Poornam Viswanathan

AKA: Poornam Vishwanathan

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1921-11-15

Biography

Poornam Viswanathan was an Indian theatre and film actor, who predominantly appeared in Tamil films.

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {65}

Doctor

1984-10-23 0

Unnai Naan Santhithen

Indhu falls in love with Murali and decides to marry him. She starts hating her widowed mother after she sees her getting close to Raghuraman, her college professor. ...

Genre :

1986-08-08 0

Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum

Chakravarthy is a conman who marries women for their money and jewels and later kills them. Seetha falls in love with him and looks forward to marrying him. But then she learns the truth about him. ...

Genre :

Judge

1975-05-09 4

Ninaithadhai Mudippavan

Sundaram, a member of a musical band, goes to chennai to earn money for his sister's marriage but his look-alike brother Ranjit, tricks him. Ranjit carries out his illegal trade without any trouble. ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1972-10-20 0

Idhaya Veenai

Soundharam leaves his house and takes up work with Annamalai, a treacherous person. However, he finds himself in trouble after being falsely accused of various crimes committed by Annamalai. ...

Genre :Drama

1982-02-01 0

Archanai Pookal

Directed by Gokula Krishnan. ...

Genre :

Rangarajan

1984-04-11 0

Naan Paadum Paadal

Gauri, a young widow, loves to read the books written by Subraniam. Things change when her favourite author moves to her neighbourhood. ...

Genre :

Jilla Collector

1973-12-21 6.5

Rajapart Rangadurai

Rangadurai borrows money from Somasundaram to sustain his theatre group during a financial crunch. Enmity arises between the two when Rangadurai marries Somasundaram's daughter against his wishes. ...

Genre :Drama

1985-06-20 5

Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal

Dharmaraj sets up false charges against Ravi, an honest policeman, which leads to Ravi's suspension. Disappointed by this, he tries to unmask Dharmaraj and prove his own innocence. ...

Genre :Drama

Devotee

1985-09-01 5.5

Sri Raghavendrar

The story of the great Indian saint Raghavendra Swami. Born as Venkatanatha, he proved to be a very brilliant scholar from a very young age. After enduring a series of profound life challenges, he emb ...

Genre :Drama

1984-06-15 6.1

Kai Kodukkum Kai

Veer marries a blind girl and is disowned by his brother. He rents a room and takes care of his wife. He decides to share the room with a handicapped youth who has a secret agenda of his own. ...

Genre :Drama

1982-08-01 6.8

Moondru Mugam

A sincere police officer is killed by a liquor dealer. Years later, his twin sons set out to avenge their father's death. ...

Genre :Action

1979-08-10 0

Naan Vazhavaippen

A dying travel agent confesses to a murder he did not commit. ...

Genre :Drama

Mr. Viswanathan

1982-02-19 6.2

Moondram Pirai

A young woman suffers a major head injury in a car accident after which she begins behaving like a child. Trapped at a brothel, she finds hope in a lonely school teacher who decides to rescue her. ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Family Friend and Doctor

1981-05-01 6.9

Thillu Mullu

Chandran lies to his boss that his mother is unwell to get a leave but gets caught. In order to save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a good-for-nothing twin brother. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Sundaram Pillai

1980-11-06 8

Varumayin Niram Sivappu

Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living. ...

Genre :Drama

Yamuna's Father

1995-09-25 6.3

Aasai

A man kills his wife when she learns that he lusts after her sister. He then begins to make his moves for his sister-in-law. When he tries to sabotage the girl's marriage, her fiance gets suspicious. ...

Genre :Romance, Thriller

Company chairman and Divya's grandfather

1990-12-07 6.5

Raja Kaiya Vacha

Raja (Prabhu) is a thief who falls in love with Vijaya (Gouthami). First, she thinks that he was a police officer, she asks him to find lost stuffs and he steals to fulfill her wishes. One day, the po ...

Genre :Drama

1988-11-08 0

Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum

Genre :Drama

1987-01-23 0

Solvadhellam Unmai

Genre :Drama

1986-03-14 0

Dharma Pathni

Genre :Drama

1989-02-17 6.5

Varusham Padhinaaru

Kannan, a teenager, falls in love with his uncle's daughter, Radhika, but things turn upside down when her grandmother disapproves of their relationship. ...

Genre :Romance, Drama

Chief Justice

1973-03-23 0

Rickshawala

A rickshaw puller tries to save an innocent college girl from being trafficked by an evil man, who is protected by a corrupt lawyer. In the process of doing so, he stumbles upon several dark secrets. ...

Genre :Romance

Panjapakesan 'Iyer'

1994-01-14 7

Mahanadhi

Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates. ...

Genre :Drama, Family, Crime

Ramendra Menon

1988-12-22 7.9

Chithram

A young woman is dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding as she will not be inheriting any wealth from her father. When the girl's father pays her a visit, she hires a man to act like her husb ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Jeeva's Father

1992-12-18 2

Meera

Meera's life changes after she witnesses a policeman committing a murder. He then vows to kill her, but Jeeva, a man who falls in love with her, takes it upon himself to protect her. ...

Genre :Romance

1984-03-15 0

Tharaasu

Genre :Drama

1983-01-25 0

Neethibathi

Director: R. Krishnamurthy Stars: Shivaji Ganesan ...

Genre :Drama

1984-10-23 0

Osai

Raja, a poor man, falls in love with Radha. Radha's uncle is in debt and looks for a rich guy to settle his debt. Raja lies about his background but gets exposed. ...

Genre :Drama

Radha's father

1982-02-25 10

Payanangal Mudivathillai

Radha falls in love with Ravi, an aspiring singer, unaware of the fact that he is suffering from leukemia and his days are numbered. ...

Genre :Drama

a doctor

1988-04-13 3

Kan Simittum Neram

Kan Simittum Neram is a 1988 Tamil language thriller film directed by Kalaivanan Kannadasan. The film features Karthik, Ambika and R. Sarathkumar in lead roles. ...

Genre :

1988-03-09 0

Raasave Unnai Nambi

Rasave unnai nambi is a 1988 Tamil film directed by Bose KJ. The film stars Ramarajan, Rekha, Poornam Viswanathan and Saritha in lead roles. ...

Genre :Drama

1992-02-20 0

Sugamana Sumaigal

Sugamana Sumaigal is a 1992 Tamil film directed by R. Parthiepan. The film stars R. Parthiepan, Shali, Radha Ravi and Vijayakumar in lead roles. ...

Genre :

1989-10-28 8

Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal

Bharti, a highly successful singer, escapes from his jealous wife who is unable to deal with his female fan following. He meets Jyothi, a dancer who has also escaped from her cruel husband. ...

Genre :Family, Drama, Romance

1973-12-07 0

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren

Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Pushpa sacrifices herself to the w ...

Genre :Family, Drama, Romance

1974-05-24 8

Naan Avanillai

A man is arrested and appears in court for conning and betraying four women, posing as four different men. ...

Genre :Romance, Crime, Drama, Mystery

1985-04-12 0

Kalyana Agathigal

Kalyana Agathigal is a 1985 Tamil language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film features Saritha in lead role. The film was released on April 12, 1985. The film marked the acting debut of N ...

Genre :Family, Drama, Comedy

1982-11-14 5

Agni Sakshi

Aravindhan runs a dance school where he falls for his student Kannamma. However, soon after they get married, he realises that she is impossible to deal with and decides to help her. ...

Genre :Romance, Drama, Family

1970-02-19 0

Vilaiyaattu Pillai

Genre :Drama

1980-07-18 6

Guru

A young man Raghu sets up an explosive in a railway track to blow up a train. Raghu is a freedom fighter who wants to destroy the train in which British officers are travelling. He returns home after ...

Genre :Action, Crime, Drama

Judge

1971-05-29 6.2

Rickshawkaran

A rickshaw puller, who also enjoys racing with other rickshaw pullers, finds a child whose father has been killed. All his attempts to seek justice for the man are thwarted by a corrupt lawyer. ...

Genre :Drama

1990-07-27 7.2

Keladi Kanmani

Keladi Kanmani (English: Listen, my dear) is a 1990 Indian Tamil drama film directed by Vasanth in his directorial debut. The film stars S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Radhika Sarathkumar. The film was a ...

Genre :Drama

1991-01-01 0

Nee Pathi Naan Pathi

Nee Pathi Naan Pathi is a 1991 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Vasanth and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Rahman, Gouthami and Heera in the lead roles and second film in T ...

Genre :

Judge

1983-11-04 5.2

Thanga Magan

Thanga Magan is a man's search for his roots. It is his search for the truth about his lineage. ...

Genre :Drama, Family, Action

1989-05-05 5

Siva

Siva and John, two best friends, get separated due to the atrocities of a gangster. Siva becomes Tiger and fights injustice, while John is hired by a mafia leader to kill Siva. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Muthaliyar

1991-07-04 5.222

Abhimanyu

Abhimanyu movie is all about Hari (Mohanlal) who is a welder in a small factory, witnesses a gang-related murder and gets inadvertently involved with the underworld. The murder of a benevolent local b ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Thriller

1985-04-12 7

Udhaya Geetham

Genre :Drama

1985-12-27 7

Aan Paavam

A young man travels to a village to meet the girl his father has arranged for him to marry. He mistakenly visits the wrong family and marries their daughter, who was waiting for her arranged husband t ...

Genre :Family, Comedy

1991-03-22 5.5

Pudhu Manidhan

Kabali, a fisherman, is both revered and dreaded. He falls for Suganthi, a chorus singer, and tries to woo her. Sundar, a rich man, is a womaniser and is able to have any girls he wants by money or by ...

Genre :Drama, Family, Romance

1989-03-03 0

Ellame En Thangachi

A Family entertainer about the brother and sister ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance, Drama

Uma's father-in-law

1982-07-11 6

Puthu Kavithai

Anand is a motocycle champion for six years in a row. Winning the championship brings him the introduction of Uma, the daughter of Thilakavathy - a haughty, rich woman. Uma thinks Anand has a too dark ...

Genre :Family, Drama, Romance

Judge

1973-10-25 6.7

Gauravam

Rajinikanth, a veteran lawyer aspires to become the judge. But, the bar council promotes an undeserving lawyer to the post. Enraged by the system, he tries to seek his revenge by defending a murderer. ...

Genre :Drama, Family

Vedachalam

1985-11-11 6.8

Padikkadavan

Two brothers are ousted from their house by their stepbrother's wife. Years later, when one of the brothers is framed for a murder, his stepbrother, who is a judge, returns as a lawyer to save him. ...

Genre :Drama, Action

Vishwanthan

2002-04-12 5.7

Thamizhan

Surya is a lawyer with right values, who tries to redress things the legal way. He falls in love with Priya. His brother-in-law Shakthivel, also an upright lawyer, is killed in the process of upholdin ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1991-07-04 5.222

Abhimanyu

Genre :Action, Drama, Thriller

Varma

1994-01-01 6.6

Pingami

Captain Vijay forms a bond with Kumaran, a severely injured man. However, when he dies, Vijay decides to investigate and ends up finding answers related to his life. ...

Genre :Action, Thriller

1988-08-01 6.7

Aryan

Aryan movie is all about Devanarayan (Mohanlal) who is a Brahmin priest who is falsely accused of theft and forced to leave his village in Kerala. He moves to Bombay where he gets drawn into the under ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Pazhani vel

1975-05-10 0

Melnaattu Marumagal

The film is about two brothers, Sivakumar and Kamal Haasan and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. On the other hand, Kamal Haasan marries a Tamil ...

Genre :Drama

Radha's father

1984-01-26 8

Vidhi

Radha falls in love with Raja, son of a rich lawyer, and ends up pregnant. Now, Raja and his father refuse to accept her. Radha decides to battle it out in the courts in order to seek justice. ...

Genre :Drama

1987-12-14 0

Ore Oru Gramathiley

Shankara fakes a lower-caste certificate for his daughter Gayathri, as he worries that she might not get entrance to university otherwise. Trouble begins when people discover her real identity. ...

Genre :Drama

Narayanaswamy

1990-07-12 7.1

Anjali

After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after her child. ...

Genre :Drama, Family

1974-06-14 0

Dikkatra Parvathi

The story espouses the evils of drink, Parvathi (Lakshmi) is a happy girl just married to a very loving husband, Karuppan(Sreekanth). With kind parents-in-law and a doting husband, her life is blissfu ...

Genre :

1986-01-01 0

Kanmaniye Pesu

Genre :

V. Sivaramakrishnan

1981-06-04 7.8

Ek Duuje Ke Liye

A love story between a Tamil man a North Indian woman, who are neighbours in Goa. They come from totally different backgrounds and can hardly speak the other's language. Their parents despise each oth ...