N. Viswanathan
- Acting
- January 1, 1929 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
- November 17, 2010
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
Filmography
- Byatikrami
- Andhakarer Shabdo
- In the Forest... Again
- Baba · Baba's Father
- Dialogue & Delirium
- Tomar Rakte Aamar Sohaag
- Sunya Theke Suru · Samar Gupta
- Iravu Pookkal
- Padikkatha Pannayar
- Enakkul Oruvan
- Oh Maane Maane
- Pudhiavan · M. D. Viswanathan
- Nilavu Suduvathillai
- Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
- Sagar Balaka
- Uttar Meleni
- Saheb
- Moodupani · Raghunath
- Paka Dekha
- Kavari Maan · Sivaramakrishnan
- Lalitha
- Moondru Mudichu · The unnamed widower
- Rodon Bhara Basanta
- Ekhonee
- Two Souls
- Anustup Chhanda
- Barnali · Dr. Shaileshwar Ghosh
- Kanchenjungha · Bannerjee
- Punashcha · Mr. Mukherjee