Sankarabharanam fame Tulasi pays tribute to K Viswanath

Yesteryears heroine Tulasi will be paying her tribute to her mentor and legendary filmmaker

K Viswanath

by instituting an award in his name. The first edition of K Viswanath Awards ceremony will be held in Hyderabad. It will be a grand event that will see a galaxy of stars and filmmakers of

Tollywood

, as per latest reports.

Leading South Indian artistes and technicians will be bestowed with awards for 2017. Tulasi had forayed into Telugu films as a child artiste. But it was K Viswanath who gave her the unforgettable role in his classic movie

Sankarabharanam

.’ She had acted in over 300 movies in the Southern film industry.

After her marriage, she also acted in mother roles. She wooed the Tamil audience with her performance in family dramas like ‘

Pannaiyarum Padminiyum

’ and ‘

Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer

’, but she is still fondly remembered for her role in ‘Sankarabharanam.’