Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan (1 July 1945 â€" 22 March
2020), best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian writer,
director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host. Visu
initially worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander until
becoming a director himself. He later began acting, with his first
film being Kudumbam Oru Kadambam, directed by S. P. Muthuraman.In
Visu's films, all the characters were given equal importance. Often,
there was huge house wherein a joint family would reside and the
character of Visu would solve their problems. Many of Visu's film
titles contain rhyming words, a trait which began with Samsaram Adhu
Minsaram. His movies focused on many family issues like dowry , need
of remarriage for women , mother in law-Daughter in law disputes and
so on which were occurring that time. In most of the films he directed
there's a character named Uma,that's his wife's name.A philanthropist,
Visu had been supporting the needy through his own foundation. He
became known for hosting live debates on television, namely Visuvin
Makkal Arangam on Jaya TV and Arattai Arangam on Sun TV. He joined and
campaigned for BJP.
2020), best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian writer,
director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host. Visu
initially worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander until
becoming a director himself. He later began acting, with his first
film being Kudumbam Oru Kadambam, directed by S. P. Muthuraman.In
Visu's films, all the characters were given equal importance. Often,
there was huge house wherein a joint family would reside and the
character of Visu would solve their problems. Many of Visu's film
titles contain rhyming words, a trait which began with Samsaram Adhu
Minsaram. His movies focused on many family issues like dowry , need
of remarriage for women , mother in law-Daughter in law disputes and
so on which were occurring that time. In most of the films he directed
there's a character named Uma,that's his wife's name.A philanthropist,
Visu had been supporting the needy through his own foundation. He
became known for hosting live debates on television, namely Visuvin
Makkal Arangam on Jaya TV and Arattai Arangam on Sun TV. He joined and
campaigned for BJP.
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