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Yanamadala Kasi Viswanath is an Indian actor, director from Andhra Pradesh.He worked as an assistant director,associate director and co-director for 25 films.Later he directed the film Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu starring Tarun Kumar, Aarthi Agarwal. Nandamuri Kalyan Ram’s Debut film Toli Choopulone is his second film as a director before turning into an actor. He made his debut as an actor in the film Nachavule directed by Ravi Babu. He played the father of hero in that film. Later he acted in more than 90 films.
He was born in Purushottapatnam, Seethanagaram mandal near Raja Mahendravaram, 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 also completed 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 Kusindi directed by K.Balachander. He got inspired by that movie and used to discuss about films with his uncles. He proposed to his family that he would enter into film industry. His cousin Gadde Ratnaji Rao took him to Chennai and introduced him to Kanoori Ranjith Kumar who is producing a film Lanke Bindelu.
He started as assistant director to Vijaya Nirmala for the film Lanke Bindelu.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 to hit films like Preminchukundam Raa, Kalisundam Raa, Ganesh. Then he got promoted as a director for the film Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu written by himself.He also directed the film Toli Choopulone, which was Nandamuri Kalyana Ram’s first film as a hero produced by Usha Kiran Movies.
