Directing
Visu
Born 1945-07-01
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Department: Directing
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Visu
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Arunachalam
1997
TMDB3.6
Movie
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Nallavanukku Nallavan
1984
TMDB3.4
Movie
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Ji
2005
TMDB2.9
Movie
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Thillu Mullu
1981
TMDB3.5
Movie
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Alex Pandian
2013
TMDB1.9
Movie
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Mr. Bharath
1986
TMDB3.5
Movie
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Middle Class Madhavan
2001
TMDB2.1
Movie
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Pudhu Kavithai
1982
TMDB3.5
Movie
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Vanaja Girija
1994
TMDB3.5
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Simla Special
1982
TMDB3.3
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (164 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Manal Kayiru 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
| En Vazhi Thani Vazhi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 | |
| Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu | Judge | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Alex Pandian | Chief Minister | Movie | 2013 |
 | Ellam Avan Seyal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Cheena Thaana 001 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Ji | Raghavan | Movie | 2005 |
 | Maha Nadigan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | Thithikudhe | Guest | Movie | 2003 |
 | Sigamani Ramamani | Sundaramoorthy | Movie | 2001 |
| Sigamani Ramamani | Director | Movie | 2001 |
| Sigamani Ramamani | Story | Movie | 2001 |
| Sigamani Ramamani | Screenplay | Movie | 2001 |
| Sigamani Ramamani | Dialogue | Movie | 2001 |
 | Vaanchinathan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Looty | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Middle Class Madhavan | Madhavan's boss | Movie | 2001 |
 | Vaanavil | Self | Movie | 2000 |
| Kakkai Siraginilae | Judge | Movie | 2000 | |
 | Anbulla Kadhalukku | Chandrasekhar | Movie | 1999 |
| Mannavaru Sinnavaru | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 | |
| Vasuki | Ramasamy | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Adimai Changili | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Sishya | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Arunachalam | Rangachari | Movie | 1997 |
| Aravindhan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Vaimaye Vellum | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Nesam | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Irattai Roja | Cameo | Movie | 1996 |
 | Meendum Savithri | Narayana Moorthy | Movie | 1996 |
| Meendum Savithri | Director | Movie | 1996 |
| Meendum Savithri | Dialogue | Movie | 1996 |
| Meendum Savithri | Story | Movie | 1996 |
| Meendum Savithri | Screenplay | Movie | 1996 |
 | Mayabazar | Vishwanathan | Movie | 1995 |
 | Vanaja Girija | Ramanathan | Movie | 1994 |
| Pattukottai Periyappa | Pattukottai Periyappa | Movie | 1994 | |
| Pattukottai Periyappa | Director | Movie | 1994 | |
| Pattukottai Periyappa | Writer | Movie | 1994 | |
| Vaa Magale Vaa | Viswanathan | Movie | 1994 | |
| Vaa Magale Vaa | Director | Movie | 1994 | |
| Vaa Magale Vaa | Screenplay | Movie | 1994 | |
| Vaa Magale Vaa | Dialogue | Movie | 1994 | |
| Vaanga Partner Vaanga | Ganapathi | Movie | 1994 | |
 | Uzhaippali | Lawyer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Chinna Mappillai | Broker Ambalavanan | Movie | 1993 |
 | Neenga Nalla Irukkanum | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
| Neenga Nalla Irukkanum | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| Neenga Nalla Irukkanum | Writer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu | Shanmugam | Movie | 1992 |
| Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu | Writer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Thiruthalvaadi | Original Story | Movie | 1992 |
 | Mannan | Viswanathan | Movie | 1992 |
| Vedikkai En Vadikkai | Kavisattai Kandhasamy | Movie | 1990 | |
| Vedikkai En Vadikkai | Director | Movie | 1990 | |
| Vedikkai En Vadikkai | Writer | Movie | 1990 | |
| Varavu Nalla Uravu | Ambalavanan | Movie | 1990 | |
| Varavu Nalla Uravu | Director | Movie | 1990 | |
| Varavu Nalla Uravu | Writer | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Sakalakala Sammandi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
| Sakalakala Sammandi | Director | Movie | 1989 |
| Sakalakala Sammandi | Story | Movie | 1989 |
| Sakalakala Sammandi | Dialogue | Movie | 1989 |
| Sakalakala Sammandi | Screenplay | Movie | 1989 |
| Illu Illalu Pillalu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 | |
| Illu Illalu Pillalu | Director | Movie | 1988 | |
| Illu Illalu Pillalu | Screenplay | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Mappillai Sir | Varadarajan | Movie | 1988 |
| Aadade Adharam | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 | |
| Aadade Adharam | Director | Movie | 1988 | |
| Aadade Adharam | Writer | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Penmani Aval Kanmani | Radio Mama | Movie | 1988 |
| Penmani Aval Kanmani | Director | Movie | 1988 |
| Penmani Aval Kanmani | Writer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Veedu Manaivi Makkal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| Srimathi Oka Bahumathi | Bhadrachalam Rudraiah | Movie | 1987 | |
| Srimathi Oka Bahumathi | Director | Movie | 1987 | |
| Srimathi Oka Bahumathi | Writer | Movie | 1987 | |
| Srimathi Oka Bahumathi | Theatre Play | Movie | 1987 | |
 | Kavalan Avan Kovalan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
| Kavalan Avan Kovalan | Director | Movie | 1987 |
| Kavalan Avan Kovalan | Writer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Shankar Guru | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
| Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi | Director | Movie | 1987 |
| Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi | Writer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Samsaram Oka Chadarangam | Story | Movie | 1987 |
 | Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu | Tulasi's Father | Movie | 1986 |
 | Oomai Vizhigal | Rathnasabapathy | Movie | 1986 |
 | Samsaram Adhu Minsaram | Ammaiyappan Mudaliar | Movie | 1986 |
| Samsaram Adhu Minsaram | Director | Movie | 1986 |
| Samsaram Adhu Minsaram | Writer | Movie | 1986 |
 | Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu | Ponnambalam | Movie | 1986 |
| Dharma Pathini | Lawyer 'Vicks' Vardarajan | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Mr. Bharath | Kumaresa Gounder | Movie | 1986 |
| Mr. Bharath | Screenplay | Movie | 1986 |
 | Chidambara Ragasiyam | CID Beemarao | Movie | 1985 |
| Chidambara Ragasiyam | Director | Movie | 1985 |
| Chidambara Ragasiyam | Screenplay | Movie | 1985 |
| Chidambara Ragasiyam | Story | Movie | 1985 |
| Chidambara Ragasiyam | Dialogue | Movie | 1985 |
 | Aaj Ka Daur | Story | Movie | 1985 |
| Kettimelam | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 | |
| Kettimelam | Director | Movie | 1985 | |
| Kettimelam | Writer | Movie | 1985 | |
| Ammavum Neeye Appavum Neeye | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 | |
| Puthiya Sagaptham | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 | |
 | Aval Sumangalithan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
| Puthiya Sagaptham | Director | Movie | 1985 | |
| Aval Sumangalithan | Director | Movie | 1985 |
| Aval Sumangalithan | Writer | Movie | 1985 |
| Puthiya Sagaptham | Writer | Movie | 1985 | |
 | Maduve Maadu Thamashe Nodu | Story | Movie | 1984 |
 | Nallavanukku Nallavan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
| Nallavanukku Nallavan | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 |
| Rajathanthiram | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
| Rajathanthiram | Director | Movie | 1984 | |
| Rajathanthiram | Writer | Movie | 1984 | |
| Vaai Sollil Veeranadi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
| Vaai Sollil Veeranadi | Director | Movie | 1984 | |
| Vaai Sollil Veeranadi | Writer | Movie | 1984 | |
| Nanayam Illatha Nanayam | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
| Nanayam Illatha Nanayam | Director | Movie | 1984 | |
| Nanayam Illatha Nanayam | Story | Movie | 1984 | |
| Nanayam Illatha Nanayam | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 | |
| Nanayam Illatha Nanayam | Dialogue | Movie | 1984 | |
| Oorukku Upadesam | Sankaran | Movie | 1984 | |
| Oorukku Upadesam | Story | Movie | 1984 | |
| Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
| Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi | Director | Movie | 1984 | |
| Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi | Story | Movie | 1984 | |
| Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Dowry Kalyanam | Ganeshan | Movie | 1983 |
| Dowry Kalyanam | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| Dowry Kalyanam | Screenplay | Movie | 1983 |
| Dowry Kalyanam | Story | Movie | 1983 |
| Dowry Kalyanam | Theatre Play | Movie | 1983 |
 | Oru Kai Pappoam | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Naalu Perukku Nandri | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
| Kanmani Poonga | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 | |
| Kanmani Poonga | Director | Movie | 1982 | |
| Kanmani Poonga | Writer | Movie | 1982 | |
 | Pudhu Kavithai | Screenplay | Movie | 1982 |
| Nandri, Meendum Varuga | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 | |
 | Manal Kayiru | Naradar Naidu | Movie | 1982 |
| Manal Kayiru | Director | Movie | 1982 |
| Manal Kayiru | Writer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Simla Special | Writer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Kudumbam Oru Kadambam | Srinivasa Raghavan | Movie | 1981 |
| Kudumbam Oru Kadambam | Writer | Movie | 1981 |
| Kudumbam Oru Kadambam | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
 | Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
 | Netrikan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
| Netrikan | Story | Movie | 1981 |
 | Thillu Mullu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
| Thillu Mullu | Dialogue | Movie | 1981 |
| Thillu Mullu | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
 | Makkala Sainya | Dialogue | Movie | 1980 |
| Avan Aval Adhu | Screenplay | Movie | 1980 | |
| Sadhurangam | Story | Movie | 1978 | |
| Pattina Pravesam | Dialogue | Movie | 1977 | |
| Pattina Pravesam | Theatre Play | Movie | 1977 |