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Name: Manase Mandiram
Director: C. V. Sridhar
Released: 2021-08-25T11:06:56Z
Duration: 2 h 38 min
Cast: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri (actress)

Manase Mandiram
Manase Mandiram
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. V. Sridhar
Produced by	Yarra Appa Rao
Written by	C. V. Sridhar
Based on	Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962)
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	6 October 1966;
Running time	158 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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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[edit | edit source]

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 and 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 and sleep. At last, the surgery successfully takes place, but Raghu dies of hypertension. Finally, the movie ends with Ramu and Seeta constructing a memorial hospital in the name of Raghu.

Cast[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

↑ 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. Retrieved 13 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

Manase Mandiram on 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. Retrieved 13 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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-| screenplay     = C. V. Sridhar
+| screenplay     =
+| writer         = C. V. Sridhar
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-'''''Manase Mandiram''''' ({{translation|The Heart is a Temple}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic drama film]], produced by Yarra Appa Rao and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], with music composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The film was a remake of Sridhar's own Tamil film ''[[Nenjil Or Aalayam]]'' (1962).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=8 December 2012 |title=Nenjil Ore Alayam 1962 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-cinema/nenjil-ore-alayam-1962/article4178726.ece |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
+'''''Manase Mandiram''''' ({{translation|The heart is a temple}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic drama film]], produced by Yarra Appa Rao and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], with music composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The film was a remake of Sridhar's own Tamil film ''[[Nenjil Or Aalayam]]'' (1962).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=8 December 2012 |title=Nenjil Ore Alayam 1962 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-cinema/nenjil-ore-alayam-1962/article4178726.ece |access-date=11 February 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309105601/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-cinema/nenjil-ore-alayam-1962/article4178726.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == 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.
+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 and 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 and sleep. At last, the surgery successfully takes place, but Raghu dies of hypertension. Finally, the movie ends with Ramu and Seeta constructing a memorial hospital in the name of Raghu.
 == Cast ==
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 *[[Jaggayya]] as Ramu
 *[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Father
-*[[Relangi Venkataramaiah|Relangi]] as Devaiah
+*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as Devaiah
 *[[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] as Kantham's husband
 *[[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]] as Jogulu
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 == Soundtrack ==
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+Music composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manase Mandiram (1966)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/DAS/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231130104600/https://indiancine.ma/documents/DAS/info |archive-date=30 November 2023 |access-date=13 July 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
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-[[Category:1960s romantic drama films]]
+[[Category:1966 romantic drama films]]
-[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
+[[Category:1966 Telugu-language films]]
+[[Category:1966 Indian films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by C. V. Sridhar]]
 [[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
 [[Category:Films with screenplays by C. V. Sridhar]]
-[[Category:Hospital films]]
+[[Category:Films set in hospitals]]
 [[Category:Indian films about cancer]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
 [[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
 [[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]