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{{Short description|1986 Odia film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Manika
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[R. Asrar]]
| producer = Yogendra Mahapatra
| writer = Premanjan Mohanty
| starring = [[Bijay Mohanty]] [[Tandra Roy]] [[Gurudatta Samantsinhar]] [[Gaddi (actor)|Gaddi]] [[Premanjan]] [[Gita Datta]]
| music = [[Upendra Kumar]] Lyrics: Narayana Prasad Singh
| editing = Madhavan
| cinematography = Nagraj
| released = {{Film date|1986|7|19|df=y}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| studio = Rupa International
}}

'''''Manika''''' is a 1986 socio-mythological [[Odia language|Odia-language]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[feature film]] [[Film director|directed]] by [[R. Asrar]]. The film depicts the legendary story of one of the devotees of Lord [[Jagannath]], [[Manika Gauduni|Manika]] the milkmaid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orissacinema.com/archive1/movies.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-07-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005052340/http://orissacinema.com/archive1/movies.html |archivedate=5 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gFn8wSDfSxEC&pg=PA163&dq=manika+jagannath&hl=en&ei=UFEQTs2fHM3irAeNv8mHBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=manika%20jagannath&f=false Google books: Lord Jagannath - Page 163]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=muQfAAAAIAAJ&q=manika+jagannath&dq=manika+jagannath&hl=en&ei=UFEQTs2fHM3irAeNv8mHBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAw Google Books: Legends and stories on Lord Jagannath]</ref><ref>http://odishainfo.tk/t/129/a2z-odia-movies.html</ref>

==Plot==
Manika, a milkmaid (Gauduni) and orphan girl, is a devotee of the Lord [[Jagannath]], convinced that one day she will get a glimpse of the Lord and ultimately attain [[Moksha]]: freedom from the endless cycle of transmigration into a state of bliss.

After defeat in the famous Kanchi expedition, the [[Gajapati Kingdom|Gajapati]] of [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]] now [[Odisha, India]] prays Lord [[Jagannath]] and moved with the prayer Lorg [[Jagannath]] along with his brother Lord [[Balabhadra]] started expedition to Kanchi on horse-back. On the banks of [[Mahanadi River|Mahanadi]], they reach to Manika, who is selling curd. Both the Gods drink curd and presented a golden ring studded with precious gems to Manika and said, 'the king of [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]]' will come here, after some time, on his way to Kanchi. You present it to him and he will pay you the money. Later, the king himself passed by with his army. Milkmaid Manika obstructed the Gajapati pleading for the unpaid cost of yogurt consumed by Gajapati's two leading soldiers riding on black and white horses and produced the gold ring as evidence. Gajapati identified the ring as that of Lord [[Jagannath]] and upon the divine support, enthusiastically led the expedition. Manika is in a state of disbelief and she finally get glimpse of the God. Her ambition of the lifetime fulfilled. She decide to devote her rest of life in the prayer of lord [[Jagannath]].

==Cast==
*[[Tandra Ray]] as Manika
*[[Bijay Mohanty]] as Chandra Behera
*[[ Gurudatta Samantsinhar]] as Lord Jagannath
*Gita Datta
*Gadi
*Premanjana

==Music==
The music of the film composed by [[Upendra Kumar]].
The tracks from the film include:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track
! Singer
! Lyricist

|-
| Rakhitha mitha dahi
| [[S. Janaki]]
| Narayana Prashad Singh
|-
| Krushna maya kale
| [[Pranab Patnaik]]
| Narayana Prashad Singh
|-
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://music.fullorissa.com/Songs.aspx?Name=Manika&Type=Devotional |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630193111/http://music.fullorissa.com/Songs.aspx?Name=Manika&Type=Devotional |archive-date=30 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1411733|Manika}}

[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:Odia-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Odisha]]
[[Category:1980s Odia-language films]]

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