Manadesham

 Film Name: Manadesham
Started on : November 1946
Censored Date: 7-10-1949

Released on : 24-11-1949

Production: MRA Productions

Producer: C.Krishnaveni

Director: L.V.Prasad

Story-Screenplay-Dailogues: Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharya (Sr.Samudrala)

 Music: Ghantasala

Lyrics: Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharya (Sr.Samudrala), Narasimha Mehata

Playback: C.Krishnaveni, Jikki, P.Leela, Nagaiah, Ghantasala, M.S.Ramarao 

Technicians:

 Director of Photography: M.A. Rehman
Cameraman: P.Madhusudhana Rao
Asst. Camerman: P.Gopala Rao

Dance: Vempati Satyam

Editing: M.V. Rajan
Asst.: Tilak

Art: T.V.S. Sharma

Makeup: Kaladhar

Costume Designer: Haripada Chanda,  Nageshwara Rao

Sound Director: M.B.Valke
Sound Recorder: T.Ramachandra Rao
Asst: Gowdi

Playback Asst: A.Krishnamurthy

Stills: Jaihind Satyam

Studio: Shobhanachala

Production Manager: M.Ramachandran
Production Coordinator : B.Satyam

Actors - Role:

Krishnaveni - Shobha
Kanchan - Janaki
Hemalatha - Yashodha
Lakshmikantha - Narsi
Balasaraswathi - Shobha Friend

Nagaiah - Ramanath
Narayanarao - Madhu
N.T.R. - Police Inspector
Relangi - Police Constable
Vangara - Nandaiah
 Ramamurthy - Ramudu
Ramanatha Shastry - Bar at Law
 Master Vijayashankar - Nehru
&
S.V.Rangarao, T.Prakasha Rao

Highlights:
NTR Role:  Police Inspector
Heroine: No

1). Film Story based on Indian Freedom Fight written by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay Bengali Story "Vipradas"
2). Krishnaveni Produced this film on her Sister's name (Meka Rajyalakshmi Anuradha-"MRA")
3) Ghantasala's First Music Direction Film
4) Singer P.Leela's First Film
5) NTR First film - Acted in an important Inspector Role.
6) Director T.Prakasha Rao Acted in this Film


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