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Manase Mandiram

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Manase Mandiram
Theatrical release poster
Directed byC. V. Sridhar
Screenplay byC. V. Sridhar
Story byC. V. Sridhar
Based onNenjil Or Aalayam (1962)
Produced byYarra Appa Rao
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Savitri
CinematographyBalu
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Sri Krishna Sai Films
Distributed bySri Films
Release date
  • 22 July 1966 (1966-07-22)
Running time
158 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Manase Mandiram (transl. The heart is a temple) is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao and directed by C. V. Sridhar. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was a remake of Sridhar's own Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962).[1]

Plot

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The film begins at a cancer institute owned by Dr. Raghu, who dedicates his life to the profession. Once Seeta, his ex-lover, forcibly married to a wise Ramu, arrives as her husband is diagnosed with cancer and terminally ill. Raghu & Seeta are uncomfortable interacting in front of Ramu. Seeta suspects that Raghu will not be able to treat Ramu properly because of his love interest in her. Now, Raghu assures Radha that he will make Ramu recover. Parallelly, Ramu overhears the conversation and later takes a promise from Seeta that she should wedlock Raghu after his death. Now Ramu is to undergo significant surgery under Raghu, which will decide his fate. Here, Raghu seizes with a feeling that he cannot 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 of hypertension. Finally, the movie ends with Ramu & Seeta constructing a memorial hospital in the name of Raghu.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]

Song Title Lyrics Singers length
"Annadhi Neevena" Acharya Aatreya P. Susheela 4:57
"Challaga Undali" Acharya Aatreya Ghantasala 3:37
"Allaru Muddu Kade" Acharya Aatreya P. Susheela 3:38
"Rupuleni" Karthik Ghantasala, L. R. Eswari 3:15
"Thalachinade Jariginadaa" Acharya Aatreya P. B. Sreenivas 3:26

References

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  1. ^ Guy, Randor (8 December 2012). "Nenjil Ore Alayam 1962". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Manase Mandiram (1966)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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