Gunasundari Katha (1949)
After a fit of rage, King Ugrasena marries off his daughter Gunasundari to Daivadeenam, a disabled man. However, things take a turn when the king falls ill. A comedic adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, this was the first Telugu film to complete 100 days of theatrical run in 10 centers.
Director:
Kadri Venkata Reddy
Writers:
Kadri Venkata Reddy, Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao.
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Sriranjani as Gunasundari |
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Kasturi Sivarao as Daivadeenam |
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Govindarajula Subba Rao as Ugrasena |
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P. Santha Kumari as Rupasundari |
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K. Malathi as Hemasundari |
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Relangi Venkata Ramaiah as Kalamati |
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T. G. Kamala Devi as |
| Directing | Kadri Venkata Reddy | Director |
| Writing | Pingali Nagendra Rao | Story |
| Production | Kadri Venkata Reddy | Producer |
| Writing | Pingali Nagendra Rao | Dialogue |
| Writing | Kadri Venkata Reddy | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao | Screenplay |
| Crew | Marcus Bartley | Cinematography |
| Sound | Ogirala Ramachandra Rao | Music |