William Wyler of the most important directors in her career. "Friendly Persuasion" (1956) was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival. And in 1959, Wyler directed "Ben-Hur", which won 11 Oscars, a feat unequaled until "Titanic" in 1997. He had also assisted in the production of the . Wyler and its star, Charlton Heston, both knew what the film meant for MGM, which had massive investments in its final outcome, with the film's budget having gone from $7 million to $15 million, and the fact that MGM was already in dire financial straits. They were aware that if
Sumangali (1959 film) 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 Vijaya, Narasu and Newtone studios. Processing was done at Vijaya Laboratories. Music was composed by M. Ranga Rao while the lyrics were penned by "En Thangai" Natarajan. Playback singers are Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Ramachandran, S. C. Krishnan, P. B. Srinivas, Shanmugasundaram, K. Rani, P. Susheela, A. G. Rathnamala, R. Balasaraswathi, P. Leela, Mohana, K. Jamuna Rani, Nirmala and T. V. Rathinam. Sumangali (1959 film) Sumangali is a 1959 Indian Tamil language film directed by M.