Vishnu Vishal
{{short description|Indian actor and film producer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vishnu Vishal
| birth_name = Vishal Kudawla
| image = vishnu-vishal-fir-interview.jpg
| caption = Vishal at Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran Press Meet
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|07|17}}
| birth_place = Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
| yearsactive = 2009–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Film producer}}
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Rajini Natraj|2010|2018|end=div}}|{{marriage|Jwala Gutta|2021}}}}
| children = 1
}}
Vishal Kudawla (born 17 July 1984), known professionally as Vishnu Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer who appears in Tamil film industry. After a brief career in cricket, he started his acting career in the year 2009 playing the lead role in the sports film Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, winning acclaim for his portrayal. Vishnu won further acclaim for his role in Neerparavai (2012), portraying a fisherman. He rose to fame with the psychological thriller film, Ratsasan (2018).{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/back-on-familiar-terrain/article25121586.ece |title=What made Vishnu Vishal act in the thriller 'Ratchasan'? |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=4 October 2018 |work=The Hindu |access-date=9 May 2019 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011230559/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/back-on-familiar-terrain/article25121586.ece |url-status=live }}
Early life and family
Vishal Kudawla was born on 17 July 1984{{Cite web |title=Vishal Kudawla |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vishal-kudawla-30141 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915062445/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vishal-kudawla-30141 |archive-date=2024-09-15 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} to Ramesh Kudawla, a high-ranking Tamil Nadu police officer.{{cite web|title=Vishnu – A new hero in Kollywood|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vishnu-a-new-hero-in-kollywood-news-tamil-kkfsxecadcd.html|website=Sify|access-date=31 December 2016|date=5 February 2009|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004154839/http://www.sify.com/movies/vishnu-a-new-hero-in-kollywood-news-tamil-kkfsxecadcd.html}}{{cite news|last=Srinivasa|first=Ramanujam|title=Three cheers to cinema!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actors-vishal-arya-and-vishnu-rib-each-other-about-girls-gymming-and-growing-up-together-in-kollywood/article6405060.ece|access-date=31 December 2016|work=The Hindu|date=12 September 2014|archive-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205091026/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actors-vishal-arya-and-vishnu-rib-each-other-about-girls-gymming-and-growing-up-together-in-kollywood/article6405060.ece|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} He finished his schooling in Holy Cross Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Vellore. After completing his MBA in marketing from SRM Institute of Science and Technology,{{cite news|last=Shilpa Kappur|first=Vasudevan|title=Introvert Turned Lover Boy in College|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2014/oct/06/introvert-turned-lover-boy-in-college-668341.html|access-date=31 December 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=6 October 2014|location=Chennai|archive-date=31 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231210817/http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2014/oct/06/Introvert-Turned-Lover-Boy-in-College-668341.html}} he went on to become a cricketer, playing in TNCA league games. However, a leg injury ended his cricket career and the actor noted that during the time he was bedridden, he started watching films and began an interest in an acting career. His father's uncle had been an actor in several small films and he shaped Vishnu's interest in the industry. He entered the film industry changing his name to Vishnu to which he later added his birth name.{{cite news |last=Rinku |first=Gupta |date=30 April 2014 |title=Vishnu Says Mundasupatti brings out his Lighter Side |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/apr/30/vishnu-says-mundasupatti-brings-out-his-lighter-side-606604.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231210220/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/apr/30/Vishnu-Says-Mundasupatti-brings-out-his-Lighter-Side-606604.html |archive-date=31 December 2016 |access-date=31 December 2016 |work=The New Indian Express}}
Career
=2009–2014=
After being offered a role by Anand Chakravarthy in Suseenthiran's directorial debut Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Vishnu spent months preparing for the role. He had to tan his body sitting for hours in the sun to get dark and look like a player and then for 3 months he trained for kabbadi matches under a coach, for five hours a day. The film opened to very positive reviews, with Vishnu earning a nomination from the Vijay Awards for Best Debut Actor.{{cite news|last=Malathi|first=Rangarajan|title=The winning team – Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu|url=http://hindu.com/cp/2009/02/06/stories/2009020650040200.htm|access-date=31 December 2016|work=The Hindu|date=6 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209090952/http://hindu.com/cp/2009/02/06/stories/2009020650040200.htm|archive-date=9 February 2009}} He had two releases in 2010, portraying an action role in the comedy Bale Pandiya and then played a rowdy from Royapuram in Drohi.{{cite web|title=Vishnu is back in action|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vishnu-is-back-in-action-news-tamil-kkguMqdjjgc.html|website=Sify|access-date=31 December 2016|date=21 August 2010|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004081507/http://www.sify.com/movies/vishnu-is-back-in-action-news-tamil-kkguMqdjjgc.html}} Featuring alongside Srikanth in the latter, Vishnu had to put on {{cvt|15|kg}} to look mature for the role.{{cite web|title=Drohi will be different: Vishnu|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/drohi-will-be-different-vishnu-news-tamil-kkguG7giajg.html|website=Sify|access-date=31 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112091648/http://www.sify.com/movies/drohi-will-be-different-vishnu-news-tamil-kkguG7giajg.html|archive-date=12 January 2014|url-status=dead|date=7 September 2010}} He subsequently worked on the comedy, Kullanari Koottam, After a year without any releases, he had two releases in 2014: the romantic comedy Mundasupatti under Thirukumaran Entertainment and the sports drama Jeeva for which he collaborated with Suseenthiran again. Both films won positive reviews and performed well at the box office.{{cite news|last=Subha|first=J Rao|title=What a shot!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/interview-with-vishnu-vishal/article6646465.ece|access-date=31 December 2016|work=The Hindu|date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205131847/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/interview-with-vishnu-vishal/article6646465.ece|archive-date=5 December 2014}}
=2015–2018=
In 2015, he appeared in the science and fiction comedy Indru Netru Naalai directed by R.Ravikumar. The movie was a super hit at the box office.{{cite news|title=Vishnu's next is Indru Netru Naalai|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vishnus-next-is-Indru-Netru-Naalai/articleshow/44202194.cms|access-date=31 December 2016|work=The Times of India|date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004221641/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vishnus-next-is-Indru-Netru-Naalai/articleshow/44202194.cms|archive-date=4 October 2014}} Vishnu had two releases in 2016. His first release of the year was also his first production venture, the comedy film Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran directed by Ezhil, with Nikki Galrani in the female lead. The movie was one of the most profitable ventures at the box office. His final release of the year was Maveeran Kittu, a period drama set in the 1980s. Despite receiving positive reviews, the movie did well at the box office. He finished shooting for Seenu Ramasamy's Idam Porul Yaeval.{{cite news|title=Vishnu joins Vijay Sethupathi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vishnu-joins-Vijay-Sethupathi/articleshow/24145695.cms?|access-date=31 December 2016|work=The Times of India|date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231204858/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vishnu-joins-Vijay-Sethupathi/articleshow/24145695.cms|archive-date=31 December 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
His next films are Kathanayagan (2017), Raatchasan (2018) and Silukkuvarupatti Singam (2018) directed by a first time film maker, Chella.
=2021–present=
In 2021, the Prabhu Solomon's Kaadan has received mixed reviews from the audience and critics alike.{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kaadan-first-reviews-out-netizens-call-rana-daggubati-film-well-intentioned-1783892-2021-03-26 | title=Kaadan first reviews out. Netizens call Rana Daggubati film well-intentioned | date=26 March 2021 | access-date=7 April 2022 | archive-date=7 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407144330/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kaadan-first-reviews-out-netizens-call-rana-daggubati-film-well-intentioned-1783892-2021-03-26 | url-status=live }} He played a Muslim in the film FIR (2022), which touched upon the sensitive issue of branding Muslims as terrorists.{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/fir-review-tamil-movie-22925 | title=FIR review. FIR Tamil movie review, story, rating | access-date=7 April 2022 | archive-date=7 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407144328/https://www.indiaglitz.com/fir-review-tamil-movie-22925 | url-status=live }} The film was banned in Malaysia, Kuwait and Qatar.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-11 |title=FIR: Vishnu Vishal-Led Action Thriller Gets Banned In Malaysia, Kuwait & Qatar |url=https://www.koimoi.com/entertainment-news/fir-vishnu-vishal-led-action-thriller-gets-banned-in-malaysia-kuwait-qatar/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Koimoi |language=en-US |archive-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416191802/https://www.koimoi.com/entertainment-news/fir-vishnu-vishal-led-action-thriller-gets-banned-in-malaysia-kuwait-qatar/ |url-status=live }} In the same year, the actor played a wrestler in the family entertainer Gatta Kusthi co-starring Aishwarya Lekshmi and co-produced by Ravi Teja.{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=2022-11-29 |title=Vishnu Vishal on 'Gatta Kusthi': I want to expand my market in Malayalam and Telugu |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vishnu-vishal-on-gatta-kusthi/article66199333.ece |access-date=2022-11-29 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129115445/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vishnu-vishal-on-gatta-kusthi/article66199333.ece |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Vishnu Vishal was married to Rajini Natraj, daughter of the actor K. Natraj. The two were college-mates and were in a relationship for four years before getting married. Their wedding took place on 2 December 2010 at Hotel Asiana in Chennai,{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vishnu-weds-rajini-imagegallery-kollywood-kmdoDGchegisi.html |title=Vishnu weds Rajini |website=Sify |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004031327/http://www.sify.com/movies/vishnu-weds-rajini-imagegallery-kollywood-kmdoDGchegisi.html |archive-date=4 October 2015 |access-date=31 December 2016}} and their son was born in 2017.{{Cite tweet |number=958671320362860546 |user=TheVishnuVishal |title=HAPPY 'FURST' BDAY TO MY SON 'ARYAN' :):) SPECIAL DAY :) thnx @maanavicky for d super cake:) |author=Vishnu Vishal |author-link=Vishnu Vishal |date=31 January 2018}} In November 2018, the couple divorced due to undisclosed reasons.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vishnu-vishal-is-officially-divorced/articleshow/66604688.cms |title=Vishnu Vishal is officially divorced! |date=13 November 2018 |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 May 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011230530/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vishnu-vishal-is-officially-divorced/articleshow/66604688.cms |url-status=live }}
Vishnu got engaged to badminton player Jwala Gutta in September 2020.{{Cite news |url=https://www.kollyinsider.com/2020/09/vishnu-vishal-got-engaged-with.html |title=Vishnu Vishal got engaged with badminton player |date=7 September 2020 |website=KollyInsider.com |access-date=7 September 2020 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929000634/https://www.kollyinsider.com/2020/09/vishnu-vishal-got-engaged-with.html |url-status=live }} Their wedding took place on 22 April 2021 in Hyderabad.{{Cite web|title=Jwala Gutta and Vishnu Vishal get hitched in an intimate ceremony|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/jwala-gutta-and-vishnu-vishal-get-hitched-in-an-intimate-ceremony/articleshow/82198518.cms|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Times of India|date=22 April 2021 |archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422140403/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/jwala-gutta-and-vishnu-vishal-get-hitched-in-an-intimate-ceremony/articleshow/82198518.cms|url-status=live}}
Filmography
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References
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External links
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