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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maanasamrakshanam (In Defense of Honor)<br />
| image = Manasamrakshanam.jpeg<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Film Poster<br />
| director = [[Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam|K. Subramaniam]], C. S. V. Iyer<br />
| writer = <!-- or: | writers = --><br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = K. Subramaniam<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --><br />
| producer = K. Subramaniam<br />
| starring = [[S. D. Subbulakshmi]]<br/>[[G. Pattu Iyer]]<br/>[[V. N. Janaki]]<br/>[[T. R. Ramachandran]]<br/>[[Kali N. Rathnam]]<br/>and others<br />
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| cinematography = Thambu<br />
| editing = <br />
| music = K. C. Thyagarajan (Background score)<br />
| studio = Madras United Artistes Corporation<br />
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| released = {{Film date|1945}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
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'''''Maanasamrakshanam''''' (In Defense of Honor) is a 1945 Indian [[Tamil language]] film, produced and directed by [[K. Subramaniam]] with [[S. D. Subbulakshmi]], [[G. Pattu Iyer]], [[V. N. Janaki]], [[T. R. Ramachandran]] and [[Kali N. Rathnam]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/maanasamrakshanam-1945/article871350.ece |title=Maanasamrakshanam (1945) |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=7 November 2010 |work=The Hindu |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170422122556/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Maanasamrakshanam-1945/article15676974.ece |archive-date=22 April 2017 |access-date=15 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film is lost.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sampath|first=Janani|date=2019-06-23|title=Tamil film legacy disappearing into a blackhole|url=https://thefederal.com/features/tamil-film-legacy-disappearing-into-a-blackhole/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Federal|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213141250/https://thefederal.com/features/tamil-film-legacy-disappearing-into-a-blackhole/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
During [[World War II]], Japan invaded Burma (now known as Myanmar) in 1941. Many Indians have adopted Burma as their country and were living there. The invasion brought many hardships to these Indians. They started migrating to India walking hundreds of miles through jungles and mountains while the enemy was on pursuit. The heroine set up an organisation in India to take care of the lost children. This organisation was called Maanasamrakshana. The heroine is involved in nationalistic activities. She defeats the villain's anti-national activities. She faces her own relatives who misappropriate her wealth.<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}[[S. D. Subbulakshmi]]<br/>[[G. Pattu Iyer]]<br/>[[V. N. Janaki]]<br/>[[T. R. Ramachandran]]<br/>[[Kali N. Rathnam]]<br/>T. K. Sampangi<br/>M. R. S. Mani<br/>T. R. B. Rao<br/>M. A. Ganapathi Bhat<br/>V. S. Santhanam Ayyangar<br/>Ramanuja Chariar<br/>V. A. S. Mani<br/>''Master'' Sathasivam<br/>Nagalakshmi<br/>''Kumari'' Subbulakshmi{{div col end}}<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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==Crew==<br />
* Producer: ''[[K. Subramaniam]]''<br />
* Directors: ''[[K. Subramaniam]], C. S. V. Iyer''<br />
* Cinematography: ''[[Thambu]]'' (a cousin of [[K. Subramaniam]])<br />
* Art Direction: ''F. Nagoor, Ghodgaonkar''<br />
* Music (Background Score): ''K. C. Thyagarajan''<br />
* Lyrics: ''[[Papanasam Rajagopala Iyer]]'' ([[Papanasam Sivan|Papanasam Sivan's]] brother)<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1945 films]]<br />
[[Category:1945 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1945 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian war films]]<br />
[[Category:1945 war films]]<br />
[[Category:Lost Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Subramanyam]]<br />
[[Category:1940s lost films]]<br />
[[Category:Lost war films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language war films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]<br />
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