Kathanam

Kathanam (transl. Narrative) is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Rajesh Nadendla while screenplay was penned by Rajendra Bharadwaj. The film stars Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vennela Kishore and Srinivas Avasarala in the lead roles. The film is produced under the production banner Gayathri Films. Music for the film was composed by Roshan Salur, and the cinematography was handled by Sathish Muthyala. The film was released on 9 August 2019 and opened to negative reviews from critics.^[1][2]

Kathanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rajesh Nadendla
Written by	Rajendra Bharadwaj
Screenplay by	Rajendra Bharadwaj
Produced by	B. Narendra Reddy
Starring	Anasuya Bharadwaj Srinivas Avasarala Vennela Kishore
Cinematography	Sathish Muthyala
Music by	Roshan Salur
Production company	Gayathri Films
Release date	9 August 2019 (2019-08-09)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Anu, an aspiring film director, is given the opportunity to improvise a script for a film. As she is writing the script, the characters in it die in real life. Anu approaches ACP Randhir to prevent further deaths.^[3]

Cast

• Anasuya Bharadwaj as Anu and her mother, Aravinda
• Dhanraj as Dhana
• Randhir Gattla as ACP Randhir
• Vennela Kishore as CK alias Creative Kishore
• Srinivas Avasarala as Raghu, Aravinda's husband and Anu's father
• Babloo Prithiveeraj as Former Minister
• Sameer as DCP Prakash
• Sampoornesh Babu as himself in a cameo appearance

Soundtrack

Kathanam
Soundtrack album by Roshan Salur
Released	9 August 2019
Recorded	2019
Genre	Feature Film Soundtrack
Label	Mango Music
Producer	B Narendra Reddy

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"O Amma"	Kaala Bhairava

Marketing

The first look poster of the film was unveiled in October 2018 by the lead actress.^[4] The official trailer of the film was released on 3 August 2019.^{[citation needed]}