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{{short description|Indian writer}}
{{Short description|Indian screenwriter and film director (1945–2020)}}
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| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2020|03|22|1945|07|01|df=y}}
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2020|03|22|1945|07|01|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| birth_place        = [[Kalakkad]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_place        = [[Chennai]], India
| death_place        = [[Chennai]], India
| relatives          = [[Kishmu]] (brother)
| relatives          =  
| spouse            = Sundhari <br />(m.1975–2020)
| spouse            = Sundari
| children          = Lavanya<br>Sangeetha <br> Kalpana
| children          = 3
| occupation        = Director, writer, actor, television host.
| occupation        = Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Television host.
| yearsactive        = 1977–2016
| yearsactive        = 1977–2019
}}
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'''Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan''' (1 July 1945  –  22 March 2020), best known by his stage name '''Visu''', was an Indian writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Balasubramanian |first=V. |date=3 April 2014 |title=I never left the stage |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/i-never-left-the-stage/article5867255.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911104101/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/i-never-left-the-stage/article5867255.ece |archive-date=11 September 2019}}</ref> Visu initially worked as an assistant to director [[K. Balachander]] until becoming a director himself. He later began acting, with his first film being ''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]'' (1981), directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive biography of #Visu and on his life |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/visu/biography.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113095024/https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/visu/biography.html |archive-date=13 January 2021 |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>
'''Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan''' (1 July 1945  –  22 March 2020), best known by his stage name '''Visu''', was an Indian screenwriter, film director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host known for his work in Tamil theatre and film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Balasubramanian |first=V. |date=3 April 2014 |title=I never left the stage |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/i-never-left-the-stage/article5867255.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911104101/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/i-never-left-the-stage/article5867255.ece |archive-date=11 September 2019 |access-date=4 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Visu initially worked as an assistant to director [[K. Balachander]] until becoming a director himself. He later began acting, with his first notable film being ''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]'' (1981), directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]].


== Career==
== Career==
He started his career as a theatre artist, working with [[Y. G. Parthasarathy]]’s drama troupe. He was writing scripts for stage dramas before getting into the film industry as an assistant to legendary director [[K. Balachander]]. During his time with Balachander, he wrote screenplays for numerous films including ''[[Pattina Pravesam]]'' (1977), ''[[Avan Aval Adhu]]'' (1980), ''[[Thillu Mullu]]'' (1981) and ''[[Netrikkan]]'' (1981). ''Thillu Mullu'' and ''Netrikkan'', which were both released in 1981, became box office hits for actor [[Rajinikanth]].The script and the flawless screenplay gave Rajinikanth a platform to prove that he can do comedy and not just action movies. Visu made his debut as an actor in the film ''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]'' (1981), for which he also wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]]. Though Visu acted as a protagonist in a few of his own films, he was largely known as a character artist.
Visu started his career as a theatre artist, working with [[Y. G. Parthasarathy]]'s troupe. He was writing scripts for stage dramas before getting into the film industry as an assistant to director [[K. Balachander]]. During his time with Balachander, he wrote screenplays for numerous films including ''[[Pattina Pravesam]]'' (1977), ''[[Avan Aval Adhu]]'' (1980), ''[[Thillu Mullu]]'' (1981) and ''[[Netrikkan]]'' (1981). ''Thillu Mullu'' and ''Netrikkan'', which were both released in 1981, became box office hits for actor [[Rajinikanth]]. Visu made his debut as a character actor in the film ''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]'' (1981), for which he also wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]].  


His first film as a director was ''[[Kanmani Poonga]]'' (1982). Most of his films including ''[[Manal Kayiru]]'' (1982), ''[[Dowry Kalyanam]]'' (1983), ''[[Samsaram Adhu Minsaram]]'' (1986), ''[[Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi]]'' (1987), ''[[Penmani Aval Kanmani]]'' (1988), ''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]'' (1990) and ''[[Pattukottai Periyappa]]'' (1994) spoke about the issues of urban middle-class families. These films, which were released in the mid-80s, turned out to be crowd pullers, particularly with regard to the female audience.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2020 |title=Tamil actor-director Visu passes away |url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/tamil-actor-director-visu-passes-away/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130021024/https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/tamil-actor-director-visu-passes-away/ |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> His other super hit was ''[[Chidambara Rahasiyam (film)|Chidambara Rahasiyam]]'' (1985), which is considered a cult-classic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran Tamil actor, director Visu passes away at 74 |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/03/22/veteran-tamil-actor-director-visu-passes-away-at-74.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131142600/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/03/22/veteran-tamil-actor-director-visu-passes-away-at-74.html |archive-date=31 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021 |website=The Week}}</ref>
His first film as a director was ''[[Manal Kayiru]]'' (1982). Most of his films including ''Manal Kayiru'', ''[[Dowry Kalyanam]]'' (1983), ''[[Samsaram Adhu Minsaram]]'' (1986), ''[[Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi]]'' (1987), ''[[Penmani Aval Kanmani]]'' (1988), ''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]'' (1990) and ''[[Pattukottai Periyappa]]'' (1994) spoke about the issues of urban middle-class families. These films, which were released in the mid-80s, turned out to be crowd pullers, particularly with regard to the female audience.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2020 |title=Tamil actor-director Visu passes away |url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/tamil-actor-director-visu-passes-away/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130021024/https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/tamil-actor-director-visu-passes-away/ |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> His other super hit was ''[[Chidambara Rahasiyam (film)|Chidambara Rahasiyam]]'' (1985), which is considered a cult-classic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran Tamil actor, director Visu passes away at 74 |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/03/22/veteran-tamil-actor-director-visu-passes-away-at-74.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131142600/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/03/22/veteran-tamil-actor-director-visu-passes-away-at-74.html |archive-date=31 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021 |website=The Week}}</ref>


''Samsaram Adhu Minsaram'' (1986) was the first Tamil film to win the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]].
While he has directed a rage of actors on screen, he and his brother [[Kishmu]] used to star in many of his films. His film ''[[Neenga Nalla Irukkanum]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]] in 1992. Based on [[Alcohol prohibition in India|prohibition]], the film was the last onscreen appearance of then Tamil Nadu chief minister, [[J. Jayalalithaa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remembering veteran actor Visu, pioneer of successful family-friendly Tamil films |date=23 March 2020 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/23/remembering-veteran-actor-visu-pioneer-of-successful-family-friendly-tamil-films-2120299.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129112545/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/23/remembering-veteran-actor-visu-pioneer-of-successful-family-friendly-tamil-films-2120299.html |archive-date=29 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>


As a writer, Viswanathan was known for his sharp and witty dialogues, that lent itself to family dramas. While he has directed a rage of actors on screen, he and his brother [[Kishmu]] used to star in his films as well in memorable roles. His film ''[[Neenga Nalla Irukkanum]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]] in 1992. Based on prohibition, the film was the last onscreen appearance of then chief minister, [[J. Jayalalithaa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remembering veteran actor Visu, pioneer of successful family-friendly Tamil films |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/23/remembering-veteran-actor-visu-pioneer-of-successful-family-friendly-tamil-films-2120299.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129112545/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/23/remembering-veteran-actor-visu-pioneer-of-successful-family-friendly-tamil-films-2120299.html |archive-date=29 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>
He has also shared the screen with Rajinikanth in ''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' (1984), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992), ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' (1993) and ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' (1997).
 
He has also shared the screen with superstar Rajinikanth in successful films such as ''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' (1984), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992), ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' (1993) and ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' (1997).


During the ending phase of his career, he made movies which did not leave a lasting mark on the audience as ''[[Vaa Magale Vaa]]'' (1994), ''[[Meendum Savithri]]'' (1996) and ''[[Sigamani Ramamani]]'' (2001).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kollywood Director Visu Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/visu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130062415/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/visu |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>
During the ending phase of his career, he made movies which did not leave a lasting mark on the audience as ''[[Vaa Magale Vaa]]'' (1994), ''[[Meendum Savithri]]'' (1996) and ''[[Sigamani Ramamani]]'' (2001).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kollywood Director Visu Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/visu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130062415/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/visu |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>


Actor and stage artiste [[S. Ve. Shekher]], who has worked in over 20 films with Visu, said that he was an extremely disciplined and committed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2020 |title=Actor, director Visu dies at 75, funeral to be held on Monday |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-director-visu-dies-at-75-funeral-to-be-held-on-monday/article31136715.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110010035/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-director-visu-dies-at-75-funeral-to-be-held-on-monday/article31136715.ece |archive-date=10 January 2021}}</ref>
Actor and stage artiste [[S. Ve. Shekher]], who worked in over 20 films with Visu, called him extremely disciplined and committed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2020 |title=Actor, director Visu dies at 75, funeral to be held on Monday |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-director-visu-dies-at-75-funeral-to-be-held-on-monday/article31136715.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110010035/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-director-visu-dies-at-75-funeral-to-be-held-on-monday/article31136715.ece |archive-date=10 January 2021}}</ref>
   
   
As an actor, he was last seen in ''[[Manal Kayiru 2]]'' (2016), the sequel to one of his earliest directorial successes, ''Manal Kayiru''.
As an actor, he was last seen in ''[[Manal Kayiru 2]]'' (2016), the sequel to one of his earliest directorial successes, ''Manal Kayiru''.


The versatile actor is known to have starred in over 60 films and directed around 25 films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran Tamil actor-director Visu dies of prolonged kidney-related ailments at age 74 |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2020/mar/22/veteran-tamil-actor-director-visu-dies-of-prolonged-kidney-related-ailments-at-age-74-23355.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130014324/https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2020/mar/22/veteran-tamil-actor-director-visu-dies-of-prolonged-kidney-related-ailments-at-age-74-23355.html |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021 |website=[[Indulge Express]]}}</ref>
He is known to have starred in over 60 films and directed around 25 films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran Tamil actor-director Visu dies of prolonged kidney-related ailments at age 74 |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2020/mar/22/veteran-tamil-actor-director-visu-dies-of-prolonged-kidney-related-ailments-at-age-74-23355.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130014324/https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2020/mar/22/veteran-tamil-actor-director-visu-dies-of-prolonged-kidney-related-ailments-at-age-74-23355.html |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021 |website=[[Indulge Express]]}}</ref>
 
Visu later became known for hosting live debates on television, namely  ''Arattai Arangam'' on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] and ''Visuvin Makkal Arangam'' on [[Jaya TV]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite web |date=11 September 2004 |title=Inimitable Visu |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/09/11/stories/2004091100320200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124084904/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/09/11/stories/2004091100320200.htm |archive-date=24 January 2005 |access-date=2014-07-20 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Devalla |first=Rani |date=11 November 2014 |title=A Passionate journey |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/a-passionate-journey/article6583799.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911103540/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/a-passionate-journey/article6583799.ece |archive-date=11 September 2019 |access-date=11 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>  


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| quote="Growing up in a joint family, I observed how each person had a difference of opinion. It wasn't bad; just that we were different. I wondered, ‘Wouldn't other joint families have similar issues?’ So I started writing scripts that reflect the day-to-day scenario in a joint family".
| quote="Growing up in a joint family, I observed how each person had a difference of opinion. It wasn't bad; just that we were different. I wondered, 'Wouldn't other joint families have similar issues?' So I started writing scripts that reflect the day-to-day scenario in a joint family".
| source =&nbsp;– Visu in 2016<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 2016 |title=Looking back at the golden years |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jul/09/Looking-back-at-the-golden-years-878725.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224101733/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jul/09/Looking-back-at-the-golden-years-878725.html |archive-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>
| source =&nbsp;– Visu in 2016<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 2016 |title=Looking back at the golden years |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jul/09/looking-back-at-the-golden-years-878725.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224101733/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jul/09/Looking-back-at-the-golden-years-878725.html |archive-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>
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In Visu's films, all the characters were given equal importance. Often, there was huge house wherein a joint family would reside and the character of Visu would solve their problems. Many of Visu's film titles contain rhyming words, such as ''Kudumbam Oru Kadambam'', ''Samsaram Adhu Minsaram'', ''Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi'', ''Kavalan Avan Kovalan'', ''Penmani Aval Kanmani'', ''[[Varavu Nalla Uravu]]'' and ''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]''. His films focused on many family issues like dowry, need of remarriage for women, mother in law-daughter in law disputes and so on which were occurring that time. In most of the films he directed there is a character named Uma, named after one of his school teachers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=26 March 2020 |title=Visu, a colossus |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/visu-a-colossus/article31172346.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927044630/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/visu-a-colossus/article31172346.ece |archive-date=27 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=23 March 2020 |title=A Tribute To Visu, Known For His Middle-Class Melodramas Like Samsaram Adhu Minsaram |url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/MwP7N |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2020 |title=Remembering Visu, the king of the middle-class family drama |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-visu-king-middle-class-family-drama-121034 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322040821/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-visu-king-middle-class-family-drama-121034 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2022 |title=விசு நினைவு தினம்: காலத்தால் அழியாத ‘சம்சாரம் அது மின்சாரம்’ |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/special/2022/mar/22/visu-samsaram-adhu-minsaram-3812518.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref>
In most of the films Visu wrote or directed, all the characters were given equal importance. Often, the plot included a huge house where a joint family would reside and the character of Visu would solve their problems. Many of Visu's film titles contain rhyming words, such as ''Kudumbam Oru Kadambam'', ''Samsaram Adhu Minsaram'', ''Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi'', ''Kavalan Avan Kovalan'', ''Penmani Aval Kanmani'', ''[[Varavu Nalla Uravu]]'' and ''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]''. His films focused on many family issues like dowry, need of remarriage for women, mother in law-daughter in law disputes and so on which were occurring that time. In most of his films there is a character named Uma, named after a school teacher who predicted his rise to fame after reading one of his scripts when he was a travel agent. During his last years before death, he wrote the script for Samsaram Adhu Minsaram Part 2 which is yet to see the light of day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=26 March 2020 |title=Visu, a colossus |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/visu-a-colossus/article31172346.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927044630/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/visu-a-colossus/article31172346.ece |archive-date=27 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=23 March 2020 |title=A Tribute To Visu, Known For His Middle-Class Melodramas Like Samsaram Adhu Minsaram |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/a-tribute-to-visu-known-for-his-middle-class-melodramas-like-samsaram-adhu-minsaram/ |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=[[Film Companion]] |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015145/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/a-tribute-to-visu-known-for-his-middle-class-melodramas-like-samsaram-adhu-minsaram/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2020 |title=Remembering Visu, the king of the middle-class family drama |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-visu-king-middle-class-family-drama-121034 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322040821/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-visu-king-middle-class-family-drama-121034 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2022 |title=விசு நினைவு தினம்: காலத்தால் அழியாத 'சம்சாரம் அது மின்சாரம்' |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/special/2022/mar/22/visu-samsaram-adhu-minsaram-3812518.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta |archive-date=23 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623054300/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/special/2022/mar/22/visu-samsaram-adhu-minsaram-3812518.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Other works==
==Personal life==
A philanthropist, Visu had been supporting the needy through his own foundation. He became known for hosting live debates on television, namely  ''Visuvin Makkal Arangam'' on [[Jaya TV]] and ''Arattai Arangam'' on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite web |last=thmrn |title=Inimitable Visu |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/09/11/stories/2004091100320200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124084904/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/09/11/stories/2004091100320200.htm |archive-date=24 January 2005 |access-date=2014-07-20 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Devalla |first=Rani |date=11 November 2014 |title=A Passionate journey |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/a-passionate-journey/article6583799.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911103540/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/a-passionate-journey/article6583799.ece |archive-date=11 September 2019}}</ref> He joined and campaigned for BJP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2016 |title=Veteran actor Visu joins BJP |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/310116/veteran-actor-visu-joins-bjp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808233120/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/310116/veteran-actor-visu-joins-bjp.html |archive-date=8 August 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
In 2016, he joined and campaigned for BJP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2016 |title=Veteran actor Visu joins BJP |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/310116/veteran-actor-visu-joins-bjp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808233120/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/310116/veteran-actor-visu-joins-bjp.html |archive-date=8 August 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>


==Death==
On 22 March 2020 at Chennai, Visu died of kidney failure at the age of 74.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2020 |title=Veteran Kollywood director Visu passes away at 74 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/22/veteran-kollywood-director-visu-passes-away-at-74-2120181.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322133226/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/22/veteran-kollywood-director-visu-passes-away-at-74-2120181.html |archive-date=22 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2020 |title=Director Visu passes away |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-visu-passes-away/articleshow/74761184.cms |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322133829/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-visu-passes-away/articleshow/74761184.cms |archive-date=22 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2020 |title=Veteran Kollywood director Visu passes away at 74 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-tamil-actor-writer-and-director-visu-passes-away-he-was-75-120862 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322131403/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-tamil-actor-writer-and-director-visu-passes-away-he-was-75-120862 |archive-date=22 March 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
Visu died due to kidney failure on 22 March 2020 at Chennai, at the age of 74.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2020 |title=Veteran Kollywood director Visu passes away at 74 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/22/veteran-kollywood-director-visu-passes-away-at-74-2120181.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322133226/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/22/veteran-kollywood-director-visu-passes-away-at-74-2120181.html |archive-date=22 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2020 |title=உடல்நலக்குறைவால் நடிகர் விசு காலமானார்..! |language=ta |trans-title=Actor Visu expired due to illness |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/cinema/news/87261 |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322132854/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/cinema/news/87261 |archive-date=22 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2020 |title=Director Visu passes away |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-visu-passes-away/articleshow/74761184.cms? |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322133829/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-visu-passes-away/articleshow/74761184.cms? |archive-date=22 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2020 |title=Veteran Kollywood director Visu passes away at 74 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-tamil-actor-writer-and-director-visu-passes-away-he-was-75-120862 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322131403/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-tamil-actor-writer-and-director-visu-passes-away-he-was-75-120862 |archive-date=22 March 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
;Films
===As director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Language
! class=unsortable | Notes
! class=unsortable | {{Reference heading}}
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| rowspan="2" | 1982
|''[[Kanmani Poonga]]'' || rowspan="14"|Tamil || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2020 |title=குடும்பங்களின் மகத்துவத்தை உணர்த்திய விசு - ஓர் பார்வை |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/manorama/detail.asp?id=86701 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607071628/https://www.dinamalar.com/manorama/detail.asp?id=86701 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |access-date=7 June 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Manal Kayiru]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anantharam |first=Chitradeepa |date=8 November 2016 |title=Not a marriage made in heaven |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Not-a-marriage-made-in-heaven/article16219213.ece |url-status=live |access-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313110357/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Not-a-marriage-made-in-heaven/article16219213.ece |archive-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 1983
|''[[Dowry Kalyanam]]'' || ||<ref name="pattinapravesam"/>
|-
| rowspan="4" |1984
|''[[Puyal Kadantha Boomi]]''||
|
|-
|''[[Rajathanthiram (1984 film)|Rajathanthiram]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raja Thanthiram ( 1984 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=825 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041129071611/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=825 |archive-date=29 November 2004 |access-date=22 April 2023 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>
|-
|''Vaai Sollil Veeranadi'' ||
|
|-
|''[[Naanayam Illatha Naanayam]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nanayam Illatha Nanayam ( 1984 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=721 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041115041700/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=721 |archive-date=15 November 2004 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1985
|''[[Pudhiya Sagaptham]]''|| ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Aval Sumangalithan]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 1985 |title=அவள் சுமங்கலிதான் |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-23-9-252 |access-date=31 May 2024 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Ketti Melam]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ketti Melam (1985) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/ketti-melam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231026123023/https://screen4screen.com/movies/ketti-melam |archive-date=26 October 2023 |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Chidambara Rahasiyam (film)|Chidambara Rahasiyam]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=சிதம்பர ரகசியம் / Chidambara Ragasiyam (1985) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/chidambara-ragasiyam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223051834/https://screen4screen.com/movies/chidambara-ragasiyam |archive-date=23 February 2022 |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=}}</ref>
|-
|1986
|''[[Samsaram Adhu Minsaram]]''||[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]||<ref name="unassuming">{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=20 March 1987 |title=Celebrating AVM's Visu's unassuming hit |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zINlAAAAIBAJ&pg=634%2C1111980 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010041949/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zINlAAAAIBAJ&pg=634,1111980 |archive-date=10 October 2023 |access-date=16 September 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=14 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1987
|''[[Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi (1987) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/thirumathi-oru-vegumathi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230916095740/https://screen4screen.com/movies/thirumathi-oru-vegumathi |archive-date=16 September 2023 |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kavalan Avan Kovalan]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 May 1987 |title=Kavalan Avan Kovalan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870529&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=13 March 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=4 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Srimathi Oka Bahumathi]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Remake of ''Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988
|''[[Penmani Aval Kanmani]]'' || Tamil || ||<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=27 March 1988 |title=பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1988-03-27/page/n63/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230505050316/https://archive.org/details/kalki1988-03-27/page/n63/mode/2up |archive-date=5 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=63 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
|-
|''Aadade Aadharam'' || rowspan="2"|Telugu || Remake of ''Penmani Aval Kanmani'';<br />[[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer]]||<ref>{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2015 |access-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]] |language=Telugu}}</ref>
|-
|''Illu Illalu Pillalu'' || Remake of ''Veedu Manaivi Makkal'' ||
|-
| 1989
|''Sakalakala Sammandhi'' || rowspan="8"|Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990
|''[[Varavu Nalla Uravu]]'' || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=வரவு நல்ல உறவு / Varavu Nalla Uravu (1990) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/varavu-nalla-uravu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118124646/https://screen4screen.com/movies/varavu-nalla-uravu |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=வேடிக்கை என் வாடிக்கை / Vedikkai En Vadikkai (1990) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/vedikkai-en-vadikkai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028212031/https://screen4screen.com/movies/vedikkai-en-vadikkai |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
|''[[Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 1992 |title=உரிமை ஊஞ்சலாடுகிறது |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 March 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |language=en |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Neenga Nalla Irukkanum]]'' || [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]] ||<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=26 December 1992 |title=Tamil movie with a hard message against drinking |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ea9UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3124%2C2109501 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005123449/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ea9UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3124,2109501 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |access-date=6 May 2020 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=20 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
|''[[Pattukottai Periyappa]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=யுவராஜ் |first=லாவண்யா |date=23 September 2022 |title=Pattukottai Periyappa: 'விசு வந்தாலே போதும்...' 28 ஆண்டுகளை நிறைவு செய்யும் 'பட்டுக்கோட்டை பெரியப்பா' |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/pattukottai-periyappa-movie-was-released-28-years-back-on-this-day-75040 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923102801/https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/pattukottai-periyappa-movie-was-released-28-years-back-on-this-day-75040 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |access-date=7 May 2023 |website=[[ABP Nadu]] |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Vaa Magale Vaa]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=வா மகளே வா / Vaa Magale Vaa (1994) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/vaa-magale-vaa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314073627/https://screen4screen.com/movies/vaa-magale-vaa |archive-date=14 March 2022 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
|''[[Meendum Savithri]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meendum Savithri ( 1996 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227173736/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2000 |archive-date=27 December 2004 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Neti Savithri]]'' || Telugu || ||<ref name="zaminryot">{{Cite news |last=అల్లూరు రహీం |date=8 March 1996 |title=చిత్రసమీక్ష: నేటి స్త్రీ వ్యక్తిత్వాన్ని ప్రతిబింబిచలేకపోయిన నేటి సావిత్రి |trans-title=''Neti Savithri'' fails to reflect the personality of today's woman |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1996/Mar/8-mar-1996.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111005840/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1996/Mar/8-mar-1996.pdf |archive-date=11 November 2022 |access-date=10 March 2023 |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |pages=10–11 |language=Te}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
|''[[Sigamani Ramamani]]'' || Tamil || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2020 |title=Visu had a peaceful death: S Ve Sekhar reacts to the demise of his long-time friend |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/mar/22/visu-had-a-peaceful-death-s-ve-sekhar-reacts-to-the-demise-of-his-long-time-friend-rip-17691.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228102843/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/mar/22/visu-had-a-peaceful-death-s-ve-sekhar-reacts-to-the-demise-of-his-long-time-friend-rip-17691.html |archive-date=28 February 2021 |access-date=16 March 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>
|-
|}
 
===As writer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 | Year
! rowspan=2 | Year
! rowspan=2 | Title
! rowspan=2 | Title
! colspan=3 | Credited as
!Credited as
! rowspan="2" |Role
! rowspan=2 class=unsortable | Notes
! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Notes
! rowspan=2 class=unsortable | {{Reference heading}}
|-
|-
! width=65 |Director
! width=65 |Writer
! width=65 |Writer
! width=65 |Actor
|-
|-
|1977
|1977
|''[[Pattina Pravesam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || ||
|''[[Pattina Pravesam]]'' || {{partial|Story}} || ||<ref name="pattinapravesam">{{Cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Karthik |date=12 April 2016 |title=Pattinapravesam : From Stage to Celluloid |url=https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185111/https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |website=The Cinema Resource Centre}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1978
|1978
|''[[Sadhurangam (1978 film)|Sadhurangam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || ||also dialogue
|''[[Sadhurangam (1978 film)|Sadhurangam]]'' || {{partial|Story}}  || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2020 |title=ரஜினியைக் காட்டி ஸ்ரீகாந்த்; ஸ்ரீகாந்தைக் காட்டி ரஜினி; விசுவின் கதை வசனத்தில் 'சதுரங்கம்' |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/546285-rajinikanth-srikanth-visu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523193704/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/546285-rajinikanth-srikanth-visu.html |archive-date=23 May 2020 |access-date=4 April 2022 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1980
|''[[Avan Aval Adhu]]'' || {{partial|Screenplay}} || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2020 |title=Sivakumar pens down emotional note for his friend, Visu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sivakumar-pens-down-emotional-note-for-his-friend-visu/articleshow/74770453.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110015957/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sivakumar-pens-down-emotional-note-for-his-friend-visu/articleshow/74770453.cms |archive-date=10 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Mazhalai Pattalam]]'' || {{partial|Dialogues}} || ||<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=21 December 1980 |title=வசிஷ்டர் வாயால்... |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-12-21/page/n65/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230322113809/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-12-21/page/n65/mode/2up |archive-date=22 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-22 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=64 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1981
|''[[Thillu Mullu]]'' || {{partial|Screenplay}} || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundaram |first=Nandhu |date=1 May 2022 |title=41 years of Thillu Mullu: This hilarious Rajinikanth film still entertains |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/41-years-thillu-mullu-hilarious-rajinikanth-film-still-entertains-163453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501080230/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/41-years-thillu-mullu-hilarious-rajinikanth-film-still-entertains-163453 |archive-date=1 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Netrikkan]]'' || {{partial|Story}} || ||
|-
|''[[Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum]]'' || {{partial|Screenplay}} || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=26 October 2022 |title=ரஜினி நடிக்க ஆசைப்பட்ட 'கீழ்வானம் சிவக்கும்!' |url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/rajini-wanted-to-play-sivajis-role-in-keezhvaanam-sivakkum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028225828/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/rajini-wanted-to-play-sivajis-role-in-keezhvaanam-sivakkum |archive-date=28 October 2022 |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=[[Kamadenu magazine|Kamadenu]] |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]'' || {{yes}} || ||<ref>{{Cite news |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்.பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=20 April 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 55: 'குடும்பம் ஒரு கதம்பம்' |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/76875-55.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608045016/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/76875-55.html |archive-date=8 June 2021 |access-date=8 June 2021 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1980
| rowspan="2" |1982
|''[[Avan Aval Adhu (1980 film)|Avan Aval Adhu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||  ||
|''[[Simla Special]]''|| {{yes}} ||
|
|-
|-
|1980
|''[[Pudukavithai]]''|| {{partial|Screenplay}} ||
|''[[Makkala Sainya|Mazhalai Pattalam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || ||
|
|-
|-
| 1981
|1984
|''[[Thillu Mullu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||As a film crew || Voice-Over Actor (Dubbing)
|''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' || {{partial|Screenplay}} || ||
|-
|-
| 1981
|''[[Netrikkann]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || ||
|-
|-
| 1981
| rowspan="2" | 1986
|''[[Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || ||
|''[[Mr. Bharath]]''|| {{partial|Screenplay}} || ||
|-
|}
 
===As an actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 1981
| rowspan="2"|1981
|''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Srinivasa Raghavan ||
|''[[Thillu Mullu]]'' || One of the interview candidates || Also dubbing artist
|-
|-
| 1982
|''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]'' || Srinivasa Raghavan ||
|''[[Kanmani Poonga]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Cricketer Ramkumar ||
|-
|-
| 1982
| rowspan="2" | 1982
|''[[Simla Special]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{n}}||  ||
|''[[Kanmani Poonga]]'' ||  Ramkumar ||  
|-
|-
| 1982
|''[[Manal Kayiru]]'' || Uthramerur Narathar Naidu ||
|''[[Manal Kayiru]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Uthramerur Narathar Naidu ||
|-
|-
| 1982
| rowspan="2"|1983
|''[[Puthukavithai|Pudhukavithai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{N}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{N}} || ||
|''Oru Kai Paappom'' || Kai Adi Kamalakannan||
|-
|-
|1983
|''[[Dowry Kalyanam]]'' || Ganesan ||  
|''Oru Kai Paappom'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kai adi Kamalaknnan||
|-
|-
| 1983
| rowspan="6" | 1984
|''[[Dowry Kalyanam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Ganesh ||
|''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' || Gangadharan  || Special appearance
|-
|-
| 1984
|''[[Puyal Kadantha Boomi]]'' || Nammaalu allies Namachivaayan ||
|''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Owner Gangadharan ||
|-
|-
| 1984
|''[[Rajathanthiram (1984 film)|Rajathanthiram]]'' || Bhairavan ||
|''Puyal Kadantha Boomi'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Nammaalu allies Namachivaayan ||
|-
|-
| 1984
|''Vaai Sollil Veeranadi'' || Vengapuli Varadhachari ||
|''Rajathandhiram'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Bairavan ||
|-
|-
| 1984
|''[[Naanayam Illatha Naanayam]]'' || Veerapandi ||
|''Vaai Sollil Veeranadi'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Vengapuli Varadhachari ||
|-
|-
| 1984
|''[[Oorukku Upadesam]]'' || Sankaran ||
|''Nanayam Illatha Nanayam'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Veerapandi ||
|-
|-
|1984
| rowspan="4" | 1985
|''[[Oorukku upadesam|Oorukku Upadesam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Sankaran ||
|''[[Pudhiya Sagaptham]]'' || Ramadasaradan ||  
|-
|-
| 1985
|''[[Aval Sumangalithan]]'' || Watchman Aarumugam ||  
|''[[Puthiya Sagaptham]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| Ramadasaradan ||
|-
|-
| 1985
|''[[Ketti Melam]]'' || Chinna Paiyan ||  
|''[[Aval Sumangalithan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Watchman Aarumugam ||
|-
|-
| 1985
|''[[Chidambara Rahasiyam (film)|Chidambara Rahasiyam]]'' || Beemarao ||
|''[[Ketti Melam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || ||
|-
|-
| 1985
| rowspan="7" | 1986
|''[[Chidambara Rahasiyam (film)|Chidambara Rahasiyam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Beemarao ||
|''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' || Kumaresa Gounder ||  
|-
|-
| 1986
|''[[Dharma Pathini (1986 film)|Dharma Pathini]]'' ||"Vicks" Vardarajan || Special appearance
|''[[Mr. Bharath]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| Kumaresa Gounder ||
|-
|-
| 1986
|''[[Samsaram Adhu Minsaram]]'' || Ammaiyappa Mudaliyar ||
|''[[Dharma Pathini (1986 film)|Dharma Pathini]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| Lawyer "Vicks" Vardarajan ||
|-
|-
| 1986
|''[[Oomai Vizhigal]]'' || Rathnasabapathy ||
|''[[Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram]]''|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}|| Ammaiyappa Mudaliyar ||[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
|-
|-
| 1986
|''[[Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu]]'' || Thulasi's father ||
|''[[Oomai Vizhigal]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Rathnasabapathy ||
|-
|-
| 1986
|''[[Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu]]'' || Ponnambalam ||
|''[[Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Thulasi's father ||
|-
|-
|1986
|''[[Anandha Kanneer]]'' || Paapa Panchu||
|''[[Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Ponnambalam ||
|-
|-
|1986
| rowspan="4" | 1987
|''[[Anandha Kanneer]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Paapa Panchu||
|''[[Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi]]'' || Naagarkoil Naadhamuni ||  
|-
|-
| 1987
|''[[Kavalan Avan Kovalan]]'' || Chakravarthi's father-in-law  ||
|''[[Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Naagarkoil Naadhamuni ||
|-
|-
| 1987
|''[[Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam]]'' || ||
|''[[Kavalan Avan Kovalan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Prabhu's Father-in-law  ||
|-
|-
| 1987
|''[[Srimathi Oka Bahumathi]]'' || Bhadrachalam Rudraiah || Telugu film
|''Aadade Aadharam'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || || [[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2015 |access-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]] |language=Telugu}}</ref> <br/> Telugu film
|-
|-
| 1987
| rowspan="5" | 1988
|''Kathai Kathayam Karanamam'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || ||
|''[[Veedu Manaivi Makkal]]'' || Subbaiah Pillai || <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2018 |title='&#39;அப்போ இயக்குநர்; இப்போ லாட்ஜ் ஓனர்..!" - டி.பி.கஜேந்திரன் 'அப்போ இப்போ' பகுதி 20 |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/interview/136610-t-p-gajendran-speaks-about-his-cinema-career-for-appo-ippo-series.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017123858/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/interview/136610-t-p-gajendran-speaks-about-his-cinema-career-for-appo-ippo-series.html |archive-date=17 October 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1988
|''[[Penmani Aval Kanmani]]'' || Radio Mama ||
|''[[Veedu Manaivi Makkal]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Subbaiah Pillai ||
|-
|-
| 1988
|''Aadade Aadharam'' || || Telugu film
|''[[Penmani Aval Kanmani]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Radio Mama ||
|-
|-
| 1988
|''[[Mappillai Sir]]'' || Vakkil Varadharajan ||
|''Illu Illalu Pillalu'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || || Telugu film
|-
|-
| 1988
|''Illu Illalu Pillalu'' || || Telugu film
|''[[Mappillai Sir]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Vakkil Varadharajan ||
|-
|-
| 1989
| 1989
|''Sakalakala Sammandhi'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Mayavaram Malayappan||
|''Sakalakala Sammandhi'' || Mayavaram Malayappan ||
|-
|-
| 1990
| rowspan="2" | 1990
|''[[Varavu Nalla Uravu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Appa Ambalavanar || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer]]
|''[[Varavu Nalla Uravu]]'' || Appa Ambalavanar ||
|-
|-
| 1990
|''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]'' || Kaavisattai Kandasamy ||
|''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kaavisattai Kandasamy ||
|-
|-
| 1992
| rowspan="3" | 1992
|''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Viswanathan ||
|''[[Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu]]'' || Kasturi's father ||  
|-
|-
| 1992
|''[[Neenga Nalla Irukkanum]]'' || ||
|''[[Urimai Oonjaladugirathu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kasturi's Father ||
|-
|-
| 1992
|''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' || Viswanathan ||
|''[[Neenga Nalla Irukkanum]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || || [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|-
|-
| 1993
| rowspan="2" | 1993
|''[[Uzhaippali]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||Barrister ||
|''[[Uzhaippali]]'' ||Barrister ||
|-
|-
| 1993
|''[[Sinna Mapplai]]'' || Marriage Broker ||
|''[[Chinna Mapillai (film)|Chinna Mapillai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Marriage Broker ||
|-
|-
| 1994
| rowspan="5" | 1994
|''[[Pattukottai Periyappa]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Pattukottai Periyappa ||  
|''[[Pattukottai Periyappa]]'' || Pattukottai Periyappa ||
|-
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Aranmanai Kaavalan]]'' || Santhanam ||  
| ''[[Aranmanai Kaavalan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Silai thirudan Santhanam ||  
|-
|-
|1994
|''[[Vaa Magale Vaa]]'' || Viswanathan ||
|''[[Vaa Magale Vaa]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Viswanathan ||
|-
|-
|1994
|''[[Vanaja Girija]]'' || Ramanathan ||
|''[[Vanaja Girija]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Business man Ramanathan ||
|-
|-
| 1994
|''[[Vaanga Partner Vaanga]]'' || [[Ganesha|Ganapathi]] ||
|''[[Vaanga Partner Vaanga]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Ganesha|Ganapathi]] ||
|-
|-
| 1995
| rowspan="2" | 1995
|''[[Mayabazar (1995 film)|Mayabazar]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Vishwanathan ||
|''[[Mayabazar (1995 film)|Mayabazar]]'' || Vishwanathan ||
|-
|-
|1995
|''God Father'' || Viswanatham ||Telugu film
|''God Father'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Viswanatham ||Telugu film
|-
|-
| 1996
| rowspan="2" | 1996
|''[[Irattai Roja]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Anchor || Guest appearance
|''[[Meendum Savithri]]'' || Narayana Moorthy ||
|-
|-
| 1996
|''[[Irattai Roja]]'' || Anchor || Guest appearance
|''[[Meendum Savithri]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Narayana Moorthy ||
|-
|-
| 1997
| rowspan="7" | 1997
|''[[Nesam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Himself ||
|''[[Nesam]]'' || Himself ||
|-
|-
| 1997
|''[[Aravindhan]]'' || ||
|''[[Aravindhan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || ||
|-
|-
| 1997
|''[[Adimai Changili]]'' || ||
|''[[Adimai Changili]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || ||
|-
|-
| 1997
|''[[Vasuki (film)|Vasuki]]'' || Ramasamy ||
|''[[Vasuki (film)|Vasuki]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Ramasamy ||
|-
|-
| 1997
|''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' || Adv. Rangachari ||
|''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Adv. Rangachari ||
|-
|-
| 1997
|''[[Sishya (film)|Sishya]]'' || Aadhimoolam ||
|''[[Sishya (film)|Sishya]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Aadhimoolam ||
|-
|-
|1997
|''[[Vaimaye Vellum]]'' || ||
|''[[Vaimaye Vellum]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || ||
|-
|-
|1998
|1998
|''[[Bhagavath Singh (film)|Bhagavath Singh]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||  ||
|''[[Bhagavath Singh]]'' || ||
|-  
|-  
| 1999
| rowspan="2" | 1999
|''[[Mannavaru Chinnavaru]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Shanmugasundaram ||
|''[[Mannavaru Chinnavaru]]'' || Shanmugasundaram ||
|-
|-
| 1999
|''[[Anbulla Kadhalukku]]'' || Chandrasekhar ||
|''[[Anbulla Kadhalukku]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Chandrasekhar ||
|-
|-
|2000
| rowspan="2" |2000
|''[[Kakkai Siraginilae]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Judge ||
|''[[Kakkai Siraginilae]]'' || Judge ||
|-
|-
|2000
|''[[Vaanavil]]'' || Himself ||
|''[[Vaanavil]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Himself ||
|-
|-
| 2001
| rowspan="6" | 2001
|''[[Sigamani Ramamani]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Sundaramoorthy ||
|''[[Sigamani Ramamani]]'' || Sundaramoorthy ||
|-
|''[[Krishna Krishna]]'' || Advocate Viswanathan || Guest appearance
|-
|-
| 2001
|''[[Middle Class Madhavan]]'' || Advocate||
|''[[Krishna Krishna]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Advocate Viswanathan || Guest appearance
|-
|-
| 2001
|''[[Vadagupatti Maapillai]]'' || Gomathi Shankar||
|''[[Middle Class Madhavan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Advocate||
|-
|-
| 2001
|''[[Looty]]'' || Dr. Kuzhanthavelu ||
|''[[Vadagupatti Maapillai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Gomathi Shankar||
|-
|-
|2001
|''[[Vedham]]'' || || Guest appearance
|''[[Looty]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Dr. Kuzhanthavelu ||
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|''[[Thithikudhe]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Himself ||
|''[[Thithikudhe]]'' || Himself ||
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
|''[[Maha Nadigan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || ||
|''[[Maha Nadigan]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
|''[[Ji (film)|Ji]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Raghavan ||
|''[[Ji (film)|Ji]]'' || Raghavan ||
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
|''[[Cheena Thaana 001]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Governor || Guest appearance
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*''Naalavathu Mudichu'' - Jaya TV<ref>{{Cite AV media |last=Jaya TV |author-link=Jaya TV |date=11 October 2021 |title=நாலாவது முடிச்சு- Naalavathu Mudichu {{!}} Tamil Serial {{!}} Jaya TV Rewind {{!}} Episode 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDovNUcdqjY |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/kDovNUcdqjY |archive-date=9 December 2021 |access-date=20 October 2021 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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Visu
Born
Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan[1]

(1945-07-01)1 July 1945[2]
Kalakkad, Tamil Nadu, India
Died22 March 2020(2020-03-22) (aged 74)
Chennai, India
OccupationFilm director, Screenwriter, Actor, Television host.
Years active1977–2019
Spouse(s)Sundari
Children3

Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan (1 July 1945 – 22 March 2020), best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian screenwriter, film director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host known for his work in Tamil theatre and film.[3] Visu initially worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander until becoming a director himself. He later began acting, with his first notable film being Kudumbam Oru Kadambam (1981), directed by S. P. Muthuraman.

Career[edit | edit source]

Visu started his career as a theatre artist, working with Y. G. Parthasarathy's troupe. He was writing scripts for stage dramas before getting into the film industry as an assistant to director K. Balachander. During his time with Balachander, he wrote screenplays for numerous films including Pattina Pravesam (1977), Avan Aval Adhu (1980), Thillu Mullu (1981) and Netrikkan (1981). Thillu Mullu and Netrikkan, which were both released in 1981, became box office hits for actor Rajinikanth. Visu made his debut as a character actor in the film Kudumbam Oru Kadambam (1981), for which he also wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by S. P. Muthuraman.

His first film as a director was Manal Kayiru (1982). Most of his films including Manal Kayiru, Dowry Kalyanam (1983), Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986), Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi (1987), Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988), Vedikkai En Vadikkai (1990) and Pattukottai Periyappa (1994) spoke about the issues of urban middle-class families. These films, which were released in the mid-80s, turned out to be crowd pullers, particularly with regard to the female audience.[4] His other super hit was Chidambara Rahasiyam (1985), which is considered a cult-classic.[5]

While he has directed a rage of actors on screen, he and his brother Kishmu used to star in many of his films. His film Neenga Nalla Irukkanum won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues in 1992. Based on prohibition, the film was the last onscreen appearance of then Tamil Nadu chief minister, J. Jayalalithaa.[6]

He has also shared the screen with Rajinikanth in Nallavanukku Nallavan (1984), Mr. Bharath (1986), Mannan (1992), Uzhaippali (1993) and Arunachalam (1997).

During the ending phase of his career, he made movies which did not leave a lasting mark on the audience as Vaa Magale Vaa (1994), Meendum Savithri (1996) and Sigamani Ramamani (2001).[7]

Actor and stage artiste S. Ve. Shekher, who worked in over 20 films with Visu, called him extremely disciplined and committed.[8]

As an actor, he was last seen in Manal Kayiru 2 (2016), the sequel to one of his earliest directorial successes, Manal Kayiru.

He is known to have starred in over 60 films and directed around 25 films.[9]

Visu later became known for hosting live debates on television, namely Arattai Arangam on Sun TV and Visuvin Makkal Arangam on Jaya TV.[10][11]

Style[edit | edit source]

"Growing up in a joint family, I observed how each person had a difference of opinion. It wasn't bad; just that we were different. I wondered, 'Wouldn't other joint families have similar issues?' So I started writing scripts that reflect the day-to-day scenario in a joint family".

 – Visu in 2016[12]

In most of the films Visu wrote or directed, all the characters were given equal importance. Often, the plot included a huge house where a joint family would reside and the character of Visu would solve their problems. Many of Visu's film titles contain rhyming words, such as Kudumbam Oru Kadambam, Samsaram Adhu Minsaram, Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi, Kavalan Avan Kovalan, Penmani Aval Kanmani, Varavu Nalla Uravu and Vedikkai En Vadikkai. His films focused on many family issues like dowry, need of remarriage for women, mother in law-daughter in law disputes and so on which were occurring that time. In most of his films there is a character named Uma, named after a school teacher who predicted his rise to fame after reading one of his scripts when he was a travel agent. During his last years before death, he wrote the script for Samsaram Adhu Minsaram Part 2 which is yet to see the light of day.[13][14][15][16]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

In 2016, he joined and campaigned for BJP.[17]

On 22 March 2020 at Chennai, Visu died of kidney failure at the age of 74.[18][19][20]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As director[edit | edit source]

Year Title Language Notes Ref.
1982 Kanmani Poonga Tamil [21]
Manal Kayiru [22]
1983 Dowry Kalyanam [23]
1984 Puyal Kadantha Boomi
Rajathanthiram [24]
Vaai Sollil Veeranadi
Naanayam Illatha Naanayam [25]
1985 Pudhiya Sagaptham [26]
Aval Sumangalithan [27]
Ketti Melam [28]
Chidambara Rahasiyam [29]
1986 Samsaram Adhu Minsaram National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment [30]
1987 Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi [31]
Kavalan Avan Kovalan [32]
Srimathi Oka Bahumathi Telugu Remake of Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
1988 Penmani Aval Kanmani Tamil [33]
Aadade Aadharam Telugu Remake of Penmani Aval Kanmani;
Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer		 [34]
Illu Illalu Pillalu Remake of Veedu Manaivi Makkal
1989 Sakalakala Sammandhi Tamil
1990 Varavu Nalla Uravu Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer [35]
Vedikkai En Vadikkai [36]
1992 Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu [37]
Neenga Nalla Irukkanum National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues [38]
1994 Pattukottai Periyappa [39]
Vaa Magale Vaa [40]
1996 Meendum Savithri [41]
Neti Savithri Telugu [42]
2001 Sigamani Ramamani Tamil [43]

As writer[edit | edit source]

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Writer
1977 Pattina Pravesam Story [23]
1978 Sadhurangam Story [44]
1980 Avan Aval Adhu Screenplay [45]
Mazhalai Pattalam Dialogues [46]
1981 Thillu Mullu Screenplay [47]
Netrikkan Story
Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum Screenplay [48]
Kudumbam Oru Kadambam Yes [49]
1982 Simla Special Yes
Pudukavithai Screenplay
1984 Nallavanukku Nallavan Screenplay
1986 Mr. Bharath Screenplay

As an actor[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Thillu Mullu One of the interview candidates Also dubbing artist
Kudumbam Oru Kadambam Srinivasa Raghavan
1982 Kanmani Poonga Ramkumar
Manal Kayiru Uthramerur Narathar Naidu
1983 Oru Kai Paappom Kai Adi Kamalakannan
Dowry Kalyanam Ganesan
1984 Nallavanukku Nallavan Gangadharan Special appearance
Puyal Kadantha Boomi Nammaalu allies Namachivaayan
Rajathanthiram Bhairavan
Vaai Sollil Veeranadi Vengapuli Varadhachari
Naanayam Illatha Naanayam Veerapandi
Oorukku Upadesam Sankaran
1985 Pudhiya Sagaptham Ramadasaradan
Aval Sumangalithan Watchman Aarumugam
Ketti Melam Chinna Paiyan
Chidambara Rahasiyam Beemarao
1986 Mr. Bharath Kumaresa Gounder
Dharma Pathini "Vicks" Vardarajan Special appearance
Samsaram Adhu Minsaram Ammaiyappa Mudaliyar
Oomai Vizhigal Rathnasabapathy
Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu Thulasi's father
Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu Ponnambalam
Anandha Kanneer Paapa Panchu
1987 Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi Naagarkoil Naadhamuni
Kavalan Avan Kovalan Chakravarthi's father-in-law
Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam
Srimathi Oka Bahumathi Bhadrachalam Rudraiah Telugu film
1988 Veedu Manaivi Makkal Subbaiah Pillai [50]
Penmani Aval Kanmani Radio Mama
Aadade Aadharam Telugu film
Mappillai Sir Vakkil Varadharajan
Illu Illalu Pillalu Telugu film
1989 Sakalakala Sammandhi Mayavaram Malayappan
1990 Varavu Nalla Uravu Appa Ambalavanar
Vedikkai En Vadikkai Kaavisattai Kandasamy
1992 Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu Kasturi's father
Neenga Nalla Irukkanum
Mannan Viswanathan
1993 Uzhaippali Barrister
Sinna Mapplai Marriage Broker
1994 Pattukottai Periyappa Pattukottai Periyappa
Aranmanai Kaavalan Santhanam
Vaa Magale Vaa Viswanathan
Vanaja Girija Ramanathan
Vaanga Partner Vaanga Ganapathi
1995 Mayabazar Vishwanathan
God Father Viswanatham Telugu film
1996 Meendum Savithri Narayana Moorthy
Irattai Roja Anchor Guest appearance
1997 Nesam Himself
Aravindhan
Adimai Changili
Vasuki Ramasamy
Arunachalam Adv. Rangachari
Sishya Aadhimoolam
Vaimaye Vellum
1998 Bhagavath Singh
1999 Mannavaru Chinnavaru Shanmugasundaram
Anbulla Kadhalukku Chandrasekhar
2000 Kakkai Siraginilae Judge
Vaanavil Himself
2001 Sigamani Ramamani Sundaramoorthy
Krishna Krishna Advocate Viswanathan Guest appearance
Middle Class Madhavan Advocate
Vadagupatti Maapillai Gomathi Shankar
Looty Dr. Kuzhanthavelu
Vedham Guest appearance
2003 Thithikudhe Himself
2004 Maha Nadigan
2005 Ji Raghavan
2007 Cheena Thaana 001 Governor Guest appearance
2008 Ellam Avan Seyal
2009 Innoruvan Judge
Kannukulle
2013 Alex Pandian Chief Minister
Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu Judge
2014 Nenjirukkumvarai Ninaivirukkum Guest appearance
2016 Manal Kayiru 2 Uthramerur Narathar Naidu
Television
  • Arattai Arangam - Sun TV
  • Makkal Arangam - Jaya TV
  • Naalavathu Mudichu - Jaya TV[51]

Plays/novels[edit | edit source]

As writer
Year Title Notes Ref.
1977 Pattina Pravesam plays
Bharatha Matharkku Jai
Kudumbam Oru Kadambam
Modi Masthan
Dowry Kalyana Vaibhogame
Aval Sumangalithan
Uravukku Kai Koduppom
Meendum Savithri novel

References[edit | edit source]

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