Iconic director K. Vishwanath passed away. CM Jagan shocked

Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has expressed deep shock over the death of legendary director of Telugu cinema, Kalathapaswi K. Vishwanath. Chief Minister Jagan praised Vishwanath as one of the foremost Telugu film directors. K. Vishwanath has brought great recognition to Telugu culture and Indian arts through his films. He said that the films under his direction have brought innumerable prestige to film literature, traditional music and arts, especially Telugu film industry.

CM Jagan said that films made by K. Vishwanath have brought about a great change by taking social issues as the theme. Vishwanath Mahabhinishkraman expressed a great loss to the Telugu film industry. On this occasion, Chief Minister Jagan recalled the Lifetime Achievement Award given to Vishwanath by the State Government in the name of late Chief Minister Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy. The CM expressed his deepest condolences to the family members of Vishwanath.

Meanwhile, Dadasaheb Phalke awardee K. Vishwanath (92) breathed his last on Thursday night while undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad. K. Vishwanath has been suffering from age-related health problems for a few days. Due to health problems, he was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad. However, doctors declared him dead at midnight on Thursday.