N. Viswanathan

Nacimiento : 1929-01-01,

Muerte : 2010-11-17

Historia

N. Viswanathan (1929 – 17 November 2010), popularly known as Calcutta Viswanathan in theTamil film industry, was an Indian actor and academic. A Tamilian by birth, he moved to Calcutta(now Kolkata) at a young age and joined St. Xavier's College, Calcutta as an English professor and continued to teach there for more than 40 years. Viswanathan was also a well-known public speaker. He started acting films after entering into the Bengali films by acting in Mrinal Sen'sPunascha and Satyajit Ray's Kanchenjungha.[2] In an acting career spanning over 40 years Viswanathan appeared in nearly 100 films in Bengali, Tamil and English. Viswanathan was a member several theatre groups and also formed the "Calcutta Players", an acting troupe

Películas

Byatikrami
When a woman loses her baby, her husband abandons her and she starts showing schizophrenic symptoms. She sets her eyes on her elder sister's husband and tries to get close to him.
Andhakarer Shabdo
Directed by Ashoke Viswanathan.
Baba
Baba's Father
Baba is an atheist who always questions the existence of a higher power. But when a turn of events bestows him with divine powers, he uses the opportunity to help other people.
Dialogue and Delirium
Residents of Calcutta find solace from their hectic daily lives in conversations at one cafe or another. Newton is a member of one such group of cafe regulars. He appears to be in a romantic relationship with Ananya. Newton wants to start a business. Ananya consults her actress friend Laboni, who asks script-writer Arup to help Newton. However, Arup is perhaps too mysterious a character.
Sunya Theke Suru
Enakkul Oruvan
Madan, a disco dancer, finds his life partner in Kalpana, a classical dancer. When Madan starts getting strange visions, he is advised to go on a trip where he learns about his tormented past.
Oh Maane Maane
The love affair between an Anglo-Indian girl and a Brahmin boy turns sour when the girl becomes pregnant and her mother decides to isolate her from her family till she delivers the baby.
Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum is a 1983 Tamil film directed by debutant Sreedhar Rajan. Produced by R. Venkatraman, the film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 30th National Film Awards in 1983.
Uttar Meleni
Two people from different walks of life fall in love with each other. However, they face several obstacles in their lives.
The Mist
Raghunath
After a prostitute ruins Chandru's family, he develops a strong aversion towards them. His childhood trauma creates unrest in his present life as he starts killing sex workers whenever he sees them.
Moondru Mudichu
The unnamed widower
Roommates Prasath and Balaji are both in love with Selvi. However, life takes an ugly turn when Balaji dies and Selvi is forced to marry Prasath's father.
Barnali
Dr. Ghosh
A man mistakenly invites a family, whose girl was (and is still) betrothed to the groom. It was he who set up the cousin's alliance, would the girl forgive him, whom he had fallen in love? How to prevent her from attending the marriage?
Kanchenjungha
Bannerjee
Una acaudalada familia de Calcuta está disfrutando su último día de vacaciones en Darjeeling, una colina a los pies del Monte Kanchenjungha, la segunda cumbre más alta de Himalaya. Los miembros de la familia están dominados por el padre, Indranath (Chhabi Biswas), un empresario. Èl quiere que su hija se case con un hombre que él mismo ha elegido; sólo espera que ese hombre tenga la oportunidad de quedarse a solas con su hija para declararle su amor.
Over Again
A film by Mrinal Sen.