Legendary director K Vishwanath passed away in Hyderabad at the age of 92. He and breathed his last at his residence in Hyderabad, due to age-related issues.
Kasinadhuni Viswanath was born on 19 February 1930 in Repalle of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He was born to Kasinadhuni Subramanyam and Kasinadhuni Saraswathy (Saraswathamma). Viswanath was married to Kasinadhuni Jayalakshmi. He is survived by two sons Ravindranath Viswanath, and Nagendranath Viswanath and a daughter, Padmavathi Viswanath.
Viswanath started his film career as an audiographer and in 60 years, he has directed 53 feature films. He started his career as an assistant director in the Telugu-Tamil Film Pathala Bhairavi, 1951. In 1965, Viswanath debuted as a director with Telugu film Aatma Gowravam, he won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film of the year.
Viswanath won five National Film Awards. He also won several Nandi Awards and Filmfare Awards. Viswanath was honored with the Padma Shri in 1992 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2017.
The most iconic films of Viswanath are include Swarnakamalam, Sagara Sangamamm, Swathi Muthyam, Chelleli Kapuram, Siri Siri Muvva, Sankarabharanam, Saptapadi, Sruthilayalu, Sutradharulu, Aapadbhandhuvudu, Swati Kiranam, Subha Sankalpam, Swarabhishekam, Sargam, Kaamchor, Shubh Kaamna, Eeshwar and Dhanwaan. Viswanath’s last directorial was Subhapradam in 2010.
The demise of K Viswanath left the entire industry in shock and grief. Several Tollywood celebrities have expressed shock and mourned his death on social media.
Shocked beyond words!
— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) February 3, 2023
Shri K Viswanath ‘s loss is an irreplaceable void to Indian / Telugu Cinema and to me personally! Man of numerous iconic, timeless films! The Legend Will Live on! Om Shanti !! 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/3JzLrCCs6z
తెలుగు సినిమా ఖ్యాతిని ఖండాంతరాలుగా వ్యాపింపజేసిన వారిలో విశ్వనాధ్ గారిది ఉన్నతమైన స్థానం. శంకరాభరణం, సాగర సంగమం లాంటి ఎన్నో అపురూపమైన చిత్రాలని అందించారు. ఆయన లేని లోటు ఎన్నటికీ తీరనిది. వారి కుటుంబానికి నా ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతిని తెలియజేస్తూ ఆయన ఆత్మకి శాంతి చేకూరాలనుకుంటున్నాను. pic.twitter.com/3Ub8BwZQ88
— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) February 2, 2023
Salute to a master . pic.twitter.com/zs0ElDYVUM
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 3, 2023
Anjali 🌺 tradition,warmth,heart,music,dance,love …..your movies filled my childhood with humaneness and wonder! #ripkviswanathji 🌹🌺🌹🌺🍵 pic.twitter.com/HivlTfUFe3
— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) February 2, 2023
The director’s mortal remains were brought to his residence in Film Nagar around 1.00 pm.
K Viswanath Garu has breathed his last.💐🙏
— Suresh Kondeti (@santoshamsuresh) February 2, 2023
Om Shanthi#longLiveKViswanath Garu #RIPKViswanath pic.twitter.com/OBdTI1lT3O
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