K. Viswanath

Birthday: 1930-02-19
Deathday: 2023-02-02
Birthplace: Repalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Kasinadhuni Viswanath (19 February 1930 – 2 February 2023) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. One of the greatest auteurs of Indian cinema, he received international recognition for his works, and is known for blending parallel cinema with mainstream cinema. He was honoured with the "Prize of the Public" at the "Besançon Film Festival of France" in 1981. In 1992, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and the civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of arts. In 2016, he was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema. He is popularly known as "Kalatapasvi."

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
		Devasthanam
	2020-10-24	Narthanasala
	2018-02-09	Sollividava
	2015-05-01	Uttama Villain	Poornachandra Rao
	2013-07-05	Singam 2	Chief Minister
	2013-05-02	Greeku Veerudu
	2011-12-23	Rajapattai	Dakshinamoorthy
	2008-05-30	Pandurangadu	Pandurangadu's father
	2008-04-04	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Keerthi's Grandfather
	2007-04-27	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	Keerthi's Grandfather
	2005-08-19	Andhrudu
	2005-08-10	Athadu	CBI Chief
	2004-11-01	Swarabhishekam	Srinivasachari
	2004-04-30	Pedababu
	2004-01-14	Lakshmi Narasimha
	2003-09-24	Tagore
	2003-05-08	Puthiya Geethai	Astrologer
	2002-12-02	Nee Sneham	Amrutha's grandfather
	2002-11-08	Badhaai Ho Badhaai	Mr D'Souza
	2002-11-04	Bagavathi	Chief Minister
	2002-07-18	Allari Ramudu	Ramachandraiah
	2002-05-09	Santosham	Rama Chandraiah
	2002-01-14	Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu	Ramachandraiah
	2002-01-10	Seema Simham
	2001-05-23	Ninnu Choodalani	Siva Reddy
	2001-01-11	Narasimha Naidu	Raghupathi Naidu
	2000-03-09	Kakkai Siraginilae	Sambasiva Iyer
	2000-02-02	Mugavari	Sridar & Shiva's Father
	2000-01-14	Kalisundam Raa	Raghavayya
	1995-11-05	Vajram
	1995-10-23	Kuruthipunal	Srinivasan
	1995-04-28	Subha Sankalpam	Raayudu