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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Kathanayakuni Katha
| image          = Kathanayakuni Katha.jpg
| image          = Kathanayakuni Katha.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster  
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| writer        = Modukuri Johnson<br />Appala Chary {{small|(dialogues)}}
| writer        = Modukuri Johnson<br />Appala Chary {{small|(dialogues)}}
| producer      = K. Devi Vara Prasad
| producer      = K. Devi Vara Prasad
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| cinematography = J. Satyanarayana
| cinematography = J. Satyanarayana
| editing        = Kandaswamy
| editing        = Kandaswamy
| studio        = Tarakarama Pictures<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250465/ |title=Kathanayakuni Katha (Overview) |work=IMDb}}</ref>
| studio        = Tarakarama Pictures
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1975|2|21}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1975|2|21}}
| runtime        = 154 mins
| runtime        = 154 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Telugu
| language      = Telugu
| budget        =
| budget        =  
| gross          =  
| gross          =  
}}
}}


'''''Kathanayakuni Katha''''' ({{translation|Story of a Hero}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action drama film]], produced by K. Devi Vara Prasad under the Tarakarama Pictures banner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://telugumoviepedia.com/movie/cast/1411/kathanayakuni-katha-cast.html |title=Kathanayakuni Katha (Banner) |work=Chitr.com}}</ref> and directed by [[D. Yoganand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowyourfilms.com/film/Katha-Nayakuni-Katha/13866 |title=Kathanayakuni Katha (Direction) |work=Know Your Films}}</ref> It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Vanisri]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/kadhanayaguni-katha-movie/16478 |title=Kathanayakuni Katha (Cast & Crew) |work=gomolo.com}}</ref> with music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmiclub.com/movie/kadhanayaguni-katha-1975-telugu-movie |title=Kathanayakuni Katha (Review) |work=Filmiclub}}</ref>
'''''Kathanayakuni Katha''''' ({{translation|Story of a Hero}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action drama film]], produced by K. Devi Vara Prasad under the Tarakarama Pictures banner and directed by [[D. Yoganand]]. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Vanisri]], with music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kathanayakuni Katha (1975) |url=https://indiancine.ma/QXQ/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240604090448/https://indiancine.ma/QXQ/info |archive-date=4 June 2024 |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film begins in a village, where Ramu (N. T. Rama Rao) a valiant loaf, suffers his foster mother Pullatla Tayaramma (G. Varalakshmi). Besides, Lalitha (Vanisri) sister of malicious Zamidar Phani Bhushan Rao (Satyanarayana) be sweet on Ramu's innocence and falls for him. Right now, Ramu reaches Phani Bhushan Rao with the marriage proposal when he is badly humiliated. So, Ramu aims to handout Rs.1 lakh to Phani Bhushan Rao for acquiring Lalitha. Forthwith, he moves for the city where he acquainted with a dumb girl Lakshmi (Srividya) whom he nurtures as a sister. Parallelly, Phani Bhushan Rao decides Lalitha's alliance with a film star Suresh (Prabhakar Reddy). So, Lalitha escapes and lands at the city in search of Ramu. After some time, the wheel of fortune makes Ramu a top gun in the film industry. Just as, he backs for Lalitha when Phani Bhushan Rao falsifies him with her death. Knowing it, Ramu collapses when his co-artist Madhuri (Bharathi) consoles him and Tayaramma aspires to knit them. Here, fortuitously, Lalitha returns which envy Suresh, so, he approaches Phani Bhushan Rao. Before long, Phani Bhushan Rao ploys by reconciling with Ramu's family and molests Lakshmi. Later, he intimidates Lalitha to wed Suresh which she agrees. Meanwhile, Parvathamma (Pandari Bai) mother of Suresh recognizes Ramu as her detached son by his birthmark. During, Suresh attempts forcibly to couple up Lalitha when Ramu rescues her and in the combat, Parvathamma is wounded while guarding Ramu against harm who divulges the actuality. At last, Suresh & Phani Bhushan Rai realize their mistake. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Lalitha.
The film begins in a village where Ramu, a valiant loaf, pesters his foster, Pullatla Tayaramma. Besides, Phani Bhushan Rao, a malicious Zamindar, carries several barbarities therein. Lalitha, his sister, is sweet on Ramu. Ergo, Ramu approaches Bhushanam with the proposal when he is whipped and mortified. At that point, Bhushanam started to espouse his sister to a tycoon. Then, Ramu makes a precise beard so that he will receive Lalitha's hand by gaining lakhs. Accordingly, he proceeds to the city, where a benevolent Rangaiah shelters him, and he dotes on his dumb daughter Lakshmi as his sibling. After a while, Rangaiah dies in an accident, endorsing Lakshmi's responsibility to him. Now Ramu becomes a luminary in the film industry and returns for Lalitha. By then, she quits as Bhushanam forcibly fixes her alliance with film star Suresh. He is following Ramu's payback to Bhushanam, who fakes Lalitha's death, which distresses Ramu. During that plight, Madhuri, his co-artist, consoles him, and Tayaramma aspires to splice them. Fortuitously, Lalitha reaches Raju, facing many hardships that envy Suresh. So, he ploys, based on Bhushanam, to successfully reconcile with them, molests Lakshmi, and coerces Lalitha to wed Suresh. Meanwhile, Suresh's mother, Parvatamma, detects Ramu as her elder by his birthmark. Suresh attempts to knit Lalitha forcibly, but Ramu rescues her when Parvatamma divulges the actuality. At last, Suresh & Bhushanam reforms. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Lalitha.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Ramu
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Ramu
*[[Vanisri]] as Lalitha  
*[[Vanisri]] as Lalitha  
*[[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]] as Madhuri
*[[Srividya]] as Lakshmi
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Phanibhushanam
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Phanibhushanam
*[[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] as Suresh
*[[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] as Suresh
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*[[Pandari Bai]] as Parvathi  
*[[Pandari Bai]] as Parvathi  
*[[G. Varalakshmi]] as Pulatla Tayaramma
*[[G. Varalakshmi]] as Pulatla Tayaramma
*[[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]] as Madhuri
*[[Rama Prabha]] as Nanchari
*[[Rama Prabha]] as Nanchari
*[[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] as herself  
*[[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] as herself  
*[[Chaya Devi]] as Chayadevi  
*[[Chaya Devi]] as Chayadevi  
*[[Srividya]] as Lakshmi
*[[Visweswara Rao|Master Visweswara Rao]]
}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
Music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kathanayakuni Katha (1975)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CCX/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240604090228/https://indiancine.ma/documents/CCX/info |archive-date=2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>  
| name      = Kathanayakuni Katha
| type      = film
| artist    = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released  = 1975
| recorded  =
| venue      =
| studio    =
| genre      = Soundtrack
| length    = 32:14
| label      =
| producer  = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| prev_title = [[Palleturi Chinnodu]]
| prev_year  = 1974
| next_title = Eduruleni Manishi
| next_year  = 1975
}}
 
Music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].  
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
!Song title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|-
|1
|"Vemanna Cheppindhi"
|"Vemanna Cheppindhi"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]  
|[[Kosaraju]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Leela]]
|[[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Leela]]
|3:58
|3:58
|-
|-
|2
|"Chilipi Kalla Baava"
|"Chilipi Kalla Baava"
|Kosaraju
|Kosaraju
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|4:09
|4:09
|-
|-
|3
|"Cheppanaa Oka Chinna Maata"
|"Cheppanaa Oka Chinna Maata"
|Kosaraju
|Kosaraju
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|3:39
|3:39
|-
|-
|4
|"Devude Chesthaadu"
|"Devude Chesthaadu"
|[[C. Narayana Reddy]]
|[[C. Narayana Reddy]]
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|3:59
|3:59
|-
|-
|5
|"Cheyandira Bhojanam"
|"Cheyandira Bhojanam"
|Kosaraju
|Kosaraju
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|1:54
|1:54
|-
|-
|6
|"Devudu Lokamlo"
|"Devudu Lokamlo"
|[[Aatreya (playwright)|Acharya Aatreya]]
|[[Acharya Aatreya]]
|P. Susheela
|P. Susheela
|3:59
|3:59
|-
|-
|7
|"Magasiri Choopula"
|"Magasiri Choopula"
|[[Dasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu|Dasaradhi]]
|[[Dasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu|Dasaradhi]]
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|4:10
|4:10
|-
|-
|8
|"O Tight Pantu"
|"O Tight Pantu"
|Kosaraju
|Kosaraju
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|1:48
|1:48
|-
|-
|9
|"Sreemathigaaroo"
|"Sreemathigaaroo"
|Acharya Aatreya
|Acharya Aatreya
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|4:38
|4:38
|}
|}
==Reception==
{{Empty section|date=June 2024}}
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kathanayakuni Katha (1975) Review |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/IDP/info |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Indiancine.ma |language=Te}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0371770}}
{{D. Yoganand}}
{{D. Yoganand}}


[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:1970s action drama films]]
[[Category:1970s action drama films]]
[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1975 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1975 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by D. Yoganand]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]

Latest revision as of 03:15, 4 March 2026

Kathanayakuni Katha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. Yoganand
Produced byK. Devi Vara Prasad
Written byModukuri Johnson
Appala Chary (dialogues)
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Vanisri
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyJ. Satyanarayana
Edited byKandaswamy
Production
company
Tarakarama Pictures
Release date
  • 21 February 1975 (1975-02-21)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Kathanayakuni Katha (transl. Story of a Hero) is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by K. Devi Vara Prasad under the Tarakarama Pictures banner and directed by D. Yoganand. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film begins in a village where Ramu, a valiant loaf, pesters his foster, Pullatla Tayaramma. Besides, Phani Bhushan Rao, a malicious Zamindar, carries several barbarities therein. Lalitha, his sister, is sweet on Ramu. Ergo, Ramu approaches Bhushanam with the proposal when he is whipped and mortified. At that point, Bhushanam started to espouse his sister to a tycoon. Then, Ramu makes a precise beard so that he will receive Lalitha's hand by gaining lakhs. Accordingly, he proceeds to the city, where a benevolent Rangaiah shelters him, and he dotes on his dumb daughter Lakshmi as his sibling. After a while, Rangaiah dies in an accident, endorsing Lakshmi's responsibility to him. Now Ramu becomes a luminary in the film industry and returns for Lalitha. By then, she quits as Bhushanam forcibly fixes her alliance with film star Suresh. He is following Ramu's payback to Bhushanam, who fakes Lalitha's death, which distresses Ramu. During that plight, Madhuri, his co-artist, consoles him, and Tayaramma aspires to splice them. Fortuitously, Lalitha reaches Raju, facing many hardships that envy Suresh. So, he ploys, based on Bhushanam, to successfully reconcile with them, molests Lakshmi, and coerces Lalitha to wed Suresh. Meanwhile, Suresh's mother, Parvatamma, detects Ramu as her elder by his birthmark. Suresh attempts to knit Lalitha forcibly, but Ramu rescues her when Parvatamma divulges the actuality. At last, Suresh & Bhushanam reforms. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Lalitha.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[2]

Song title Lyrics Singers length
"Vemanna Cheppindhi" Kosaraju Ghantasala, P. Leela 3:58
"Chilipi Kalla Baava" Kosaraju P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari 4:09
"Cheppanaa Oka Chinna Maata" Kosaraju Ghantasala, P. Susheela 3:39
"Devude Chesthaadu" C. Narayana Reddy S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram 3:59
"Cheyandira Bhojanam" Kosaraju Madhavapeddi Satyam 1:54
"Devudu Lokamlo" Acharya Aatreya P. Susheela 3:59
"Magasiri Choopula" Dasaradhi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram 4:10
"O Tight Pantu" Kosaraju Chakravarthy, L. R. Eswari 1:48
"Sreemathigaaroo" Acharya Aatreya S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:38

Reception[edit | edit source]

[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Kathanayakuni Katha (1975)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 4 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Kathanayakuni Katha (1975)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 4 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Kathanayakuni Katha (1975) Review". Indiancine.ma (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 4 June 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]

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