Kathi Kantha Rao

Kathi Kantha Rao (evadnaina madathetestadu) (Telugu: కత్తి కాంతా రావు: ఎవడ్నయినా మడతెట్టేస్తాడు) is a 2010 Telugu comedy film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and produced by Eedara Srinivasa Rao, Eedara Ravikumar, Eedupuganti Subramanyeshwar Rao, and Eedupuganti Purnachandra Rao under Big B Productions banner. The film stars Allari Naresh and Kamna Jethmalani in lead roles. The film soundtrack was composed by singer-turned-composer Mallikarjun with cinematography by Adusumilli Vijay Kumar and editing by Gautham Raju. The dialogues and story for the film were written by popular writer Prasad Varma. The film released on 10 December 2010 to positive reviews. This was Satyanarayana's last film as a director before his death in 2011.

Plot
Kathi Kantharao (Allari Naresh) is the son of a suspended gunman (Dharmavarapu Subramanyam). He is a police constable with two married sisters and another two sisters who are ready for marriage. He has to fulfill the desires of his two greedy brothers-in-law (Krishna Bhagavaan and Srinivasa Reddy) and also search for grooms for his younger sisters. The whole family burden rests on his shoulders. He also signs an agreement with his father stating that he will not marry until his sisters are happily settled in life. However, he deviates from the agreement by falling in love and eventually marrying a girl named Rathnam (Kamna Jethmalani). He decides to keep it a secret until he fulfills the word given to his father. Due to unexpected circumstances, he reveals his relationship with Rathnam to his boss and Sub-Inspector Kanakaratnam (Jeeva).

In the meantime, one of his sisters falls in love with the son of IG G.K. Rayudu's (Chalapathi Rao), while another loves a constable and Katha Rao's friend Vaasu (Venu Madhav). Kantha Rao manages to settle the marriage of his two younger sisters with the people they love. Kanakaratnam, in order to clear the doubts he has about their relationship, goes to Rathnam's hometown Vengalappagudem to meet with her father Ringu Raja Rao (Kota Srinivasa Rao). Raja Rao, learning about the marriage from Kanakaratnam, goes to Hyderabad to confront his daughter. Kanta Rao manages to reveal the truth to Raja Rao and promises to remarry her with the blessings of his entire family. Raja Rao wants to become the sarpanch of a village and does all kinds of nonsense to appease the voters. As his opponent Lanka Satish's (Ahuti Prasad) son (Nalla Srinu) marries a foreigner, Raja Rao takes advantage and criticizes their entire family for his political gain.

After a few days, Kanta Rao convinces his parents and sisters, makes arrangements for his younger sister's marriage, and marries Rathnam. However, after the first night, Rathnam unintentionally reveals that she is pregnant. Satish learns about Rathnam's pregnancy and defames Raja Rao so that he can win the village elections. With this, Raja Rao's winning chances as sarpanch turn bleak, and he is faced with the dilemma of finding a solution to this critical situation. Kantha Rao faces many troubles and finally solves all his problems and also helps Raja Rao win the village elections.

Production
The director of the film, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, and the lead pair Allari Naresh and Kamna Jethmalani had previously worked together in the hit film Bendu Apparao R.M.P. Satyanarayana, known for his trademark comedy films, began working on the script of this film in early 2010. He collaborated for the ninth time with his son Allari Naresh for this film. This was Naresh's seventh release in the year after Saradaga Kasepu. Kamna Jethmalani was cast for the role of Rathnam, the daughter of a village politician. As most Satyanarayana films do, the film features many Telugu actors, such as Kota Srinivasa Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Ali, Krishna Bhagavaan, Srinivasa Reddy, Ahuti Prasad, L.B. Sriram, Venu Madhav, Jeeva, Chalapathi Rao,  Raghu Babu, Duvvasi Mohan, Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao, Dhanraj, and Venu Yeldandi. Prasad Varma assisted Satyanarayana with the dialogues in the film.

The shooting of the film began in July 2010 and was completed in September 2010. The film was censored and given a U/A certificate. Shooting was predominantly done in Hyderabad and Bangkok. Soon after the release, in January 2011 Satyanarayana died, making this his last film.

Release and reception
The film was released in India and overseas on 10 December 2010. The film received positive reviews. NDTV gave a good review for the film and said the film can be watched only for sheer entertainment value. Jeevi from Idlebrain gave the film 3.0 of 5 rating and commented that the film was an EVV brand comedy flick. A reviewer from Indiaglitz gave a very positive review of the film and said that it was a 'paisa vasool' for comedy lovers. Radhika Rajamani from sify gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and said that the film was an average time-pass entertainer. The film fared very well at the box office and was declared a hit in the year 2010.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by singer Mallikarjun in his debut as composer. Ramajogayya Sastry penned 5 of the 6 songs in the movie while lyricist Vanamali penned the remaining one song.

The audio release of the film was held on 24 November 2010 in Visakhapatnam. The audio was released and distributed under SVV Music label. The audio was well received.