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Gulebakavali Katha (1962)

Gulebakavali Katha poster
Original title
గులేబకావళి కథ
Directed by
Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
Genre
fantasy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 50m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man goes on a journey to find a magical flower that can cure a king's blindness. The film follows his adventures and romantic encounters along the way.

whimsicaladventurousromanticcolorfulfantasticalupbeatmusicalclassic

What happens

Gulebakavali Katha (transl. The story of Gulebakavali) is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language fantasy swashbuckler film directed by N. T. Rama Rao. The film was produced by N. Trivikrama Rao on National Art Theatres banner. It is based on the folk tale Gulebakavali from the folk tale collection Arabian Nights. Rama Rao also stars alongside Jamuna and Nagarathna. The film focuses on a man's quest to search for the Gulebakavali flower, which he needs to cure the king's blindness. It was released on 5 January 1962, and became a commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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