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Legendary Telugu Filmmaker K. Vishwanath Passes Away at 92
Legendary Telugu Filmmaker K. Vishwanath Passes Away at 92
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Filmmaker K. Vishwanath was awarded country’s fourth highest civilian honor – Padma Shri, and, the highest award in the field of cinema, Dada Saheb Phalke. 03.02.2023, Sputnik India
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The legendary Telugu filmmaker, K. Viswanath, who shot to fame for iconic movies such as 'Sankarabharanam', 'Sagara Sangamam', 'Swathi Muthyam', and 'Swarna Kamalam' among others, passed away on Thursday night at his residence in Hyderabad. He was 92.The five-time national award winner was suffering from age-related ailments.Several Indian celebrities and netizens took to social media to mourn the demise of the legend and called it a huge loss to the industry.He also acted in over two dozen Telugu and Tamil movies.In a career spanning four decades, Vishwanath started off as an audiographer and sound engineer and then switched to working as an assistant director in the movie 'Pathala Bhairavi' in 1951.He made his directorial debut in 1965 with the movie 'Aatma Gowravam' and tasted success with his widely popular Telugu movie 'Sankarabharanam' in 1980 that went on to win four National awards. He later remade the movie in Hindi language as 'Sur Sangam'. Viswanath also made his Bollywood debut with 1979 film 'Sargam', which was a remake of his own movie 'Siri Siri Muvva'. Some of his other popular Hindi films include 'Kaamchor,' 'Shubh Kaamna', 'Jaag Utha Insan', 'Sanjog', 'Eeshwar' and 'Dhanwaan'.
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Legendary Telugu Filmmaker K. Vishwanath Passes Away at 92
12:17 03.02.2023 (Updated: 12:31 03.02.2023) Filmmaker K. Vishwanath was awarded country’s fourth highest civilian honor – Padma Shri, and, the highest award in the field of cinema, Dada Saheb Phalke.
The legendary Telugu filmmaker, K. Viswanath, who shot to fame for iconic movies such as 'Sankarabharanam', 'Sagara Sangamam', 'Swathi Muthyam', and 'Swarna Kamalam' among others, passed away on Thursday night at his residence in Hyderabad. He was 92.
The five-time national award winner was suffering from age-related ailments.
Several Indian celebrities and netizens took to social media to mourn the demise of the legend and called it a huge loss to the industry.
He also acted in over two dozen Telugu and Tamil movies.
In a career spanning four decades, Vishwanath started off as an audiographer and sound engineer and then switched to working as an assistant director in the movie 'Pathala Bhairavi' in 1951.
He made his directorial debut in 1965 with the movie 'Aatma Gowravam' and tasted success with his widely popular Telugu movie 'Sankarabharanam' in 1980 that went on to win four National awards. He later remade the movie in Hindi language as 'Sur Sangam'.
His 1985 Telugu film 'Swati Muthyam' featuring legendary actor Kamal Haasan was India’s entry for the Academy Awards in Best Language Foreign Film category.
Viswanath also made his Bollywood debut with 1979 film 'Sargam', which was a remake of his own movie 'Siri Siri Muvva'.
Some of his other popular Hindi films include 'Kaamchor,' 'Shubh Kaamna', 'Jaag Utha Insan', 'Sanjog', 'Eeshwar' and 'Dhanwaan'.
