Gunasundari Katha

Gunasundari Katha is a 1949 Telugu language film directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy starring Sriranjani in the title role as Gunasundari. It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's King Lear.[1] "Sri Tulasi Jaya Tulasi", sung by P. Leela, was a hit with the public. Story, Dialogues and Songs were by Pingali Nagendra Rao. While Screen play was by Kadiri Venkata Reddy, Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. Kamalakara Kameswara Rao was also Associate Director.[2]

Gunasundari Katha
Teluguగుణసుందరి కథ
Directed byKadiri Venkata Reddy
Written byKamalakara Kameswara Rao
Pingali Nagendra Rao
Kadiri Venkata Reddy
StarringSriranjani
Kasturi Siva Rao
Vallabhajosyula Sivaram
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Govindarajula Subba Rao
Shanta Kumari
K. Malathi
Pamarthi Venkateswara Rao
Jandhya Gaurinatha Sastry
T. G. Kamala Devi
Hemalatha
Kallakoori Sadasiva Rao
T. Kanakam
Vijaya Nirmala
Music byOgirala Ramachandra Rao
CinematographyMarcus Bartley
Edited byC. P. Jamboolingam
Production
company
Release date
28 December 1949
Running time
172 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

King Ugrasena (Govindarajula Subba Rao) of Dhara Nagaram has three daughters – Rupasundari (Shantakumari), Hemasundari (Malathi) and Gunasundari (Sriranjani). Rupa and Hema are married to their cousins, Haramati (Subba Rao) and Kalamati (Relangi).

Cast
Actor / ActressCharacter
Govindarajula Subba RaoKing Ugrasena
SriranjaniGunasundari
Santha KumariRupasundari
MalathiHemasundari
Vallabhajosyula Sivaram
Kasturi Siva RaoDaivadeenam
Relangi VenkataramaiahKalamati
Subba RaoHaramati
T. G. Kamala Devi

Songs

There are many lyrics, all of them written by Pingali Nagendra Rao. The Music is composed by Ogirala Ramachandra Rao.

  • "Adiye Eduraivachche Daka Pada Munduku Padipodam" (Singers: Relangi and Pamarti Krishna Murthy)
  • "Amma Mahalakshmi Dayacheyavamma" (Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
  • "Challani Doravele O Chandamama" (Singers: Malathi and Shanta Kumari)
  • "Kala Kala Aa Kokilemo Palukarinche Vintiva" (Singers: Malathi and Shanta Kumari)
  • "Kalpagama Tallivai Ghanata Velasina Gouri" (Singer: P. Leela)
  • "O Chaaru Sheela Le Javarala" (Singer: V. Shivaram)
  • "O Matha Raavaa Naa Mora Vinavaa" (Singer: P. Leela)
  • "Ore Ore Brahma Devuda" (Singer: Kasturi Shiva Rao)
  • "Siri Thalam Vesenante" (Singers: Kasturi Shiva Rao and P. Leela)
  • "Sri Thulasi Jaya Thulasi Jayamuneeyave" (Singer: P. Leela)
  • "Thelusukondayya" (Singers: T. G. Kamala Devi and Chorus)
  • "Upakaara Gunaalayavai Vunnavu Kade Maatha" (Singer: P. Leela)

References
  1. Radhakrishnan, Sruthi (23 April 2018). "400 years later, Shakespeare still remains relevant in Indian cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. "Guna Sundari (1949)". hindu. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.