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Yanamadala Kasi Viswanath
Yanamadala Kasi Viswanath
యనమదల కాశీ విశ్వనాథ్‌
Born	Purushottapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Education	B.Com
Occupation(s)	Actor, Director, Writer
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Hema Latha
Children	2
Parents	Bhoogopala Rao (father); Mangamani (mother);

Yanamadala Kasi Viswanath is an Indian actor and film director known for his work in Telugu cinema.^[1]^[2] He has worked as an assistant director, associate director, and co-director on over 25 films. Viswanath made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002), which became a blockbuster.^[3] He then directed Tholi Choopulone (2003), which marked the debut of Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.^[4] In 2008, he transitioned to acting with Nachavule, which became a breakthrough role, and since then, he has appeared in over 90 films.^[5]

Early life

He was born in Purushottapatnam, Seethanagaram mandal near Rajahmundry, East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his primary education in his native village. From 6th to 12th standard, he studied in Polavaram government high school. He did his B.Com. degree from Raja Mahendravaram. His uncles used to own a film theater. He used to watch films from his childhood. Inspired by the films he used to prepare simple scripts and narrate them to his mother. She also encouraged him.

When he was studying intermediate, he watched a film shooting of Tholi Kodi Koosindi (1981) directed by K. Balachander. He got inspired by that movie and used to discuss films with his uncles. He proposed to his family that he should enter into film industry. His cousin Gadde Ratnaji Rao took him to Chennai and introduced him to Kanoori Ranjith Kumar who was producing the film Lanke Bindelu.^[5]

Film career

Film making

He started as assistant director to Vijaya Nirmala for the film Lanke Bindelu.^[6] When the film industry gradually shifted to Hyderabad, he moved there to work with Suresh Productions assisting in their film making. He worked as a co-director for hit films like Preminchukundam Raa (1997), Ganesh (1998), Kalisundam Raa (2000). Then he got promoted to director for the film Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002) written by himself. He also directed the film Toli Choopulone (2003) produced by Usha Kiran Movies. It was Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's first film as a lead actor.

Actor

He got good name as a director for his first film. When he was waiting for the next film, he visited Annavaram temple. Director Ravi Babu met him there and offered a father role in his upcoming film Nachavule (2008). Ravi Babu and Viswanath knew each other when they were working for Suresh Productions. He accepted that role and it earned him good recognition as an actor. Later he played similar roles in many films.^[5]

Personal life

He has a sister. He has two daughters. Elder daughter is settled in San Francisco, the U.S.A. His second daughter is studying engineering. Director Srivas is his cousin.^[6]

Filmography

As director

Year	Title	Notes
2002	Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu	Also lyricist
2003	Toli Choopulone

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Nachavule	Luv's father
2009	Ride	Mahesh's father
2010	Darling
	Namo Venkatesa	Ramanujam
	Kalavar King	Rajesh's father
2011	Parama Veera Chakra	Income tax officer
	Mr Perfect	Maggie's relative
	Kandireega
	It's My Love Story	Arjun's father
	Priyudu	Madhu Latha's father
2012	Lovely
	Adhinayakudu	Minister
	Endukante Premanta	Chef at Sravanthi's house
	Mem Vayasuku Vacham	Lucky's father
2013	Mirchi
2014	Kotha Janta	Suvarna's father
	Pyar Mein Padipoyane	Chinna's father
	Drushyam	Restaurant Owner
	Govindudu Andarivadele	Satya's father
	Erra Bus
2015	Pataas	Police officer
2015	Bhale Bhale Magadivoy	Praveen's Boss
2016	Dictator	Babji
	Run	Srinivas
	Karam Dosa	Transport Office Owner
2017	Sathamanam Bhavati
	Gunturodu	Suryanarayana's friend
	Maa Abbayi	Abbayi's father
	Nenorakam
	Kadaisi Bench Karthi	Karthi's father	Tamil film
	Okka Kshanam	Ramakrishna
2018	Naa Peru Surya	Varsha's father
	Pantham	Akshara's Father
	Saakshyam	Advocate Murthy
	Anaganaga O Premakatha
2019	Rakshasudu	Constable Viswanath
2020	Aswathama
2020	Amrutham Dhvitheeyam	Sanjeevan's father
2021	Most Eligible Bachelor	Defence lawyer
2023	Ranga Maarthaanda
2024	Vey Dharuvey	Shankar's father
	Kismat	Karthik's father
	Vidya Vasula Aham		^[7]