Kasi Viswanathan
Mu Kasivishwanathan | |
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| Born | 28 January 1968 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Kasivishwanathan (born 28 January 1968) is an Indian film editor, who has worked on Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam language films.[1]
Career
[edit]Kasivishwanathan entered the cinema industry as an assistant to Malayalam editor K. Narayanan. He later started work as an associate editor on films like Thevar Magan (1992) and Kuruthipunal (1996) with N. P. Satish. He then worked under A. Sreekar Prasad in films of several languages including Oriya, Sinhalese and Kannada.[citation needed]
He made his debut as an editor with Kamal Haasan's Aalavandhan (2001), experimenting with techniques involving animation and motion capture cameras, and then worked in the romantic comedy, Pammal K. Sambandam (2002). His work on his first film won him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor in the year 2004, for the year 2001. Kasivishwanthan subsequently went on to collaborate as an editor in several of Prakash Raj's productions with Duet Movies.[2] Under the banner he worked in movies like Mozhi and Abhiyum Naanum. He has since regularly collaborated with directors including Radha Mohan, Suseenthiran, Seenu Ramasamy, Sundar C, Mysskin and Siruthai Siva's Veeram. Till date he works on projects with various directors, both established and debutant directors.
In 2016, he made his debut as an actor in Suseenthiran's Maaveeran Kittu (2016).[3][4]
Filmography
[edit]As editor
[edit]- Aalavandhan (2001)
- Abhay (2001) Hindi
- Pammal K. Sambandam (2002)
- Punnagai Poove (2003)
- Raja Narasimha (2003) Kannada
- Naam (2003)
- Nee Mattum (2004)
- Vaanam Vasappadum (2004)
- Ponniyin Selvan (2005)
- Azhagiya Theeye (2005)
- Chinna (2005)
- Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006)
- Poi (2006)
- Thalai Nagaram (2006)
- Mozhi (2007)
- Veerappu (2007)
- Kovai Brothers (2007)
- Rendu (2007)
- Velli Thirai (2008)
- Aayudham Seivom (2008)
- Abhiyum Naanum (2008)
- Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009)
- Vannathu Poochi (2009)
- Ainthaam Padai (2009)
- Naan Mahaan Alla (2010)
- Thaa (2010)
- Kattradhu Kalavu (2010)
- Thenmerku Paruvakaatru (2010)
- Magizhchi (2010)
- Panjamirtham (2010)
- Arumugam (2010)
- Kullanari Koottam (2011)
- Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (2011)
- Rajapattai (2011)
- Krishnaveni Panjaalai (2012)
- Neerparavai (2012)
- Kaadu (2014)
- Veeram (2014)
- Idam Porul Eval (2014)
- Sivappu (2015)
- Dharma Durai (2016)
- Maaveeran Kittu (2016)
- Nenjil Thunivirundhal (2017)
- C/O Surya (2017) Telugu
- Aan Devathai (2018)
- Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018)
- Kanne Kalaimaane (2019)
- Nedunalvaadai (2019)
- 100% Kadhal (2019)
- Kasada Thapara (2021)
- Endraavathu Oru Naal (2021)
- Veerapandiyapuram (2022)
- Kuttram Kuttrame (2022)
- Karottiyin Kadhali (2022)
- Bumper (2023)
- Malai (2023)
- Aalan (2024)
- Pagaivanuku Arulvai (TBA)
As actor
[edit]- Maaveeran Kittu (2016)
- Dharmadurai (2016)
References
[edit]- ^ "Silverscreen". silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Kasi Viswanathan Interview".
- ^ "Noted technician turns actor with 'Maveeran Kittu' - Tamil News". 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Veeram editor turns actor for 'Maveeran Kittu'". 2 December 2020.