Mana Desam
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Mana Desam or Manadesam (1949) is a Telugu
social film directed
by L. V. Prasad
and produced by actress Krishnaveni
. The title means "Our Country" in Telugu. The film is based on Vipradas, a Bengali
novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and runs in the backdrop of Indian freedom struggle.
party but Shoba is opposed to congress views. They both are arrested in political violence during the freedom struggle. Madhu is tortured by the police and loses memory. The movie ends with his recovering from amnesia and reunion of the couple.
Producer Krishnaveni herself played the role of Sobha and Narayana Rao played the role of Madhu.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
social film directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by L. V. Prasad
L. V. Prasad
Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao , more popularly known as L. V. Prasad was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to cinema from the Government of India for the year 1982...
and produced by actress Krishnaveni
Krishnaveni (actress)
Mrs Krishnaveni is a veteran Telugu actress, singer and producer. She is also known as C. Krishnaveni and M. Krishnaveni.- Biography :...
. The title means "Our Country" in Telugu. The film is based on Vipradas, a Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and runs in the backdrop of Indian freedom struggle.
Specialities
- It will be remembered as the film that introduced Telugu thespians like S. V. Ranga RaoS. V. Ranga RaoSamarla Venkata Ranga Rao Popularly Known as S.V.R. was an Indian Theater actor, Tollywood actor, director and producer...
and N. T. Rama RaoN. T. Rama RaoNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...
and the popular singer GhantasalaGhantasala (singer)Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
as a music director and famous south Indian singer P. LeelaP. LeelaPorayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
to Telugu people. - Krishnaveni used the all traditional story telling techniques then in the movie. She used styles of Burra kathaBurra kathaBurra katha, also spelled burrakatha, is a storytelling technique used in villages of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in India. The troupe consists of one main performer and two co-performers. It is a narrative entertainment that consists of prayers, solo drama, dance, songs, poems and jokes...
, Oggu katha, stage dramas like Veedhi Natakalu, Bommalatalu in parts of the movie. She also included all types of traditional songs in Telugu, patriotic songs, dhampudu songs, bhajans and rural songs. - The movie also portrays the Gandhian values during freedom struggle and their deterioration after India got freedom from British.
- It is first Telugu film based on Bengali story. Many Bengali stories like DevdasDevdasDevdas is a Bengali Romance novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Essentially, it is a retelling of the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists - Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi - paralleling the Hindu deities'.-Plot summary:Devdas is a young man from...
and AradhanaAradhanaAradhana is a 1969 Bollywood film directed by Shakti Samanta and starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. It is a remake of the 1946 Hollywood film To Each His Own. It was voted best film of the year by the Filmfare Awards...
were used as plots for Telugu movies afterwards.
Plot
Madhu and Shoba are lovers. Madhu supports the CongressIndian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
party but Shoba is opposed to congress views. They both are arrested in political violence during the freedom struggle. Madhu is tortured by the police and loses memory. The movie ends with his recovering from amnesia and reunion of the couple.
Producer Krishnaveni herself played the role of Sobha and Narayana Rao played the role of Madhu.
Crew
- Producer - KrishnaveniKrishnaveni (actress)Mrs Krishnaveni is a veteran Telugu actress, singer and producer. She is also known as C. Krishnaveni and M. Krishnaveni.- Biography :...
and her husband Raja MirzaPuram under MRA Productions. - Director - L. V. PrasadL. V. PrasadAkkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao , more popularly known as L. V. Prasad was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to cinema from the Government of India for the year 1982...
- Music - GhantasalaGhantasala (singer)Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
- Story - famous bengal writer Sharat Chandra ChattopadhyaySharat Chandra ChattopadhyaySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay is one of the most popular Bengali novelists and short story writers of early 20th century.- Background and writing :Sarat Chandra was born into poverty in Debanandapur, Hooghly, India...
's novel - Dailogues and lyrics - Samudrala RaghavacharyaSamudrala RaghavacharyaSamudrala Raghavacharya also known as Samudrala Senior, is a writer, producer, director and playback singer of Telugu films, Andhra Pradesh, India...
- Camera - MA Rehman
- Singers - GhantasalaGhantasala (singer)Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
, M. S. Ramarao, C. Krishnaveni, P.G. Jikki Krishnaveni, P. Leela, Nagaiah etc.
Cast
- Madhu - C. H. Narayana RaoC. H. Narayana RaoC. H. Narayana Rao is famous South Indian actor.He has been working in Indian Railways in 1939. He was found by Dronamraju Kameswara Rao and introduced him in Jeevana Jyoti in 1940 as hero. He has acted in about 50 films as hero, supporting actor and villain...
- Sobha - Ms. C KrishnaveniKrishnaveni (actress)Mrs Krishnaveni is a veteran Telugu actress, singer and producer. She is also known as C. Krishnaveni and M. Krishnaveni.- Biography :...
- Police Inspector - N. T. Rama RaoN. T. Rama RaoNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...
- Chittor V. NagaiahChittor V. NagaiahChitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...
- Relangi VenkatramiahRelangi Venkata RamaiahRelangi Venkata Ramaiah was a comedian during the golden years of Telugu film. Hailing from East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, he has acted in several films as chief comedian, hero, anti-hero and character artiste....
- S. V. RangaraoS. V. Ranga RaoSamarla Venkata Ranga Rao Popularly Known as S.V.R. was an Indian Theater actor, Tollywood actor, director and producer...
- Vangara Venkata Subbayya
- Ramanatha Sastry
- Kanchana
- Surabhi Bala Saraswati
- Hemalatha
- Lakshmikantham
Soundtrack
- Jaya Janani - patriotic song, singers are Ghantasala and C. Krishnaveni
- Emito Ee Sambhandam Enduko Ee Anubhandam - duet, singers are M. S. RamaraoM. S. RamaraoM. S. Ramarao is an Indian singer and composer. He was popular for his devotional songs especially sundarakandamu in Telugu.-Early life and background:...
and C. Krishnaveni - Chalo Chalo Raja - Singers are M. S. Ramarao and C. Krishnaveni
- Ninnu Nenu Maruvalenura Police yenkatsami - rural style song, singer is Jikki Krishnaveni
- Atta leni Kodalu Uttamuralu - folklore song. singer is Jikki Kirshnaveni
- Vedalipo Tella Dora Vedalipo - patriotic group song
- Nirvedamela kanneridela - Gandian song by Nagaiah
- O Bharata Yuvaka - patriotic group song
- Kallo Ninnu CHoosinane Pilla Vallu Jallumannade - duet, singers are Ghantasala and C. Krishnaveni
- Vaishnava Janato - Traditional Bhajan