Katha Sangama

Katha Sangama
File:Katha sangama.jpg 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
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Cinematography	B. N. Haridas
Edited by	V. P. Krishna
Distributed by	Vardhini Art Pictures
Release dates	24 January 1976 (1976-01-24)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Katha Sangama (Kannada: ಕಥಾ ಸಂಗಮ) is a 1976 Indian portmanteau Kannada language film 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).

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.as

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.

External links

• Katha Sangama at IMDb