N. K. Vishwanathan

Birth : 1941-04-23, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Death : 2017-03-25

History

N. K. Vishwanathan was an Indian film director and cinematographer who has worked on Tamil films. After beginning his career working as a cinematographer for Tamil films during the 1980s, he branched into film direction and made commercially successful films during the 1990s.

Movies

Jaganmohini
Director
Pachai Theevu, ruled by a mighty king (Narasimha Raju). His son and prince Jagathalapradhapan (Raja) is a valourous youth who sets out on a mission to capture pirates in the sea. He lands at Sangu Theevu, where the head of the sea pirates Alai Kallan lives. Jagathalapradhapan comes across Mohini (Namitha), who belong to the local fishermen community in the island. Romance blossom between them. Jagathalapradhapan manages to nab Alai Kallan and decides to return to his country. He promises Mohini that he would bring his parents to arrange for their wedding. However the King and his wife Mangayarkarasi (Yuvarani) arranges for their son's marriage with a princess Azhagu Nachiyar (Nila). Jagathalapradhapan tries hard to convince his parents that he would marry only Mohini. To put an end to the problem, the king and his wife hatch a conspiracy and bump off Mohini.
Shakalaka Baby
Director of Photography
A mindless comedy movie which starts with kidnapping of two grooms on their wedding day by the brides and somehow ends with a spoof on Veerappan. Two unattractive grooms are married to two sisters. The guys get henpecked and they don't have a happy marriage. Enters Shakalaka baby who attracts both the grooms and their father in law. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
Director of Photography
Ramamoorthy, with dreams of being a movie director, moves to the city with his wife Shenbagam, banking on his rich friend Viswanathan to help him. Turns out, Viswanathan is a hen-pecked husband and his wife Meena, an aspiring actress. With the intent on laying their hands on 30 lakhs, Shenbagam begins to act as Viswanathan's wife and Meena, in financial trouble of her own, agrees to be part of the drama. But Andal, who sees Ramamoorthy as the man of her dreams, tries to woo him. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela
Director of Photography
A strict mother rejects her daughter for marrying a poor man and seeks rich women for her sons. However, all hell breaks loose when the sons too fall in love with women from poor families.
Purushan Pondatti
Director of Photography
Pandian's mother refuses to let him and Rajeshwari, his poor wife, live together until her family settles the dowry. So he begins to borrow money in order to stay with his wife.
Purushan Pondatti
Director
Pandian's mother refuses to let him and Rajeshwari, his poor wife, live together until her family settles the dowry. So he begins to borrow money in order to stay with his wife.
Periya Marudhu
Director of Photography
Periya Marudhu remains a loyal henchman to Sivasankaran attracting the villagers' ire. However, his life changes when Kaveri comes to stay with him, and he falls in love with her.
Periya Marudhu
Director
Periya Marudhu remains a loyal henchman to Sivasankaran attracting the villagers' ire. However, his life changes when Kaveri comes to stay with him, and he falls in love with her.
Kaaviya Thalaivan
Director of Photography
Manikkam saves a rich man's life who, in return, offers him a job. However, problems ensue when the man's granddaughter, who hates Manikkam, accuses him of misbehaving with her.
Nadodi Paattukkaran
Director
Inaindha Kaigal
Director of Photography
Dr. Chandralekha, a grieving mother, asks an ex-army man David Kumar to rescue her son Gunasekaran who is locked-up in a military prison. But at the same time, the hideous criminal P. K. Roy appoints the fugitive Pratap to kidnap Gunasekharan from the prison. Both leave for their missions respectively, not knowing what surrender holds in his past and the fugitive takes this personal.
Inaindha Kaigal
Director
Dr. Chandralekha, a grieving mother, asks an ex-army man David Kumar to rescue her son Gunasekaran who is locked-up in a military prison. But at the same time, the hideous criminal P. K. Roy appoints the fugitive Pratap to kidnap Gunasekharan from the prison. Both leave for their missions respectively, not knowing what surrender holds in his past and the fugitive takes this personal.
Periya Veettu Panakkaran
Director
Thangamani Rangamani
Director of Photography
Thangamani Rangamani is a Tamil film.
Paandi Naattu Thangam
Director of Photography
Thangapandian, an honest forest officer, is transferred to a village. The village chief cuts illegally the sandalwood trees. Radha is brought up by her adoptive family. When she was young, her father, a famous singer, died in a car accident. Thangapandian falls in love with Radha. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Manaivi Oru Mandhiri
Director of Photography
A Comedy feat about husband and wife relationship.
Enga Ooru Kaavakkaaran
Cinematography
The main lead of the film is a bodyguard for his village and falls in love with simple girl who lives in the same village.
Manaivi Solle Manthiram
Cinematography
Selvi, who is married to Dr Tyagi, is shocked by the lavish nature of his family and warns him against overspending. However, Tyagu eventually ends up in financial trouble.
Rani Theni
Director of Photography
Rani Theni is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan as the protagonist. The film's hero is playback singer Deepan Chakkaravarthi, son of Trichi Loganathan, who is an ace veteran cine playback singer of yesteryear. The film's female leads are played by Rajini nivedhita, Vanitha krishnachandran. Kamalhassan plays a comedy role with no connection with the main story and interacts only in one scene with main villain Sivachandran, who plays a role of Playboy and Casanova and his character is finally killed by Heroine of the movie.
Ellam Inbamayyam
Director of Photography
Pazhani and Velu, two innocent villagers, move to the city to earn a living. When Velu's employer cheats him, Pazhani helps him take revenge.
Sankarlal
Director of Photography
A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed. Years later, Dharmalingam returns to take revenge and establish contact with his family.
Sankarlal
Director
A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed. Years later, Dharmalingam returns to take revenge and establish contact with his family.
Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo
Director of Photography
C Kalayana Raman comes to a village to do his research work. However, he finds himself entangled in the case of Latha, a woman who died under mysterious circumstances.
Kadal Meengal
Director of Photography
A fisherman who is in love with a woman in his village is presumed dead after he fails to return from sea on one of his trips.
Meendum Kokila
Director of Photography
Subramaniam, a lawyer is married to Kokila and has a daughter. Things go well until he meets Kamini, a movie star in a party. He gets attracted towards Kamini and becomes ready to sacrifice his own family for her. Kokila's efforts in bringing back her husband forms the rest of the story.
Kalyanaraman
Director of Photography
Kalyanam, the naive son of a rich man, is duped and murdered by his estate manager who seeks to take over the property. However, Kalyanam's twin brother learns the truth and returns for revenge.
Velum Mayilum Thunai
Director of Photography
Velum Mayilum Thunai (English: Support with Spear and Peacock) is a 1979 Tamil Hindu devotional film directed and written by Ra. Sankaran with dialogue by Rajasekaran. The film was produced by Ra. Ma. Narayanan and Vijayalakshmi Subramaniyam. The music was composed by Shankar - Ganesh. The film stars M. R. Radha(dual role) and Baby Sudha.
Sattam En Kaiyil
Director of Photography
Twin brothers who were separated at a young age and raised in different environments meet each other after growing up. Their facial features create confusion for their respective love interests.
Uyarnthavargal
Director of Photography
A hearing-impaired woman decides to get her son married to a girl, who lives with auditory impairment.