K. Viswanath

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