K. Viswanath

Akkieneni Abhimana Samakhya, a Tenali-based fan club of ANR, presented veteran director K Viswanath with the Adruthi Subba Rao award.

Ace filmmaker K Viswanath’s biopic ‘Viswadarshanam’’, starring K Viswanath, will be premiered at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) that will run between March 18 to 31, 2019 in Kolkata, according to the latest reports. It will be screened at the festival as a part of its official documentary section.

Senior filmmaker and revered storyteller, K Viswanath passed away late night yesterday in Hyderabad. His legacy wasnt just limited to South films, some of his most memorable work was created in Hindi cinema with the best of Hindi stars, too. ETimes spoke to Rakesh Roshan who revealed the innumerable influences that K Viswanath had on his growth as an artiste.

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The five National Film Awards winner breathed his last at his residence in Hyderabad today.

Tulasi made a name for her mother roles in South cinema

The first teaser of the much-awaited biopic on legendary director K Viswanath (Kasinathuni Viswanath) was unveiled by the makers on Monday, on the eve of the filmmaker’s birthday.

Acclaimed Tollywood filmmaker and actor K. Viswanath, who is known for making movies based on compelling tales highlighting the performing arts and aesthetics, passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Thursday night following a prolonged illness, sources said. He was 92. The director's mortal remains were brought to his residence in Film Nagar around 1.oo pm.

The entire film fraternity and fans have been mourning the demise of the noted director, who as also acted in a number of films.

Veteran filmmaker Kasinadhuni Viswanath passed away on Thursday (Feb 2). He was 92.

Well-known writer-director Kaasinathuni Viswanath, popular as K Viswanath, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city late on Thursday night. He was 92.

Popular Tollywood filmmaker-actor K Viswanath passed away on February 2 due to a prolonged illness. The filmmaker had been admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad for a few days. He breathed his last on Thursday night. He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. Many celebrities took to social media to mourn his demise.

Hey there! From the popular actor-filmmaker K Vishwanath’s demise to Unni Mukundan’s ‘Malikappuram’ entering the prestigious 100 crore club, here are some of the trending entertainment updates from the south film industry. Veteran filmmaker-actor K Viswanath passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Thursday night, February 2nd, following a prolonged illness. The 92-year-old filmmaker-actor is well-known among movie buffs for making films based on compelling tales highlighting the performing arts and aesthetics. Popular works of K Viswanath include ‘Shankarabharanam’, ‘Saptapadi’, ‘Swathi Muthyam’, and ‘Siri Vennela’.

Surabhi Jyoti was given the Best Actress Award for Malayalam film 'Minnaminungu'.

Interestingly, in his early days Viswanath was greatly influenced by the Parallel Cinema movement in Bengal. The reformative style of Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Ritwik Ghatak’s films inspired him to look explore subjects that were socially poignant and aesthetically rich. Many even noticed the influence of auteur Satyajit Ray in the filmmaking style of K. Viswanath.

SP Bala Subramaniam and K Viswanath play best friends in Devasthanam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed condolences over the demise of veteran Tollywood filmmaker and actor Kasinadhuni Viswanath. K Viswanath passed away on Thursday night in a private hospital in Hyderabad, where he was undergoing treatment. He was 92. The five-time national award winner was suffering from age-related ailments.

After a long hiatus, writer turned director Janardhan Maharshi is directing a full fledged feature film, titled “Devasthanam.”

Kasinadhuni Viswanath or K. Viswanath Telugu film director and actor conffered Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2016. Director Dr. K. Viswanath, is one of the best directors the Telugu Film Industry has produced.

Other Tollywood directors too watched the film and lauded the film.

Dadasaheb Phalke awardee and renowned director Kasinadhuni Viswanath passed away on late Thursday at a private hospital in Hyderabad. Several celebs expressed their grief over his demise.

Taking to Instagram, Rakesh wrote a long note saying, "The day has come when I'm forced to bid farewell to Shri K. Viswanath with a heavy heart and mind full of memories. To the world he was a master craftsman with local, national and global honours, but for me he was my institution of film making. It has been a fortunate 40+ years of knowing the genius, having worked with him in the capacity of an actor in 4 films - Kaamchor, Jaag utha insaan, Shubh Kamna & Aurat, along with life shaping learnings. I learnt from him the art of editing films, story telling & the skill of direction and has been an inspiration throughout my career. Whatever I am is because of his teachings. The loss of Shri K. Viswanath is deeply personal. My condolences to his family, I stand with you all in mourning the loss of a gem. Forever in my heart. Om shanti."

Veteran actor Aruna Irhas shared her fond memories of working with the legendary Telegu director-actor K Viswanath, who passed away late Thursday due to age-related issues.

Popular South actress Radikaa Sarathkumar has met legendary director K Viswanath in Hyderabad on Friday and recollected their association