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Manase Mandiram
Manase Mandiram
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. V. Sridhar
Screenplay by	C. V. Sridhar
Story by	C. V. Sridhar
Based on	Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962)
Produced by	Yarra Appa Rao
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao; Savitri
Cinematography	Balu
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Sri Krishna Sai Films
Distributed by	Sri Films
Release date	22 July 1966;
Running time	158 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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

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

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 Jogulu
Santha Kumari as Raghu's mother
Girija as Kasulu
Sharada as Kantham
Jhansi as Nurse
Nirmalamma as Uma's mother
Baby Shantikala as Uma

Soundtrack

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

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

External links

Manase Mandiram at IMDb

[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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