Gunasundari Katha
Gunasundari Katha is a 1949 Indian Telugu language fantasy film produced and directed by K. V. Reddy, starring Sriranjani, Kasturi Siva Rao, Santha Kumari. The script was written by Pingali Nagendra Rao, K. V. Reddy, and Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. Kameswara Rao was also the associate director. William Shakespeare's play King Lear was the inspiration for the core plot. However the writers changed the tone from the tragedy of King Lear to a more entertaining one for the film. The film was commercially successful.
Plot
King Ugrasena (Govindarajula Subba Rao) of Dhara Nagaram had three daughters: Rupasundari (Santakumari) who is married to her cousin Haramati (Subba Rao), Hemasundari (Malathi) who is married to her cousin Kalamata (Relangi), and Gunasundari (Sriranjani).
More details
author | Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao |
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director | Kadiri Venkata Reddy |
editor | C. P. Jamboolingam |
genre | fantasy |
keywords | arranged marriage curse disabled force married overcome physical condition than the the king three daughters unmarried wound |
musicBy | Ogirala Ramachandra Rao |
producer | K. V. Reddy |
productionCompany | Vauhini Studios |