Director K Vishwanath Passes Away
Kasinathuni Vishwanath, one of the great directors of Telugu cinema passed away due to old age related ailments at a Private Hospital in Hyderabad on 2nd February 2023.He was 92.
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K Vishwanath born on 19th February 1930 at Repalle town in Guntur district of A P.
He entered the Telugu cinema as a Sound recordist. later was asst. director to great director Adurthi Subba Rao for the films Iddaru mithrulu, Mooga manasulu and Dr.Chakravarthi. He started his career as director with the film Athma Gauravam, a ANR, Rajasri starer. He became popular with the film Sarada in which Sobhan babu and Sarada lived in their roles. Then proved as a best creative director with the film O Seetha Katha. Film Jeevana Jyothi can be termed as his best film as director. Then came the film Siri Siri Muvva with Chandra Mohan, Jaya Prada and Sathyanarayana. later on he has experimented with success the film Siri Vennela. Lyricist Seetha Rama Sastry was introduced through this film. Then Swathi Muthyam, Sankarabharanam and Sagara Sangamam proved him as a great creative director.
He has also acted in many films as a character actor.
In almost all the films K Viswanath presented the story in his own different style and the films were commercially successful. He takes utmost care for music in his films. Most of the films directed by K Viswanath were musical hits.
Sagara Sangamam, Sirivennela, Swathimuthyam, Sankarabharanam, Siri Siri Muvva are the few films of K Vishwanath where the story and music were high lights along with action.
Awards – Honors for film director K Vishwanath:
Govt. of India honored K Vishwanath with Padmasri in the year 1992.
K Vishwanath honored with Raghupathi Venkkaiah award in the year 1991.
Honored with Honorary Doctorate by Potti Sriramulu Telugu University
He was honored with the most prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2017.
Awards for K Vishwanath:
1. National Film Awards:
1980 – National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Sankarabharanam
1982 – Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration for Sapthapadhi
1987 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for Swathi Muthyam
1990 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for Suthradharudu
2005 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for Swarabhishekam
2. Nandi Awards:
1965 – Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Aathma Gowravam
1974 – Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Oo Seeta Katha
1983 – Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Sagara Sangamam
1986 – Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Swathi Muthyam
1987 – Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Sruthi Layalu
1989 – Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Swarna Kamalam
1990 – Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Suthtadharudu
1992 – Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Aapathbandhavudu
3. Filmfare Awards(South) :-
1974 – Filmfare Award as Best Director for O Seeta Katha
1975 – Filmfare Award as Best Director for Jeevana Jyothi
1982 – Filmfare Award as Best Director for Subhalekha
1983 – Filmfare Award as Best Director for Saagara Sangamam
1986 – Filmfare Award as Best Director for Swathi Muthyam
1989 – Filmfare Award Best Story for Easwar
1992 – Filmfare Award as Best Director for Aapathbandhavudu
1995 – Filmfare Award as Best Director for Subha Sankalpam
K.Vishwanth was honored with the title Vishwa Vikhyatha Darsaka Sarvabhauma By Dr.T Subbi Rami Reddy’s Lalitha Kala Parishad in 2012.
List of Selected films Directed by K Vishwanath:
- Athmagauravam (1966)
- Private Master (1968)
- Nindu Hrudayalu (1969)
- Nindu Dampathulu (1971)
- Chelleli Kapuram (1971)
- Chinnanati snehithulu (1971)
- Kalammarindi (1972)
- Neramu – Siksha (1973)
- Sarada (1973)
- OSeethakatha (1974)
- Jeevanjyothi (1975)
- Premabhandaham (1976)
- Seethamahalakshmi (1978)
- Siri siri muvva (1978)
- Sankarabharanam (1979)
- Subhodayam (1980)
- Sapthapadi (1981)
- Subhalekha (1982)
- Sagarasangamam (1983)
- Swathi muthyam (1985)
- Sirivennela (1986)
- Sruthilayalu (1987)
- Swayamkrushi (1987)
- Swarnakamalam (1988)
- Easwar ( 1989 )
- Soothradharulu (1990)
- Aapadbhanadavudu (1992)
- Swathikiranam (1992)
- Subhasankalpam (1995)
- Swarabhishekam (2004 )
- Subhapradham (2010)
