Viswanath has received international recognition for his works , and is known for blending parallel cinema with mainstream commercial cinema . Viswanath was honored with the " Prize of the Public " at the " Besancon Film Festival of France " in the year 1981 . His directorial works which are produced by Poornodaya Movie Creations were screened to special mention at the Moscow International Film Festival ; such films were dubbed into Russian language and have been theatrically released in Moscow . In 1992 , he received the Andhra Pradesh state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award , and the civilian honor Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of arts . He was awarded the 2017 Dadasaheb Phalke Award , the highest award in Indian cinema , at the 64th National Film Awards
64th National Film Awards
64th National Film Awards
Kasinathuni Viswanath