/artists/sheela/biography/</ref>		'''George Vishnu''' is an Indian actor who has worked on [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]]-language films and in television dramas.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/sheela/biography/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929172714/http://www.mtv.com/artists/sheela/biography/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 September 2015\|title = MTV Music\|website = [[MTV]]}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	George Vishnu, the son of [[Tamil Malaysians\|Malaysian Tamil]] actor [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)\|Ravichandran]] and Malayalam actress [[Sheela]], was chosen by producer Bhaskar to debut in a film titled ''[[Kadhal Rojavae]]'' in 1997.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/artists/sheela/biography/</ref> According to the deal signed, he was not supposed to act in any other film until ''Kadhal Rojavae'' had been completed and released. However, during production, Vishnu could not wait and starred in a Malayalam film, while Director [[~~Kothanda Ramaiah\|~~Keyaar]] was still shooting, causing a rift between the actor and producer Bhaskar during the making of the project.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm \|title=1997-98 Kodambakkam babies Page \|publisher=Indolink.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-08-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201551/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm \|archive-date=3 March 2016 \|url-status=~~dead~~ }}</ref> The film, which featured him alongside [[Pooja Kumar]], subsequently had a release after a delay in production in 2000.		George Vishnu, the son of [[Tamil Malaysians\|Malaysian Tamil]] actor [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)\|Ravichandran]] and Malayalam actress [[Sheela]], was chosen by producer Bhaskar to debut in a film titled ''[[Kadhal Rojavae]]'' in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/sheela/biography/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929172714/http://www.mtv.com/artists/sheela/biography/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 September 2015\|title = MTV Music\|website = [[MTV]]}}</ref> According to the deal signed, he was not supposed to act in any other film until ''Kadhal Rojavae'' had been completed and released. However, during production, Vishnu could not wait and starred in a Malayalam film, while Director [[Keyaar]] was still shooting, causing a rift between the actor and producer Bhaskar during the making of the project.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm \|title=1997-98 Kodambakkam babies Page \|publisher=Indolink.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-08-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201551/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm \|archive-date=3 March 2016 \|url-status=usurped }}</ref> The film, which featured him alongside [[Pooja Kumar]], subsequently had a release after a delay in production in 2000.

	The failure of the film meant that he instead chose to portray characters in television serials, and appeared intermittently in Tamil films ~~including the serial~~ ''[[~~Chellamay~~]]'' (~~2004~~) ~~and~~ ''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]'' (2013).		The failure of the film meant that he instead chose to portray characters in television serials, and appeared intermittently in Tamil films with [[Sundar C]] include ''[[Guru Sishyan (2010 film)\|Guru Sishyan]]'' (2010), ''[[Nagaram (2010 film)\|Nagaram]]'' (2010), ''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]'' (2013) and ''[[Muthina Kathirika]]'' (2016).

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	~~\|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"~~
	! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes		! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
	\|-		\|-
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	\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Malayali (film)\|Malayali]]'' \|\| Ganesh\|\| Malayalam \|\|		\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Malayali (film)\|Malayali]]'' \|\| Ganesh\|\| Malayalam \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2010 \|\| ''[[~~Saroja (2008 film)\|Saroja~~]]''\|\| ~~Himself~~ \|\| Tamil \|\| ~~Special appearance~~		\| rowspan="4" \| 2010 \|\| ''[[Thunichal]]'' \|\| Shiva's elder brother \|\| rowspan="11" \| Tamil \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 2010 \|~~\| ''[[~~Nagaram~~ (2010 film)\|~~Nagaram~~]]''\|\| ~~Dhamu \|\| Tamil~~ \|\|		\| ''[[Guru Sishyan (2010 film)\|Guru Sishyan]]''\|\| Himself \|\| Special appearance
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 2012 \|~~\| ''[[~~Adhisaya Ulagam~~]]'' \|\| ~~Varsha and Vikas's father \|\| Tamil~~ \|\|		\| ''[[Saroja (2008 film)\|Saroja]]''\|\| Himself \|\| Special appearance
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 2013 \|~~\| ''[[~~Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru~~]]'' \|\| ~~Raghavendra Rao \|\| Tamil~~ \|\|		\| ''[[Nagaram (2010 film)\|Nagaram]]''\|\| Dhamu \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2013~~ \|\| ''[[~~Ya Ya (film)\|Ya Ya~~]]'' \|\| ~~Sehwag~~'s ~~assistant \|\| Tamil~~ \|\|		\| 2012 \|\| ''[[Adhisaya Ulagam]]'' \|\| Varsha and Vikas's father \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2015~~ \|\| ''[[~~Yennai Arindhaal~~]]'' \|\| ~~Thenmozhi's father\|\| Tamil~~ \|\|		\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]'' \|\| Raghavendra Rao \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2016~~ \|\| ''[[~~Azhagu Kutti Chellam~~]]'' \|\| ~~Brahmin \|\| Tamil~~ \|\|		\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Ya Ya (film)\|Ya Ya]]'' \|\| Sehwag's assistant \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2016~~ \|\| ''[[~~Muthina Kathirika~~]]'' \|\| ~~Muthupandi~~'s ~~brother \|\| Tamil~~ \|\|		\| 2015 \|\| ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' \|\| Thenmozhi's father\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2021 \|\| ''[[Parris Jeyaraj]]'' \|\| Jeyaraj's uncle ~~\|\| Tamil~~ \|\|		\| rowspan="2" \| 2016 \|\| ''[[Azhagu Kutti Chellam]]'' \|\| Brahmin \|\|
			\|-
			\| ''[[Muthina Kathirika]]'' \|\| Muthupandi's brother \|\|
			\|-
			\| 2021 \|\| ''[[Parris Jeyaraj]]'' \|\| Jeyaraj's uncle \|\|
	\|}		\|}

	===Serials===		===Serials===
	* 2003-2004 Sahana as Akash ([[Jaya TV]])		* 2000-2003 ''Veetuku Veedu Looty'' ([[Jaya TV]])
	* 2005 ~~Chelvi~~ as Vijay ([[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]])		* 2003-2004 ''Sahana'' as Akash ([[Jaya TV]])
	* 2007 Megala ([[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]])		* 2003-2005 ''Roja'' as Pugazhmani ([[Jaya TV]])
			* 2005 ''Selvi'' as Vijay ([[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]])
			* 2005-2006 ''Malargal'' as Moorthy ([[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]])
			* 2007 ''Megala'' ([[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]])
			* 2008 ''Boys vs Girls'' ([[Star Vijay]])
	* 2009-2010 ''[[Chellamay]]'' ([[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]])		* 2009-2010 ''[[Chellamay]]'' ([[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]])
	* 2016 ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (TV series)\|Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' ([[Star Vijay]])		* 2016 ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (TV series)\|Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' ([[Star Vijay]])
			* 2023 ''[[Geethanjali (2023 TV series)\|Geethanjali]]'' ([[Gemini TV]])
			* 2024–present ''Manamagale Vaa'' as Rajasingam ([[Sun TV (India)\|Sun TV]])

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = George Vishnu
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_name = Murali Raj Sathish
| birth_place = [[India]]
| other_names = George
| yearsactive = 1997-2016
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| parents = [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] (father)<br />[[Sheela]] (mother)
| spouse =
| website =
}}

'''George Vishnu''' is an [[India]]n film actor who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/artists/sheela/biography/</ref>

==Career==
George Vishnu, the son of [[Tamil Malaysians|Malaysian Tamil]] actor [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] and Malayalam actress [[Sheela]], was chosen by producer Bhaskar to debut in a film titled ''[[Kadhal Rojavae]]'' in 1997.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/artists/sheela/biography/</ref> According to the deal signed, he was not supposed to act in any other film until ''Kadhal Rojavae'' had been completed and released. However, during production, Vishnu could not wait and starred in a Malayalam film, while Director [[Kothanda Ramaiah|Keyaar]] was still shooting, causing a rift between the actor and producer Bhaskar during the making of the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |title=1997-98 Kodambakkam babies Page |publisher=Indolink.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201551/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film, which featured him alongside [[Pooja Kumar]], subsequently had a release after a delay in production in 2000.

The failure of the film meant that he instead chose to portray characters in television serials, and appeared intermittently in Tamil films including the serial ''[[Chellamay]]'' (2004) and ''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]'' (2013).

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Five Star Hospital]]'' || Rafael || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham]]'' ||Sreekumar || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Kadhal Rojavae]]'' || Vishnu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Malayali (film)|Malayali]]'' || Ganesh|| Malayalam ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]''|| Himself || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Nagaram (2010 film)|Nagaram]]''|| Dhamu || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Adhisaya Ulagam]]'' || Varsha and Vikas's father || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]'' || Raghavendra Rao || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Ya Ya (film)|Ya Ya]]'' || Sehwag's assistant || Tamil ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' || Thenmozhi's father|| Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Azhagu Kutti Chellam]]'' || Brahmin || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Muthina Kathirika]]'' || Muthupandi's brother || Tamil ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Parris Jeyaraj]]'' || Jeyaraj's uncle || Tamil ||
|}

===Serials===
* 2003-2004 Sahana as Akash ([[Jaya TV]])
* 2005 Chelvi as Vijay ([[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]])
* 2007 Megala ([[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]])
* 2009-2010 ''[[Chellamay]]'' ([[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]])
* 2016 ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (TV series)|Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' ([[Star Vijay]])

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5425954}}

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[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Chennai]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]

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