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{{short description|2001 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Rama Narayanan]]
| producer = N. Radha
| writer = [[Rama Narayanan]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ramki]]|[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]|[[Roja (actress)|Roja]]|[[Vindhya (actress)|Vindhya]]|[[Kovai Sarala]]}}
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cinematography = [[N. K. Viswanathan]]
| editing = Rajkeerthi
| distributor =
| studio = [[Sri Thenandal Films]]
| released = 10 August 2001
| runtime = 130 mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Viswanathan Ramamoorthy''''' is an Indian [[Tamil films of 2001|2001]] [[Tamil language]] film directed by [[Rama Narayanan]]. The film features [[Ramki]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Roja (actress)|Roja]], [[Vindhya (actress)|Vindhya]], and [[Kovai Sarala]] in lead roles. The film, produced by N. Radha, had musical score by [[S. A. Rajkumar]] and was released on 10 August 2001 to generally unfavorable reviews from critics. The film is a remake of yesteryear classic ''[[Veettuku Veedu]]'' which itself was based on the English comedy play "Right Bed Wrong Husband".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=viswanathan%20ramamoorthy|title=Filmography of viswanathan ramamoorthy|access-date=2012-02-26|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/kollywood/Viswanathan_Ramamoorthy/3745|title=Find Tamil Movie Viswanathan Ramamoorthy|access-date=2012-02-26|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref name="hindu review">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/08/17/stories/09170222.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125051631/http://www.hindu.com/2001/08/17/stories/09170222.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-25|title=Film Review : Viswanathan Ramamoorthy|access-date=2012-02-26|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2001-08-17|author=Malathi Rangarajan}}</ref><ref name="thiraipadam review">{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=185&user_name=bbalaji|title=Viswanathan Ramamoorthy - Tamil Movie Review|access-date=2012-02-26|author=Balaji Balasubramaniam|publisher=thiraipadam.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Viswanathan ([[Ramki]]) is the timid husband of Meena ([[Roja (actress)|Roja]]), a small time artist. Viswanathan’s friend Ramamoorthy ([[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]), along with his wife Shenbagam ([[Vindhya (actress)|Vindhya]]), come from their village to Chennai with the hopes of becoming a movie director. Ramamoorthy and Shenbagam stay in Viswanathan’s home. While Meena is away for a few days for shooting, Viswanathan comes to know that his uncle ([[M. R. Krishnamurthy|MRK]]) has died with a will of Rs. 30 lakhs written in favour of Viswanathan. However, there is a check in the will that the money should be granted to Viswanathan only if Meena behaves well with Viswanathan. There comes Kathavarayan ([[Venniradai Moorthy]]), Viswanathan’s uncle’s manager (who is in charge of the money) and his daughter Andal ([[Kovai Sarala]]). As Meena is away for shooting, Ramamoorthy comes up with a plan. Ramamoorthy requests Shenbagam to act as Meena in front of Kathavarayan, so that he develops confidence and hands over the money. Meanwhile, Andal gets attracted towards Ramamoorthy, believing him to be the man who comes in her dreams often. Meena gets cheated by her manager and is in financial distress. She gets back to her home and is shocked to see Shenbagam acting as her. However, Meena agrees for the plan as she is also in need of money. After many funny incidents, Kathavarayan gives the money to Viswanathan as Meena has transformed into a caring wife now. Viswanathan also decides to produce a movie to be directed by Ramamoorthy as a token of thanks.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Ramki]] as Viswanathan
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Ramamoorthy
*[[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Meena
*[[Vindhya (actress)|Vindhya]] as Shenbagam
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Andal
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Kathavarayan, Andal's father
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Ramamoorthy's father
*[[M. R. Krishnamurthy|MRK]] as Viswanathan's uncle
*[[Kumarimuthu]] as Film Producer
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] as Restaurant Owner
*[[Mayilsamy]] as Sivakumar
*Kalidoss as Loan Shark
*Telephone Mani as Police Constable
*Kottai Perumal
*[[Master Mahendran]] as Mahendran
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Himself (Cameo appearance)
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
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| released = 2001
| recorded = 2001
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
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| producer = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
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The film score and soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[S. A. Rajkumar]]. The soundtrack, released in 2001, features tracks with lyrics written by [[P. Vijay]], [[Snehan]] and Rama. Narayanan.

==Reception==
The film received mostly unfavorable reviews. Balaji Balasubramaniam of ''thiraipadam.com'' said : "Rama. Narayanan falls short from the original in ever so many ways". Malathi Ragarajan of ''hindu.com'' said : "Unfortunately, Rama. Narayanan is unable to use the setup creatively". Both critics asserted that the film is like [[Crazy Mohan]]'s plays.<ref name="hindu review" /><ref name="thiraipadam review" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Rama Narayanan}}

[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rama Narayanan]]

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