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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. [3] Visu initially worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander until becoming a director himself.
Mar 24, 2020 · This, I guess, was Visu’s biggest achievement — something even the ‘auteur’ directors failed to achieve. Of course, this isn’t to denigrate the works of other filmmakers.
Mar 23, 2020 · Known for his sharp wit and films exploring on social issues, Visu’s evergreen hit, Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986) was the first Tamil film to win the National Award for Best popular film....
Mar 22, 2020 · Visu, whose real name was Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan, was a prominent figure in the Indian entertainment industry. He initially worked as a theater artist and later gained recognition as an assistant to renowned director K. Balachander.
- Actor, Director, Writer, Politician
- 01/07/1945
- Tamil Nadu, India
- 22/03/2020
Mar 24, 2020 · Visu’s migration from stage to films to then the small screen as a talk show anchor was seamless. And the main reason for that was his skill as a writer and a stage actor.
Mar 26, 2020 · M. Saravanan, Producer, AVM Production house. Samsaram Adhu Minsaram, which Visu directed for AVM Productions, was the first Tamil film to get a gold medal at the National Film Award for the Best...
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Mar 23, 2020 · In his first big hit, Manal Kayiru (1982), The Visu Character™ was even named Naradar Naidu, after the celestial sage famous for interfering in and fixing human affairs.
