India
oi-Prakash KL
Hyderabad,
Feb
03:
Legendary
Telugu
filmmaker
and
actor
K
Viswanath
passed
away
on
Thursday
at
the
age
of
92.
He
was
hospitalised
over
age-related
illness
at
a
private
hospital
in
Hyderabad,
The
Times
of
India
reported.
Who
is
K
Viswanath?
Born
on
19
February
1930
in
Repalle
of
Guntur
district,
he
began
his
career
in
film
industry
as
a
sound
recordist
at
Vauhini
Studios
in
Madras.
He
then
worked
as
an
assistant
director
in
the
Telugu-Tamil
Film
‘Pathala
Bhairavi’ in
1951.
Viswanath
made
his
directorial
debut
with
Telugu
film
‘Aatma
Gowravam’
for
which
he
won
the
Nandi
Award
for
Best
Feature
Film
of
the
year.
It’s
really
a
heart
breaking
sad
news
&
big
blow
to
entire
Film
fraternity.RIP
Guru
Garu
#KVishwanath
💔TELUGU
LEGENDARY
DIRECTOR
🙏
pic.twitter.com/Er1CWvQdPE—
Trends
Allu
Arjun
™
(@TrendsAlluArjun)
February
2,
2023
He
then
went
on
to
deliver
many
notable
movies
such
as
‘Chelleli
Kapuram’
(1971),
‘Sarada’
(1973),
‘O
Seeta
Katha’
(1974)
and
‘Jeevana
Jyoti’
(1975),
‘Siri
Siri
Muvva’
(1976),
‘Sankarabharanam’,
etc.
He
also
ventured
into
Bollywood
and
directed
many
movies
that
include
‘Sargam’
(1979),
‘Kaamchor’
(1982),
‘Shubh
Kaamna’
(1983),
‘Jaag
Utha
Insan’
(1984),
‘Sur
Sangam’
(1985)
and
‘Sanjog’
(1985).
Apart
from
film
direction,
K
Viswanath
worked
as
actor
in
several
films
like
‘Subha
Sankalpam’,
‘Santosham’,
‘Athadu’,
‘Tagore’,
‘Lakshmi
Narasimha’,
‘Singam
2’,
etc.
Shocking
:
Legendary
director
#KVishwanath
garu
is
no
more.
💔Big
lost
to
Telugu
cinema.May
his
soul
rest
in
peace.
#RIPKVishwanath
pic.twitter.com/1j7mX72lAG—
Suresh
Kondi
(@SureshKondi_)
February
2,
2023
In
his
succesful
career,
he
made
over
50
movies
in
different
genres
and
he
is
credited
for
making
films
on
the
issues
of
caste,
colour,
disability,
gender
discrimination,
misogyny,
alcoholism
and
socio-economic
challenges
through
liberal
arts
medium.
It’s
very
sad
to
hear
about
the
demise
of
the
great
K
Viswanath
garu.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace
🙏🏽
pic.twitter.com/EuAShSW6kg—
PawanKalyan
Fan
(@PawanKalyanFan)
February
2,
2023
Awards
He
bagged
five
National
Film
Awards,
seven
state
Nandi
Awards,
10
Filmfare
Awards
South,
and
a
Filmfare
Award
in
Hindi.
In
2017,
he
was
conferred
with
the
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award,
the
highest
award
in
Indian
cinema.