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N. Viswanathan
Narayanswamy Viswanathan (18 July 1929 – 17 November 2010), popularly known as Calcutta Viswanathan in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry, was an Indian actor and academic. A Tamilian, Tamil by birth, he moved to Calcutta (now Kolkata) at a young age and taught English at St. Xavier's College, Calcutta for more than 40 years. Viswanathan was also a well-known public speaker. He made his acting debut in Mrinal Sen's ''Punascha'' and continued to act in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali films. In a career that spanned 40 years, Viswanathan appeared in nearly 100 films in Bengali language, Bengali, Tamil language, Tamil and English. He was a member several theatre groups and also formed the "Calcutta Players", an acting troupe. Biography Early life Born into a Tamil people, Tamil family in Vellore, Viswanathan moved to Kolkata, West Bengal at an early age. He was educated at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and joined the same college as a professor in English. He had great command ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellore
Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separated into four zones that are further subdivided into 60 wards, covering an area of 87.915 km2 and housing a population of 423,425 as reported by the 2001 census. It is located about west of Chennai, and about east of Bangalore. Vellore is located on the Mumbai–Chennai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral. Vellore is governed under a mayor and the Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is a part of both the Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency), Lok Sabha and Vellore (State Assembly Constituency), state assembly constituencies of Vellore. Vellore is the home to Christian Medical College & Hospital, the Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and Golden Temple, Sripuram, Sripuram Golden Temple. The Vellore region is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
