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Kasinathuni Viswanath

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Kasinathuni Viswanath


K. Viswanath
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Native nameకాశీనాధుని విశ్వనాధ్
BornKasinadhuni Viswanath
19 February 1930 (age 87)
Repalle, Madras State (now Andhra Pradesh), India
OccupationSound designer, Director, Writer & Actor
Years active1957–present
AwardsPadma Shri (1992)
Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2016)
National Film Awards
Nandi Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Bollywood Filmfare Award
Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film, sound designer turned director and actor known for his works in Telugu Cinema, Tamil Cinema and Hindi Cinema. He is the recipient of five National Film Awards, six state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards, and a Bollywood Filmfare Award.[1] Viswanath's Hindi films include Sargam, Kaamchor, Sanjog, Jaag Utha Insan, Eeshwar, Sur Sangam, Shubh Kaamna, Sangeet and Dhanwaan.[2] Viswanath has received international recognition for his works, and is known for blending parallel cinema elements with mainstream commercial cinema.[3][4]
Viswanath's classical films Sankarabharanam (1979) and Sagara Sangamam (1983) were included among CNN-IBN's list of hundred greatest Indian films of all time.[5] His directorial works Sankarabharanam and Saptapadi, have garnered the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Feature Film on National Integration, respectively. Sankarabharanam, was premiered at the 8th International Film Festival of India,[6][7] the Tashkent Film Festival, and the Moscow International Film Festival held in May 1980,[8] and has also won the Prize of the Public at the Besancon Film Festival of France in the year 1981.[9]
Viswanath's Swati Mutyam was India's official entry to the 59th Academy Awards. Swati Mutyam, Sagara Sangamam and Sirivennela were premiered at the Asia Pacific Film Festival.[10] Swayam Krushi was premiered to special mention at the Moscow International Film Festival.[11] Sankarabharanam, Sagara Sangamam, Shrutilayalu, Swarnakamalam and Swati Kiranam were premiered in the Indian Panorama section at International Film Festival of India,[12][13][14] and AISFM Film Festival.[15]. In 2017, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour for film in India.

Early life

Viswanath was born on 19 Feb 1930 in a Telugu speaking brahmin family to Kasinadhuni Subrahmanyam and Kasinadhuni Saraswatamma. His ancestral roots come from Pedapulivarru Andhra Pradesh, a small village on the banks of River Krishna.[16] [17]

Personal life

Viswanath is married to Jaya Lakshmi and they have three children: Padmavati, Nagendranath and Ravindranath.[18] He speaks fluent Telugu, Tamil, and English. He has six grand children- Hema, Swarna, Naren, Pranav, Sivani and Krishna Gayatri. His younger cousin, Chandra Mohan is a renowned actor. The legendary playback singer and voice actor. SP Balasubrahmanyam is also his cousin.

Early life and career

Viswanath began his career as a technician in a studio at Chennai and later assisted Adurthi Subba Rao in direction.[19] He also worked as an assistant to director Ramnoth.[20]He wished to work as an assistant to K. Balachander and Bapu.[21] He debuted as a director with Aatma Gowravam, which starred Akkineni Nageswara Rao and won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film of the year. These were followed by Chelleli Kapuram, Sarada, O Seeta Katha and Jeevana Jyoti which are powerful films centered on women.
It was in Siri Siri Muvva that the famed artistic touch of K. Viswanath first became visible to the people. This was followed by a series of films based on the themes of art, music and dance. Some of his later films discussed issues of social concern while others presented simple morals and facts of life to the common man in a palatable form.

Directorial style

His one of the career best (hard to pick as he is a perfectionist) 'Sankarabharanam shows the neglect of traditional Indian music with influence of western music, bringing out the best of efficacy in the traditional music towards the end. The film had until then a less-known actor J.V. Somayajulu in the lead, but it broke many commercial records by running for over one year in cinemas. Professor C.S.H.N.Murthy has conducted an indepth study of his films embracing a wide spectrum of characters which include mentally and physically challenged subjects as well. He published a short glimpse of his findings in his article --Inclusiveness through art films in Telugu: A modern to post modern analysis of K.Viswanath's films--published in reputed peer reviewed UK based journal Dance, Movements & Spiritualities, 2014 (doi:10.1386/dmas.1.3.413_1). To this date this is the first ever detailed cultural and sociological research on a spectrum of K.Viswanath's films. The editors of the journal Amanda Williamson and Rebecca Weber have commented on Professor C.S.H.N.Murthy's article in their editorial as follows: In addressing issues of caste, colour and economic differences through music and dance, this research posits that he offered a pathway towards inclusivity, affecting positive spiritual change at both personal and social levels. Murthy shares some of his life time research into area of de-westernizing media studies, or one might say he offers immersive and culturally embedded perspectives, which seek to balance outsider's observations ([22].

Films with social issues

Viswanath has made many films dealing with a wide range of human and social issues: Saptapadi, Sirivennela, Sutradharulu', Subhalekha, Shrutilayalu, Subhasankalpam, Aapadbandhavudu, Swayam krushi, and Swarnakamalam have lead characters representing different strata of society, meticulously etched to suit the larger picture.
In Saptapadi, he decries the evils of untouchability and the caste system. In Subhodayam and Swayam Krushi he emphasizes the dignity and respectability of manual labor. In Subhalekha, he deals, in a humorous way, with the dowry system — one of the major evils in today's society. While Sutradharulu urges present-day society to recognize the need to adopt the ideals of non-violence, Swati Kiranam depicts the harm that can be caused by the basic instincts of envy and anger in a man, however accomplished he may be.
In spite of the nature of these subjects, they are presented in a subtle manner with an imaginative story line, with just the right amount of emphasis on the intended message. Yet Viswanath's films were never offbeat cinema but wholesome entertainers those elevated the lead actors' image. He is a director with social-conscious mind and who believes cinema can bring out desirable changes in society if presented in a format liked by a cross section of audience.
In his critical study Professor Murthy not only had drawn a detailed comparison between Gandhian model and the social model which K.Viswanath adopted in his films but also showed how Viswanath's films offered alternative ways of bringing 'inclusiveness' in Indian society by combining social issues with the performatory arts such as music, dance, poetry, painting and literature against the canvass iconic heritage that enhances the expressions of both modern and post modern subjectivities and experiences besides acting as aesthetic spectacle. Viswanath sought to bring change in the hearts of individuals than attempting to invoke political ideology or formulation that seeks to bring a social change at mass level. Professor Murthy's study concluded that very rarely a director in Indian film making is found endowed with the excellence in adopting a single social model in a wide range of films, each varying with another film in toto both in content and format against the backdrop of songs, music and dance. Viswanath is an exception to this.

Association with Poornodaya Creations

Poornodaya Creations contributed to K. Viswanath's dreams of making meaningful films. Sri. E NageswaraRao firmly stood behind and encouraged K. Viswanath to make films with Telugu nativity that have real characters with whom audiences can associate with.
Poornodaya produced some of not just the commercial hits but milestone films of Viswanath's directional ventures thereby richly contributing to Tollywood like Sankarabharanam, Swatimutyam, Saagarasangamam, Sutradharulu, Aapadbandhavudu. So we fondly remember Telugu films not just for formula ones with typical stereotype song-dance-fight.

Mainstream acting

In 1995, Viswanath ventured into mainstream acting. His first film as an actor was Subha Sankalpam. Later on he did many movies such as Swarabhishekam which he himself directed and acted and other movies like Pandurangadu, Narasimha Naidu, Lakshmi Narasimha, Seemasimham, Santosham, Tagore, Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule and Tamil films like Kuruthipunal, Kakkai Siraginilae, Mugavaree, Bagavathi, Pudhiya Geethai, Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Rajapattai,Uthama Villain. He is playing a role in Siva Narayna Teertha in TTD's Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel (SVBC). He also plays in serials like Chellamey which is the owner of an orphanage.

Other work

Viswanath has given advertisements to GRT Jewellers.[23]

Awards

Civilian honor
Honorary doctorate
International honor
National Film Awards
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards South[1]
Nandi Awards

Other honors

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Filmography

As director

[hide]YearFilmLanguageCredits
1957Todi KodalluTeluguSound department
1959Banda RamuduTeluguSound department
1961Iddaru MitruluTeluguAssistant Director
1963Chaduvukunna AmmayiluTeluguScreenplay, writer
1964Mooga ManasuluTeluguAssistant director
1964Doctor ChakravarthyTeluguAssistant director
1965Aatma GowravamTeluguDirector
1967Private MasterTeluguDirector
SudigundaluTeluguWriter
1968Kalisochchina AdrushtamTeluguDirector
Undamma Bottu PedataTeluguDirector
1969Nindu HrudayaluTeluguDirector
1971Chelleli KapuramTeluguDirector
Chinnanaati SnehithuluTeluguDirector
Nindu DampatuluTeluguDirector
1972Kalam MarindiTeluguStory, screenplay writer and director
1973Neramu SikshaTeluguScreenplay, writer and director
SaradaTeluguDirector
1974Amma ManasuTeluguStory, screenplay writer and director
O Seeta KathaTeluguDirector
1975Chinna Nati KalaluTeluguDirector
Jeevana JyothiTeluguDirector
1976Mangalyaniki MaromudiTeluguScreenplay, writer and director
Siri Siri MuvvaTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
Prema BandhamTeluguDirector
1977ChilankaTeluguDirector
Jeevita NoukaTeluguDirector
1978KaalanthakuluTeluguDirector
SeetamalakshmiTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
1979President PerammaTeluguDirector
SankarabharanamTeluguStory writer and director
SargamHindiDirector
1980Alludu Pattina BharatamTeluguDirector
SubhodayamTeluguStory-writer and director
1981SaptapadiTeluguStory, screenplay writer and director
1982KaamchorHindiDirector
SubhalekhaTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
1983Saagara SangamamTeluguStory-writer and director
Shubh KaamnaHindiDirector
1984Janani JanmabhoomiTeluguStory, screenplay writer and director
1985Jaag Utha InsanHindiDirector
SanjogHindiDirector
Sur SangamHindiDirector
Swati MutyamTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
1986SirivennelaTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
1987ShrutilayaluTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
SwayamkrushiTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
1988Sangeeta SangamamMalayalamDirector
Swarna KamalamTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
1989EeshwarHindiStory, screenplay, writer and director
SutradharuluTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
1992AapadbandhavuduTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
SangeetHindiDirector
Swati KiranamTeluguStory, screenplay, writer and director
1993DhanwaanHindiDirector
1995Subha SankalpamTeluguDirector and Actor
1996Aurat Aurat AuratHindiDirector
1997ChinnabbayiTeluguDirector
2004SwarabhishekamTeluguActor, story, screenplay writer and director
2010SubhapradamTeluguDirector

Television

See also

References

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