''Viswadarsanam'' is a 2019 Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

-language

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudrama films and histo ...

written and directed by

Janardhana Maharshi Janardhana Maharshi (born 16 May) is an Indian film director, writer, and producer, who works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Kannada cinema. He directed ''Devasthanam'' and '' Viswadarshanam''. Early life Maharshi was born in Kanduku ...

. The film is produced by T. G. Vishwa Prasad and Vivek Kuchibotla under People Media Factory. It stars

K. Viswanath Kasinadhuni Viswanath (19 February 1930 – 2 February 2023) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. One of the greatest auteurs of Indian cinema, he received international recogn ...

and

Radhika Radhika may refer to: * Radha, a Hindu goddess and eternal consort of Krishna * Radhika (given name), an Indian given name * Radhika (Malayalam actress) * Radhika (choreographer), in South Indian films * Kalamandalam Radhika, Indian dancer and ...

. The film is scored by

with

cinematography Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...

by Sajeesh Rajendran, and

editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written language, written, Image editing, visual, Audio engineer, audible, or Film editing, cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing p ...

by Shyam Vadavalli.

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of the film began on 2019 in

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

. The film's initial release date of April 2020 has been deferred due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. The film is now scheduled to release in April 2021. The film was aired on

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on February 19, marking K. Viswanath's birth anniversary.

Cast

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; while he was al ...

Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

Bhanupriya Bhanupriya (born Manga Bhanu; 15 January 1967) is an Indian actress and dancer. In a four decade old career, she has appeared in 155 feature films, predominantly in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil, and a few in Malayalam cinema, M ...

Aamani Aamani (born 16 November 1972) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Telugu films in addition to a few Tamil and Kannada films. She made her debut in a lead role in the Telugu film ''Jamba Lakidi Pamba'' (1992), directed by E. V. V. Saty ...

Festivals

* South Asian International Film Festival (2019)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10256366 2019 films 2010s Telugu-language films Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films set in Andhra Pradesh Films set in Telangana Films set in Chennai Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic