Kathanayakudu (2008 film)
Kathanayakudu (transl. Hero) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar. It is directed by P. Vasu. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol (2007) and stars Rajinikanth in an extended guest appearance along with Jagapati Babu and Meena. Sunil and Dharmavarapu play pivotal roles. The film was a commercial success and received positive reviews. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as Kuselan, which was released to negative reviews and was a flop.
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| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Written by | Marudhuri Raja (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | P. Vasu |
| Story by | Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | C.Ashwini Dutt G.P. Vjaykumar |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Jagapati Babu Meena |
| Cinematography | Arvind Krishna |
| Edited by | Saravana |
| Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production company | Vyjayanthi Movies |
| Distributed by | Ayngaran (Worldwide) Pyramid Saimira (U.S.) |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film explores the pressures of friendship, and revolves around a villager who had shared a strong friendship with a popular cinema actor while they were in their youth. However, due to their different career routes, they are eventually forced to part ways; one becoming a national figure, the other becoming a village barber. Decades later, the actor returns to the village to participate in his film's shooting. Whilst the entire village becomes excited about the prospect of seeing the actor, the barber fears that his old friend would have forgotten him and eventually neglected him.