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{{Infobox film
| name = Sangham
| image = Sangham 1954 AVM.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = Tholeti {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = V. S. Venkatachalam
| screenplay = M. V. Raman
| producer = M. Murugan M. Saravanan M. Kumaran
| director = M. V. Raman
| starring = [[Vyjayanthimala]] [[Anjali Devi]] [[N. T. Rama Rao]] [[Sundaram Balachander]]
| music = [[R. Sudarsanam]]
| cinematography = T. Muthu Swamy
| editing = M. V. Raman K. Shankar
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1954|7|10}}
| runtime = 175 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Sangham''''' ({{trans|Society}}) is a 1954 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by M. Murugan, M. Saravanan and M. Kumaran under the [[AVM Productions]] banner and directed by M. V. Raman. It stars [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Anjali Devi]] in lead role alongside [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Sundaram Balachander]] in supporting roles and music composed by R. Sudarsanam.

==Plot==
The story is a tale of two friends, Rani (Vyjayanthimala) and Kamini (Anjali Devi). Rani is a feminist to the core. Kamini's father Ramanatham (Chittoor V. Nagaiah), a man of progressive views, had married a woman from another caste and so finds it difficult to get a groom for his daughter. One day, Rani and Kamini have an altercation with medicos Raja (N. T. Rama Rao) and Chandram (S. Balachander). Raja is attracted by Kamini's simplicity and beauty, while Chandram falls for Rani. Raja's father Seetharamanjaneya Das (S. V. Ranga Rao) wants his son to marry the girl of his choice, but the mother Abbayamma (Rushyendramani) counters her husband's views. Raja marries Kamini without informing his parents. Due to a plot hatched by Yeka Kannaiah (Ramana Reddy), who has an eye on Kamini, Raja misunderstands her and, in a fit of anger, agrees to marry the girl of his father's choice. And this girl is none other than Rani, who, not knowing that Kamini had married Raja, agrees to marry him. Just then Chandram steps in and the story ends on a happy note with Raja realizing his folly, a changed Seetharamanjaneya Das accepting Kamini as his daughter-in-law and Rani marrying Chandram.

==Cast==
*[[Vyjayanthimala]] as Rani
*[[Anjali Devi]] as Kamini
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Raja
*[[S. Balachander]] as Chandram
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Seetharamanjaneya Das
*[[Chittoor V. Nagaiah]] as Ramanatham
*[[Ramana Reddy]] as Yeka Kannaiah
*[[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Sundaram
*[[R. Balasubramaniam]] as Colonel Mallikarjuna Rao
*[[Rushyendramani]] as Abbayamma
*[[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] Tammarapi as Rani's mother

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Sangham
| type = film
| artist = R. Sudarsanam
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1954
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 49:50
| label = EMI Columbia
| producer = R. Sudarsanam
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

Music composed by R. Sundaram. Lyrics were written by Tholeti. Music released by EMI Columbia Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Bharata Veera"
|[[P. Susheela]]
|2:38
|-
|2
|"Aadadante Aluseladela"
|[[Raghunath Panigrahi]]
|2:02
|-
|3
|"Jaathi Bedam Samasipoda"
|Chittor V. Nagaiah
|2:16
|-
|4
|"Sundaranga"
|P. Susheela
|4:14
|-
|5
|"Nidurinchedi"
|[[Madhavapeddi Satyam]]
|3:53
|-
|6
|"Karavalamani"
|P. Susheela
|8:22
|-
|7
|"Ilalo Sati Leni"
|P. Susheela
|7:12
|-
|8
|"Pelli Pelli"
|[[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao|Pithapuram]]
|3:03
|-
|9
|"Nalugurilo"
|T. S. Bagavathi
|4:22
|-
|10
|"Dimikita Dimikita"
|Madhavapeddi Satyam
|4:30
|-
|11
|"Kohi Kohi Mani Kakula"
|P. Susheela
|3:53
|-
|12
|"Aasale Adiasalai"
|P. Susheela
|3:25
|}

==Box office==
The film became hit at the box office due to the Vyjayanthimala fan craze.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Remakes==
The success of this movie caused the producer [[Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar|A. V. Chettiar]] to remake it in Hindi as ''[[Ladki]]'', with [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Bharat Bhushan]] for S. Balachander and Gemini Ganesan roles respectively, which became the [[Bollywood films of 1953|second highest-grossing film of 1953]] with a verdict of ''hit''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=159&catName=MTk1Mw==== |title=Box Office 1953 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=2011-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090519/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=159&catName=MTk1Mw==== |archive-date=8 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The film was also made simultaneously in Tamil as ''[[Penn (film)|Penn]]'' with [[Gemini Ganesan]] in N. T. Rama Rao's role, while S. Balachander reprises his role from the original.<ref>{{cite news|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar ki|date=2006-02-26|title=Finger on people's pulse|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040701202509/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 July 2004|accessdate=2011-03-15}}</ref> Among the cast Vyjayanthimala, Anjali Devi, and Chittor V. Nagaiah are the only actors to retain their roles in all three languages.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0259552|Sangham}}

{{AVM Productions}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1954 films]]
[[Category:1950s romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:1950s multilingual films]]

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