Ben-Hur (1959 film) the second highest-grossing film in history at the time after "Gone with the Wind". It won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Griffith), and Best Cinematography – Color (Surtees). "Ben-Hur" also won three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Stephen Boyd. Today, "Ben-Hur" is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, and in 1998 the American Film Institute ranked it the 72nd best American film
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.