Mannina Maga

Mannina Maga
Directed byGeethapriya
Written byGeethapriya
Screenplay byGeethapriya
Produced by
  • M. V. Venkatachalam
  • Alexander
Starring
CinematographyV. Manohar
Edited byBal G. Yadav
Music byVijaya Bhaskar
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Mannina Maga (transl. 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 Rajkumar, Kalpana and Jayakumari.[1] 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[2] and ran for more than 100 days in cinema halls.

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.[3]

Cast

Production

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.[4]

Soundtrack

Mannina Maga
Soundtrack album by
Vijaya Bhaskar
Released1968
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length16:24
LanguageKannada
LabelSaregama

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.[4][5] The album has five soundtracks.[6]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Idhenu Sabhyathe"GeethapriyaP. Susheela3:09
2."Mellage Nadeyole"GeethapriyaP. Susheela3:28
3."Alutghihudhu Maanava"GeethapriyaP. B. Sreenivas3:16
4."Bhagavantha Kaikotta"GeethapriyaP. B. Sreenivas3:10
5."Bareyada Kaigalu"GeethapriyaS. Janaki3:21
Total length:16:24

Release

The film ran for more than 100 days in Bangalore's Kapali and Bharath theatres.[4][5] It was Kapali theatre's opening film.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Cast and crew Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Times of India, Entertainment. "National Awards Winners 1968: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1968". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Bangalore in Kannada films".
  4. ^ a b c Ganesh, Deepa (11 April 2014). "Voice embraces silence , but the song lives on - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  5. ^ a b Khajane, Muralidhara (18 January 2016). "End of a poetic era in Kannada films - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "Mannina Maga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.