Unraveling the Genius of K Viswanath with Parthu Nemani

Parthu Nemani is an Indian playback singer with rich classical music background. Parthu burst onto the Telugu playback singing field when he won the very first season of the famous TV Series Padutha Teeyagaa that was hosted by the legendary SP Balasubramanyam garu. Since then he has rendered more than 150 film songs and sung more than 4000 private songs in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada, both domestically as well as internationally. Parthu composed two songs for the national award winning film Swarabhishekam directed by K Viswanath garu, both of which were penned by auteur himself.

Danji Thotapalli is the co-founder and Chief Curator at Indica Pictures. He is a senior global technology sourcing professional with a passion for cinema. Having spent the past 10 years at major Hollywood studios – previously at NBC Universal and Sony Pictures – Danji understands the power of film and the extent of its reach. In addition to working in Hollywood, Danji has been associated with the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, and comes with a deep insight into all facets of running film festivals, contests, incubation projects and grants. Danji also volunteers as a Vice President at ManaBadi, a reputed Telugu-language school in the US, and responsible for ideation and implementation of value-added curricular and extra-curricular programs. Danji is passionate about pre-Buddhist history, and enjoys immersive experiences that blend modernity with tradition.