''Katakatala Rudrayya'' is a 1978 Indian
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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-language film written and directed by
Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 ...
. It stars
Krishnam Raju
Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also the ...
,
Jayasudha,
Ramakrishna and
Jayachitra
Jayachitra is an Indian actress films who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.
Early life
Jayachitra was born in 1957. Her father Mahendra was a veterinary doctor, who had earlier worked as a lawyer. Her mother Ammaji (a.k.a. Ja ...
. The film hasmusic composed by
J. V. Raghavulu. It is remade in
Tamil
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as ''
Pattakkathi Bhairavan'' (1979) with
Sivaji Ganesan
Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...
and in
Hindi
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(1980) as ''
Jyoti Bane Jwala
''Jyoti Bane Jwala'' () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Prasan Kapoor under the Tirupati Pictures Enterprises banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Waheeda Rehman, Moushumi Chatterj ...
'' with
Jeetendra
Ravi Kapoor ( ; born 7 April 1942), known mononymously by his screen name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures.
Early lif ...
.
Cast
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Krishnam Raju
Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also the ...
*
Jayasudha
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Ramakrishna
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Jayachitra
Jayachitra is an Indian actress films who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.
Early life
Jayachitra was born in 1957. Her father Mahendra was a veterinary doctor, who had earlier worked as a lawyer. Her mother Ammaji (a.k.a. Ja ...
*
Jamuna
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Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana (25 July 1935 – 23 December 2022) was an Indian actor, producer, director, and politician who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He appeared in over 750 films and served as the Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sa ...
*
Rao Gopal Rao
Raavu Gopala Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Rao starred in over four hundred feature film ...
*
Prabhakar Reddy
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J. V. Ramana Murthi
Reception
Critical reception
Griddaluru Gopalrao writing for ''
Zamin Ryot
''Zamin Ryot'' ( te, జమీన్ రైతు, Jamīn Raitu) is an Indian Telugu-language weekly newspaper published from Nellore. It was started by N. Venkatrama Naidu in . It has been called the longest continuously running Telugu newspa ...
'' on 27 October 1978 opined that the film was cut off from reality, and would remain as "an old coin which is no longer a legal tender." He added that the screenplay by Dasari and soundtrack composed by Raghavulu are forgettable.
Box office
''Katakataala Rudrayya'' and ''
Mana Voori Pandavulu'' were released within a gap of 10 days.
Krishnam Raju’s unique feat
Times of India. 17 June 2014
References
External links
1978 films
Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Films scored by J. V. Raghavulu
Indian action films
Telugu films remade in other languages
1970s Telugu-language films
1978 action films
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