Viswanath gets prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award

Hyderabad, April 24: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting announced here on Monday that the Veteran filmmaker and actor Kasinadhuni Viswanath is the winner of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2016.

In-depth into matter, The award inbuilt of a Swarn Kamal (Golden Lotus), a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl.

The award shall be conferred by the President of India at a function on May 3, 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, the MIB said in its blog post.

"His contributions have received recognition in the form of Padmashri Award in 1992 by the Government of India for his contribution to filmmaking.

He has also been awarded 5 National Awards, 20 Nandi Awards (awarded by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh), 10 Filmfare Awards including Lifetime Achievement Award.

His national award winning Swathi Muthyam was the India's official entry to the 59th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category.

His film, Sankarabharanam, is one of India’s most memorable classics, which was appreciated across the world," the blogpost added.