K. Viswanath
| K. Viswanath | |
|---|---|
| Native name | కాశీనాధుని విశ్వనాధ్ |
| Born |
Kasinathuni Viswanath 19 February 1930 Repalle, Madras State (now Andhra Pradesh), India |
| Residence | Hyderabad, India |
| Occupation | Film director screenwriter actor |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Awards |
Padma Shri (1992) Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2017) |
Kasinathuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian audiographer turned director, screenwriter, and character actor known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi cinema, and Television. He is the recipient of five National Film Awards, six state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, and the Filmfare Awards. In a film career spanning sixty years, Viswanath has directed fifty three feature films in a variety of genres, including films based on performing arts, visual arts, and aesthetics.
Viswanath has received international recognition for his works, and is known for blending parallel cinema with mainstream commercial cinema. Viswanath was honored with the "Prize of the Public" at the "Besancon Film Festival of France" in the year 1981. Viswanth's films which are produced by "Poornodaya Movie Creations" were dubbed into Russian language and were theatrically released in Moscow. In 1992, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and the civilian honor Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of arts. He will be awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema, at the 64th National Film Awards.
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