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Mana Desam (1949)

Mana Desam poster
Original title
మన దేశం
Directed by
L. V. Prasad
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 52m
Rated
U
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family drama set during the Indian independence movement. It follows characters dealing with personal and political struggles based on a Bengali novel.

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What happens

Mana Desam (transl. Our Country) is a 1949 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by L. V. Prasad. It was produced by Raja Saheb of Mirzapur under the Sobhanachala Pictures banner, and presented by Krishnaveni. It stars V. Nagayya, C. H. Narayana Rao and Krishnaveni, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film is the debut of actor N. T. Rama Rao in the film industry. It is based on the Bengali novel Vipradas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and is set against the backdrop of the Indian independence movement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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