K.Vishwanath
| K. Viswanath | |
|---|---|
| Native name | కాశీనాధుని విశ్వనాధ్ |
| Born |
Kasinadhuni Viswanath 19 February 1930 Repalle, Madras State (now Andhra Pradesh), India |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Awards |
Padma Shri (1992), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2016) |
Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian audiographer turned director, screenwriter, and character actor known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema. He is recipient of five National Film Awards, six state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, and a Bollywood Filmfare Award. In a film career spanning sixty years, Viswanath has directed fifty three feature films in a variety of genres, including films based on performing arts, visual arts, and aesthetics.
Viswanath has received international recognition for his works, and is known for blending parallel cinema with mainstream commercial cinema. Viswanath was honored with the "Prize of the Public" at the "Besancon Film Festival of France" in the year 1981. His directorial works which are produced by Poornodaya Movie Creations were dubbed into Russian language and theatrically released in Moscow. In 1992, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and the civilian honor Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of arts. He was awarded the 2017 Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema, at the 64th National Film Awards.
Kasinadhuni Viswanath was born on 19 Feb 1930 in a Telugu speaking family to Kasinathuni Subrahmanyam and Kasinathuni Saraswatamma. His ancestral roots come from Pedapulivarru, Andhra Pradesh, a small village on the banks of River Krishna. Viswanath studied Intermediate from Guntur Hindu College, and holds a B.Sc degree from Andhra Christian College of Acharya Nagarjuna University. He began his career as a sound recordist at Vauhini Studios in Madras where his father was an associate. Viswanath transitioned into film direction at Annapurna Pictures under Adurthi Subba Rao and K. Ramnoth. He wished to work as an assistant to director K. Balachander and Bapu.
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