The place was the Prasad Lab preview theater in Hyderabad and a special screening of 'Kathanayakadu' was organized for superstar Rajinikanth. Jagapathi Babu who is playing a very prominent role in the film, accompanied the superstar.
The director of the film director K. Raghavendra Rao, producer Aswnidutt and Mohan Babu were also part of the screening.
'Kathanayakadu' storms theaters on the 1st of August and is expected to be a big time sensation. This is the first time Rajinikanth is watching the Telugu version. The film was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil. After the director fixed a particular shot, actors enacted the sequence twice in a bid to make the film in both the languages.
The role that Jagapathi Babu plays is enacted by Tamil actor Pasupathy in 'Kuselan'. Similarly, comedian Sunil's role has been performed by Vadivelu.
A remake of the Malayalam film 'Kathaparayumpol', the movie has a touching story highlighting immaculate friendship amidst social wants and necessities. G. V. Prakash has scored music for the film.
