Vichu Vishwanath is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films and serials. He has worked in comedy and supporting roles, often associating with director
Sundar C
Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1966), known professionally as Sundar C., is an Indian film director, actor and producer. He has directed over 34 films in Tamil and acted in 17 movies as the protagonist.
His notable films include '' U ...
.
Career
Vichu Vishwanath was born in
Coimbatore,
India
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and attended RK Sreerangammal Kalvi Nilayam Higher Secondary School in the city. Vichu is married to Hemalatha, and has a daughter, Kokila.
He made his acting debut in the film, ''
Sandhana Kaatru
''Sandhana Kaatru'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil language crime film directed by Manivannan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Gautami. The film, produced by Sengamalam Manivannan, had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 1 June 1990 ...
'' (1990) and portrayed a villainous character alongside
Sarathkumar
Sarathkumar Ramanathan (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards ...
and
Vijay Krishnaraj
Vijay Krishnaraj, also known as R Krishnan, is an Indian actor, writer, director, who is working in Tamil Films and Television industry. He made his debut in Tamil cinema as story writer and dialogue writer of '' Rosappu Ravikkaikari'' film in ...
. During the making of the film, he became acquainted with
Sundar C
Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1966), known professionally as Sundar C., is an Indian film director, actor and producer. He has directed over 34 films in Tamil and acted in 17 movies as the protagonist.
His notable films include '' U ...
, who was an assistant director in the film. He then made his first collaboration with director Sundar C in ''
Murai Maman'' (1996), while also beginning an association with actress
Raadhika and her production studio.
In 2017, he moved on to work on Sundar C's television studio, ''
Nandini''.
Notable filmography
;Films
* ''
Sandhana Kaatru
''Sandhana Kaatru'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil language crime film directed by Manivannan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Gautami. The film, produced by Sengamalam Manivannan, had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 1 June 1990 ...
'' (1990)
* ''
Thai Maaman
''Thai Maaman'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political satire film starring Sathyaraj and Meena. It was released on 16 September 1994.
Plot
Rasappan (Sathyaraj) is a wealthy but irresponsible landlord in a village, who loves his niec ...
'' (1994)
* ''
Mettupatti Mirasu'' (1994)
* ''
Murai Mappillai
''Murai Mappillai'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film stars newcomers Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar) and Kirthika, with Rajashree, Manivannan, K. Prabakaran, Goundamani and Senthil playing ...
'' (1995)
* ''
Ullathai Allitha'' (1996)
* ''
Mettukudi
''Mettukudi'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. starring Karthik, Gemini Ganesan, Goundamani, Nagma and Manivannan. The music was composed by Sirpy with cinematography by U. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by P ...
'' (1996)
* ''
Nesam'' (1997)
* ''
Thedinen Vanthathu
''Thedinen Vanthathu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Ravi Varma. The film stars Prabhu, Goundamani, Mantra and Amrutha. The film, produced by Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan and Kanchana Sivaraman, had a musical score by ...
'' (1997)
* ''
Arunachalam
Arunachala(m) may refer to:
* Arunachalam (name), an Indian name (including a list of persons with the name)
* ''Arunachalam'' (film), a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Sundar C
* Arunachala, a holy hill in Tamil Nadu, India
* ...
'' (1997)
* ''
Sishya'' (1997)
* ''
Ganga Gowri'' (1997)
* ''
Moovendhar'' (1998)
* ''
Suyamvaram
''Suyamvaram'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry. The film was planned by Giridharilal Nagpal who produced a ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
''Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik and Rambha with Goundamani, Vivek, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Game
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'' (2002)
* ''
Anbe Sivam
''Anbe Sivam'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sundar C. and produced by K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal under the banner of Lakshmi Movie Makers. The film was written by Kamal Haasan, and ...
'' (2003)
* ''
Winner'' (2003)
* ''
London
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'' (2005)
* ''
Thalainagaram
''Thalai Nagaram'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Suraj and produced by V. Ravichandran. The film stars Sundar C and Jyothirmayi, while Vadivelu, Prakash Raj, Bose Venkat, Judo. K. K. Rathnam, an ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Veerappu
''Veerappu'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Badri in his directorial debut. It is a remake of the 1995 Malayalam film '' Spadikam'' by Bhadran. It also draws some of the plot from the Malayalam film '' Narasimh ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Sandai'' (2008)
* ''
Aayudham Seivom
''Aayudham Seivom'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Udhayan and produced by Pyramid Saimira. The film stars Sundar C and Anjali, while Vivek, Manivannan, Napoleon, and Vijayakumar play supporting roles. T ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Guru Sishyan'' (2010)
* ''
Nagaram Marupakkam
''Nagaram Marupakkam'' () also known simply as ''Nagaram'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film co-produced written and directed by Sundar C., who himself plays the lead role. Co-produced by his wife Khushbu, the film also stars ...
'' (2010)
* ''
Mappillai'' (2011)
* ''
Kalakalappu'' (2012)
* ''
Murattu Kaalai'' (2012)
* ''
Madha Gaja Raja'' (2012)
* ''
Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru
''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film co-produced and directed by Sundar C. and produced by Khushbu. The film stars Siddharth, Hansika Motwani, and Santhanam. The film was partially reshot ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Alex Pandian
''Alex Pandian'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Suraj that features Karthi and Anushka Shetty, with Karthi in the title role, while Santhanam, Milind Soman, Suman, Prathap Pothen and Nikita ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Kaadu'' (2014)
* ''
Aranmanai'' (2014)
* ''
Aadama Jaichomada
''Aadama Jaichomada'' () is a 2014 Tamil language black comedy film directed by Badri. Produced by B&C films and Upshot Films, co-produced by Skilite Creations, the film stars Karunakaran, Bobby Simha and Vijayalakshmi in prominent roles, wh ...
'' (2014)
* ''
Aambala
''Aambala'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sundar C. Produced by Vishal, it features him in the leading role alongside an ensemble cast including Hansika Motwani, Prabhu, Vaibhav ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Thiruttu VCD'' (2015)
* ''
Aranmanai 2'' (2016)
* ''
Hello Naan Pei Pesuren'' (2016)
* ''
Muthina Kathirika'' (2016)
* ''
Kannula Kaasa Kattappa
''Kannula Kaasa Kaattappa'' ( Show me the money) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Gowtham Sundararajan. It features Aravind Akash, Chandini Tamilarasan and Ashwathy Warrier in the leading roles. The film release ...
'' (2016)
* ''
Kalakalappu 2
''Kalakalappu 2'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Sundar C and produced by Khushbu. It is a spiritual sequel to the 2012 film '' Kalakalappu''. The film features Jiiva, Jai, Shiva, Nikki Galrani and C ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Mannar Vagaiyara'' (2018)
* ''
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven'' (2019)
* ''
Naan Sirithal'' (2020)
* ''
Naanga Romba Busy'' (2020)
*''
Aranmanai 3'' (2021)
*''
Coffee with Kadhal'' (2022)
Television
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Living people
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male comedians
Tamil comedians
1960 births