Dadasaheb Phalke awardee filmmaker K Vishwanath dies at 92

HYDERABAD:Renowned filmmaker Kasinadhuni Vishwanath, who was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, died in a private hospital on Thursday night. He was 92 years old. K Vishwanath was unwell for some time and was suffering from age related problems.

Popularly known as 'Kala Tapasvi', Vishwanath was born in February 1930 in Andhra Pradesh. A prominent name not only in Telugu cinema but also in Tamil and Hindi films, Vishwanath received the 48th Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2016, the highest honor in Indian cinema.

A release issued from the Chief Minister's Office said that Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has condoled the demise of Vishwanath.

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