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Kamal Haasan, co-producer for the film, persuaded and succeeded in getting K. Viswanath to make his debut as an actor for the film. Kamal Haasan revealed that the character required a renowned person to play the man who he bowed to, and if it was any other person, scenes would have had to be used to establish his importance. This film was produced by acclaimed singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.[2]
The film was later dubbed into Tamil-language as Paasavalai, released on July 28, 1995. Tamil dubbed version was distributed by Kamal Haasan's own production company Raaj Kamal Films International. Reviewing this version for Tamil magazine Kalki, R. P. R. wrote it is possible only for the best directors to bring a unique actor to his style and make him show a new dimension. K. Viswanath has achieved. In that sense it is not a Kamal film; Vishwanath film.[6]
Viswanath directed and starred in Swarabhishekam, yet another brilliant musical drama. The film won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Swarabhishekam was produced by H Gopala Krishna Murthy.SUBHA SANKALPAM (1995)
Kamal Haasan and Aamani starred in Subha Sankalpam, which won five Nandi Awards. K Viswanath not only directed the film but also made his acting debut with a key role in it. Interestingly, Kamal Haasan was instrumental in convincing to act in Subha Sankalpam. SWATHI KIRANAM (1992)
K Viswanath made his directorial debut with Aatma Gowravam, which emerged as a critical success and was screened at the Asian and African film Festival in Tashkent.. The film starred ANR and Kanchana. Published By: Roktim RajpalPublished On: Feb 3, 2023--- ENDS ---ALSO READ DYK K Viswanath passed away on the day his iconic film Sankarabharanam released?
Viswanath made his acting debut in the 1995 film Subha Sankalpam. He also starred in Telugu and Tamils films like Vajram, Kalisundam Raa, Narasimha Naidu, Seema Simham, Nuvv Leka Nenu Lenu, Santhosham, Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo, Tagore, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Rajapattai, Lingaa, and Uttama Villain.
Meanwhile, Kamal is all set to reunite with filmmaker Mani Ratnam after 35 years. Couple of weeks ago, a statement was released announcing the reunion of the duo who had last worked in Tamil gangster drama, Nayakan.
The singer-duo, known as Srirangam Brothers --- Srinivasachari (K Viswanath) and Ranga (Srikanth) --- have a fallout and then eventually come back together. Even though the film did not have the usual assured grip of vintage Viswanath --- by 2004 the veteran was past his prime --- the plot did give us an intriguing peep into the fevered undercurrents that run beneath successful artistic partnerships.
Classical arts and their performers, with all their personal and professional contretemps, was a lifelong muse for the master director as he grappled with multiple issues like casteism, feminism, alcoholism, disability and what not through that prism in a career that spanned over four decades and around 39 films.
Even as his films celebrated the culture and traditions of the lands, they also, in a sense, tried to figure out what impact classical arts have in shaping the sensibilities and sensitivities of an individual.
As a person born into a traditional family whose roots lay in a small village on the banks of river Krishna, Viswanath always had the ears and eyes for traditional classical arts. And his innings in the film industry quite appropriately started as an audiographer at the Vauhini Studios (his father at that time was doing film distribution for the studio).
Films like Chelleli Kapuram, Kalam Marindi fetched him State awards, and it was the 1976 film Siri Siri Muvva, about the trials and tribulations of a mute female dancer, that made people in other States also take notice of Viswanath.
That a film in Telugu, with sub-titles being unheard of in those times, could run to packed houses in other States was a testimony to the fact that its story and treatment spoke of a universal condition. It is no exaggeration to say that the success of Sankarabharanam, replete with Carnatic classical songs under the baton of K V Mahadevan, was instrumental in southern Indian classical music getting a huge fresh lease of life among the young.
Sankarabharanam as a film story, especially from today's light, may be filled with corny sentimental stuff, but the film's underlying artistic concerns --- the immortality of an artist through his/her art and the fact that true art sees no boundaries or barriers of caste or gender or class --- are the essential leitmotifs of Viswanath's subsequent movies with similar classical arts backdrop.
Swathi Kirnam grappled with the contradiction that how noble and pure art can still set off the fire of envy. In this film, a master is jealous of his protege's talent and ability. The guru does not want his artistic legacy to be overshadowed by his disciple's glory. The student commits suicide, and eventually the master has to find redemption by running a musical school in his ward's name.
It is an intriguing loop. In Swathi Kiranam, Viswanath deals with how high art can be an escape to freedom from the burden of every-day drudgery. Srivennela, essentially a love triangle film, also shows how art can transcend the physical handicap (the hero is blind and the heroine is mute).
As you can see, Viswanath did not use classical music or dance merely for exotic effect. He fleshed them out with both conviction and care. His films contain hall-of-fame songs because the man had the nous and nuance to get them out of his music directors.
And it is just not music directors who get to shine in Viswanath's films. Singers too invariably hit it big. SPB for Sankarabaranam and Sagara Sangamam, Vani Jayaram in Sankarabharanam and Swathi Kiranam, S Janaki in Saptapadi and P Susheela for Siri Siri Muvva have all bagged National Awards for best play-back singing.
These numbers of awards are staggering and unmatched in the Indian film annals. They underscore the effort that Viswanath managed to get from his teammates. Only a true connoisseur of art could have wangled such performances from his mates.
Born as Sripati Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam at Nellore in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Balu or 'Balu garu', as he is respectfully called by his millions of fans, has been a colossus in the Telugu film industry.
He had lent his voice to scores of film actors since 1967 when he made his debut as a playback singer in the Telugu film "Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna". From peppy numbers to songs reflecting myriad emotions, Balasubrahmanyam was the ubiquitous playback singer in Telugu films since the 1960s.
Telugus, known for their love for cinema, grew up enjoying his songs in films of top-ranking stars, including Sobhan Babu, Krishna in the 1970s and 1980s, Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna, Venkatesh and others since 1980s and 1990s, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun and others of present times.
Despite not being a trained singer in Carnatic music, Balasubrahmanyam gained international fame and won awards with the iconic Telugu film Sankarabharanam of veteran filmmaker K Viswanath, released in 1980. He has bagged numerous awards and honours in the Telugu land during his distinguished career.
It was he who lent his voice to Kamal Haasan in several films dubbed from Tamil to Telugu. His acting skills came to the fore in a number of Telugu films, including Pakkinti Ammayi, W/o V Varaprasad, Devullu, Pavithra Bandham, Indra and Mithunam.
Subha Sankalpam is a 1995 Telugu-language Indian feature film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by noted singer, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. It features Kamal Haasan, Aamani and Priya Raman in the leading roles, with Viswanath also playing a pivotal role. P. C. Sreeram handled the camera while M. M. Keeravani composed the music for the film. The film won five Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards. The film was later dubbed into Tamil-language as Paasavalai.[1]
The film was later dubbed into Tamil-language as Paasavalai, released on July 28, 1995. Tamil dubbed version was distributed by Kamal Haasan's own production company Raaj Kamal Films International.
Legendary filmmaker, Kala Tapasvi K Viswanath, who had conjured an irreplaceable spot for himself in Telugu cinema, passed away on Thursday night in a private hospital in Hyderabad where he was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments. He was 92.
In a career spanning nearly 6 decades, he directed 53 films. Born on February 19, 1932, K Viswanath was an erstwhile associate of Adurthi Subba Rao, one of the doyens of Telugu cinema. He made his feature film debut with Aatma Gowravam in 1965, which fetched him Nandi Awards for Best Debut Director and Best Feature Film (Bronze).
The filmmaker quickly went on to make critically acclaimed films like Chelleli Kapuram (1971), Kalam Marindi (1972), Sarada (1973), O Seeta Katha (1974) and Jeevana Jyothi (1975). His most iconic directorial work came in the form of Sankarabharanam in 1979 and the musical drama is widely regarded as one of the greatest artistic works ever produced by Telugu cinema. In a filmography suffused with numerous acclaimed works, films like Sagara Sangamam (1983), Subhalekha (1982), Swathi Muthyam (1985), Swarnakamalam (1988) and Aapadbandhavudu (1992) stand out. His films propagated the importance of moral values and familial bonds, and have always steered clear of vulgarity. His last directorial, Subhapradam, was released in 2010. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-8052921-2'); );
K Viswanath also directed films in Hindi (Sangeet, Dhanwaan, Sanjog, Shub Kaamna). As an actor too, he made his presence felt in numerous films beginning with Subha Sankalpam in 1995. Some of his most popular roles, across Tamil and Telugu, came in Kuruthipunal (1995), Narasimha Naidu (2001), Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (2007) and Uttama Villain (2015), to name a few.
The film won five Nandi Awards in 1995 with Aamani winning the Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance, while S. P. Sailaja won the Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer. Furthermore, Vishwanth won the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor, Krishna Rao won the Nandi Award for Best Editor and Vaisnavi secured the Nandi Award for Best Co-actress.
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