Несколько часов назад вам нужен был только список, а теперь вам нужен дикт?
text = """ name = Kurradu
image =
image_size =
producer = P. Kiran
writer =
starring = Varun Sandesh,Neha Sharma
music = Achu
cinematography = Sarvesh Murari
editing =
distributor =
released = 12 November 2009
studio =
country = IND"""
d = dict(map(str.strip, line.split('=', 1)) for line in text.splitlines())
# d is now:
{'cinematography': 'Sarvesh Murari',
'country': 'IND',
'distributor': '',
'editing': '',
'image': '',
'image_size': '',
'music': 'Achu',
'name': 'Kurradu',
'producer': 'P. Kiran',
'released': '12 November 2009',
'starring': 'Varun Sandesh,Neha Sharma',
'studio': '',
'writer': ''}