Kasivishwanathan (born 28 January 1968) is an Indian film editor, who has worked on Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam language films.

Career

Kasivishwanathan entered the cinema industry as an assistant to Malayalam editor K. Narayanan. He later started work as an associate editor on films like ''

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'' (1992) and '' Kuruthipunal'' (1996) with N. P. Satish. He then worked under A. Sreekar Prasad in films of several languages including Oriya, Sinhalese and

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. He made his debut as an editor with Kamal Haasan's ''

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'' (2001), experimenting with techniques involving animation and motion capture cameras, and then worked in the romantic comedy, '' Pammal K. Sambandam'' (2002). His work on his first film won him the

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in the year 2004, for the year 2001. Kasivishwanthan subsequently went on to collaborate as an editor in several of

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's productions with Duet Movies. Under the banner he worked in movies like '' Mozhi'' and '' Abhiyum Naanum''. He has since regularly collaborated with directors including

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and Siruthai Siva's ''Veeram''. Till date he works on projects with various directors, both established and debutant directors. In 2016, he made his debut as an actor in Suseenthiran's '' Maaveeran Kittu'' (2016).

Filmography

As editor

* ''

'' (2001) * '' Abhay'' (2001) Hindi * '' Pammal K. Sambandam'' (2002) * '' Punnagai Poove'' (2003) * '' Raja Narasimha'' (2003) Kannada * '' Naam'' (2003) * ''Nee Mattum'' (2004) * '' Vaanam Vasappadum'' (2004) * ''

Ponniyin Selvan ''Ponniyin Selvan'' () is a Tamil language historical fiction novel by Indian author Kalki Krishnamurthy. It was first serialised in the weekly editions of ''Kalki'', a Tamil magazine, from 29 October 1950 to 16 May 1954 and later integrated ...

'' (2005) * '' Azhagiya Theeye'' (2005) * '' Chinna'' (2005) * '' Chithiram Pesuthadi'' (2006) * '' Poi'' (2006) * '' Thalai Nagaram'' (2006) * '' Mozhi'' (2007) * '' Veerappu'' (2007) * '' Kovai Brothers'' (2007) * '' Rendu'' (2007) * '' Velli Thirai'' (2008) * '' Aayudham Seivom'' (2008) * '' Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008) * '' Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009) * ''Vannathu Poochi'' (2009) * '' Ainthaam Padai'' (2009) * '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010) * '' Thaa'' (2010) * '' Kattradhu Kalavu'' (2010) * '' Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' (2010) * '' Magizhchi'' (2010) * ''Panjamirtham'' (2010) * '' Arumugam'' (2010) * '' Kullanari Koottam'' (2011) * '' Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'' (2011) * '' Rajapattai'' (2011) * '' Krishnaveni Panjaalai'' (2012) * '' Neerparavai'' (2012) * '' Kaadu'' (2014) * '' Veeram'' (2014) * '' Idam Porul Eval'' (2014) * '' Sivappu'' (2015) * '' Dharma Durai'' (2016) * '' Maaveeran Kittu'' (2016) * '' Nenjil Thunivirundhal'' (2017) * '' C/O Surya'' (2017) Telugu * '' Aan Devathai'' (2018) * ''

Merku Thodarchi Malai ''Merku Thodarchi Malai'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil language drama film. It was directed by Lenin Bharathi and produced by Vijay Sethupathi, with cinematographer Theni Eswar and composer Ilaiyaraaja. This is said to be Ilaiyaraaja's 1001th fil ...

'' (2018) * '' Kanne Kalaimaane'' (2019) * '' Nedunalvaadai'' (2019) * '' 100% Kadhal'' (2019) * '' Kasada Thapara'' (2021) * ''

Endraavathu Oru Naal ''Endraavathu Oru Naal'' () is a 2021 Tamil language drama film directed by Vetri Duraisamy. The film stars Vidharth and Remya Nambeesan in the lead roles. Produced by The Theatre People, it was released on 8 October 2021. Plot Rasathi (Remya N ...

'' (2021) * '' Veerapandiyapuram'' (2022) * '' Kuttram Kuttrame'' (2022) * ''Karottiyin Kadhali'' (2022) * '' Bumper'' (2023) * ''Malai'' (2023) * '' Aalan'' (2024) * ''Pagaivanuku Arulvai'' (TBA)

As actor

* '' Maaveeran Kittu'' (2016) * '' Dharmadurai'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Viswanathan, Kasi Living people Malayalam film editors Tamil film editors Kannada film editors 1968 births