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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kathanayaka<br />
| image = <br />
| native_name = {{film name|Kannada|ಕಥಾನಾಯಕ}}<br />
| director = [[P. Vasu]]<br />
| producer = P. Vimal Kumar<br>R Vijayalakshmi<br />
| screenplay = P. Vasu<br />
| starring = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br>[[Sumalatha]]<br>[[Vajramuni]]<br>[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br />
| music = [[M. Ranga Rao]]<br />
| cinematography = M. C. Shekar<br />
| editing = P. Venkateshwara Rao<br />
| studio = Sri Gajalakshmi Combines<br />
| released = {{Film date|1986|01|10|df=y}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kathanayaka''''' is a 1986 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film, directed by [[P. Vasu]] and produced by P. Vimal Kumar and R. Vijayalakshmi. The film stars [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Sumalatha]], [[Vajramuni]] and [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[M. Ranga Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/kathanayaka.html|title=Kathanayaka|accessdate=2014-08-11|publisher=entertainment.oneindia.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pvasu.com/kathanayaka.html|title=Kathanayaka from P. Vasu's Official Website|accessdate=2014-08-11|publisher=pvasu.com}}</ref> This was P. Vasu's first movie as an independent director in any language.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Ranga / Prabhu<br />
*[[Sumalatha]] as Sujatha<br />
*[[Vajramuni]] as Dasappa<br />
*[[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] <br />
*[[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Forest Officer Kumar <br />
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Inspector Girija<br />
*Dinesh<br />
*Umesh<br />
*Sathish<br />
*[[Sundar Raj]] as Mahesh<br />
*V. R. Bhashar<br />
*Krishna Rao<br />
*Kamala<br />
*Vijayabarathi<br />
*Srilakshmi<br />
*Shakunthala<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Kathanayaka'' is the first film independently directed by [[P. Vasu]], following his split from [[Santhana Bharathi]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=|date=2020-04-07|title=Black & White Photographs From The Cinema Resource Centre Archives (IV)|url=https://tcrcindia.com/2020/04/07/black-white-photographs-from-the-cinema-resource-centre-archives-iv/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-02|website=The Cinema Resource Centre}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{P. Vasu}}<br />
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[[Category:1986 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. Ranga Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by P. Vasu]]<br />
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