Kishmu

Kishmu
Born	Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Krishnamurthy 1947 Tamil Nadu
Died	10 November 1993 (age 46) Tamil Nadu
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film Actor, Writer, Screenwriter, Stage actor
Years active	1982–1992
Notable work	Manal Kayiru Chidambara Rahasiyam Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram Varavu Nalla Uravu Naanayam Illatha Naanayam
Relatives	Visu

Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Krishnamurthy, better known as Kishmu, was an Indian film and stage actor. He is also brother of famous actor and director Visu. Kishmu made his debut in the Visu-directed film Manal Kayiru in 1982. Other notable film appearances include Dowry Kalyanam, Chidambara Rahasiyam, Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram, Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi, Vedikkai En Vadikkai, Nanayam Illatha Nanayam, Kavalan Avan Kovalan, and Varavu Nalla Uravu.

Career

Prior to his career in theatre, Kishmu worked as an electrical foreman at TVS in Padi, Chennai. ^[1] He began acting with his brother, Visu. Kishmu made his acting debut in the second film directed by Visu, Manal Kayiru (1982), which received critical and commercial acclaim. In 1985, Kishmu acted in Aval Sumangalithan , and in 1986 played the role of protagonist in Samsaram Adhu Minsaram and Oomai Vizhigal , which both received positive reviews. In his early acting career, Kishmu acted only in his brother's films, but eventually went on to act in others, performing in around 25 films from 1982 to 1992. ^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

He married Savithri and had a daughter Viveka after eighteen years after being childless for seventeen years. Kishmu died when Viveka was one year old and his brother-in-law Kuriakose Ranga helped arrange her marriage with Vinod. ^[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1982	Manal Kayiru	Kamalakannan
	Kanmani Poonga	Rajagopal
1983	Dowry Kalyanam	Raja Kalavai
	Naalu Perukku Nandri
1984	Rajathanthiram	Kozhanthaisamy
	Vaai Sollil Veeranadi
	Naanayam Illatha Naanayam	K. R. Aandavar
	Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi	Podiyan
1985	Ketti Melam	Victor Solomon
	Chidambara Rahasiyam	Kattamuthu Chettiyar
	Aval Sumangalithan	Dr. Karuna Moorthy
1986	Samsaram Adhu Minsaram	Albert Fernandes	[4]
	Oomai Vizhigal	Kothandaraman
1987	Kavalan Avan Kovalan	Herself	Guest appearance
	Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi	Sathyamoorthy
	Ore Raththam	the rigid religionist
	Srimathi Oka Bahumathi		Telugu film
1988	Oorai Therinjikitten	Ice mama
	Penmani Aval Kanmani	Vadivu's Husband
	Thaimel Aanai	Chakkara
	Mappillai Sir	Colonel
	Aadade Aadharam		Telugu film
1990	Varavu Nalla Uravu	Chandrasekar
1990	Vedikkai En Vadikkai	Matrubhootham
1992	Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu	Kamalanathan

References

1. https://cinereporters.com/actor-kishmu-and-his-biography
2. "Actor, director Visu dies at 75, funeral to be held on Monday". The Hindu. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
3. "படங்களில் பிசியாக இருந்தபோது சந்திரசேகருக்கு திருமணம் நடந்தது". Maalaimalar (in Tamil). 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
4. "Junk Mail". South Scope . July 2010. p. 9. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

External links

• Kishmu at IMDb