Gundamma Katha

Gundamma Katha
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Directed by	Kamalakara Kameswara Rao
Produced by	B. Nagi Reddy Aluri Chakrapani
Written by	Aluri Chakrapani D. V. Narasaraju
Based on	The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Mane Thumbida Hennu (1958) by B. Vittalacharya
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri Jamuna
Music by	Ghantasala
Cinematography	Marcus Bartley
Edited by	G. Kalyana Sundaram D. G. Jayaram
Production company	Vijaya Vauhini Studios
Release date	7 June 1962
Running time	166 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Gundamma Katha (English: Gundamma's story) is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao and co-produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Aluri Chakrapani under their banner Vijaya Vauhini Studios. Partially inspired by William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew, Gundamma Katha is the official remake of B. Vittalacharya's Kannada film Mane Thumbida Hennu (1958). It is also the first remake by Vijaya Vauhini Studios. It features N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, and Jamuna in the lead roles, and S. V. Ranga Rao, Suryakantam and Ramana Reddy in supporting roles.

Gundamma Katha is the story of Gundamma, a rich widow who ill-treats her selfless step-daughter Lakshmi, who is reduced to working as a maid. Lakshmi dotes on Gundamma's daughter Saroja, an arrogant woman who loves Lakshmi. The film's centrepiece is formed by the way Lakshmi's suitor Anjaneya "Anji" Prasad and Saroja's lover Raja bring a change to Gundamma's life after the couples' marriages.

The film is Rama Rao's 100th appearance and Nageswara Rao's 99th. It was photographed by Marcus Bartley, and co-edited by G. Kalyana Sundaram and D. G. Jayaram. Ghantasala composed the film's soundtrack and score. Madhavapeddi Gokhale and Kaladhar were the film's art directors. The production phase lasted for a year; it was filmed in and around Madras, mainly on sets at Vijaya Vauhini Studios.