K Viswanath
Kasinathuni Viswanath born on February 19, 1930 at Repalle.
He is Sound designer,Director.Writer,Actor.He won PadmaShri,National Film Awards,Nandi awards,Film Fare Awards,Honary Doctorates,International Honour.
Viswanath is married to Jaya Lakshmi and has three children: Padmavati, Nagendranath and Ravindranath.He speaks fluent Telugu, Tamil, and English. He has four grand children. None of his children have ventured into the film industry but have chosen other careers.
Viswanath started his career as a technician and later assisted ADURTHI SUBBA RAO in direction.He debuted as a director to AATMA GOWRAVAM and won Nandi Award for best feature film of the year.
His one of the career best (hard to pick as he is a perfectionist) SANKARABHARANAM shows the negligence of traditional Indian music with influence of western music, bringing out the best of efficacy in the traditional music towards the end.
K. Viswanath's luck is with film titles starting with 'S', as most of the films with the prefix were wholesome entertainers and commercial hits.
Viswanath has made many films dealing with a wide range of human and social issues: Saptapadi, Sirivennela, Sutradharulu,Subhalekha, Shrutilayalu, Subhasankalpam, Aapadbandhavudu, Swayam krushi, and Swarnakamalam have lead characters representing different strata of society, meticulously etched to suit the larger picture.
K. Viswanath has made a mark in Telugu filmdom with his directorial style with most of his films rooted in Telugu nativity and tradition. With a judicious combination of artistic and commercial elements, he has created films that have appealed to the common cinema audience and to more discerning and selective ones
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