Katakataala Rudraiah

Katakataala Rudraiah is a 1978 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and produced by Vadde Shobhanadri starring Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Ramakrishna (Telugu actor) and Jayachitra in the lead roles. The film had a musical score by J. V. Raghavulu. The film was remade in Tamil as "Pattakkathi Bhairavan" (1979) with Sivaji Ganesan and in Hindi (1980) as "Jyoti Bane Jwala" with Jeetendra.
Reception.
Critical reception.
Griddaluru Gopalrao writing for "Zamin Ryot" on 27 October 1978 opined that the film was cut off from reality, and would remain as "an old coin which is no longer a legal tender." He added that the screenplay by Dasari and soundtrack composed by Raghavulu are forgettable.
Box office.
The film was a blockbuster and grossed which is a high amount then. "Katakataala Rudraiah" and "Mana Voori Pandavulu" were released within a gap of 10 days and both the films became blockbusters.