Directed credits
7
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Visu
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25
TMDB ID: 584474
IMDb ID: nm1127850
Known for: Directing
Born: July 1, 1945
Died: March 22, 2020
Age: 74
Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2016
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 7.3
Wikidata: Q7936508
Also known as
M. R. Viswanathan • விசு • M.R. Viswanathan • MR. Viswanathan
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Screenplay (6)Story (5)Dialogue (3)Writer (3)Original Story (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Visu.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Visu.
7.3
Arunachalam
as Rangachari
1997 Movie
6.3
Uzhaippali
as Lawyer
1993 Movie
Meendum Savithri
Director
1996 Movie
Makkala Sainya
Dialogue
1980 Movie
6.2
Nallavanukku Nallavan
Screenplay
1984 Movie
6.9
Mannan
as Viswanathan
1992 Movie
7.0
Shankar Guru
1987 Movie
Manal Kayiru
Director
1982 Movie
5.5
Vaanavil
as himself (Special appearance)
2000 Movie
7.0
Chidambara Ragasiyam
Screenplay
1985 Movie
7.0
Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
Director
1986 Movie
4.8
Netrikan
Story
1981 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Visu.
Sigamani Ramamani
Story
2001 Movie
Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu
Writer
1992 Movie
8.0
Thiruthalvaadi
Original Story
1992 Movie
6.0
Sakalakala Sammandi
Dialogue
1989 Movie
Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
Writer
1987 Movie
8.0
Samsaram Oka Chadarangam
Story
1987 Movie
7.1
Mr. Bharath
Screenplay
1986 Movie
7.0
Chidambara Ragasiyam
Screenplay
1985 Movie
9.0
Aaj Ka Daur
Story
1985 Movie
Maduve Maadu Thamashe Nodu
Story
1984 Movie
6.2
Nallavanukku Nallavan
Screenplay
1984 Movie
6.0
Puthu Kavithai
Screenplay
1982 Movie
5.0
Simla Special
Writer
1982 Movie
6.0
Kudumbam Oru Kadambam
Screenplay
1981 Movie
Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
Screenplay
1981 Movie
4.8
Netrikan
Story
1981 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Visu.
Manal Kayiru 2
2016 Movie
3.6
Alex Pandian
as Chief Minister
2013 Movie
7.0
Ellam Avan Seyal
2008 Movie
3.0
Cheena Thaana 001
2007 Movie
5.5
Ji
as Raghavan
2005 Movie
Maha Nadigan
2004 Movie
7.5
Thithikudhe
2003 Movie
Sigamani Ramamani
as Sundaramoorthy
2001 Movie
4.3
Middle Class Madhavan
as Madhavan's boss
2001 Movie
5.5
Vaanavil
as himself (Special appearance)
2000 Movie
Anbulla Kadhalukku
as Chandrasekhar
1999 Movie
5.0
Adimai Changili
1997 Movie