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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Manase Mandiram<br />
| image = Manase Mandiram.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| story = <br />
| screenplay = <br />
| writer = C. V. Sridhar<br />
| based_on = ''[[Nenjil Or Aalayam]]'' (1962)<br />
| producer = Yarra Appa Rao<br />
| director = [[C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = Balu<br />
| editing = N. M. Shankar<br />
| studio = Sri Krishna Sai Films<br />
| distributor = Sri Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1966|10|06}}<br />
| runtime = 158 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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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 |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><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Dr. Raghu<br />
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Seeta<br />
*[[Jaggayya]] as Ramu<br />
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Father<br />
*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as Devaiah<br />
*[[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] as Kantham's husband<br />
*[[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]] as Jogulu<br />
*[[Santha Kumari]] as Raghu's mother<br />
*[[Girija (actress)|Girija]] as Kasulu<br />
*[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] as Kantham<br />
*Jhansi as Nurse<br />
*[[Nirmalamma]] as Uma's mother<br />
*''Baby'' Shantikala as Uma<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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><br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Song title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length<br />
|-<br />
|"Annadhi Neevena"<br />
|Acharya Aatreya<br />
|[[P. Susheela]]<br />
|4:57<br />
|-<br />
|"Challaga Undali"<br />
|Acharya Aatreya<br />
|[[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]<br />
|3:37<br />
|-<br />
|"Allaru Muddu Kade"<br />
|Acharya Aatreya<br />
|P. Susheela<br />
|3:38<br />
|-<br />
|"Rupuleni"<br />
|Karthik<br />
|Ghantasala, [[L. R. Eswari]]<br />
|3:15<br />
|-<br />
|"Thalachinade Jariginadaa"<br />
|Acharya Aatreya<br />
|[[P. B. Sreenivas]]<br />
|3:26<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0810419}}<br />
{{C. V. Sridhar}}<br />
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[[Category:1966 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1966 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1966 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in hospitals]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films about cancer]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]</div>Eldarljt