Sumangali is a 1940 Telugu film directed by B. N. Reddi. The main concept of the film Widow remarriage is inspired by Kandukuri Veeresalingam. The protagonist role was played by Chittor V. Nagaiah and A. S. Giri.
Crew :
- Director: B. N. Reddi
- Assistant Director: Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
- Story: B. N. Reddi
- Dialogues: Samudrala Raghavacharya
- Producers: Moola Narayana Swamy and B. N. Reddi
- Production Company: Vauhini Studios
- Original Music: Chittor V. Nagaiah
- Cinematography: K. Ramnoth
- Production Designer: A. K. Sekhar
- Production Manager: Kadri Venkata Reddy
- Playback singers: Chittor V. Nagaiah
- Music: Chittor V. Nagaiah
- Cinematography: K. Ramnoth
- Release dates: 1940
- Country: Idia
- Language:Telugu
Cast :
Chittor V. Nagaiah – Panthulu
A. S. Giri – Sathyam
Kumari – Saraswathi
Malathi – Parvati
Mudigonda – Lingamurthy
Sheshamamba
Doraiswamy
About the film :
Satyam (Giri) is a progressive man. He is loved by his cousin Parvati (Malathi) and Saraswathi (Kumari). Saraswati, is an advanced thinking, rich woman, comes to know that she has been married and widowed as a child. Parvathi is an orthodox woman sacrifices her life. Sathyam and Saraswathi marry at the end supporting the film theme of widow marriages.
About the songs :
Lyrics: Samudrala Raghavacharya; Music: Chittor V. Nagaiah; Singers: Malathi and A. S. Rao