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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kathanam<br />
| image = Kathanam.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = Rajesh Nadendla<br />
| producer = B. Narendra Reddy<br />
| writer = [[Rajendra Bharadwaj]]<br />
| screenplay = Rajendra Bharadwaj<br />
| starring = [[Anasuya Bharadwaj]]<br />[[Srinivas Avasarala]]<br />[[Vennela Kishore]]<br />
| music = Roshan Salur<br />
| cinematography = Sathish Muthyala<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Gayathri Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|08|09}}<br />
| runtime = 117 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
| based_on = <br />
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'''''Kathanam''''' ({{trans|Narrative}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Action film|action mystery]] [[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 extremely negative reviews from the audience and the critics.<ref>{{Citation|title=Kathanam Movie Review {1.5/5}: A dreary, long film that fails to take off|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/kathanam/movie-review/70602586.cms|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/kathanam-review-a-narrative-thats-not-so-impressive/article28948458.ece|title='Kathanam' review: An unimpressive narrative is its downfall|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|date=2019-08-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-10|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Anu (Anasuya Bharadwaj), an inspiring director, is given an opportunity to pen a script for a film. As she pens her script, the characters in the script start to die in real life. Anu approaches ACP Randhir (Randhir Gatla) to prevent further deaths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/kathanam-telugu-movie-review.html|title=Kathanam Telugu Movie Review|date=2019-08-10|website=123telugu.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Anasuya Bharadwaj]] as Anu<br />
* [[Dhanraj (Telugu comedian)|Dhanraj]] as Dhana<br />
* Randhir Gatla as ACP Randhir<br />
* [[Vennela Kishore]] as CK alias Creative Kishore<br />
* [[Srinivas Avasarala]]<br />
* [[Babloo Prithiveeraj]]<br />
* [[Sameer Hasan|Sameer]] as DCP Prakash<br />
* [[Sampoornesh Babu]] as Himself cameo appearance<br />
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== Marketing ==<br />
The first look poster of the film was unveiled in October 2018 by the lead actress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kathanam-anasuya-bharadwaj-unveils-her-look-from-the-film/articleshow/66316243.cms|title='Kathanam': Anasuya Bharadwaj unveils her look from the film - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> The official trailer of the film was released on 3 August 2019.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|tt10834046}}<br />
* [https://www.amazon.com/Kathanam-Anasuya-Bharadwaj/dp/B07WTDK5HD Kathanam at Amazon]<br />
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