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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kiladi Kittu<br />
| image = Kiladi Kittu.jpg<br />
| director = [[K. S. R. Das]]<br />
| story = M. D. Sundar<br />
| producer = D. T. S. Rao<br />Y. R. Ashwath Narayana Rao<br />D. S. Narasinga Rao<br />
| screenplay = [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]] (dialogue)<br />
| starring = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br />[[Rajinikanth]]<br />
| music = Mohan Kumar<br />
| editing = P. Venkateshwara Rao, [[K. S. R. Das]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1978|03|03|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 140 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kiladi Kittu''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಕಿಲಾಡಿ ಕಿಟ್ಟು.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[K. S. R. Das|K.S.R. Das]]. The film starred [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Rajinikanth]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2020 |title=Rajinikanth's Kannada movies one must watch on his birthday, today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rajinikanths-kannada-movies-one-must-watch-on-his-birthday-today/photostory/79695157.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120225656/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rajinikanths-kannada-movies-one-must-watch-on-his-birthday-today/photostory/79695157.cms |archive-date=20 November 2021 |access-date=23 December 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The music for the film was composed by Mohan Kumar. The director remade the film in Telugu in 1981 as ''Black Cobra''.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Kittu<br />
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Inspector Srikanth<br />
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]<br />
* [[Pandhari Bai]]<br />
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Geetha<br />
* [[Vajramuni]]<br />
* [[B. Jaya (actress)|B. Jaya]]<br />
* [[Shivaram]]<br />
* [[Sudha Rani|Baby Jayashree]]<br />
* [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimha Raju]] as Achchanna<br />
* [[T. N. Balakrishna]] as Muttanna<br />
* [[Shakti Prasad]]<br />
* [[Rathnakar (actor)|Rathnakar]]<br />
* [[Chethan Ramarao]]<br />
* [[Mysore Lokesh]]<br />
* [[Fighter Shetty]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Jayashree, later known as Sudha Rani, was three years old when signing the film, her debut. Her brother Murali appeared as the younger version of Rajinikanth's character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anien |first=Tini Sara |date=5 June 2020 |title=Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/sudharani-i-faced-camera-first-when-i-was-just-three-846146.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921111917/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/sudharani-i-faced-camera-first-when-i-was-just-three-846146.html |archive-date=21 September 2023 |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music of ''Kiladi Kittu'' was composed by Mohan Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kilaadi Kittu Kannada Film EP Vinyl Record by Mohan Kumar |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kilaadi-kittu-kannada-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-mohan-kumar-2/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=Mossymart |language=en-US |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223103637/https://mossymart.com/product/kilaadi-kittu-kannada-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-mohan-kumar-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiladi Kittu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |date=1979-01-01 |url=https://music.apple.com/hu/album/kiladi-kittu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1721251194 |work=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=2023-12-23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231223102935/https://music.apple.com/hu/album/kiladi-kittu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1721251194 |url-status=live |language=en-GB |archive-date=23 December 2023}}</ref><br />
{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Taavare Hoovu Yee Ninna<br />
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]<br />
| length1 = <br />
| title2 = Hoovante Hennu<br />
| extra2 = [[Yesudas]]<br />
| lyrics2 = Chi. Udaya Shankar<br />
| length2 = 3:16<br />
| title3 = Nanna ninna Olavu Madhura<br />
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Vijaya Narasimha]]<br />
| length3 = <br />
| title4 = Madilalli Maguvagi Naanu<br />
| extra4 = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| lyrics4 = [[R. N. Jayagopal]]<br />
| length4 = <br />
| title5 = Ee Cheluvu Seleva Naguvu<br />
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki<br />
| lyrics5 = R. N. Jayagopal<br />
| length5 = <br />
| title6 = Manasanu Kodu<br />
| extra6 = S. Janaki<br />
| lyrics6 = <br />
| length6 =<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1364239}}<br />
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{{K. S. R. Das}}<br />
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[[Category:1978 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1978 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1978 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. R. Das]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]</div>ViolaCnr7137989