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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Guna Sundari | | name = Guna Sundari | ||
| image = | | image = Guna Sundari.jpg | ||
| caption = Poster | |||
| caption = | |||
| director = [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao|K. Kameswara Rao]] | | director = [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao|K. Kameswara Rao]] | ||
| producer = [[B. N. Reddy]]<br>[[Aluri Chakrapani|A. Chakrapani]] | | producer = [[B. N. Reddy]]<br />[[Aluri Chakrapani|A. Chakrapani]] | ||
| writer = [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]] | | writer = [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]] | ||
| story = [[Pingali Nagendra Rao]] | | story = [[Pingali Nagendra Rao]] | ||
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] | |||
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br>[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] | |||
| music = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] | | music = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Marcus Bartley]] | | cinematography = [[Marcus Bartley]] | ||
| editing = C. P. Jambulingam <br> G. Kalyanasundaram | | editing = C. P. Jambulingam <br /> G. Kalyanasundaram | ||
| studio = [[Vijaya Productions]] | | studio = [[Vijaya Productions]] | ||
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1955|12|16}} | |||
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1955|12|16 | |||
| runtime = 15370 ft | | runtime = 15370 ft | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Tamil | | language = Tamil | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Guna Sundari''''' or '''''Gunasundari''''' is a 1955 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film | '''''Guna Sundari''''' or '''''Gunasundari''''' is a 1955 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring Gemini Ganesan and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]].<ref name=anandan>{{cite book | url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails11.asp | title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru | publisher=Sivakami Publishers | author=Film News Anandan | authorlink=Film News Anandan | date= 23 October 2004 | location=Chennai | language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films}}</ref> | ||
== Plot == | |||
==Plot== | |||
Ugra Senan is the king of Dhara Nagaram. He has three daughters, Rupasundari, Hemasundari and Gunasundari. | Ugra Senan is the king of Dhara Nagaram. He has three daughters, Rupasundari, Hemasundari and Gunasundari. | ||
Gunasundari is the youngest. Their mother dies when Gunasundari is born. Ugra Senan brings up the three girls with the utmost care. After the girls are grown up, one day during a chat between father and daughters, the two older daughters declare that the father is the most important person in a girl's life. However, Gunasundari differs from them and says that the husband is the most important person in a girl's life. Father Ugra Senan becomes displeased and angry at Gunasundari. He marries off the two older daughters to their cousins. But in order to teach Gunasundari a lesson, he marries her off to an aged pauper with a physical deformity. | Gunasundari is the youngest. Their mother dies when Gunasundari is born. Ugra Senan brings up the three girls with the utmost care. After the girls are grown up, one day during a chat between father and daughters, the two older daughters declare that the father is the most important person in a girl's life. However, Gunasundari differs from them and says that the husband is the most important person in a girl's life. Father Ugra Senan becomes displeased and angry at Gunasundari. He marries off the two older daughters to their cousins. But in order to teach Gunasundari a lesson, he marries her off to an aged pauper with a physical deformity. | ||
After the wedding, the king learns that the pauper is actually a young | After the wedding, the king learns that the pauper is actually a young prince but suffers from a curse. The king orders Gunasundari and her husband to leave his kingdom. They then live in a hut outside the kingdom. | ||
The king become ill. The native physicians says his illness can be cured only with a rare | The king become ill. The native physicians says his illness can be cured only with a rare gem called Mahendra Mani. Gunasundari's husband goes in search of the gem and succeeds in finding it. He is turned into a bear due to another curse. His two elder brothers-in-law rob the gem from him and give it to the king who is then cured. | ||
Gunasundari prays to [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] and [[Parvati]] regularly. Shiva and Parvati are pleased with her devotion and bless her and her husband. Relieved of his curses, Gunasundari's husband regains his handsome princely form. | Gunasundari prays to [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] and [[Parvati]] regularly. Shiva and Parvati are pleased with her devotion and bless her and her husband. Relieved of his curses, Gunasundari's husband regains his handsome princely form. | ||
The king | The king learns the truth. He recalls Gunasundari and her husband back to the kingdom and crowns them King and Queen. | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
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== | == Production == | ||
[[B. N. Reddy]] and [[Aluri Chakrapani|A. Chakrapani]] produced the film under the banner [[Vijaya Productions]]. The film was made in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] with the title ''[[Gunasundari Katha]]''<ref name="anandan" /> with [[Sriranjani Jr.|Sriranjani]] and Kasturi Siva Rao in the lead roles. The Telugu film was released in 1949.<ref name="hindu">[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gunasundari-katha-1949/article3948788.ece Gunasundari Katha (1949)]</ref> The film is said to be inspired from Shakespeare's ''[[King Lear]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Baskaran|first1=S. Theodore|date=23 April 2016|title=Of monologues and melodrama|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/theodore-baskaran-on-shakespeareinspired-tamil-films/article8510087.ece}}</ref> | |||
==Sound Track== | == Sound Track == | ||
Music was composed by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] and lyrics for all songs were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. [[Playback singer]]s are [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[A. M. Rajah]], S. C. Krishnan, [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. Leela]], [[Jikki]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] & Kamala. | Music was composed by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] and lyrics for all songs were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. [[Playback singer]]s are [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[A. M. Rajah]], S. C. Krishnan, [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. Leela]], [[Jikki]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] & Kamala. | ||
==Box office== | == Box office == | ||
This Tamil version Gunasundari was a flop. However, the Telugu version ''Gunasundari Katha'' was a success and remained a favourite of producer B. Nagi Reddy.<ref name=hindu /> | This Tamil version Gunasundari was a flop. However, the Telugu version ''Gunasundari Katha'' was a success and remained a favourite of producer B. Nagi Reddy.<ref name=hindu /> | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:1955 films]] | [[Category:1955 films]] | ||
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]] | [[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | [[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on King Lear]] | [[Category:Films based on King Lear]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Ghantasala]] | [[Category:Films scored by Ghantasala]] | ||