Venkaiah Naidu, CMs of Telugu states condole Vishwanath's demise

Former VicePresident M Venkaiah Naidu chief ministers and governors of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Friday condoled the death of legendary Telugu filmmaker K VishwanathVenkaiah Naidu said he was deeply grieved to hear about the demise of the renowned film director He noted that as a filmmaker Vishwanath brought depth and dignity to the medium earning global recognition for his movies with a messageNaidu said Vishwanath who was known as Kalathapasvi raised the status of Telugu cinema and made us globally popularHe conveyed condolences to his family and fans and prayed for his soul to rest in peaceThe former VicePresident pointed out that Vishwanath started his film career as a sound recordist and won the Nandi Award at his first step as a director Giving great importance to language culture and arts his films portrayed the protagonists in ideal roles and stood as an idea by entertaining us and giving a message he tweetedTelangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said she was saddened to hear about the passing away of Vishwanath Kalatapasvis directorial classics like Shankarabharanam Swathi Muthyam Sagara Sangamam etc will continue to inspire generations to come Indian cinema lost a genius Condolences tweeted the GovernorChief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao also expressed his deep condolencesHe said that Vishwanath was a rare distinguished film director who chose the ordinary story and turned it into a classic movie on the silver screen with his amazing talentThe Chief Minister recalled the discussion between Vishwanath and him on movies music and literature when he visited the ailing noted directors home to consoleCM KCR said that Indias traditional values and culture have been given big importance in Vishwanaths filmsHe said that Vishwanath was the great Indian director who visualised the conflicts that always arise in human relationships with music and literature as the main themeMany prestigious awards like Dada Saheb Phalke and Raghupathi Venkaiah are a testament to the talent of Vishwanath as a director the CM said Vishwanaths name will remain until the Telugu film industry exists he addedPoets and scholars are immortal said KCR and conveyed his deepest condolences to the bereaved family membersAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said in his condolence message that Vishwanaths death caused deep grief Vishwanath 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 said the Chief MinisterUnion minister for tourism and culture G Kishan Reddy said Vishwanath left an indelible mark on Telugu cinema with his masterful storytelling and creative vision He won numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to Indian films he saidAlso ReadBharat Rashtra Samithi to hold public meeting in Nanded on Feb 5 its first rally outside TelanganaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever