Kathanam

Kathanam is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action 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 negative reviews from critics.

Plot
Anu, an aspiring film director, is given the opportunity to improvise a script for a film. As she is writing the script, the characters in it die in real life. Anu approaches ACP Randhir to prevent further deaths.

Cast

 * Anasuya Bharadwaj as Anu and her mother, Aravinda
 * Dhanraj as Dhana
 * Randhir Gatla as ACP Randhir
 * Vennela Kishore as CK alias Creative Kishore
 * Srinivas Avasarala as Raghu, Aravinda's husband and Anu's father
 * Babloo Prithiveeraj as former minister
 * Sameer as DCP Prakash
 * Sampoornesh Babu as himself in a cameo appearance

Marketing
The first look poster of the film was unveiled in October 2018 by the lead actress. The official trailer of the film was released on 3 August 2019.