Vishnuvardhan (director)

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Vishnuvardhan
Krishna Kulasekaran
(Brother)

Vishnuvardhan is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil cinema.

A long-time associate of Santosh Sivan, he made his directorial debut in 2003 with Kurumbu, which did not fare well at the box office. However, his subsequent films, Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005), Pattiyal (2006), Billa (2007), Panjaa (2011) with Pawan kalyan as main lead and Arrambam (2013) went on to become highly successful ventures, turning him into a household name in Tamil Nadu. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with Shershaah (2021), produced by Karan Johar, under Dharma Productions, for which he received positive reviews and even won filmfare award for best director .[1][2]

Early life

Vishnuvardhan was born and raised in

Krishna Kulasekaran who is an actor in the Tamil film industry.[4] Vishnuvardhan went to St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai and studied visual communication at the Loyola College, Chennai.[5][6]

Vishnuvardhan and his brother used to participate in

The Terrorist. Vishnuvardhan said "I was influenced and inspired by the works of Mani Ratnam and Santosh Sivan. Watching them create magic on screen fascinated me and I wanted to learn filmmaking". While working for The Terrorist, he expressed his desire to Sivan, that he would like to assist him,[6] and Sivan accepted him as an apprentice and later as an associate.He worked for seven years as an assistant director to Sivan in Mumbai[3] besides playing roles in his films Fiza, Malli and Asoka
.

Career

After Vishnuvardhan returned from Mumbai, Gemini Color Labs that had produced The Terrorist offered him to remake the Telugu comedy film

radio jockey, Punnagai Poo Geetha,[9] and produce the film on his own.[8] Starring Prakash Raj, alongside then newcomers Arya, Navdeep and Samiksha, the film was better received than his first film, critically as well as commercially. Sify called it "a taut and fairly engrossing entertainer"[10] and the film was termed a "super hit" having collected twice its cost at the box office.[11]

Geetha and Vishnu then collaborated once more in the critically acclaimed

Trisha which received mixed reviews did averagely at the box office whereas his next debut film in Telugu, Panjaa, was one of the most stylish films of Pawan Kalyan. Vishnuvardhan's next directorial, Arrambam starring Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara
and Arya was a huge success.

Personal life

Vishnuvardhan is married to costume designer Anu Vardhan, granddaughter of Tamil actor and singer N. S. Krishnan.[15] Anu was a classmate of Vishnuvardhan in college and also worked as an assistant to Santosh Sivan.[16] Vishnuvardhan stated that they got married "just after college" when he had joined the industry as an assistant director.[17] Anu has worked as the costume designer in all of Vishnuvardhan's films.

Filmography

As director and writer

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Producer
2003 Kurumbu Green tickY Red XN Remake of Allari
2005 Arinthum Ariyamalum Green tickY Red XN
2006 Pattiyal Green tickY Red XN
2007 Billa Green tickY Red XN Remake of Billa
2009 Sarvam Green tickY Red XN
2011 Panjaa Green tickY Red XN Telugu film
2013 Arrambam Green tickY Red XN
2015 Yatchan Green tickY Green tickY Also produced with UTV Motion Pictures
2019
Fingertip
 Red XN Green tickY Web series available on ZEE5 platform[18]
2021 Shershaah Green tickY Red XN Hindi film
2025 The Bull Green tickY Red XN Hindi film

As actor

Year Film Role
1990 Anjali A kid in the colony
1990
Sathriyan
 young Panneer Selvam
1997 Iruvar Tamizhselvan's son
1998
The Terrorist
 Thyagu
2015 Isai himself

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 SIIMA Awards
Best Director - Tamil
 Arrambam Nominated [19]
2022 IIFA Awards Best Director Shershaah Won [20]
2022 Filmfare Awards Best Director Won [21]

References

  1. ^ Jha, Lata (31 August 2021). "'Shershaah' is most-watched film on Amazon Prime Video in India". mint.
  2. ^ "Audience's love to 'Shershaah' fills me with pride, says Karan Johar". ANI News. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Vishnuvardhan - Director Vishnuvardhan - Pawan Kalyan - Billa - Santosh Sivan - Interviews - CineGoer.com".
  4. ^ sudhish kamath (4 June 2010). "Just arrived". The Hindu.
  5. ^ a b c d "Entertainment Chennai / Interview : Success alone succeeds". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007.
  6. ^ a b c "rediff.com: Pattiyal: Toast of the town".
  7. ^ a b "Tamil Movie Interview : Director Vishnuvardhan".
  8. ^ a b "rediff.com: Pattiyal: Toast of the town".
  9. ^ "Entertainment Chennai / Cinema : Jithan's hero". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2005.
  10. ^ "Review : Arindhum Ariyamalum". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Entertainment Chennai : Tamil cinema's new high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 September 2006.
  12. ^ "Chasing a mirage!". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Is Vishnu the new Mani Ratnam?". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015.
  14. ^ ""Pattiyal," a tale of two friends". The Hindu. 20 March 2006.
  15. ^ "Weaves of fortune". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.
  16. ^ y. sunita chowdhary (11 December 2011). "Customising fashion". The Hindu.
  17. ^ "Kollywood men pay tribute to women". The Times of India.
  18. ^ "'Fingertip' Trailer Video: Akshara Haasan and Gayathrie starrer 'Fingertip' Official Trailer Video". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  19. OneIndia. Archived from the original
    on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  20. ^ IIFA 2022 Nominations: Shershaah takes the lead with 12 Nominations, Ludo and 83 emerge as strong contenders; check out the complete list, 1 April 2022
  21. ^ "67th Filmfare Awards 2022". Filmfare. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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