Biography
N. Viswanathan (1929 – 17 November 2010), popularly known as Calcutta Viswanathan in theTamil film industry, was an Indian actor and academic. A Tamilian by birth, he moved to Calcutta(now Kolkata) at a young age and joined St. Xavier's College, Calcutta as an English professor and continued to teach there for more than 40 years. Viswanathan was also a well-known public speaker. He started acting films after entering into the Bengali films by acting in Mrinal Sen'sPunascha and Satyajit Ray's Kanchenjungha. In an acting career spanning over 40 years Viswanathan appeared in nearly 100 films in Bengali, Tamil and English. Viswanathan was a member several theatre groups and also formed the "Calcutta Players", an acting troupe
Filmography
all 15
Movies 15
![Baba](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/65771-baba.jpg)
Baba (2002)
![The Mist](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/283615-moodu-pani.jpg)
The Mist (1980)
![Moondru Mudichu](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119889-moondru-mudichu.jpg)
Moondru Mudichu (1976)
![Barnali](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/387471-barnali.jpg)
Barnali (1963)
![Kanchenjungha](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23721-kanchenjungha.jpg)
Kanchenjungha (1962)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-07-18
Deathday2010-11-17 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceVellore, India
ChildrenAshoke Viswanathan
CitizenshipsBritish Raj, Dominion of India, India
Also Known AsCalcutta Viswanathan
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