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Vishal Kudawla (born 17 July 1984), known professionally as Vishnu Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer who appears in
Tamil film industry Tamil cinema is the segment of cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the nam ...
. After a brief career in
cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
, he started his acting career in the year 2009 playing the lead role in the sports film ''
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film written and directed by newcomer Suseenthiran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore, and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers. The music was compose ...
'', winning acclaim for his portrayal. Vishnu won further acclaim for his role in ''
Neerparavai ''Neerparavai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-written by Seenu Ramasamy, and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin. It stars Vishnu and Sunaina, while Nandita Das plays the older version of the latter's character. Saranya ...
'' (2012), portraying a fisherman. He rose to fame with the
psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting ...
film, ''
Ratsasan ''Ratsasan'' ( ''Demon'') is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan, while Ammu Abhirami, Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supportin ...
'' (2018).


Early Life and Family

Vishal Kudawla was born on 17 July 1984 to Ramesh Kudawla, a high-ranking Director general of police of Tamil Nadu. He finished his schooling in Holy Cross Matriculation Higher Secondary School in
Vellore Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River and surrounded by the Javadi Hills in the northeastern ...
. After completing his MBA in marketing from
SRM Institute of Science and Technology SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) is a private deemed university located in Kattankulathur, (near Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, it gained the deemed University status ...
, he went on to become a cricketer, playing in TNCA league games. However, a leg injury ended his cricket career and the actor noted that during the time he was bedridden, he started watching films and began an interest in an acting career. His father's uncle had been an actor in several small films and he shaped Vishnu's interest in the industry. He entered the film industry changing his name to Vishnu to which he later added his birth name.


Career


2009–2014

After being offered a role by Anand Chakravarthy in
Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palani ...
's directorial debut ''
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film written and directed by newcomer Suseenthiran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore, and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers. The music was compose ...
'', Vishnu spent months preparing for the role. He had to tan his body sitting for hours in the sun to get dark and look like a player and then for 3 months he trained for kabbadi matches under a coach, for five hours a day. The film opened to very positive reviews, with Vishnu earning a nomination from the Vijay Awards for Best Debut Actor. He had two releases in 2010, portraying an action role in the comedy '' Bale Pandiya'' and then played a rowdy from Royapuram in '' Drohi''. Featuring alongside Srikanth in the latter, Vishnu had to put on to look mature for the role. He subsequently worked on the comedy, ''
Kullanari Koottam ''Kullanari Koottam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sribalaji and produced by V. Ashish Jain. It stars Vishnu Vishal and Remya Nambeesan in the lead roles, while the crew of ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzh ...
'', After a year without any releases, he had two releases in 2014: the romantic comedy ''
Mundasupatti ''Mundasupatti'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language historical comedy film written and directed by Ram Kumar, and produced by C. V. Kumar under his banner Thirukumaran Entertainment and Fox Star Studios. It stars Vishnu Vishal and Nandita Swet ...
'' under Thirukumaran Entertainment and the sports drama '' Jeeva'' for which he collaborated with
Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palani ...
again. Both films won positive reviews and performed well at the box office.


2015–2018

In 2015, he appeared in the science and fiction comedy ''
Indru Netru Naalai ''Indru Netru Naalai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language science fiction comedy film written and directed by R. Ravikumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal and Miya George, while Karunakaran, P. Ravi Shankar, Jayaprakash and T. M. Karthik pl ...
'' directed by R.Ravikumar. The movie was a super hit at the box office. Vishnu had two releases in 2016. His first release of the year was also his first production venture, the comedy film ''
Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran ''Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language screwball comedy film written and directed by S. Ezhil and produced by Vishnu Vishal for Vishnu Vishal Studios, Ezhil and Rajan Natraj for Ezhilmaaran Production alone with F ...
'' directed by
Ezhil Ezhilmaaran S. is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He made his directorial debut with the 1999 romance film ''Thullatha Manamum Thullum''. His success streak continued with '' Pennin Manathai Thottu'' (2000), '' P ...
, with
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in the female lead. The movie was one of the most profitable ventures at the box office. His final release of the year was ''
Maveeran Kittu ''Maaveeran Kittu'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language period action drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran. The film stars R. Parthiepan, Vishnu Vishal and Sri Divya in the lead roles. It is the first time Yugabharathi has written f ...
'', a period drama set in the 1980s. Despite receiving positive reviews, the movie did well at the box office. He finished shooting for
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's ''
Idam Porul Yaeval ''Idam Porul Yaeval'' () is an unreleased Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by N. Lingusamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi and Vishnu Vishal alongside Aishwarya Rajesh and Nandita Swetha in the lead cast. ...
''. His next films are '' Kathanayagan'' (2017), ''
Raatchasan ''Ratsasan'' ( ''Demon'') is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan, while Ammu Abhirami, Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supporting ...
'' (2018) and '' Silukkuvarupatti Singam'' (2018) directed by a first time film maker, Chella.


2021–present

In 2021, the
Prabhu Solomon Prabhu Solomon (born 7 May 1969) is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on Tamil films. After making his directorial debut in 1999 with ''Kannodu Kanbathellam'', he had a middling career before rising to prominence with the success ...
's ''
Kaadan ''Kaadan'' () in Tamil, ''Aranya'' () in Telugu, and ''Haathi Mere Saathi'' in Hindi (), is a 2021 Indian action adventure film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon. Produced by Eros International, the film stars Rana Daggubati, Vishnu Vishal ...
'' has received mixed reviews from the audience and critics alike. He played a Muslim in the film ''
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'' (2022), which touched upon the sensitive issue of branding Muslims as terrorists. The film was banned in
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,
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and
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. In the same year, the actor played a wrestler in the family entertainer '' Gatta Kusthi'' co-starring
Aishwarya Lekshmi Aishwarya Lekshmi (born 6 September 1991) is an Indian actress and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has received one Filmfare Award South, one Kerala Film Critics Association Award and three SIIMA Awards. A ...
and co-produced by
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actor
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.


Personal Life

Vishnu Vishal was married to Rajini Natraj, daughter of the actor K. Natraj. The two were college-mates and were in a relationship for four years before getting married. Their wedding took place on 2 December 2010 at Hotel Asiana in Chennai, and their son was born in 2017. In November 2018, the couple divorced due to undisclosed reasons. Vishnu got engaged to badminton player
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in September 2020. Their wedding took place on 22 April 2021 in
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. The couple have a daughter born in April 2025.


Filmography


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