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Kathanayakudu is a 1969 Telugu drama film directed by K. Hemambaradhara Rao. It was remade in Tamil as Nam Naadu and in Hindi as Apna Desh. The movie was also an inspiration for the second half of the 1991 Kannada movie Bharjari Gandu.
Kathanayakudu may refer to:
- Kathanayakudu (1969 film)
- Kathanayakudu (1984 film)
- Kathanayakudu (2008 film)
Kathanayakudu ( English: Hero) is a 2008 Indian Telugu language drama film produced by both Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar and directed by P. Vasu. Remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol (2007), the film stars Jagapati Babu Meena in lead roles and Rajinikanth in an extended cameo. The film, which released to positive reviews and was a commercial success, was simultaneously made in Tamil as Kuselan, which released to mixed reviews and was a below average grosser. Most of Rajinikanth's portions were dubbed from the Tamil version, except the climax scene with Babu.
The film revolves around a villager, who had shared a strong friendship with a popular cinema actor in their youth. However, due to their different pursuit in careers they eventually are forced to part ways, one becoming a national figure, the other, a village barber. Decades later, the actor returns to the village to participate in his film's shooting. Whilst the entire village become excited about the prospect of seeing the actor, the barber fears that his old friend would have forgotten him and would neglect him. The story explores the pressures of friendship.