N. K. Vishwanathan

N. K. Vishwanathan
Occupation	Director
Years active	1978-present

N. K. Vishwanathan is an Indian film director and cinematographer who has worked on Tamil films. 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.

Career

Vishwanathan 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). 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. Vishwanathan went on to direct Jaganmohini (2009), a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, with Namitha and Nila in the lead roles. Despite creating attention prior to release, it opened to mixed reviews, with a critic citing that the film felt "dated".

Filmography

As director

Year	Film	Notes
1990	Periya Veetu Pannakkaran
1990	Inaindha Kaigal
1992	Nadodi Pattukkaran
1993	Poranthalum Aambalaya Porakka Kudathu
1994	Pondatti Deivam
1994	Pudhupatti Ponnuthayi
1994	Periya Marudhu
1995	Varrar Chandiyar
1996	Purushan Pondatti	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (3rd Prize)
2009	Jaganmohini

As cinematographer

• Sattam En Kaiyil (1978)
• Kalyanaraman (1979)
• Meendum Kokila (1981)
• Kadal Meengal (1981)
• Sankarlal (1981)
• Ellam Inba Mayyam (1981)
• Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo (1981)
• Manaivi Solle Manthiram (1983)
• Engal Kural (1985)
• Urimai (1985)
• Sahadevan Mahadevan (1988)
• Thangamani Rangamani (1989)
• Paandi Nattu Thangam (1989)
• Purushan Enakku Arasan (1992)
• Kaviya Thalaivan (1992)
• Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (1999)
• Rajakali Amman (2000)
• Kuberan (2000)
• Palayathu Amman (2000)
• Nageswari (2001)
• Viswanathan Ramamoorthy (2001)
• Kottai Mariamman (2001)
• Annai Kaligambal (2003)
• Mannin Maindhan (2005)