Sumangali (1965 film)

Sumangali is a 1965 Telugu-language drama film, produced by T. Govindarajan under the Venus Pictures & Ashok Movies banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Sarada (1962).

Plot
Prof. Viswam lives with his mother, Visalakshamma & sister, Uma. He got a post in a renowned college owned by Srihari Rao. His daughter Sarada is a student of Viswam who admires his ideologies, and they fall in love. Srihari Rao opposes it since he fixes Sarada's alliance with his nephew Shekar. She knits Viswam against her father's wish, making Shekar quit and become a wanderer as he has endeared Sarada since childhood. Soon, Viswam reaches his hometown and picks up a new job, and when the couple dreams about a happy married life, 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 where he is acquainted with Viswam being unbeknownst. Distressed, Viswam is not able to tolerate the torture faced by Sarada, so he attempts suicide when Shekar rescues him and gives him a piece of advice to remarriage his wife. At that moment, Viswam relaxed, accepted his mother, and became aware of Shekar & Sarada's relationship. Hence, he convinces him too, which devoted Sarada denies when Viswam compels her. During the time of the wedding, Sarada takes poison, declaring the Indian women's devotion to nuptials. Finally, the movie ends with Sarada departing in the lap of Viswam.

Cast

 * Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Viswam
 * Savitri as Sarada
 * Jaggayya as Shekar
 * V. Nagayya 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 (Cameo appearance)
 * Jayanthi (Cameo appearance)

Crew

 * Art: G. V. Subba Rao
 * Choreography: P. L. Gopala Krishnan
 * Lyrics - Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya
 * Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas, K. 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
Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The song Kotha Pelli Koothura is a blockbuster. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. Music released on Audio Company.