N. K. Viswanathan

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N. K. Viswanathan
Born(1941-04-23)23 April 1941
DiedApril 25, 2017(2017-04-25) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Director, cinematographer
Years active1978-2017

N. K. Viswanathan (died 25 March 2017) was an Indian film director and cinematographer who has worked on Tamil films. [1] [2] After beginning his career working as a cinematographer for Tamil films during the 1980s, he branched into film direction and made commercially successful films during the 1990s.

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Career

Viswanathan appeared as the cinematographer for many films since the 1970s predominantly worked in films directed by Rama Narayanan and also helped recommend actor Sathyaraj for his first role in Sattam En Kaiyil (1978). [3] At the insistence of Kamal Haasan, he directed Sankarlal (1981) when the film's director T. N. Balu died during the shoot. [4] He began directing films in the 1990s, working on family dramas.

In the early 2000s, he worked on several devotional films as a cinematographer and developed his knowledge of CGI and VFX related scenes. [5] Viswanathan went on to direct Jaganmohini (2009), a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, with Namitha and Nila starring. Despite creating attention prior to release, it opened to mixed reviews, with a critic citing that the film felt "dated". [6] [7]

Death

He died on 25 April 2017 due to cardiac arrest. [8]

Filmography

As director

YearFilmNotes
1990 Periya Veetu Pannakkaran
1990 Inaindha Kaigal
1992 Nadodi Pattukkaran
1993 Poranthalum Ambalaiya Porakka Koodathu
1994 Pondattiye Deivam
1994 Pudhupatti Ponnuthayi
1994 Periya Marudhu
1995 Varraar Sandiyar
1996 Purushan Pondatti Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (3rd Prize)
2009 Jaganmohini

As cinematographer

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