Kasinadhuni Viswanath  Achievements  (19 February 1930 – 2 February 2023)

Kasinadhuni Viswanath (19 February 1930 – 2 February 2023)

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Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, One of the most prolific filmmakers of Telugu cinema

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Received international recognition for his works

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Honored with the "Prize of the Public" at the "Besançon Film Festival of France" in 1981

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In 1992, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award

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The civilian honor Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of arts

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In 2017, he was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema

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Viswanath started his film career as an audiographer and in sixty years

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He is recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, and a Filmfare Award in Hindi

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His directorial works which are produced by Poornodaya Movie Creations were screened to special mention at the Moscow International Film Festival

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