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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Mannina Maga.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[Geethapriya]]<br />
| producer = {{ubl|M. V. Venkatachalam|Alexander}}<br />
| writer = Geethapriya<br />
| screenplay = Geethapriya<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]|[[Kalpana (Kannada actress)|Kalpana]]}}<br />
| music = [[Vijaya Bhaskar]]<br />
| cinematography = V. Manohar<br />
| editing = Bal G. Yadav<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|1968}}<br />
| runtime = 114 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
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'''''Mannina Maga''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಮಗ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation|Son of the soil}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Kannada]]-language drama film directed by [[Geethapriya]] marking his debut as a solo in film-direction. The film stars [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]], [[Kalpana (Kannada actress)|Kalpana]] and [[Jayakumari]].<ref>[http://www.nthwall.com/ka/crew/Mannina-Maga-1968-cast-and-crew/9219801749 Cast and crew] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408214030/http://www.nthwall.com/ka/crew/Mannina-Maga-1968-cast-and-crew/9219801749 |date=8 April 2014 }}</ref> Produced by Sudarshan Movies banner and written by Geethapriya, the film received rave reviews and went on to win [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]]<ref name="National Awards Winners 1968: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1968">{{cite news|last1=Times of India|first1=Entertainment|title=National Awards Winners 1968: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1968|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/1968/108|accessdate=11 August 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511142357/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/2005/108|archivedate=11 May 2021}}</ref> and ran for more than 100 days in cinema halls.<br />
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[[Bangalore Mirror]] had reported that the attitude of the heroine of rejecting the city for a village life was rare, an affirmation of the possibility or, the difficulty, of sustaining community life in a city is more common.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/views/bangalore-in-kannada-films/articleshow/72115209.cms|title = Bangalore in Kannada films}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] as Raja<br />
* [[Kalpana (Kannada actress)|Kalpana]] as Mallika<br />
* [[M. P. Shankar]] as Byranna<br />
* [[Jayakumari]]<br />
* H. R. Shastry<br />
* [[Dikki Madhava Rao]]<br />
* Vijayaprasad<br />
* Ashwath Narayana<br />
* [[B. Jaya (actress)|B. Jaya]]<br />
* Shanthamma<br />
* [[Jayachitra]]<br />
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==Production==<br />
Geetapriya finalised the script for his first directorial venture ''Mannina Maga''. A house in Sadashivnagar was used for shooting. The film was also shot in a village Bijjawara and had booked accommodation in the Nandi Hills.<ref name = hi>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/voice-embraces-silence-but-the-song-lives-on/article5896146.ece| title = Voice embraces silence, but the song lives on - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 11 April 2014| last1 = Ganesh| first1 = Deepa}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Mannina Maga<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Vijaya Bhaskar]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| border = yes<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Soundtrack cover<br />
| released = 1968<br />
| recorded =<br />
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 16:24<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| label = [[Saregama]]<br />
| producer =<br />
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The film's soundtrack tuned by [[Vijaya Bhaskar]] found immense popularity with "Bhagavanta Kaikotta" and "Idena Sabhyate" songs reaching the cult status with philosophical lyrics by [[Geethapriya]].<ref name = hi/><ref name = gp>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/End-of-a-poetic-era-in-Kannada-films/article14004350.ece| title = End of a poetic era in Kannada films - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 18 January 2016| last1 = Khajane| first1 = Muralidhara}}</ref> The album has five soundtracks.<ref>{{cite web |title= Mannina Maga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url= https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mannina-maga-original-motion/id901050496 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140916162349/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mannina-maga-original-motion/id901050496 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 16 September 2014 |publisher= iTunes |access-date= 22 August 2014}}</ref><br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track list<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 16:24<br />
| title1 = Idhenu Sabhyathe<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Geethapriya]]<br />
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| length1 = 3:09<br />
| title2 = Mellage Nadeyole<br />
| lyrics2 = Geethapriya<br />
| extra2 = P. Susheela<br />
| length2 = 3:28<br />
| title3 = Alutghihudhu Maanava<br />
| lyrics3 = Geethapriya<br />
| extra3 = [[P. B. Sreenivas]]<br />
| length3 = 3:16<br />
| title4 = Bhagavantha Kaikotta<br />
| lyrics4 = Geethapriya<br />
| extra4 = P. B. Sreenivas<br />
| length4 = 3:10<br />
| title5 = Bareyada Kaigalu<br />
| lyrics5 = Geethapriya<br />
| extra5 = [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| length5 = 3:21<br />
}}<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film ran for more than 100 days in Bangalore's Kapali and Bharath theatres.<ref name = hi/><ref name = gp/> It was Kapali theatre's opening film.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* 1968&nbsp;– [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]]<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film]]<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay]]&nbsp;– [[Geethapriya]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
* [http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=k0001038 Mannina Maga at Raaga]<br />
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[[Category:1968 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar]]<br />
[[Category:Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:1968 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:1968 Kannada-language films]]<br />
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