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{{Infobox film
| name = Gunasundari Katha
| image = Gunasundari Katha.JPG
| native_name = {{film name|te|గుణసుందరి కథ}}
| caption =
| director = [[Kadiri Venkata Reddy]]
| producer =
| writer = [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]] [[Pingali Nagendra Rao]] [[Kadiri Venkata Reddy]] 
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sriranjani (junior)|Sriranjani]] [[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 = [[Ogirala Ramachandra Rao]]
| cinematography = [[Marcus Bartley]]
| editing = [[C. P. Jamboolingam]]
| studio = [[Vauhini Studios]]
| distributor =
| released = 28 December 1949
| runtime = 172 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}
'''''Gunasundari Katha''''' is a 1949 [[Telugu language]] film directed by [[Kadiri Venkata Reddy]] starring [[Sriranjani (junior)|Sriranjani]] in the title role as Gunasundari. It is loosely based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[King Lear]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/400-years-later-shakespeare-still-remains-relevant-in-indian-cinema/article23648292.ece |title=400 years later, Shakespeare still remains relevant in Indian cinema |last=Radhakrishnan |first=Sruthi |date=23 April 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref> "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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gunasundari-katha-1949/article3948788.ece|title=Guna Sundari (1949)|access-date=2019-12-04|publisher=hindu}}</ref>

== 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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor / Actress !! Character
|-
| [[Govindarajula Subba Rao]] || King Ugrasena
|-
| [[Sriranjani (junior)|Sriranjani]] || Gunasundari
|-
| [[Santha Kumari]] || Rupasundari
|-
| Malathi || Hemasundari
|-
| Vallabhajosyula Sivaram ||
|-
| [[Kasturi Siva Rao]] || Daivadeenam
|-
| [[Relangi Venkataramaiah]] || Kalamati
|-
| Subba Rao || Haramati
|-
| [[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 ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266605/ Gunasundari Katha at IMDb.]
* [http://www.movieplusmusic.com/gunasundari-katha-audio-songs-download/ Gunasundari Katha songs to download]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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[[Category:1940s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1949 films]]
[[Category:Films based on King Lear]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. V. Reddy]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy films]]
[[Category:1940s fantasy films]]

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