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Master Viswam was born as Uppala Viswanadham in 1932 at [[Jaggayyapeta]] to Uppala Pullayya. His parents shifted later to [[Nalgonda]] during his childhood. Telugu actor [[Kanta Rao]] used to reside in the opposite house of Viswam and was inspired by |
Master Viswam was born as Uppala Viswanadham in [[January 7]] 1932 at [[Jaggayyapeta]] to Uppala Pullayya and Kanakaratnam. His parents shifted later to [[Nalgonda]] during his childhood. Telugu actor [[Kanta Rao]] used to reside in the opposite house of Viswam and Rao mentioned in his own autobiography ''Anaganaga Oka Rakumarudu'' that he was inspired by Viswam towards acting in movies<ref>https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/abnarchievestorys-517195</ref><ref>https://www.sitara.net/cine-margadarsakulu/tollywood/kanta-rao-tadepalli-lakshmi-kanta-rao/6321</ref>. |
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==Cinema career== |
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Master Viswam | |
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| Born | Uppala Viswanadham 1932 |
| Died | 8 April 2004 (aged 71–72) |
| Occupation(s) | Child Actor Lecturer Radio Singer |
| Years active | 1940–1942 |
| Children | 3 daughters and 1 son |
Birth and Childhood
Master Viswam was born as Uppala Viswanadham in January 7 1932 at Jaggayyapeta to Uppala Pullayya and Kanakaratnam. His parents shifted later to Nalgonda during his childhood. Telugu actor Kanta Rao used to reside in the opposite house of Viswam and Rao mentioned in his own autobiography Anaganaga Oka Rakumarudu that he was inspired by Viswam towards acting in movies[1][2].
Cinema career
Since, his father was a music-lover, Viswam was taught Carnatic and Hindustani music from Pandit Mandapati Venkatraju at Nalgonda. In 1940, Bhavani Pictures produced Chandika movie under Direction of R. S. Prakash and were looking for child artists. They gave such advertisement in newspaper and Viswam's father applied it casually. In those days more than beauty, the emphasis for selection was more on singing and poetic skills. Viswam got selected and he was sang poem రాచపుట్టువునకు రణమందు మృతికన్న భాగ్యమేమి? (rAcapuTTuvunaku raNamandu mRtikanna bhAgyamEmi?). He was introduced by Bhavani Pictures group as Master Viswam in that movie. Thus he got introduced to Kannamba, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Bellary Raghava and others. Through them, he got opportunity to act as cowherd boy, Ganesha Bhattu in Bhookailas Telugu movie, produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. That movie was based on Mahabaleshwara temple legend at Gokarna, Karnataka. Bhookailas was the first blockbuster for AVM Productions. He later acted as Balavardhiraju in Gemini Studios production 1942 blockbuster movie, Bala Nagamma. It is based on famous Telugu Burrakatha folklore story of a queen Balanagamma abducted in the form of a dog by an evil magician, Mayala Marathi and later released by her son Balavardhiraju. That film got much fame and fanfare to Viswam. Kanchanamala acted as Balanagamma and Govindarajula Subbarao took the role of Mayala Marathi[3].
He later acted in 1942 movie, Jeevan Mukthi as Bhavudu. That movie was also produced by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. However, that movie was a miserable flop.[4] In 1944, Pratibha group produced Sitaramajananam movie and were looking for the roles of Rama and Lakshmana. He was called for that and they tested him with makeup. However, may be due to his young age, he was not selected. However, by putting away Viswam in that movie, it paved role for another great actor to have his debut. He was none other than Akkineni Nageswara Rao.[5].
Later life
Due to demise of his father at the age of 14-15, he completely quit movies. He was good painter and used to sell oil paintings. Later, he finished M. A. and worked as English lecturer at Khammam, Nalgonda and Suryapet. Even after many years, those who remembered his role in Balanagamma used to get autograph from him. Viswam continued his music practice music and even composed few songs. Occassionally he was offered to sing by All India Radio At Hyderabad radio, he used to sing songs of C. Narayana Reddy and Dasaradhi. Thus, he gained good fame as radio singer. Viswam had three daughters and one son, Srinivas who is an employee of BSNL at Kodad. He died on April 8 2004.
See Also
References
- ^ https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/abnarchievestorys-517195
- ^ https://www.sitara.net/cine-margadarsakulu/tollywood/kanta-rao-tadepalli-lakshmi-kanta-rao/6321
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/balanagamma-1942/article2663710.ece Balanagamma (1942), Cinema Plus, Hindu Article by M. L. Narasimham.
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-jeevanmukthi-1942/article2621450.ece Blast from the past: Jeevanmukthi (1942), Hindu Article by M. L. Narasimham.
- ^ https://aksharajalam.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/venditera-bangaram-master-viswam.jpg "Venditera Bangaram-59, Master Viswam" by Dr. Kampalle Ravichandran.
