Manasu Mangalyam
1971 film by Kotayya Pratyagatma
Manasu Mangalyam (transl. Heart & Wedding Chain) is a 1971 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Koganti Kutumba Rao under the Uttama Chitra banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jamuna, Ramakrishna and features music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.
Plot
The film begins with Ravi, a poet who suffers from impoverishment. Indeed, in childhood, Ravi detached from his elder sister, Seeta & younger brother, Madhu. Now, he cannot pay the house rent, which he hides from his house owner, Perumalaiah, and his solicit source is his mate, Shekar. Perumalaiah lives with his wife Aandallu & son Kavi Kulashekara, but their daughter Amrutha has eloped. One night, a woman, Manjula, while escaping from the police, lands in Ravi's room, and all assume she is his wife. From there, a strange relation arises between them. Manjula publishes his literary work and molds him into a famous poet when Ravi loves her. Tragically, Seeta grows up as a courtesan as Mumtaz rears Madhu without revealing her profession.
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