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Visu

{{Short description|Indian screenwriter and film director (1945–2020)}}

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| name = Visu

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| birth_name = Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan{{Cite news |date=19 August 2004 |title=CHATTING for a cause |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/08/19/stories/2004081900020100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=4 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041019131223/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/08/19/stories/2004081900020100.htm |archive-date=19 October 2004}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|07|01|df=y}}{{Cite web |title=TANTIS |url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=1783 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302092730/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=1783 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |access-date=2014-07-20 |publisher=tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|03|22|1945|07|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India

| death_place = Chennai, India

| relatives =

| spouse = Sundari

| children = 3

| occupation = Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Television host.

| yearsactive = 1977–2019

}}

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.{{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 }} 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.

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.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.

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.{{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}} His other super hit was Chidambara Rahasiyam (1985), which is considered a cult-classic.{{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}}

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 chief minister, J. Jayalalithaa.{{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}}

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).{{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}}

Actor and stage artiste S. Ve. Shekher, who has worked in over 20 films with Visu, said that he was extremely disciplined and committed.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

Style

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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".

| source = – Visu in 2016{{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}}

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In most of the films Visu directed, 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 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.{{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}}{{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 }}{{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}}{{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 }}

Other works

Visu became known for hosting live debates on television, namely Arattai Arangam on Sun TV and Visuvin Makkal Arangam on Jaya TV.{{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}}{{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 }} He joined and campaigned for BJP.{{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}}

Final years and death

On 22 March 2020 at Chennai, Visu died of kidney failure at the age of 74.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

Filmography

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This is a list of films that he directed and/or wrote. He also acted in many of his own directed films.

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1977

|Pattina Pravesam

style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}{{n/a}}{{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}}
1978

|Sadhurangam

style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}{{n/a}}also dialogue writer{{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}}
1980

|Avan Aval Adhu

style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}{{n/a}}{{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}}
1980

|Mazhalai Pattalam

style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}{{n/a}}{{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 |page=64 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}
1981

|Thillu Mullu

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1981

|Netrikkan

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1981

|Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum

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1981

|Kudumbam Oru Kadambam

style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Srinivasa Raghavan{{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}}
1982

|Kanmani Poonga

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1982

|Simla Special

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1982

|Manal Kayiru

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1982

|Puthukavithai

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1983

|Dowry Kalyanam

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1984

|Nallavanukku Nallavan

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1984

|Puyal Kadantha Boomi

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1984

|Rajathanthiram

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1984

|Vaai Sollil Veeranadi

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1984

|Naanayam Illatha Naanayam

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1985

|Pudhiya Sagaptham

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1985

|Aval Sumangalithan

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Watchman Aarumugam{{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}}
1985

|Ketti Melam

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1985

|Chidambara Rahasiyam

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Beemarao{{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=}}
1986

|Mr. Bharath

style="text-align:center;" |{{n}}style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}Kumaresa Gounder
1986

|Dharma Pathini

style="text-align:center;" |{{n}}style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}Lawyer "Vicks" Vardarajan
1986

|Samsaram Adhu Minsaram

style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}style="text-align:center;" |{{y}}Ammaiyappa MudaliyarNational Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment{{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}}
1987

|Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Naagarkoil Naadhamuni{{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}}
1987

|Kavalan Avan Kovalan

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Chakravarthi's father-in-law{{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}}
1987

|Srimathi Oka Bahumathi

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Telugu film; remake of Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
1988

|Veedu Manaivi Makkal

style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Subbaiah Pillai{{Cite web |date=11 September 2018 |title=''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}}
1988

|Penmani Aval Kanmani

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Radio Mama{{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 |page=63 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
1988

|Aadade Aadharam

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer
Telugu film; remake of Penmani Aval Kanmani		{{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=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh |language=Telugu}}
1988

|Illu Illalu Pillalu

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Telugu film; remake of Veedu Manaivi Makkal
1989

|Sakalakala Sammandhi

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Mayavaram Malayappan
1990

|Varavu Nalla Uravu

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Appa AmbalavanarTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer{{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}}
1990

|Vedikkai En Vadikkai

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Kaavisattai Kandasamy{{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=}}
1992

|Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Kasturi's Father{{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}}
1992

|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{{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}}
1994

|Pattukottai Periyappa

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Pattukottai Periyappa{{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}}
1994

|Vaa Magale Vaa

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Viswanathan{{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=}}
1996

|Meendum Savithri

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Narayana Moorthy{{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}}
1996

|Neti Savithri

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}{{n/a}}Telugu film{{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}}
2001

|Sigamani Ramamani

style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Sundaramoorthy{{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}}
2016

|Manal Kayiru 2

style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}Uthramerur Narathar Naidu

=Actor=

This is a list of films that Visu worked only as an actor.

class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=2 | Year

! rowspan=2 | Title

! rowspan="2" |Role

! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Notes

1983

|Oru Kai Paappom

Kai Adi Kamalakannan
1984

|Oorukku Upadesam

Sankaran
1986

|Oomai Vizhigal

Rathnasabapathy
1986

|Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu

Thulasi's father
1986

|Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu

Ponnambalam
1986

|Anandha Kanneer

Paapa Panchu
1987

|Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam

1988

|Mappillai Sir

Vakkil Varadharajan
1992

|Mannan

Viswanathan
1993

|Uzhaippali

Barrister
1993

|Sinna Mapplai

Marriage Broker
1994

| Aranmanai Kaavalan

Santhanam
1994

|Vanaja Girija

Business man Ramanathan
1994

|Vaanga Partner Vaanga

Ganapathi
1995

|Mayabazar

Vishwanathan
1995

|God Father

ViswanathamTelugu film
1996

|Irattai Roja

AnchorGuest appearance
1997

|Nesam

Himself
1997

|Aravindhan

1997

|Adimai Changili

1997

|Vasuki

Ramasamy
1997

|Arunachalam

Adv. Rangachari
1997

|Sishya

Aadhimoolam
1997

|Vaimaye Vellum

1998

|Bhagavath Singh

1999

|Mannavaru Chinnavaru

Shanmugasundaram
1999

|Anbulla Kadhalukku

Chandrasekhar
2000

|Kakkai Siraginilae

Judge
2000

|Vaanavil

Himself
2001

|Krishna Krishna

Advocate ViswanathanGuest appearance
2001

|Middle Class Madhavan

Advocate
2001

|Vadagupatti Maapillai

Gomathi Shankar
2001

|Looty

Dr. Kuzhanthavelu
2001

|Vedham

Guest appearance
2003

|Thithikudhe

Himself
2004

|Maha Nadigan

2005

|Ji

Raghavan
2007

|Cheena Thaana 001

GovernorGuest appearance
2007

|Nenjirukkumvarai Ninaivirukkum

Guest appearance
2008

|Ellam Avan Seyal

2009

|Innoruvan

Judge
2009

|Kannukulle

2013

|Alex Pandian

Chief Minister
2013

|Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu

Judge

;Television

  • Arattai Arangam - Sun TV
  • Makkal Arangam - Jaya TV
  • Naalavathu Mudichu - Jaya TV{{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}}

References

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