N. Viswanathan

Biography

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

Known For

Moondru Mudichu
Moondru Mudichu
Sunya Theke Suru
Sunya Theke Suru
Sagar Balaka
Sagar Balaka
Byatikrami
Byatikrami
Kanchenjungha
Kanchenjungha
Uttar Meleni
Uttar Meleni
Moodupani
Moodupani
Saheb
Saheb

Filmography

2006 Byatikrami
as
2006 Andhakarer Shabdo
as
2002 Baba
as Baba's Father
1999 Dialogue and Delirium
as
1993 Sunya Theke Suru
as
1984 Enakkul Oruvan
as
1984 Oh Maane Maane
as
1983 Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
as
1983 Sagar Balaka
as
1982 Uttar Meleni
as
1981 Saheb
as
1980 Moodupani
as Raghunath
1980 Paka Dekha
as
1976 Moondru Mudichu
as The unnamed widower
1974 Rodon Bhara Basanta
as
1971 Ekhonee
as
1970 Duti Mon
as
---- Kanchenjunga
as
1964 Anustup Chhanda
as
1963 Barnali
as Dr. Shaileshwar Ghosh