Woke up to the news of the demise of director #KViswanath Garu. Had written this piece long ago for the leftist site, when he was awarded the prestigious #DadasahebPhalke award. K Viswanath was indeed the Renaissance Man of Telugu cinema.
Back to Vigyan Bhavan! That day, then VP Shri @MVenkaiahNaidu Garu had hosted a private party in his honour. I am hardly a ‘party person’ in the Delhi sense of it, but went and attended this. To meet the legend and thank him for his contribution to enriching our lives.
I don’t know who will do it, but a detailed biography of #KVishwanath Garu, with in-depth analysis of his movies, his philosophy and rich artistic life is long long due!
His contribution to cinema is far more than so many others on who many books have been written!
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Each frame can tell you so much! Each movie a brilliant gem!
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Who will visualise such immortal songs now!? Nobody in Telugu cinema is capable!
Friends have been sending me different things. Adding them to this thread.
A sense of endless gratitude to director #KViswanath garu.
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Who remembers this very underrated movie! Soothradharulu!!
Some wonderful music in there too!
When Chiranjeevi gave one of his best performances!
This immortal scene from Swarna Kamalam. A reflection of the ugly reality that stands true even today, decades after this movie! #KViswanath Garu knew to drive a point home, very successfully!
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When Kamal gave one of his best performances! Kamal, the phenomenal actor we all loved! Not the current confused crackpot of a wannabe politician!
And this!! Swati Kiranam!! Yet another phenomenal movie!
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Dir #KViswanath Garu didn’t believe in the loud and crass flag-waving kind of western tropes of activism. That is easy to do. But not his style!
Even to talk about a social issue, aesthetics had to take the upper hand! Check this beautiful scene.
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Who remembers this scene from Sagara Sangamam!? When Kamal, the struggling dancer sees his name on the list of great dancers for a festival he never imagined he would ever perform in his life! The Tamil version isn’t exactly the same! Watch the Telugu original.
Now listen to Dir #KViswanath Garu talking about how this scene came about in an older talkshow with Kamal.
That chemistry between a visionary director and a seasoned actor!
Beautiful!
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Not many know that Dir #KViswanath Garu and playback singer SPB were cousins. This beautiful moment!
SPB must have been thrilled to have his Annayya with him now!
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Another assortment of songs from his movies. His scenography for each song, each line… absolutely impeccable! Only a director who knows his art thoroughly can actualise this level of detail!
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So much nuance in this scene! The dialogue, characterisation, situation, everything! And with such a profound sense of aesthetics!
Will Telugu cinema or Indian cinema ever have another director like #KViswanath Garu!?
Impossible!
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One can go on and on about him! And his great work! But he summed up himself in few lines! If only every director had this vision in him! But they don’t make such people anymore!
Will end this thread with this! 🙏🏼
Kasinadhuni Viswanath (1930 - 2023)
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A real ‘Kala Thapaswi’ 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Veteran Bharatanatyam dancer, writer and speaker Lakshmi Viswanathan passed away this morning in Madras. She was 79 years old.
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Lakshmi came from a family of artistes and art patrons. She was the daughter of K Viswanathan, the younger brother of the famous Tamil movie director K Subramanyam. Dancer Padma Subramanyam is her first cousin.
Lakshmi began her training in Bharatanatyam in the Vazhuvoor Baani under Kaushalya, a disciple of Ramaiah Pillai. Later she trained under Courtalam Ganesha Pillai and Sankari of Kalakshetra. She became a disciple of Kanchipuram Elappa Pillai. Her Arangetram was held in 1953.
I think @RahulGandhi might have finally found the right match! Someone please get these two married asap! Will do good for India and the world in general!
Whattey original creativity I say! 🙆🏻♂️🥳
My best takeaway from this very original composition is…! 😎
Wooomaigaaaad! 😱
She must have surely got this bit right!
After all, we can’t trust trolls! We can surely trust his lovers! 🤷🏻♂️
An IIM graduate, an IPS officer with an incredible track record of meritorious service, from a humble farmer’s family who has seen abject poverty! came up with his own hard work!
Now with @BJP4India, Sri @annamalai_k avargal has what it takes to change the course of history!
I really hope this book is translated into many languages and reaches far and wide!
Khara-Khoto was a thriving Buddhist center of learning with over 10,000 residents. It was destroyed, like most other ancient Buddhist sites,by bloodthirsty Mohammadeans.
Its well-preserved ruins, including temples and manuscripts, were only rediscovered in the early 20th cent.
"The Ming dynasty laid siege to the city in 1372. After its defeat, Khara-Khoto was abandoned and fell into ruins.
Now all that remains of this great city are 30-foot-tall ramparts, a few 40-foot high pagodas, and what appears to be a mosque."
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What did you think P B Shelley's famous sonnet was about?