N. Viswanathan
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N. Viswanathan was an Indian actor and academic. He taught English at St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
for more than 40 years and was also a public speaker.
He acted in numerous films including Satyajit Ray
's Kanchenjungha
and Mrinal Sen
's Punascha. He appeared in more than 100 films and was a member several theatre groups. He also formed the Calcutta Players acting troupe.
St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
St. Xavier's College is located in Kolkata, India, and is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who travelled to India. It is an autonomous college affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It gained autonomy in July 2006, thus becoming the first autonomous college of...
for more than 40 years and was also a public speaker.
He acted in numerous films including Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
's Kanchenjungha
Kanchenjungha
Kanchenjungha is a 1962 Bengali film by Bengali film director Satyajit Ray. It was Ray's first original screenplay and his first colour film....
and Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the...
's Punascha. He appeared in more than 100 films and was a member several theatre groups. He also formed the Calcutta Players acting troupe.