''Sumangali'' is a 1959 Indian

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

K. Balaji Krishnamachari Balaji (24 June 19342 May 2009) was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a prominent actor in the 1960s and 70s, playing lead, supporting and antagonist roles. He appeared in many Sivaji Ganesan films. Early life Balaji was ...

and

E. V. Saroja E. V. Saroja (1935 - 2006) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was born on 3 November 1935 as Engan V. Saroja. She belonged to Engan village of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. Her debut film was '' En Thangai'' in 1952 starring M. G. Ramacha ...

. It was released on 14 January 1959.

Plot

Cast

;Male cast *

*C. S. Pandian *

E. R. Sahadevan E. R. Sahadevan was a Tamil veteran villain actor. He acted as the villain along with M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He made his debut film Rajasekaran Emantha Sonagiri, rele ...

*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

Vaduvur Duraisami Iyengar Vaduvur Duraisami Iyengar (1880 – 1942) was a Tamil writer of detective fiction in the 1940s. He is one of the pioneer in detective story writing in Tamil language. His protagonist, Digambara Samiar, was a ''sanyasi'' or holy man on a missi ...

. 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 M. Ranga Rao (26 April 1932 – 3 August 1990) was a prominent Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema. Rao was known for his mellifluous scores and lilting tunes backed with strong classical nuances. "Ranga Rao" composed tune ...

while the lyrics were penned by ''En Thangai'' Natarajan.

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