Manase Mandiram
Manase Mandiram (transl. The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao under the Sri Krishna Sai Films banner[1] and directed by C. V. Sridhar.[2] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles[3] and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[4] The film was a remake of the Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962).
| Manase Mandiram | |
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| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Produced by | Yarra Appa Rao |
| Screenplay by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Story by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | Balu |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
Production company | Sri Krishna Sai Films |
| Distributed by | Sri Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Dr. Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) dedicated his life for his medical profession and runs a cancer hospital. Once Seeta (Savitri) his ex-lover, who was forcibly married to a wise person Ramu (Jaggayya) arrives at his hospital and her husband is diagnosed with cancer and terminally ill. Raghu & Seeta are very much uncomfortable to interact in front of Ramu. Seeta suspects that Raghu will not be able to give proper treatment to Ramu because of his love interest in her. At that point in time, Raghu ensures Radha that he will definitely make Ramu recover. Parallelly, Ramu overhears the conversation, later takes a promise from Seeta that she should marry Raghu after his death. Now Ramu is to undergo major surgery under Raghu which will decide his fate. Here Raghu is seized with a feeling that he can't afford to fail in the surgery as it might seem that he was biased due to Seeta. So, he toils a lot for the preparation without proper food & sleep. At last, the surgery successfully takes place but unfortunately, Raghu dies out to hypertension. Finally, the movie ends Ramu & Seeta constructing a memorial hospital in the name of Raghu.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Dr. Raghu
- Savitri as Seeta
- Jaggayya as Ramu
- Gummadi as Father
- Relangi as Devaiah
- Nagabhushanam as Kantham's husband
- Chalam as Joogulu
- Santha Kumari as Raghu's mother
- Girija as Kaasulu
- Sharada as Kantham
- Jhansi as Nurse
- Nirmalamma as Uma's mother
- Baby Shantikala as Uma
Crew
- Art: Ganga
- Stills: K. Arunachalam
- Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya
- Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya, Karthik
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas, L. R. Eswari
- Music: M. S. Viswanathan
- Editing: N. M. Shankar
- Cinematography: Balu
- Producer: Yarra Appa Rao
- Story- Screenplay - Director: C. V. Sridhar
- Banner: Sri Krishna Sai Films
- Release Date: 22 July 1966
Soundtrack
| Manase Mandiram | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1966 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 18:53 |
| Producer | M. S. Viswanathan |
Music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Music released on Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Annadhi Neevena" | Acharya Aatreya | P. Susheela | 4:57 |
| 2 | "Challaga Undali" | Acharya Aatreya | Ghantasala | 3:37 |
| 3 | "Allaru Muddu Kade" | Acharya Aatreya | P. Susheela | 3:38 |
| 4 | "Rupuleni" | Karthik | Ghantasala, L. R. Eswari | 3:15 |
| 5 | "Thalachinade Jariginadaa" | Acharya Aatreya | P. B. Sreenivas | 3:26 |
References
- "Manase Mandiram (Banner)". Filmiclub.
- "Manase Mandiram (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- "Manase Mandiram (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Manase Mandiram (Review)". The Cine Bay.