K. Viswanath
Birthday: 1930-02-19 | Place of Birth: Repalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaKasinadhuni Viswanath (19 February 1930 – 2 February 2023) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. One of the greatest auteurs of Indian cinema, he received international recognition for his works, and is known for blending parallel cinema with mainstream cinema. He was honoured with the "Prize of the Public" at the "Besançon Film Festival of France" in 1981. In 1992, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and the civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of arts. In 2016, he was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema. He is popularly known as "Kalatapasvi."
Known For
Acting
Role
as Poornachandra Rao
as Dakshinamoorthy
as Keerthi's Grandfather
as Pandurangadu's father
as Keerthi's Grand-Father
as Amrutha's grandfather
as Mr D'Souza
as Rama Chandraiah
as Ramachandraiah
as Ramachandraiah
as Siva Reddy
as Raghavayya
as Sridar & Shiva's Father
as Raayudu
as Srinivasan
