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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Kiladi Kittu
| name           = Kiladi Kittu
| image = Kiladi Kittu poster.jpg
| image         = Kiladi Kittu.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director       = [[K. S. R. Das]]
| director = [[K. S. R. Das]]
| story          = M. D. Sundar
| producer = D. T. S. Rao<br>Y. R. Ashwath Narayana Rao<br>D. S. Narasinga Rao
| producer       = D. T. S. Rao<br />Y. R. Ashwath Narayana Rao<br />D. S. Narasinga Rao
| writer = M. D. Sundar (Story)<br>[[Chi. Udaya Shankar]] (Dialogue)
| screenplay    = [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]] (dialogue)
| starring = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br>[[Rajinikanth]]<br>[[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]<br>[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]<br>[[Vajramuni]]<br>[[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]]<br>[[Balakrishna]]<br>[[Shaktiprasad]]<br>[[Anantram Machcheri]]
| starring       = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br />[[Rajinikanth]]
| music = Mohan Kumar  
| music         = Mohan Kumar
| editing = P. Venkateshwara Rao, [[K. S. R. Das]]
| editing       = P. Venkateshwara Rao, [[K. S. R. Das]]
| released = 3 March 1978
| released       = {{Film date|1978|03|03|df=yes}}
| runtime = 140 Min.
| runtime       = 140 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| country       = India
| language = Kannada
| language       = Kannada
| budget =
| budget         =  
}}
}}


'''Kiladi Kittu''' is a 1978 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[K. S. R. Das|K.S.R. Das]]. The film starred [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Rajinikanth]]. The music for the film was composed by Mohan Kumar. The director remade the movie in Telugu in 1981 as ''Black Cobra''.
'''''Kiladi Kittu''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಕಿಲಾಡಿ ಕಿಟ್ಟು.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[K. S. R. Das|K.S.R. Das]]. The film starred [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Rajinikanth]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2020 |title=Rajinikanth's Kannada movies one must watch on his birthday, today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rajinikanths-kannada-movies-one-must-watch-on-his-birthday-today/photostory/79695157.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120225656/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rajinikanths-kannada-movies-one-must-watch-on-his-birthday-today/photostory/79695157.cms |archive-date=20 November 2021 |access-date=23 December 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The music for the film was composed by Mohan Kumar. The director remade the film in Telugu in 1981 as ''Black Cobra''.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Kittu
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Kittu
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Inspector Srikanth
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Inspector Srikanth
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]
* [[Pandhari Bai]]
* [[Pandhari Bai]]
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Geetha
* [[Vajramuni]]
* [[Vajramuni]]
* [[B. Jaya (actress)|B. Jaya]]
* [[B. Jaya (actress)|B. Jaya]]
* [[Shivaram]] as
* [[Shivaram]]
* [[Sudha Rani]] (credited as Baby Jayashree)
* [[Sudha Rani|Baby Jayashree]]
* [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimha Raju]] as Achchanna
* [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimha Raju]] as Achchanna
* [[T. N. Balakrishna]] as Muttanna
* [[T. N. Balakrishna]] as Muttanna
* [[Shakti Prasad]]
* [[Shakti Prasad]]
* [[Ratnakar (actor)|Ratnakar]]
* [[Rathnakar (actor)|Rathnakar]]
* [[Chetan Ram Rao]]
* [[Chethan Ramarao]]
* [[Mysore Lokesh]]
* [[Mysore Lokesh]]
* [[Fighter Shetty]]
* [[Fighter Shetty]]
}}


==Soundtrack==
== Production ==
The music of ''Kiladi Kittu'' was composed by Mohan Kumar.
Jayashree, later known as Sudha Rani, was three years old when signing the film, her debut. Her brother Murali appeared as the younger version of Rajinikanth's character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anien |first=Tini Sara |date=5 June 2020 |title=Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/sudharani-i-faced-camera-first-when-i-was-just-three-846146.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921111917/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/sudharani-i-faced-camera-first-when-i-was-just-three-846146.html |archive-date=21 September 2023 |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
 
== Soundtrack ==
The music of ''Kiladi Kittu'' was composed by Mohan Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kilaadi Kittu Kannada Film EP Vinyl Record by Mohan Kumar |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kilaadi-kittu-kannada-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-mohan-kumar-2/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=Mossymart |language=en-US |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223103637/https://mossymart.com/product/kilaadi-kittu-kannada-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-mohan-kumar-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiladi Kittu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |date=1979-01-01 |url=https://music.apple.com/hu/album/kiladi-kittu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1721251194 |work=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=2023-12-23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231223102935/https://music.apple.com/hu/album/kiladi-kittu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1721251194 |url-status=live |language=en-GB |archive-date=23 December 2023}}</ref>
{{track listing
{{track listing
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| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| collapsed = no
| title1 =  Taavare Hoovu Yee Ninna
| title1 =  Taavare Hoovu Yee Ninna
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1364239|Kiladi Kittu}}
* {{IMDb title|1364239}}


{{K. S. R. Das}}
{{K. S. R. Das}}


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Latest revision as of 03:52, 4 March 2026

Kiladi Kittu
Directed byK. S. R. Das
Produced byD. T. S. Rao
Y. R. Ashwath Narayana Rao
D. S. Narasinga Rao
Screenplay byChi. Udaya Shankar (dialogue)
Story byM. D. Sundar
StarringVishnuvardhan
Rajinikanth
Music byMohan Kumar
Edited byP. Venkateshwara Rao, K. S. R. Das
Release date
  • 3 March 1978 (1978-03-03)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Kiladi Kittu (About this soundpronunciation (help·info)) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K.S.R. Das. The film starred Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth.[1] The music for the film was composed by Mohan Kumar. The director remade the film in Telugu in 1981 as Black Cobra.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Jayashree, later known as Sudha Rani, was three years old when signing the film, her debut. Her brother Murali appeared as the younger version of Rajinikanth's character.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music of Kiladi Kittu was composed by Mohan Kumar.[3][4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Taavare Hoovu Yee Ninna"Chi. Udaya ShankarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Hoovante Hennu"Chi. Udaya ShankarYesudas3:16
3."Nanna ninna Olavu Madhura"Vijaya NarasimhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
4."Madilalli Maguvagi Naanu"R. N. JayagopalVishnuvardhan, P. Susheela 
5."Ee Cheluvu Seleva Naguvu"R. N. JayagopalS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
6."Manasanu Kodu" S. Janaki 

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Rajinikanth's Kannada movies one must watch on his birthday, today". The Times of India. 12 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Anien, Tini Sara (5 June 2020). "Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kilaadi Kittu Kannada Film EP Vinyl Record by Mohan Kumar". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kiladi Kittu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1979. Retrieved 23 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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