Superstar Rajinikanth attended a special preview of the Telugu version of Kuselan, titled Kathanayakudu, in Hyderabad alongside the cast.
The place was the Prasad Lab preview theater in Hyderabad and a special screening of 'Kathanayakudu', Kuselan's Telugu version was organized for superstar Rajinikanth.
Jagapathi Babu who enacts the role played by Pasupathi in the Telugu version accompanied the superstar. The director of the film P. Vasu, popular Telugu director K. Raghavendra Rao, producer Aswnidutt and Rajini's bosom friend Telugu actor Mohan Babu were also part of the screening.
'Kuselan' and 'Kathanayakudu' storm 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 Tamil and Telugu. 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 Vadivelu plays is enacted by Telugu comedian Sunil.
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.