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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mana Desam<br />
| image = Mana Desam.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| writer = [[Samudrala Sr.]] {{small|(dialogues)}}<br />
| screenplay = L. V. Prasad<br />
| producer = Raja Saheb of Mirzapur<br />[[Krishnaveni (actress)|Krishnaveni]] {{small|(Presents)}}<br />
| director = [[L. V. Prasad]]<br />
| starring = [[V. Nagayya]]<br />[[C. H. Narayana Rao]]<br />Krishnaveni<br />
| music = [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| cinematography = M. A. Rehman<br />
| editing = M. V. Rajan<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Vipradas''|[[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]]}}<br />
| studio = [[Sobhanachala Studios|Sobhanachala Pictures]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1949|11|24}}<br />
| runtime = 172 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mana Desam''''' ({{translation|Our Country}}) is a 1949 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[L. V. Prasad]]. It was produced by Raja Saheb of Mirzapur under the [[Sobhanachala Studios|Sobhanachala Pictures]] banner, and presented by [[Krishnaveni (actress)|Krishnaveni]]. It stars [[V. Nagayya]], [[C. H. Narayana Rao]] and Krishnaveni, with music composed by [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]. The film is the debut of actor [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in the film industry. It is based on the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novel ''Vipradas'' by [[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]], and is set against the backdrop of the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|date=16 September 2012|title=MANA DESAM (1949)|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/mana-desam-1949/article3902439.ece|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The story is set in 1942. Ramnath is a respectable rich man living in a village with his wife Janaki, son Nehru, brother Madhu and a doting step-mother Yasodha, who does not like Madhu's active participation in the freedom struggle, fearing that he may be jailed. Janaki's uncle, a lawyer, visits them with his city-bred daughter Sobha. She takes a liking for Madhu but is against his political leanings.<br />
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Ramnath shifts his family to Madras. Madhu is arrested for participating in the movement against British rule. A changed Sobha too jumps into the freedom struggle. Unable to trace her, the police take Ramnath into custody. An enraged Yasodha too joins the movement and goes to jail. But both are soon released. Madhu, on parole, comes home and Janaki treats him like her son. By then she is critically ill. Once the parole is over, the police come to pick him up. On seeing them, Janaki dies of shock. The police drag a deranged Madhu. After serving the sentence, Madhu, still in a mentally deranged condition, is released. Yasodha blames Ramnath for her son's plight. A dejected Ramnath leaves the house with his son. But, worried about his brother, he returns home and saves him from a fall. Dramatically, Madhu regains normality. India gets independence and the family participates in the celebrations.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[V. Nagayya]] as Ramnath<br />
*[[C. H. Narayana Rao]] as Madhu<br />
*[[Krishnaveni (actress)|Krishnaveni]] as Sobha<br />
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as British Inspector<br />
*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as Constable No: 144<br />
*[[Vangara Venkata Subbayya|Vangara]] as Nandayya<br />
*Ramanatha Sastry as Barrat Law<br />
*Surabhi Bala Saraswati as Shobha's friend<br />
*Kanchan as Janaki<br />
*Hemalatha as Yasodha<br />
*Lakshmikantham as Narsi<br />
*Master Vijay Shankar as Nehru<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The film's soundtrack is composed by [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mana Desam (1949)-Song_Booklet|url=https://indiancine.ma/document/BZX/3|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 September 2020|website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref><br />
* "Jaya Janani" – patriotic song, singers are Ghantasala and C. Krishnaveni<br />
* "Emito Ee Sambhandam Enduko Ee Anubhandam" – duet, singers are [[M. S. Ramarao]] and C. Krishnaveni<br />
* "Chalo Chalo Raja" – Singers are M. S. Ramarao and C. Krishnaveni<br />
* "Ninnu Nenu Maruvalenura Police Yenkatsami" – rural style song, singer is Jikki Krishnaveni<br />
* "Atta leni Kodalu Uttamuralu" – folklore song. singer is C. Kirshnaveni<br />
* "Vedalipo Tella Dora Vedalipo" – patriotic group song..Ghantasala and C. Krishnaveni & Group.<br />
* "Nirvedamela Kanneridela" – Gandian song by Nagayya<br />
* "O Bharata Yuvaka" – patriotic group song..Ghantasala & Group.<br />
* "Kallo Ninnu CHoosinane Pilla Vallu Jallumannade" – duet, singers are Ghantasala and C. Krishnaveni<br />
* "Vaishnava Janato" – Traditional Bhajan.. Ghantasala.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0206920}}<br />
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{{L. V. Prasad}}<br />
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[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
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[[Category:1940s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on works by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in the Indian independence movement]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by L. V. Prasad]]<br />
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