Katha (2009 Film)
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''Katha'' () is a 2009 Telugu-language
psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting ...
film directed by Srinivas Raga. The film stars
Genelia D'Souza Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987), also credited professionally as Genelia, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language, Tamil films. Described in the media as one of the ...
and
Adith Arun Thrigun (formerly known as Adith Arun) is an Indian actor who has appeared in supporting roles in Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil language films. Early life Thrigun
.


Plot

Chitra is a loner who comes to Araku seeking employment as a school teacher. Krishna is an aspiring director who comes to Araku for a test shoot and to complete the script of his debut film. Circle Inspector has a wife and young kids. Chitra spent a year in a mental asylum because she witnessed her family being murdered. Chitra and Krishna become friends. While Chitra is looking through her binoculars, she witnesses a murder where she can clearly see the victim's face. Chitra reports the incident to the police, but they find no evidence of the crime. Chitra suspects that her past mental condition is relapsing. Eventually, the police finds out that the female victim did, in fact, exist. They have a CD that shows Circle Inspector and the female victim together in a store. The victim is none other than the Circle Inspector's dead girlfriend's daughter. He cannot acknowledge their illegitimate relation without tainting his reputation. It is revealed that he lured her daughter to Araku to kill her. Although Chitra witnessed the murder, the Circle Inspector tried to make it look like a figment of Chitra's imagination, and is infuriated when Chitra refuses to believe that the murder was her hallucination. Chitra and Krishna try to take the disc and escape, but Circle Inspector tries to kill Krishna, whose foot is injured by Krishna. Circle Inspector holds Krishna at gunpoint, but Chitra refuses to give the disc to him. She slaps the Circle Inspector, who decides to let go of Krishna and commits suicide. Chitra says that she did not think that Circle Inspector was going to kill her and Krishna because he already framed a dead officer for the girl's murder. Chitra and Krishna take the disc as evidence to the police. The film ends with the union of Chitra and Krishna.


Cast

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Genelia D'Souza Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987), also credited professionally as Genelia, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language, Tamil films. Described in the media as one of the ...
as Chitra *
Adith Arun Thrigun (formerly known as Adith Arun) is an Indian actor who has appeared in supporting roles in Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil language films. Early life Thrigun
as Krishna *
Prakash Raj Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English language, Engl ...
as Circle Inspector * Aamir Tameem as Raghu *
Raghu Babu Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian. He has worked in many films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of comedian and character actor Giri Babu. His native place is Ravinuthala. He is known for his ...
as Kanakala Rao * Shafi as Constable Raju * Tulasi as Krishna's mother *Shiva as Shiva *Ravi Kiran as Kiran


Production

The film began shooting on 26 April 2009 at SOS Children’s Village in Hyderabad. The film was predominately shot in Araku.


Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. K. Balachandran. The audio launch was held on 19 October 2009 at State Art Gallery in Hyderabad. Several film personalities attended the event including K. Raghavendra Rao, S. S. Rajamouli, Krishna Vamsi,
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), popularly known as NTR Jr, is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featur ...
, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, KL Narayana, D. Suresh Babu, M. M. Keeravani, and Rama Rajamouli.


Reception

Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' rated the film 2.75/5 and wrote that "We expect a better and intellectually stimulating movie from the banner of Just Yellow that produced films like '' Aithe'' and '' Anukokunda Oka Roju''". A critic from '' Rediff.com'' wrote that "All in all, ''Katha'' is a film which will cater to a niche audience".


Awards

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Genelia D'Souza Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987), also credited professionally as Genelia, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language, Tamil films. Described in the media as one of the ...
: Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance


References


External links

* 2009 films 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s Indian films {{2000s-Telugu-film-stub