''Sumangali'' is a 1959 Indian

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directed by M. K. R. Nambiar. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 14 January 1959.

Plot

Cast

;Male cast *

*C. S. Pandian * E. R. Sahadevan *Natarajan *K. Nagaiah *Pakkirisami ;Male cast (Contd.) *Nambirajan *Babu *''Stunt'' Krishnan *K. Kannan * Karikol Raj *V. Namasivayam ;Female cast *

*T. K. Pushpavalli *''Baby'' Kanchana *P. Mohana *Kamala *Mohana *P. Saraswathi

Production

The film was produced by V. Thandavam under the banner Rajeswari Films. The story was based on a novel written by

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. Screenplay and dialogues were written by '' En Thangai'' fame Natarajan. Cinematography was handled by S. S. Nathan while editing was done by M. S. Parthasarathy. J. Gnanayudham was in charge of art direction. Choreography was handled by ''Natanam'' Nataraj, Sampath and Chinnilal. S. S. Radhakrishnan of Bharath Studio did the still photography. Stunt master was K. Kundumani. The film was shot at

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, Narasu and Newtone studios. Processing was done at Vijaya Laboratories.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. Ranga Rao while the lyrics were penned by ''En Thangai'' Natarajan.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1959 drama films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Indian drama films Tamil-language Indian films