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K. Viswanath

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Directed movies: 28Directed series: 0All crew credits: 50

TMDB ID: 544978

IMDb ID: nm0899649

Known for: Directing

Born: February 19, 1930

Died: February 2, 2023

Age: 92

Place of birth: Repalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1957 - 2024

Years active: 68

Average TMDB rating: 6.94

Wikidata: Q6343602

Also known as

Kasinathuni Viswanath • कसीनथुनी विश्वनाथ • കാശിനാധുണി വിശ്വനാഥ് • கே. விஸ்வநாத் • కె.విశ్వనాథ్ • Kasinadhuni Viswanath • K Vishwanath • K. Vishwanath • Kasi Viswanath

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Biography

Kasinadhuni 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."

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