Filmmaker KNT Sastry Passes Away
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 07:09 PM
Noted Telugu film critic and filmmaker KNT Sastry (73) passed away in Trimulgherry of Hyderabad on Thursday. He was ailing for past seven months.
According to the sources, Sastry won seven National Awards in all categories of film awards.- Film Critic, Film Book Publisher, Film Book Writer, Best Documentary, Best First Film, Best Film and Best Regional Film awards.
He worked in Telugu as well as Kannada movies and he has garnered six National Film Awards.
Born on September 5, 1945 in KGF in Karnataka. Worked in various capacities in different newspapers. Started film making with documentary film on nomad theatre group Surabhi.
He has also written English monograph books on Chittoor V. Nagaiah, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, LV Prasad, Nagi Reddy -Chakrapani. His Telugu book on Alanati Chalana Chitram is widely read.