Visu

AKA: M. R. Viswanathan, விசு, M.R. Viswanathan
1.7642

1945-07-01

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Biography

Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan, best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host.

Crew Roles

Puthiya Sagaptham
Director
Kettimelam
Director
Kanmani Poonga
Director
Varavu Nalla Uravu
Director
Kanmani Poonga
Writer
Varavu Nalla Uravu
Writer
Kavalan Avan Kovalan
Writer
Kavalan Avan Kovalan
Director
Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu
Writer
Pattukottai Periyappa
Writer
Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu
Director
Pattukottai Periyappa
Director
Vaa Magale Vaa
Screenplay
Vaa Magale Vaa
Director
Vaa Magale Vaa
Dialogue
Avan Aval Adhu
Screenplay
Pattina Pravesam
Dialogue
Thillu Mullu
Dialogue
Aaj Ka Daur
Story
Aval Sumangalithan
Director
Rajathanthiram
Director
Netrikan
Story
Nanayam Illatha Nanayam
Director
Pattina Pravesam
Theatre Play
Nanayam Illatha Nanayam
Story
Nanayam Illatha Nanayam
Dialogue
Rajathanthiram
Writer
Nanayam Illatha Nanayam
Screenplay
Vaai Sollil Veeranadi
Writer
Vaai Sollil Veeranadi
Director
Illu Illalu Pillalu
Director
Illu Illalu Pillalu
Screenplay
Aadade Adharam
Writer
Aadade Adharam
Director
Oorukku Upadesam
Story
Makkala Sainya
Dialogue
Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
Director
Samsaram Oka Chadarangam
Story
Manal Kayiru
Director
Chidambara Ragasiyam
Screenplay
Chidambara Ragasiyam
Dialogue
Chidambara Ragasiyam
Story
Chidambara Ragasiyam
Director
Puthu Kavithai
Screenplay
Mr. Bharath
Screenplay
Meendum Savithri
Dialogue
Meendum Savithri
Screenplay
Meendum Savithri
Director
Meendum Savithri
Story
Dowry Kalyanam
Director
Sigamani Ramamani
Director
Vedikkai En Vadikkai
Director
Sigamani Ramamani
Story
Sigamani Ramamani
Screenplay
Sakalakala Sammandi
Director
Sakalakala Sammandi
Story
Sakalakala Sammandi
Dialogue
Dowry Kalyanam
Screenplay
Kudumbam Oru Kadambam
Writer
Kudumbam Oru Kadambam
Screenplay
Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
Writer
Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
Screenplay
Sigamani Ramamani
Dialogue
Sakalakala Sammandi
Screenplay
Neenga Nalla Irukkanum
Writer
Neenga Nalla Irukkanum
Director
Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
Writer
Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
Director
Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi
Story
Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi
Director
Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi
Screenplay
Thiruthalvaadi
Original Story
Manal Kayiru
Writer
Penmani Aval Kanmani
Director
Penmani Aval Kanmani
Writer
Dowry Kalyanam
Story
Kettimelam
Writer
Aval Sumangalithan
Writer
Puthiya Sagaptham
Writer
Thillu Mullu
Screenplay
Nallavanukku Nallavan
Screenplay
Simla Special
Writer
Sadhurangam
Story
Vedikkai En Vadikkai
Writer
Maduve Maadu Thamashe Nodu
Story
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {69}

2003-03-03 7.5

Thithikudhe

Chinnu and Anuradha, two childhood friends who are in love with each other, are seperated at an early age. Years later, fate brings them together in an unexpected way. ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy, Action

Judge

2013-04-26 0

Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu

Genre :Romance, Drama

Judge

2000-03-09 0

Kakkai Siraginilae

Genre :Drama

Varadarajan

1988-08-12 0

Mappillai Sir

Vardarajan's wife gets extremely arrogant when she inherits her ancestral property. However, a humble Vardarajan gets an opportunity to teach her a lesson when their daughter's marriage gets fixed. ...
Genre :Family, Drama

Chandrasekhar

1999-09-17 0

Anbulla Kadhalukku

Genre :

Viswanathan

1992-01-14 6.9

Mannan

Circumstances force the union leader of a factory to marry his own boss, a rich and arrogant lady who has ulterior motives. ...
Genre :Drama

Rangachari

1997-04-10 7.3

Arunachalam

Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past. ...
Genre :Action, Drama, Comedy

Kumaresa Gounder

1986-01-10 7.1

Mr. Bharath

Businessman Gopinath abandons Shanti, his first love, to marry a rich heiress. Later, Bharath, Gopinath and Shanti's illegitimate son, seeks revenge from him for the injustice meted out to his mother. ...
Genre :Drama

1984-10-22 6.2

Nallavanukku Nallavan

Manickam, a youngster, gets reformed by Gangadharan, a kind man, who eventually appoints him in charge of his business. Irked by his father's actions, Gangadharan's son seeks revenge against Manickam. ...
Genre :Drama

1981-08-15 4.813

Netrikan

The story revolves around Chakravarthy (Older Rajini) who is a successful textile businessman in Coimbatore. He is a great womaniser (perhaps his only weakness) and picks up any women he wants. He has ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

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

1984-06-29 0

Nanayam Illatha Nanayam

Genre :Family, Drama

1984-09-19 0

Vaai Sollil Veeranadi

Lakshmi decides to abstain from physical intimacy for three years when her husband kills a snake that is relevant to her religion. Soon, her decision brings about some unexpected challenges. ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

1988-12-15 0

Illu Illalu Pillalu

A middle-class family struggles to survive in an extremely demanding society and earn enough to live a comfortable life. ...
Genre :Drama

Sankaran

1984-02-13 0

Oorukku Upadesam

Janaki tries to prove her innocence when her brother-in-law accuses her of being a sex worker. Meanwhile, Janaki's uncle discovers that she has a lookalike. ...
Genre :Drama

1988-06-01 0

Aadade Adharam

Genre :Drama

Ganapathi

1994-01-14 0

Vaanga Partner Vaanga

Three villagers go to Chennai to become rich and promise Lord Ganapathi a quarter of their profit if he becomes their partner. However, when the time comes for them to pay him, they refuse to do so. ...
Genre :Comedy

1985-01-01 0

Puthiya Sagaptham

Vijay, a college student, falls in love with Uma, who works in the library of the same college. But, soon, his dreams shatter when he finds that Uma is a widow. ...
Genre :Drama, Family

1985-10-11 0

Kettimelam

Genre :Drama

1986-03-14 0

Dharma Pathni

Genre :Drama

1997-04-27 0

Sishya

Genre :Drama

Chief Minister

2013-01-12 3.6

Alex Pandian

Alex Pandian (Tamil: அலெக்ஸ் பாண்டியன்) is a Tamil action-masala film directed by Suraj that features Karthi and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles, while Santhanam plays a pivotal supporting role. Devi ...
Genre :Action, Comedy

Broker Ambalavanan

1993-01-14 6

Chinna Mapillai

Prabhu is a kind-hearted poor man who works as a coolie in bus stand. Visu, a marriage broker wants him to pose as a rich man from Singapore and marry Sukanya to break the arrogance and her money-mind ...
Genre :Comedy

Ponnambalam

1986-07-16 0

Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu

A father does not hold a very good opinion about his son, Kannan, who works at his factory. Things take a turn for the worse when Pakkiri creates misunderstanding between the father and son duo. ...
Genre :Drama

1999-01-14 0

Mannavaru Sinnavaru

Genre :Drama

1997-01-14 0

Nesam

A young boy has to go beyond being a normal romantic lover to impress the girl he loves. ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

Tulasi's Father

1986-09-12 6.2

Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu

A village girl loves her distant cousin, but he loves someone else and rejects her marriage proposal. When an accident kills the girl he loves, he is forced to reconsider his decision. ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1982-11-17 5

Nandri, Meendum Varuga

Anand, a wealthy man, meets his dream girl, Janaki and they are happily engaged. However, Janaki's life turns tragic when Anand dies in an accident and she slips into amnesia. ...
Genre :Drama

Raghavan

2005-02-21 5.5

Ji

Vasu (Ajith), a final year college student is happy go lucky. But he is forced to contest elections in the college after being persuaded by his friends (Venkat Prabhu and Arun). He, however, incurs th ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1983-01-01 0

Oru Kai Pappoam

Jayaraman, a petty thief, changes his ways when he meets a rich lady who is mentally ill and decides to work as her bodyguard. ...
Genre :Drama

himself (Special appearance)

2000-10-27 5.5

Vaanavil

Genre :Drama

1997-09-05 5

Adimai Changili

Adimai Changili is a 1997 Tamil language film directed by R. K. Selvamani. The film features Arjun and Roja in lead roles whilst Rambha, Anandaraj and M. N. Nambiar play supporting roles. The film far ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1987-02-20 7

Shankar Guru

Shankar Guru is a 1987 Indian Tamil film, directed by Raja and produced by M. Saravanan and M. Balasubramanian. The film stars Arjun, Seetha, Sasikala and Baby Shalini in lead roles. The film had musi ...
Genre :Thriller, Action

2015-03-06 2

En Vazhi Thani Vazhi

An intrepid encounter specialist takes on everyone who tries to rein him in and clashes with an international outcome. ...
Genre :

2004-12-03 0

Maha Nadigan

Starting as an extra, Sathya shrewdly paves his way up to stardom as a leading hero. His ever-increasing popularity also leads him to joining an upcoming political party. ...
Genre :Drama

1985-01-01 0

Aval Sumangalithan

Drama from India in the mid 1980s. Arumugam (Visu), a poor father, looks for a bridegroom for his daughter Uma (Ilavarasi). For Arumugam, the perfect bridegroom seems to be Bhaskaran (Karthik). Bhaska ...
Genre :Drama

1984-09-22 0

Rajathanthiram

Genre :Drama

Madhavan's boss

2001-01-01 4.3

Middle Class Madhavan

Madhavan, a lawyer and the breadwinner of his family, finds it difficult to enjoy his married life due to his family's issues. ...
Genre :Comedy

Naradar Naidu

1982-05-07 0

Manal Kayiru

A man refuses to get married until he finds a woman who can fulfil his eight conditions. His uncle lies to him and gets him married to a woman, but she fails to meet his expectations. ...
Genre :Family, Drama, Comedy

Ammaiyappan Mudaliar

1986-07-18 7

Samsaram Adhu Minsaram

Ammaiyappan Mudaliar fulfils every need of his four children. However, when the eldest son fights with him and leaves the house, Uma, the daughter-in-law, tries to solve their issues. ...
Genre :

2016-12-23 0

Manal Kayiru 2

A doting father gives his nod to his daughter’s conditions for marriage and the confusions and struggle which the family faces following that… ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy, Family

Lawyer

1993-06-24 6.3

Uzhaippali

Rajini is working as a coolie in a factory. He is asked by three brothers to act as a foreign-returned rich man the heir of a property. Rajini acts but always escapes as he doesn't want to face conseq ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, Action

Cameo

1996-04-05 0

Irattai Roja

Uma marries Balu, an honest civil engineer. Uma thinks that he is rich and receives lot of bribes but turns out Balu is from the middle-class like her. Uma is a miser and dreams to become rich. After ...
Genre :Drama, Family, Comedy

Vishwanathan

1995-08-12 0

Mayabazar

Suji is the only daughter of billionaire Vishwanathan who plays unsuspecting pranks on everyone and one such prank she does by conducting an interview for choosing personal secretary for her father in ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy, Horror

Ramanathan

1994-12-16 0

Vanaja Girija

Anand, a veterinarian, and Raja, a doctor, are brothers. Their father, Ramanathan, is a rich retired businessman. Vanaja and Girija lives with their mother, their father Shankar escaped when they were ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy, Family

CID Beemarao

1985-12-14 7

Chidambara Ragasiyam

Chidambara Rahasiyam revolves around a simpleton Chidambaram, who is framed for murder. Here enters CID Beemarao who teams up with the local police and Arun to find the real culprits. ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Rathnasabapathy

1986-08-15 8.2

Oomai Vizhigal

P R K, who is on a killing spree, is aided by a local politician and a nefarious doctor. However, a policeman and a committed journalist join hands to nab him. ...
Genre :Thriller, Action, Crime

Radio Mama

1988-03-11 6

Penmani Aval Kanmani

Parandhaman and his family are forced to shift to another house due to his father's habit of interfering in the neighbours' affairs. His father tries to solve people's problems by staging events. ...
Genre :Comedy, Family, Drama

2008-11-28 7

Ellam Avan Seyal

A lawyer, who defends criminals, wages vigilante justice against them in private. The movie deals with the murder of a girl who was ragged and brutally murdered by her classmates. The lawyer, through ...
Genre :Crime, Thriller, Action

1997-02-27 0

Aravindhan

Aravindh is heartbroken when his friend gets killed for beheading an evil landlord who caused the death of many innocent villagers. He then decides to fight for the rights of the poor villagers. ...
Genre :Drama

Narayana Moorthy

1996-02-09 0

Meendum Savithri

Manju is an outspoken woman. She lives with her father, who tries to socially reform people. Belonging to a middle class family, she cannot provide a dowry for potential grooms. One day, Manju comes a ...
Genre :Family, Drama

Sundaramoorthy

2001-05-18 0

Sigamani Ramamani

Sigamani Ramamani (Tamil: சிகாமணி ரமாமணி) is a 2001 Indian Tamil film, directed by Visu. The film stars S. V. Shekhar, Urvashi, Manorama and Srividya in lead roles. The film had musical score by Chand ...
Genre :Family, Comedy

Kavisattai Kandhasamy

1990-06-29 0

Vedikkai En Vadikkai

Vedikkai En Vadikkai (Tamil: வேடிக்கை என் வாடிக்கை, English: Fun is my routine) is a 1990 Indian Tamil film, directed by Visu. The film stars S. V. Shekhar, Rekha, Pallavi and Manorama in lead roles. ...
Genre :Family, Comedy

Ganeshan

1983-05-31 0

Dowry Kalyanam

Friends Ganeshan and Ethiraj have a falling out due to a misunderstanding. However, when Ganeshan is close to losing all his wealth due to his sister's marriage, he is forced to reach out to Ethiraj. ...
Genre :Comedy, Family, Drama

1989-07-07 6

Sakalakala Sammandi

Sakalakala Sammandi is a 1989 Indian Tamil film, directed by Visu and produced by K.R.G. The film stars Visu, Saranya, Delhi Ganesh and Manorama in lead roles. The film had musical score by Sankar Gan ...
Genre :Family, Comedy

1987-01-15 0

Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi

Uma and her husband make many sacrifices, including not having children, to raise Uma's younger brothers. However, with time, the brothers get immersed in their lives and stop caring for their sister. ...
Genre :Drama

Srinivasa Raghavan

1981-12-12 6

Kudumbam Oru Kadambam

Three middle-class families living in Chennai face several difficulties in their everyday lives and tackle the challenges that come their way. ...
Genre :Drama

1992-10-02 0

Neenga Nalla Irukkanum

Neenga Nalla Irukkanum is a 1992 Tamil film written and directed by Visu. It stars Nizhalgal Ravi and Bhanupriya in the lead with Visu, Chandrasekhar and Manorama forming the supporting cast. Produced ...
Genre :

1984-01-01 0

Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi

Three young men return to their village to take revenge against the leader who sent them to jail. However, after meeting their family, they change their minds and set out to save the village. ...
Genre :

1997-02-14 0

Vaimaye Vellum

Perumal (Rajan P. Dev), a corrupt police officer, is transferred to the same area after 20 years. In the past, Perumal's wife died during her delivery and Perumal felt that his newborn son brought hi ...
Genre :

1983-01-01 0

Naalu Perukku Nandri

Lakshmi, a fun-loving woman, challenges her friends that she will make Babu, the son of a rich businessman, fall in love with her. ...
Genre :

Viswanathan

1994-05-13 0

Vaa Magale Vaa

Lawyer Uma takes up the case of Raman, a mechanic who has been framed for murder. She soon learns that the prime suspect is her own father, Vishwanath, whom she has always held in high esteem. ...
Genre :Drama

1987-05-29 0

Kavalan Avan Kovalan

Pachiappan loves Anjala but cannot marry her till he makes a name for himself. He finds an opportunity when he meets Chakravorthy, his lookalike and a popular director. ...
Genre :Drama

Pattukottai Periyappa

1994-09-23 0

Pattukottai Periyappa

Pichumani and Uma are about to get married when the wedding is stopped due to certain circumstances, creating a rift between the families. However, Pichumani's uncle decides to help them get married. ...
Genre :Drama

Ambalavanan

1990-04-05 0

Varavu Nalla Uravu

Two friends, Ambalavanan and Chandrashekar, have very different perspectives on life. While one thrives amidst his loving family, the other believes that everything revolves around money. ...
Genre :Drama

Shanmugam

1992-08-14 0

Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu

Genre :Drama

1982-11-14 0

Kanmani Poonga

Ramkumar and Uma, a happily married couple, suddenly face the wrath of Ramkumar's mother when Uma fails to bear a child and suggests another marriage for her son. ...
Genre :Drama

2007-09-07 3

Cheena Thaana 001

Tamizharasu, who aspires to become a police officer, discovers a terrorist's ploy to assassinate the governor. On learning that some policemen are involved, he takes matters into his own hands. ...
Genre :Comedy, Action

1988-01-15 0

Veedu Manaivi Makkal

A middle-class family struggles to survive in an extremely demanding society and earn enough to live a comfortable life. ...
Genre :Drama