| Katha Sangama | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Puttanna Kanagal |
| Produced by | C. S. Rajah |
| Screenplay by | Puttanna Kanagal |
| Story by |
Giraddy Govindaraja Veena Eshwara Chandra |
| Based on |
Hangu by Giraddy Govindaraja Athithi by Veena Munithayi by Eshwara Chandra |
| Starring |
Kalyan Kumar Saroja Devi Aarathi Rajinikanth Gangadhar Kutty Padmini |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Cinematography | B. N. Haridas |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishna |
| Distributed by | Vardhini Art Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Katha Sangama is a 1976 Indian anthology film in Kannada is directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on three short stories; Hangu by Giraddi Govindaraj, Athithi by Veena and Munithaayi by Eshwara Chandra. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Rajinikanth, Saroja Devi and Aarathi in lead roles. The support cast includes Lokanath, Vamana Rao, Shivaramaiah and Master Umesh. The film won three awards at the 1975–76 Karnataka State Film Awards including the award for Best Actress (Aarathi). 1984 Tamil movie Kai Kodukkum Kai was a partially based on this movie as an extended version of Munithaayi story.
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Hangu
The movie is based on a short story by the Kannada writer Giraddi Govindaraj. It is about a poor university professor presented with a bribe just when his son is ill and requires expensive medical treatment.
Atithi
It tells the story of an old spinster who once refused to marry the man who loved her and now sees him marrying her student.
Munithaayi
It has a story of wealthy man marrying a blind girl (Arathi) out of pity, but in his absence she is raped by an adolescent youth and later blackmailed. The husband eventually ‘forgives’ her for having been raped. Aarathi plays the role of the poor blind girl and Rajinikanth plays as a small role as a man who rapes her (Aarathi) in the absence of her husband.
1984 Tamil movie Kai Kodukkum Kai was a partially based on this movie as an extended version of Munithaayi story. Rajnikanth played the role of blind girl's husband in that movie. Further, Rajnikanth's characterisation in this movie went to be used in the 1977 movie 16 Vayathinile.
Awards
- Karnataka State Film Awards 1975–76
- Fourth Best Film
- Best Actress – Aarathi
- Best Supporting Actor – Master Umesh
Trivia
- The film was Rajinikanth's first in Kannada and second overall.
- Director Bharathiraja was one of the assistant director of Puttanna Kanagal in this movie later became a great director in Tamil. He gave Rajini a very similar kind of role in 16 Vayathinile
The third part of this movie was later remade in Tamil as Kai Kodukkum Kai by J. Mahendran with Rajinikanth in the lead role and Revathi playing the role of the blind girl.
