Sumangali (1965 film)
Sumangali is a 1965 Telugu, drama film, produced by T. Govindarajan under the Venus Pictures & Ashok Movies banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Sarada, which was first remade as the Hindi movie Suhagan.
Plot
Prof. Viswam leads a happy life with his mother Visalakshamma & sister Uma. Meanwhile, Viswam gets an appointment in a renowned college owned by Srihari Rao, his only daughter Sarada studies in the same college who admires Viswam's ideologies and they fall in love. Srihari Rao opposes it, as Sarada's alliance is fixed with his nephew Shekar. But Sarada marries Viswam against her father's wish. Knowing it, depressed, Shekar leaves the house and becomes a wanderer as he loves Sarada from childhood. Soon Viswam reaches his hometown, picks up a new job and when the couple is dreaming about happy married life the things get shattered. Viswam meets with an accident in which he becomes impotent. Now Sarada's life is subliminal but she stands up with courage and protects her husband with celibacy. Parallelly, Shekar lands in the same city where he acquainted with Viswam and they become good friends. Distressed, Viswam not able to tolerate the torture faced by Sarada, so, he tries to commit suicide when Shekar protects and gives him a piece of advice to perform remarriage to his wife. At that moment, Viswam gets relaxed, takes acceptance of his mother, thereafter, Viswam learns the relation of Shekar & Sarada, so, he convinces him too. But devoted Sarada refuses the proposal when Viswam forcibly makes her agree. During the time of the wedding, Sarada takes poison declaring the Indian women's devotion to marriage. Finally, the movie ends Sarada departing in the lap of Viswam.Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Viswam
- Savitri as Sarada
- Jaggayya as Shekar
- Chittor V. Nagaiah as Venkata Chalam
- Gummadi as Srihari Rao
- Relangi as Dharma Raju
- Padmanabham as Kondandam
- G. Varalakshmi as Visalakshamma
- Girija as Dharma Raju's wife
- Sandhya as Srihari Rao's wife
- Vasanthi as Uma
- Sobhan Babu
- Jayanthi
Crew
- Art: G. V. Subba Rao
- Choreography: P. L. Gopala Krishnan
- Lyrics - Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas, Jamuna Rani, L. R. Eswari, Swarnalata, Vasantha
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Story: K. S. Gopala Krishna
- Editing: T. Krishna
- Cinematography: P. L. Roy
- Producer: T. Govindarajan
- Screenplay - Director: Adurthi Subba Rao
- Banner: Venus Pictures & Ashok Movies
- Release Date: 1 January 1965
Soundtrack
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Aa Naati Maanavudu" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 4:10 |
| 2 | "Kannulu Kannulatho" | Ghantasala,P. Susheela | 3:33 |
| 3 | "Kotha Pelli Koothura" | Jamuna Rani, L. R. Eswari,Swarnalata,Vasantha | 4:16 |
| 4 | "Kannulu Neeve Kavali" | Ghantasala,P. Susheela | 4:33 |
| 5 | "Yevevo Chilipi Talapulu" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | 4:28 |
| 6 | "Valapu Vale Thiyyaga" | Ghantasala | 3:09 |
| 7 | "Siga Loki Veeruliche" | Ghantasala | 7:07 |