Visu born 1941 is a Tamil writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk show host from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. Visu fine tuned his directorial skills under the mentor-ship of legendary K. Balachander

K. Balachander

K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

 until becoming a full fledged director. He ventured into acting in his self directed Tamil Movie, Kudumbam Oru Kadambam

Kudumbam Oru Kadambam

Kudumbam Oru Kadambam is a 1981 Tamil film about the role of money and working women in 1980s Indian middle-class society.-Plot:The film opens on an ordinary day in the lives of the families in a largeapartment house in Chennai....

 meaning family is a mixture, which was a talk of the period for its crisp story line, sensitive story, sensational dialogues and timed jokes. Furtheron, he directed movies like Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram which was remade in almost in all Indian languages based on a short story, Thirumathi oru Vegumathi, Manal Kayiru etc.

A philanthropist, Visu had been supporting the needy thorough his own foundation. The Program at Jaya TV

Jaya TV

Jaya TV is one of the major Tamil language satellite television channels based in Chennai, India. Jaya TV is one of the early Tamil channels to entertain the Tamil audiences spread across Globe....

 "Visuvin Makkal Arangam" had been serving for a genuine cause since its inception. The same type of program Arratai Arangam was hosted by him in Sun TV

Sun TV (India)

Sun TV is a regional Indian cable television station. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun Network. It was founded and currently owned by Kalanidhi Maran. It was the first fully privately owned television channel in India when it emerged in 1992...

. Though he could serve thorough a registered foundation, he had been using the program as a tool/media to reach the common man.

As Actor

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1981	Thillu Mullu Thillu Mullu Thillu Mullu is a 1981 Tamil movie starring Rajinikanth, Madhavi, 'Thengai' Srinivasan, Nagesh, Sowkar Janaki and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film is directed by noted filmmaker, K. Balachander.The film is actually a remake of the Hindi Blockbuster comedy film Gol Maal released in 1979...		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Dialogue writer
1981	Kudumbam Oru Kadambam Kudumbam Oru Kadambam Kudumbam Oru Kadambam is a 1981 Tamil film about the role of money and working women in 1980s Indian middle-class society.-Plot:The film opens on an ordinary day in the lives of the families in a largeapartment house in Chennai....		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Dialogue writer,actor,Director
1982	Kanmani Poonga		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1982	Manal Kayiru Manal Kayiru Manal Kayiru is a 1982 Tamil movie directed by Visu. SV shekar plays a hardheaded man who wants to marry a perfect woman and he has a list of conditions which need to be met. But visu has other plans and marries him off a girl who does not meet any of his listed criteria...	Uthramerur Narathar Naidu	Tamil	Actor, Story, Screenplay, Direction
1983	Dowry Kalyanam		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1984	Puyal Kadantha Boomi		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1984	Raaja Thandhiram		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1984	Vaai Sollil Veeranadi		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Actor, Story, Screenplay, Director
1984	Nanayamillatha Nanayam		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1985	Aval Sumangalithan	Aarumugam	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1985	Puthiya Sagaptham		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1985	Ketti Melam		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1986	Chidambara Rahasiyam Chidambara Rahasiyam (film) Chidambara Rahasiyam is a 1986 Tamil language film starring Visu, S. Ve. Shekher, Delhi Ganesh, Arun Pandian, Ilavarasi and Manorama.The film revolves around the story of a simpleton who is framed for murder. Here enters Visu who teams up with the local police and Arun Pandian to find the real...		Tamil
1986	Mr. Bharath Mr. Bharath Mr.Bharath is a Tamil film is directed by SP. Muthuraman. The film stars Rajnikant, Sathyaraj, Ambika, Goundamani, S. V. Shekhar and others. The plot is about a son's revenge against his father...	Kumaresa Gounder	Tamil
1986	Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu is an Indian Tamil language film directed by R. Sundarajan starring Mohan, Radha, Amala and Senthil . The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja and M. S. Viswanathan. This movie is a box office hit....		Tamil
1986	Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram	Ammaiyappa Mudaliyar	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Actor, Story, Screenplay, Direction
1987	Thirumathi oru vegumathi	Naagarkoil Naagamani	Tamil	Actor, Story, Screenplay, Direction
1988	Penmani Aval Kanmani		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1988	Veedu manaivi makkal		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1988	Mapillai sir		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1992	Mannan Mannan (film) Mannan is a 1992 Indian Tamil language film starring Rajinikanth, Kushboo, Manorama, Pandari Bai, Goundamani, Vijayashanti and Visu. The film is a remake of the 1986 hit Kannada film Anuraaga Aralidhu starring Rajkumar.-Cast:*Rajinikanth as Krishnan...		Tamil
1992	Urimai oonjaladuthu		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1993	Uzhaippali Uzhaippali Uzhaippali is a love-comedy Tamil language movie directed by the Tamil Director P. Vasu. It stars Rajinikanth and Radha Ravi in the lead roles. The film was much in news as, Distributors banned Rajini movies and to resolve the issue, Rajni met Kamal Haasan and the next day, Uzhaippali was...		Tamil
1993	Chinna Mapillai Chinna Mapillai (film) Chinna Mapillai is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film starring Prabhu Ganesan, Sukanya, Visu.The film was remade in hindi as Coolie No.1.-Plot:Prabhu is a kind-hearted poor man who works as a coolie in bus stand...		Tamil
1994	Pattukottai periyappa		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Director
1997	Aravindhan Aravindhan Aravindhan is a 1997 Indian Tamil film written and directed by newcomer T. Nagarajan, starring Sarath Kumar, Parthiban, Nagma, Oorvasi, Prakash Raj and Visu in lead and pivotal roles. The film marks the debut of noted music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, musician Ilaiyaraaja's youngest son, and the...		Tamil
1997	Arunachalam Arunachalam Arunachalam is a 1997 Tamil language film starring Rajinikanth.-Plot:Rajnikanth finds himself to be an orphan. He travels from his village to Madras. There he meets Janakaraj, who gives him a job. By some magical situation, Rajni discovers himself to be a son of a dead millionaire—through Visu....	Rangachari	Tamil
2004	Mahanadigan		Tamil
2004	Gee Gee Gee may refer to:In fiction:*Al Giardello , a fictional character on the television drama Homicide: Life on the StreetIn record labels:*Gee Records*Gee Street RecordsIn music:...		Tamil
2007	Cheena Thaana 001		Tamil	Guest role
2008	Ellam Avan Seyal Ellam Avan Seyal Ellam Avan Seyal is a 2008 Tamil film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film stars R. K. , Ashish Vidyarthi, Raghuvaran, Roja Selvamani, Bhama, Manivannan, Visu and Vadivelu in a modern day vigilante story.-Synopsis:...		Tamil

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