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Film On Legendary Maker Gets Rare Honor

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Dadasaheb Phalke award for Vishwadarshanam

Janardhan Maharshi
Janardhan Maharshi

Janardhan Maharshi's Vishwadarshanam, a film on Kalatapaswi K Vishnawanath won the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award in special story category. Janardhan Maharshi who received the award in Dadasaheb International film festival in Delhi, speaking to scribes expressed his happiness. 

 ‘This is the most memorable thing I have achieved in my life. Vishwadarshanam is based on the life story of K Vishwanath garu, receiving an award for this film gives me immense pleasure. The film will be screened in many national and international film festivals in the near future.”

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The film which has a tagline 'Venditera Cheppina Bangaru Darsakuni Katha' was recently selected for the South Asian International Film Festival 2019 in documentary category-Panorama Section.

The film was produced by TG Vishwa Prasad and Vivek Kuchibotla under People Media Factory banner.