Sumangali (1940 film)

Sumangali
Directed by	B. N. Reddi
Produced by	B. N. Reddi
Written by	B. N. Reddi (story) Samudrala Raghavacharya (dialogues)
Starring	Chittor V. Nagaiah A. S. Giri Kumari Malathi Mudigonda Lingamurthy
Music by	Chittor V. Nagaiah
Cinematography	K. Ramnoth
Release date	1940
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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.

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.

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