---
title: 'Vishwanatha Nayakudu (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dasari Narayana Rao'
released: '1987-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/vishwanatha-nayakudu-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262877/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Vishwanatha Nayakudu (1987)

1987 · Action, History · India


## Synopsis

Viswanatha Nayakudu is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language historical drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Krishna as Viswanatha Nayak, with Krishnam Raju, Sivaji Ganesan, Jayaprada, Sumalatha, Prabha, Prabhakar Reddy, and K. R. Vijaya in prominent roles. Set in the 16th century, it depicts the historical conflict within the Vijayanagara Empire, focusing on the loyalty and valour of Viswanatha Nayak, who confronts his father, Nagama Nayak, to uphold the authority of Emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya. The film's music was composed by J. V. Raghavulu, with cinematography by V. S. R. Swamy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dasari Narayana Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/dasari-narayana-rao)
- **Screenplay:** [Dasari Narayana Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/dasari-narayana-rao)
- **Original Music Composer:** [J. V. Raghavulu](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-v-raghavulu)
- **Producer:** [Vadde Ramesh](https://cinepixo.com/people/vadde-ramesh)
- **Director of Photography:** [V. S. R. Swamy](https://cinepixo.com/people/v-s-r-swamy)

## Cast

- [M. Prabhakar Reddy](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-prabhakar-reddy)
- [Nirmalamma](https://cinepixo.com/people/nirmalamma)
- [Ranganath](https://cinepixo.com/people/ranganath)
- [Sarath Babu](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarath-babu)
- [Krishna Ghattamaneni](https://cinepixo.com/people/krishna-ghattamaneni)
- [Jaya Prada](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaya-prada)
- [Rama Prabha](https://cinepixo.com/people/rama-prabha)
- [Kanta Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/kanta-rao)
- [Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry](https://cinepixo.com/people/dhulipala-seetharama-sastry)
- [Rajasulochana](https://cinepixo.com/people/rajasulochana)
- [Sivaji Ganesan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sivaji-ganesan)
- [Mohan Babu](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohan-babu)
- [Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/basavaraju-venkata-padmanabha-rao)
- [K. R. Vijaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-r-vijaya)
- [Krishnam Raju](https://cinepixo.com/people/krishnam-raju)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/vishwanatha-nayakudu-1987
Film facts: Wikidata (Q10972601); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.