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    2023-02-02

    1930-02-1996 years, 8 months, and 19 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Repalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    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."

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 33

    4.7

    Allari Ramudu

    6.7

    Kuruthipunal

    6.9

    Tagore

    6.5

    Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu

    3.8

    Greeku Veerudu

    7.7

    Santosham

    9

    Kakkai Siraginilae

    4.5

    Seema Simham

    N/A

    Pedababu

    Title
    Allari Ramudu
    Ramachandraiah
    4.7
    2002-07-18
    0.8956
    Kuruthipunal
    Srinivasan
    6.7
    1995-10-23
    1.2001
    Tagore
    6.9
    2003-09-24
    0.7253
    Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu
    Ramachandraiah
    6.5
    2002-01-14
    0.6088
    Greeku Veerudu
    3.8
    2013-05-02
    0.5276
    Santosham
    Rama Chandraiah
    7.7
    2002-05-09
    0.4917
    Kakkai Siraginilae
    Sambasiva Iyer
    9
    2000-03-09
    0.5434
    Seema Simham
    4.5
    2002-01-10
    0.3893
    Pedababu
    0
    2004-04-30
    0.2794
    Andhrudu
    7
    2005-08-19
    0.3584
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