| Gunasundari Katha | |
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| Telugu | గుణసుందరి కథ |
| Directed by | K. V. Reddy |
| Screenplay by | K. V. Reddy Kamalakara Kameswara Rao |
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| Story by | Pingali Nagendra Rao |
| Produced by | K. V. Reddy |
| Starring | Sriranjani Kasturi Siva Rao Vallabhajosyula Sivaram Relangi Govindarajula Subba Rao Santha Kumari K. Malathi |
| Cinematography | Marcus Bartley |
| Edited by | C. P. Jamboolingam |
| Music by | Ogirala Ramachandra Rao |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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.[1] William Shakespeare's play King Lear was the inspiration for the core plot.[2] However the writers changed the tone from the tragedy of King Lear to a more entertaining one for the film.[1] The film was commercially successful.[3][1]
- ^ a b c Narasimham, M. L. (29 September 2012). "Guna Sundari (1949)". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Radhakrishnan, Sruthi (23 April 2018). "400 years later, Shakespeare still remains relevant in Indian cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Gudipoodi, Srihari. "Telugu Cinema - Past and Present". Idlebrain. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
Gunasundari Katha was an experiment by itself with Kasturi Siva Rao, a comedian, as hero. It clicked and made good profits.