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Sati Sumathi
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Wikipedia article
'Sati Sumathi' is a 1967 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced by Chinna Rao under the Chinni Brothers banner, presented by Anjali Devi and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. It stars Kanta Rao, Anjali Devi and music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao.
Plot
The film begins with Lord Srirama (Haranath) in his exile period reaching Atri Mahamuni's (Dhulipala) 'Ashram' where his wife Anasuya (Anjali Devi) narrates Sita (Vasanthi) a story of an ardently devoted wife Sumathi (again Anjali Devi) whose husband Kaushika (Kantha Rao) is a debaucher who gets attracted to a prostitute Mohanangi (Kanchana), but Sumathi never says a word against him and also gives away all her belongings. After some time, Kaushika is affected by leprosy when Mohanangi and her mother Nagamani (Suryakantham) cheat him, take his property and throw him out. Now, Sumathi arrives at his rescue, and under the guidance of Anasuya they go on pilgrimage. On the way, they reach a kingdom where King Chandrasena (S. V. Ranga Rao) gets a divine feeling by seeing Sumathi and gives her hospitality as a brother. But Kaushika suspects their relation and asks Sumathi to undergo an 'Agni Pariksha' test of fire to prove her chastity when she plunges into the sacrificial fire, Lord Agni of fire raises Sumathi, unharmed, attesting to her innocence. After that, once Kaushika visits Chandrasena's court where he sees a dance of beautiful girl Madana Manjali (L. Vijayalakshmi). From there onwards, he is burning out of lust when Sumathi is not able to tolerate her husband's pain, so, she requests Madana Manjali, looking at her devotion towards her husband Madana Manjari agrees to bring him. On that night, Sumathi keeps him in a basket and carries him on her head, while traveling Kaushika's legs hit Sage Mandavya when he curses him to die at sunrise. Angered, Sumathi orders and stops the sunrise, when the entire universe stands still. At that moment, 'Trimurti's' Lord Brahma (Jaggayya), Lord Vishnu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & Lord Shiva (Gemini Ganeshan) reach Sumathi and try to divert her, but they too are frozen. Knowing it, 'Trimata's' Lakshmi (Krishna Kumari), Parvathi (Savitri) & Saraswati (Jamuna) immediately rush to Anasuya and plead with her to protect the universe. At the request of Anasuya, Sumathi takes back her word and Kaushika dies. But with the blessings of Anusuya, Kaushika is rejuvenated as a normal person. At last, Anasuya tells Sita to follow in the footsteps of women like Sumathi. Finally, the movie ends with Sita and Rama continuing their journey.
Cast
*Kanta Rao as Kaushikudu
*Anjali Devi as Sati Sumathi & Sati Anasuya (Dual role)
*S. V. Ranga Rao as Chandrasena Maharaju
*Relangi as Bhairavudu
*Ramana Reddy
*Haranath as Lord Srirama
*Dhulipala as Atri Mahamuni
*Allu Ramalingaiah as Madhavudu
*Dr. Sivaramakrishanaiah as Gramadhikari
*Vangara as Raja Vaidyudu
*Kanchana as Mohanangi
*L. Vijayalakshmi as Madana Manjali
*Suryakantam as Nagamani
*Girija as Makarandam
*Vasanthi as Goddess Sita
;Special Appearance:
*Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Lord Vishnu
*Jaggayya as Lord Brahma
*Gemini Ganesan as Lord Shiva
*Savitri as Goddess Parvati
*Krishna Kumari as Goddess Lakshmi
*Jamuna as Goddess Saraswati
Crew
*'Art': Vaali
*'Choreography': Vempati
*'Dialogues Lyrics': Samudrala Sr., Samudrala Jr
*'Playback': P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Vasantha, Swarnalata, L. R. Eswari, Madhavapeddi Satyam, P. B. Sreenivas
*'Music': P. Adinarayana Rao
*'Editing': N. S. Prakasham
*'Cinematography': Kamal Ghosh, C. Nageswara Rao
*'Producer': Chinna Rao
*'Presenter': Anjali Devi
*'Screenplay Director': Vedantam Raghavaiah
*'Banner': Chinni Brothers
*'Release Date': 5 August 1967
Soundtrack
Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr. & Samudrala Jr.
References
Category:Hindu mythological films
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