Sumangali is a 1940 Telugu film directed by B. N. Reddi. The main concept of the film Widow remarriage is inspired by Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam , also known as Kandukuri Veeresalingham Pantulu , was a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh. He was born in an orthodox Niyogi Telugu Brahmin family...

. The protagonist role was played by Chittor V. Nagaiah

Chittor V. Nagaiah

Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...

 and A. S. Giri.

The plot

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.

Cast

• Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...
  
  as Panthulu
• A. S. Giri as Sathyam
• Kumari
  Kumari (actress)
  Maddela Nagaraja Kumari , better known as Kumari, was famous South Indian Actress and playback singer. She is the first Indian actress to play duel-role in the films. ,...
  
  as Saraswathi
• Malathi as Parvati
• Mudigonda Lingamurthy
  Mudigonda Lingamurthy
  Mudigonda Lingamurthy, shortly Lingamurthy is a famous Character actor in Telugu drama and cinema and writer in South India.,-Life sketch:...
  
  
• Sheshamamba
• Doraiswamy

Crew

• Director: B. N. Reddi
• Assistant Director: Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
  Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
  K. Kameshwara Rao or Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao BA is famous Indian film director popularly known as Pouraanika Chitra Brahma. He has directed about 50 films in Telugu and Tamil languages, majority of them are Mythological in nature. The most renowned among them is Nartanasala.-Life Sketch:He was...
  
  
• Story: B. N. Reddi
• Dialogues: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  Samudrala Raghavacharya
  Samudrala Raghavacharya also known as Samudrala Senior, is a writer, producer, director and playback singer of Telugu films, Andhra Pradesh, India...
  
  
• Producers: Moola Narayana Swamy
  Moola Narayana Swamy
  Moola Narayana Swamy founded Vauhini Studios , which was supposed to be the largest cine studio in Asia at that time . Moola Narayana Swamy's native was Tadipatri, Anatapur , Andhra Pradesh, India. Narayana Swamy's father died at very young age. His father was big in arrack business and was very rich...
  
   and B. N. Reddi
• Production Company: Vauhini Studios
  Vauhini Studios
  Vauhini Studios, was a predecessor to Vijaya Vauhini Studios, was the largest cine studio in Asia in the 1940s, based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India....
  
  
• Original Music: Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...
  
  
• Cinematography: K. Ramnoth
• Production Designer: A. K. Sekhar
• Production Manager: Kadri Venkata Reddy
  Kadri Venkata Reddy
  Kadiri Venkata Reddy or K. V. Reddy B.Sc. was a Director, Writer, Producer and Production Manager of Telugu films in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Brief life sketch:...
  
  
• Playback singers: Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...
  
  

Songs

• Aada Brathuke Madhuram
• Baala Pasupu Kumkuma Neeku
• Padave Koyila, Padake Koyila (Lyrics: Samudrala Raghavacharya; Music: Chittor V. Nagaiah; Singers: Malathi and A. S. Rao)