Kannayya Kittayya

Did You Know?

• Shobana played Saroja, a vainglory who returns from abroad.
• Kota Srinivasa Rao played the malicious maternal uncle Bangarayya.

Plot

The story starts in a village where Kittayya, a devoted follower of Krishna, addresses the god as Kannayya in his worship. He is locked in a family feud with his cruel maternal uncle, Bangaraiah, and constantly resists his uncle's harsh actions. Kittayya's mother, Janakamma, wants to humble her brother by arranging for Kittayya to marry Bangaraiah's daughter, Saroja. Saroja, who is full of pride, comes back from abroad and is ridiculed by Kittayya. To get revenge, Bangaraiah uses a clever trick to publicly shame them. Overcome with disgrace, Janakamma attempts suicide, and Kittayya swears he will make Bangaraiah bow down. Frustrated, Kittayya accuses and rebukes the Lord, and his words reach Krishna in Vaikuntha. Kannayya, who looks exactly like Kittayya, becomes alarmed and sets foot on Earth. Kishtaiah is overwhelmed by seeing him, but Kannayya is of others' sight. From there, Kannayya guides Kittayya as he works to win Saroja's heart. Kittayya succeeds after securing her against danger. Bangaraiah then wiles various pawns, such as seeking to slay Kittayya and incriminating him in a so-called robbery. Kannayya shields Kittayya, who takes a vow from the Lord to stay in his attire until his wedlock to counterstrike Bangaraiah. Meanwhile, Narada misinterprets the status quo and notifies the fairy story to Rukmini and Satyabhama that the Lord is wooing beauty on Earth. The goddesses land, dropping their divinity. After a few comic scenes, they prejudge Kittayya for their husband by claiming themselves as his wives. Exploiting it, Bangaraiah raises a ruckus. Being incognizant of fact, Kittayya is furious and warns to slaughter the deities. Bangaraiah wiles to assassinate the women on Kittayya's account. Kannayya gamely leads Kittayya to challenge his uncle, saying that if he could present them before villagers, Bangarayya should couple up Saroja with him. However, the boot is on the other foot because Rukmini and Satyabhama carry off Kannayya and seize him. Kittayya becomes a target of terrible torture on Earth. At last, Kittayya retrieves Kannayya with his idolization, proves non-guilty, and reforms Bangaraiah. The movie ends happily with Kittayya marrying Saroja and everyone declaring the existence of both Kannayya and Kittayya.