Gunasundari Katha (1949)
- Original title
- గుణసుందరి కథ
- Directed by
- Kadiri Venkata Reddy
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 52m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An Indian fantasy film loosely based on King Lear but with a happier tone. It tells the story of a king and his daughters, focusing on family conflict and magical events.
folkloriclightheartedmelodramaticwhimsicalcolorfulsentimentalclassicatmospheric
What happens
Gunasundari Katha (transl. Gunasundari's story) 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. William Shakespeare's play King Lear was the inspiration for the core plot. However the writers changed the tone from the tragedy of King Lear to a more entertaining one for the film. The film was commercially successful. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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