Kathanayakudu (2008)

 ●  Telugu ● 2 hrs 35 mins

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An emotional tale, the story is about two childhood friends Balakrishna (Jagapathi Babu) and Ashok Kumar (Rajinikanth). Balu does not stop at anything to make his friend feel happy. As time passes by, they take different paths and Balu becomes a barber in a small village called Siricilla. He gets married to Devi (Meena) and has three children and leads a happy life. However, his finances are dry and he is often led to the door of Dharmaraju (Dharmavarapu), the financier. On the other hand, Balu has tough competition from the more smart and clever Kantha Rao (Sunil) who has a saloon right opposite to his shop. Balu is a man with self-respect and honesty. His life continues to roll until one day there is news that a film shooting is going to happen in a place near their village and the hero of the film is Superstar Ashok Kumar (Rajinikanth). The news spreads like wildfire and Balu knows this but hesitates to show himself as a friend of Ashok Kumar. On the other hand, folks around get to know the friendship of Balu and Ashok Kumar and in this process those who have been ridiculing him start doing favors for him only with the intention of meeting Ashok Kumar or at least watching him from outside. But hesitant Balu is unable to do what they want and soon people start shunning him, even his own children start showing anger towards him.

Cast: Jagapati Babu, Meena Durairaj, Rajinikanth

Crew: P Vasu (Director), Arvind Krishna (Director of Photography), GV Prakash Kumar (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Drama

Release Dates: 01 Aug 2008 (India)

Telugu Name: కథానాయకుడు

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Did you know? This film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Kuselan. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Telugu
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1, 2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Big Music
06:08

Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan
04:34

Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal
05:36

Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
Playback Singer: Kailash Kher
Trivia:
The film is a remake of the Malayalam movie Kadha Parayumbol (2007).

This film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Kuselan.