| Katha Sangama | |
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| Directed by | Puttanna Kanagal |
| Screenplay by | Puttanna Kanagal |
| Story by | Giraddy Govindaraja Veena Eshwara Chandra |
| Based on | Hangu by Giraddy Govindaraja Athithi by Veena Munithayi by Eshwara Chandra |
| Produced by | C. S. Rajah |
| Starring | Kalyan Kumar Saroja Devi Aarathi Rajinikanth Gangadhar Kutty Padmini |
| Cinematography | B. N. Haridas |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishna |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Distributed by | Vardhini Art Pictures |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Katha Sangama (transl. Confluence of tales) is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language anthology film, directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on three short stories;[1] Hangu by Giraddi Govindaraj, Athithi by Veena and Munithaayi by Eshwara Chandra. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Rajinikanth, B. Saroja Devi and Aarathi in the lead roles. The supporting 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).
The 1984 Tamil film Kai Kodukkum Kai was an extended version of the Munithayi segment from this movie. Rajnikanth, who played the antagonist role in the Kannada movie, played the lead role in the Tamil version. The antagonist role of the Kannada movie was also an inspiration for Rajanikanth's characterization in the 1977 Tamil movie 16 Vayathinile directed by debutant Bharathiraja who was an associate of Puttanna Kanagal.[2]
- ^ "Puttanna's big feats". The Hindu. 3 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Rajinikanth's Kannada movies one must watch on his birthday, today". The Times of India. 12 December 2020.