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'''Kabali Vishwanth''' is an Indian [[actor]] who has appeared in Tamil language films. After appearing in small supporting roles and working as an assistant choreographer, he made his breakthrough as an actor with a supporting role in [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'' (2016).

== Career ==
Vishwanath started his career with a minor role in ''[[Singam]]'' (2010) before playing an anti-hero in [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]'s ''[[Veluthu Kattu]]'' (2010). He then portrayed small supporting roles in films including as [[Arun Vijay]]'s friend in ''[[Thadaiyara Thaakka]]'' (2012), as [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]'s elder brother in ''[[Attakathi]]'' (2012), and as Prakash Raj's neighbour in ''[[Dhoni (film)|Dhoni]]'' (2012). He later moved on to assist dance choreographer [[Sridhar (choreographer)|Sridhar]] in films.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sundar|first=Mrinalini|date=16 January 2017|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-dont-want-to-be-boxed-Vishwanath/articleshow/53154725.cms|title=I don't want to be boxed: Vishwanath|work=The Times of India|accessdate=12 April 2020|archive-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904164620/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-dont-want-to-be-boxed-Vishwanath/articleshow/53154725.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/tamil/i-prefer-doing-different-types-of-character-vishwanath-article34734.htm|title=I Prefer Doing Different Types Of Character: Vishwanath|date=12 July 2016|website=Desimartini|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920235433/https://www.desimartini.com/news/tamil/i-prefer-doing-different-types-of-character-vishwanath-article34734.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Vishwanath made a breakthrough as an actor after portraying a role in [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'' (2016), which starred [[Rajinikanth]] in the lead role. The film saw him credited as Vishwanth, and he subsequently kept the name for his future work. Portraying a Chennai-based gangster hired to protect Rajinikanth's lead character, the film and his role won acclaim.<ref name = te>{{Cite news|last=Suganth|first=M|date=27 July 2017|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/im-learning-a-lot-from-vikram-viswanath/articleshow/59773985.cms|title=I'm learning a lot from Vikram: Viswanath|work=The Times of India|accessdate=12 April 2020|archive-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707085923/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/im-learning-a-lot-from-vikram-viswanath/articleshow/59773985.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The high-profile nature of the film prompted several film makers to sign him on for their productions, and notably later worked on ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]'' (2018) alongside [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] and [[N. Linguswamy|Linguswamy]]'s ''[[Sandakozhi 2]]'' (2018), portraying the husband of [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]]'s character.<ref name = te/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2017/nov/28/kabali-star-vishwanath-in-sandakozhi-2-3282.html|title=Kabali star Vishwanath in Sandakozhi 2|date=28 November 2017|work=[[Cinema Express]]|accessdate=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412100437/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2017/nov/28/kabali-star-vishwanath-in-sandakozhi-2-3282.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/tamil/kollywood-actor-vishwanth-talks-about-his-roles-in-the-upcoming-movies-article68285.htm|title=Kollywood Actor Vishwanth Talks About His Roles In The Upcoming Movies|date=21 November 2017|website=Desimartini|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073012/https://www.desimartini.com/news/tamil/kollywood-actor-vishwanth-talks-about-his-roles-in-the-upcoming-movies-article68285.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also worked on a Hindi-language film as well as portraying his first lead role in the horror-comedy, ''[[Onaaigal Jakkiradhai]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sundar |first=Mrinalini |date=16 January 2017 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kabali-actor-Vishwanath-signs-a-Bollywood-film/articleshow/54752584.cms |title=Kabali actor Vishwanath signs a Bollywood film |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130185618/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kabali-actor-Vishwanath-signs-a-Bollywood-film/articleshow/54752584.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He portrayed [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]'s friend in ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]''.<ref name = te/>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
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| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Singam]]'' || Lover ||
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| ''[[Veluthu Kattu]]'' || Karuppusamy ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[Dhoni (film)|Dhoni]]'' || Subramaniam's neighbour || Bilingual film
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| ''[[Thadaiyara Thaakka]]'' || Selva's friend ||
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| ''[[Attakathi]]'' || Dinakaran's brother ||
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| 2013 || ''[[Kolagalam]]'' || Pathmanabhan ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Pokkiri Mannan]]'' || Marudhu's friend ||
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| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Katha Solla Porom]]'' || Aravind ||
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|''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'' || Jai ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2018 || ''[[Onaaigal Jakkiradhai]]'' || Azhagu ||
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| ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]'' || Guna ||
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| ''[[X Videos (film)|X Videos]]'' || Rahul ||
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| ''[[Sandakozhi 2]]'' || Pechi's husband ||
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| 2021 || ''[[Annaatthe]]'' || Kaalaiyan's friend ||
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| 2022 || ''[[Theal (film)|Theal]]'' || ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''[[Run Baby Run (2023 film)|Run Baby Run]]'' || Van driver ||
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| ''[[Red Sandalwood (film)|Red Sandalwood]]'' || Karna ||
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| 2024 || ''[[Akkaran]]'' || Siva ||
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| rowspan="2"|2025 || ''[[Coolie (2025 film)|Coolie]]'' ||Deva Mansion housemate ||
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| ''[[Vattakhanal]]'' || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Kumar |first1=Akshay |title=Singer Mano's son Duruvan headlines Vattakanal |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Sep/15/singer-manos-son-duruvan-headlines-vattakanal |website=Cinema Express |language=en |date=15 September 2025}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|8522193}}

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