Deceased

When Did Visu Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known asM. R. Viswanathan, விசு, M.R. Viswanathan, MR. ViswanathanGenderMaleNationalityIndiaBorn01/07/1945Born inChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDied22/03/2020 (aged 74)Died inChennaiWikidataQ7936508 ↗TMDb#584474 ↗

Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan, 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. 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.

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Filmography54 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2016	Manal Kayiru 2Movie	—	71
2013	Oruvar Meethu Iruvar SainthuMovie	Judge	68
2013	Alex PandianMovie	Chief Minister	68
2008	Ellam Avan SeyalMovie	—	63
2007	Cheena Thaana 001Movie	—	62
2004	Maha NadiganMovie	—	59
2003	ThithikudheMovie	Guest	58
2001	VaanchinathanMovie	—	56
2001	LootyMovie	—	56
2001	Middle Class MadhavanMovie	Madhavan's boss	56
2001	Sigamani RamamaniMovie	Sundaramoorthy	56
2000	Kakkai SiraginilaeMovie	Judge	55
2000	VaanavilMovie	Self	55
1999	Anbulla KadhalukkuMovie	Chandrasekhar	54
1997	SishyaMovie	—	52
1997	VasukiMovie	Ramasamy	52
1997	ArunachalamMovie	Rangachari	52
1997	Adimai ChangiliMovie	—	52
1996	Irattai RojaMovie	Cameo	51
1996	Meendum SavithriMovie	Narayana Moorthy	51
1994	Vanaja GirijaMovie	Ramanathan	49
1994	Vaa Magale VaaMovie	Viswanathan	49
1994	Vaanga Partner VaangaMovie	Ganapathi	49
1994	Pattukottai PeriyappaMovie	Pattukottai Periyappa	49
1990	Varavu Nalla UravuMovie	Ambalavanan	45
1990	Vedikkai En VadikkaiMovie	Kavisattai Kandhasamy	45
1989	Pudhu Pudhu ArthangalMovie	—	44
1989	Sakalakala SammandiMovie	—	44
1988	Aadade AdharamMovie	—	43
1988	Mappillai SirMovie	Varadarajan	43
1988	Penmani Aval KanmaniMovie	Radio Mama	43
1988	Veedu Manaivi MakkalMovie	—	43
1988	Illu Illalu PillaluMovie	—	43
1987	Srimathi Oka BahumathiMovie	Bhadrachalam Rudraiah	42
1987	Shankar GuruMovie	—	42
1987	Thirumathi Oru VegumathiMovie	—	42
1987	Kavalan Avan KovalanMovie	—	42
1986	Oomai VizhigalMovie	Rathnasabapathy	41
1986	Mr. BharathMovie	Kumaresa Gounder	41
1986	Samsaram Adhu MinsaramMovie	Ammaiyappan Mudaliar	41
1986	Mella Thirandhadhu KadhavuMovie	Tulasi's Father	41
1986	Thaaiku Oru ThaalaattuMovie	Ponnambalam	41
1985	Chidambara RagasiyamMovie	CID Beemarao	40
1985	Puthiya SagapthamMovie	—	40
1984	Oorukku UpadesamMovie	Sankaran	39
1984	Nallavanukku NallavanMovie	—	39
1984	Nanayam Illatha NanayamMovie	—	39
1984	RajathanthiramMovie	—	39
1983	Dowry KalyanamMovie	Ganeshan	38
1982	Manal KayiruMovie	Naradar Naidu	37
1982	Kanmani PoongaMovie	—	37
1981	Thillu MulluMovie	—	36
1981	Kudumbam Oru KadambamMovie	Srinivasa Raghavan	36
1981	NetrikanMovie	—	36