
Kathanam(2019)
Telugu117 mins
Kathanam (2019) is a 117-minute Telugu film directed by Rajesh Nadendla. Starring Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vennela Kishore and Srinivas Avasarala. With an audience rating of 2.0/10 and a hit verdict at the box office, Kathanam stands as one of the notable Telugu releases of 2019.
Director:Rajesh Nadendla
Mood:
darksuspensefulemotional
Where to watch:
YOYouTube Moviesfrom 9 Aug 2019
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube Movies
- OTT Release Date
- 9 August 2019
- Theatrical Release
- 9 August 2019
- Director
- Rajesh Nadendla
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- GudVibe Rating
- 2.0/10
Storyline
A filmmaker writes a script, but then the characters in her story start dying in real life. She must figure out what is happening as her fiction becomes a dangerous reality.
“When her script kills, reality writes the horror.”
Film Details
2.0Rating
117Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date9 August 2019
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefulemotional
Themes
identitysurvivalcorruptionjustice
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
2/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Anasuya BharadwajActress
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Vennela KishoreSupporting Actor
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Srinivas AvasaralaActor
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Dhanraj SukhramSupporting Actor
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C. Shakeela BegumSupporting Actress
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RandhirSupporting Actor
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Sameer HasanSupporting Actor
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MaruthiSpecial Appearance
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Sampoornesh BabuSpecial Appearance
→#10B
Babloo PrithvirajSupporting Actor
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Satish MuthyalaPhotographer
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Rajesh NadendlaDirector
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Sunil KashyapMusic Director
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Trivia
- The film's director Rajesh Nadendla was a former assistant to director V.V. Vinayak.
- The movie was shot in just 21 days on a very tight budget.
- Actress Anu Emmanuel, who plays the lead, also starred in the Telugu film 'Majnu'.
- The plot's concept of fictional characters dying was compared to the Hollywood film 'Stranger Than Fiction'.
- It was one of the few Telugu thrillers in 2019 to feature a female protagonist as a filmmaker.
- The film had a limited theatrical release and later gained attention on streaming platforms.
- The title 'Kathanam' translates to 'Story' in English, reflecting its meta-narrative theme.
