{{Short description|Indian film actor}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Krishnamurthy | birth_date = 1947 | birth_place = Tamil Nadu | death_date = 10 November 1994 (age 46) | death_place = Tamil Nadu | occupation = Actor, Writer | years_active = 1982–1992 | spouse = Savithri | children = 1 | relatives = Visu }}
'''Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Krishnamurthy,''' better known as '''Kishmu,''' was an Indian film and stage actor. He is also brother of famous actor and director Visu.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-01 |title=விசுவின் சகோதரர் கிஷ்மு பத்தி தெரியுமா? பெரிய ஆளா வந்துருக்க வேண்டியவரு.. 46 வயதிலேயே நடந்த சோகம்! |url=https://tamilminutes.com/entertainment/visu-brother-kishmu-acts-in-many-films-205104/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213071936/https://tamilminutes.com/entertainment/visu-brother-kishmu-acts-in-many-films-205104/ |archive-date=2025-02-13 |access-date=2026-05-22 |work=Tamil Minutes |language=ta-IN}}</ref> Kishmu made his debut in the Visu-directed film ''Manal Kayiru'' in 1982. Other notable film appearances include ''Dowry Kalyanam, Chidambara Rahasiyam, Samsaram Adhu Minsaaram, Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi, Vedikkai En Vadikkai, Nanayam Illatha Nanayam, Kavalan Avan Kovalan, and Varavu Nalla Uravu.''
== Career == Prior to his career in theatre, Kishmu worked as an electrical foreman at TVS in Padi, Chennai.<ref name="C"/> He began acting with his brother, Visu. Kishmu made his acting debut in the second film directed by Visu, ''Manal Kayiru'' (1982), which received critical and commercial acclaim. In 1985, Kishmu acted in ''Aval Sumangalithan'', and in 1986 appeared in ''Samsaram Adhu Minsaram'' and ''Oomai Vizhigal'', which both achieved success. In his early acting career, Kishmu acted only in his brother's films, but eventually went on to act in others, performing in around 25 films from 1982 to 1992.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite web |date=22 March 2020 |title=Actor, director Visu dies at 75, funeral to be held on Monday |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-director-visu-dies-at-75-funeral-to-be-held-on-monday/article31136715.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110010035/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-director-visu-dies-at-75-funeral-to-be-held-on-monday/article31136715.ece |archive-date=10 January 2021 |access-date=14 May 2020 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-02 |title=படங்களில் பிசியாக இருந்தபோது சந்திரசேகருக்கு திருமணம் நடந்தது |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/08/02233621/1030257/cinema-history-august-2.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204145458/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/08/02233621/1030257/cinema-history-august-2.vpf |archive-date=4 February 2020 |access-date=2020-02-04 |website=Maalai Malar |language=Tamil}}</ref>
== Personal life == He married Savithri and had a daughter Viveka after being childless for seventeen years. Kishmu died on 10 November 1994 when Viveka was one year old and his brother-in-law Kuriakose Ranga helped arrange her marriage with Vinod.<ref name="C">{{Cite web |last=v |first=sankaran |date=July 31, 2022 |title=நாயகன், வில்லன், நகைச்சுவை என திரையுலகில் வலம் வந்தவரின் வாழ்க்கையில் காலம் செய்த கோலம் |url=https://cinereporters.com/actor-kishmu-and-his-biography/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202082204/https://cinereporters.com/actor-kishmu-and-his-biography/ |archive-date=2 December 2023 |access-date=22 May 2026 |website=CineReporters |language=ta}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Film !Role !Notes |- | rowspan="2" |1982 |''Manal Kayiru'' |Kamalakannan | |- |''Kanmani Poonga'' |Rajagopal | |- | rowspan="2" |1983 |''Dowry Kalyanam'' |Raja Kalavai | |- |''Naalu Perukku Nandri'' | | |- | rowspan="4" |1984 || ''Rajathanthiram'' || Kozhanthaisamy || |- |''Vaai Sollil Veeranadi '' | | |- | ''Naanayam Illatha Naanayam'' |K. R. Aandavar | |- |''Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi'' |Podiyan | |- | rowspan="3" |1985 |''Ketti Melam'' |Victor Solomon | |- |''Chidambara Rahasiyam'' |Kattamuthu Chettiyar | |- |''Aval Sumangalithan'' |Dr. Karuna Moorthy | |- | rowspan="2" |1986 |''Samsaram Adhu Minsaram'' |Albert Fernandes |<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 2010 |title=Junk Mail |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y52yT4yniywC&q=albert+fernandez |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228064839/https://books.google.com/books?id=Y52yT4yniywC&q=albert+fernandez |archive-date=28 February 2022 |access-date=16 September 2020 |magazine=South Scope |page=9}}</ref> |- |''Oomai Vizhigal'' |Kothandaraman | |- | rowspan="4" |1987 |''Kavalan Avan Kovalan'' |Himself |Guest appearance |- |''Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi'' |Sathyamoorthy | |- |''Ore Raththam'' |the rigid religionist | |- |''Srimathi Oka Bahumathi'' | | Telugu film |- | rowspan="5" |1988 |''Oorai Therinjikitten'' |Ice mama | |- |''Penmani Aval Kanmani'' |Vadivu's Husband | |- |''Thaimel Aanai'' | Chakkara | |- |''Mappillai Sir'' |Colonel | |- | ''Aadade Aadharam'' | | Telugu film |- |1990 |''Varavu Nalla Uravu'' | Chandrasekar | |- |1990 |''Vedikkai En Vadikkai'' | Matrubhootham | |- |1992 |''Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu'' |Kamalanathan | |}
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Category:Indian male film actors Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema Category:Tamil male actors Category:1947 births Category:1993 deaths