Condolences Pour In As Veteran Telugu Film Director K Viswanath Passes Away At 92
The Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh joined with thousands of fans to condole the death of legendary filmmaker.
Veteran filmmaker and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Kasinadhuni Viswanath passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad around midnight on Thursday. He was 92.
Viswanath was unwell for some time and was suffering from age-related issues, sources said.
Popularly known as ‘Kalatapasvi’, Viswanath was born in February 1930 in Andhra Pradesh.
Viswanath was a prominent name not just in Telugu cinema but also in Tamil and Hindi films. He was conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke award in 2016.
The Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh joined with thousands of fans to condole the death of legendary filmmaker.
Telangana CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao expressed his condolences over the demise of Viswanath.
He said, “Viswanath was a rare and distinguished film director who chose an ordinary story and turned it into a classic movie on the silver screen with his amazing talent.”
The Chief Minister also recalled a conversation he had with Viswanath about movies, music, and literature when he went to console the ailing director at his residence.
ప్రముఖ దర్శకుడు, కళా తపస్వి, పద్మశ్రీ కె. విశ్వనాథ్ గారి మరణం పట్ల ముఖ్యమంత్రి శ్రీ కె. చంద్రశేఖర్ రావు తీవ్ర సంతాపం తెలిపారు. అతి సామాన్యమైన కథనైనా తమ అద్భుత ప్రతిభతో వెండి తెర దృశ్య కావ్యంగా మలిచే అరుదైన దర్శకులు శ్రీ కె. విశ్వనాథ్ అని సీఎం అన్నారు. pic.twitter.com/5nZmJpsDIV
— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) February 3, 2023
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in a tweet, said that Viswanath's death had caused deep grief.
He tweeted, "Viswanath was a mirror of Telugu culture and Indian arts. The films under his direction have brought unparalleled respect to the Telugu film industry. He will remain forever in the hearts of Telugu people as an artist."
విశ్వనాథ్గారి మరణం తీవ్రవిచారానికి గురిచేసింది. తెలుగు సంస్కృతికి, భారతీయ కళలకు నిలువుటద్దం విశ్వనాథ్గారు. ఆయన దర్శకత్వంలో రూపుదిద్దుకున్న చిత్రాలు తెలుగు సినీరంగానికి అసమాన గౌరవాన్ని తెచ్చాయి. తెలుగువారి గుండెల్లో కళాతపస్విగా శాశ్వతంగా నిలిచిపోతారు.#KVishwanath pic.twitter.com/XKAq2E68yn
— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) February 2, 2023
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said she was saddened to hear about the passing of Vishwanath. "Kalatapasvi's directorial classics like Shankarabharanam, Swathi Muthyam, Sagara Sangamam, etc. will continue to inspire generations to come. Indian cinema lost a genius. "Condolences," tweeted the governor.
Deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of legendary film director Shri K. Vishwanath garu.
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (@DrTamilisaiGuv) February 2, 2023
Kalatapasvi's directorial classics like Shankarabharanam, Swathi Muthyam, Sagara Sangamam etc., will continue to inspire generations to come
Indiancinema lost a genius Condolences pic.twitter.com/Fv3aNdm8hJ
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