# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/k-n-t-sastry
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:29:56.909Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/k-n-t-sastry"
name: "K. N. T. Sastry"
slug: "k-n-t-sastry"
description: "Kanaala Nanjunda Tirumala Sastry was an Indian film critic, screenwriter, director, littérateur, and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has garnered six National Film Awards, three Nandi Awards and three International honors."
tagline: "Film critic and director"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Head_Jury_(_Best_writing_on_Cinema_)_Shri_K.N.T_Sastry_in_New_Delhi_on_August_14.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
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profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1945-09-05"
deathDate: "2018-09-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.183839881393624
  historical:           5.939669333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1227901/"
    handle:    "nm1227901"
sources:
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    title: "К. Н. Т. Шастри"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump