Lava Kusa is a Indian Hindu mythological film directed by C. S. Rao and his father C. Pullaiah. The film's script was written by Samudrala Sr.. The film was produced by Sankara Reddy under Lalita Sivajyothi Films. The film was shot in both Telugu and Tamil languages with the same title, but with slight differences in the cast.
The film was a remake of 1934 film of same name which was also directed by C. Pullaiah. The story is an adaptation of the Uttara Kanda from Ramayana. It revolves around the roles of Lava and Kusa, sons of Rama (N. T. R.) and Sita (Anjali Devi). The Telugu version stars Kanta Rao, Shoban Babu, S. Varalakshmi, Kaikala Satyanarayana in supporting roles, replaced in that order by M. R. Radha and Manorama in the Tamil counterpart.
