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Manika Directed by R. Asrar Produced by Yogendra Mahapatra Written by Premanjan Mohanty Starring Bijay Mohanty
Tandra Roy
Guru Datta
Gaddi
Premanjan
Gita DattaMusic by Upendra Kumar Cinematography Nagraj Editing by Madhavan Studio Rupa International Release date(s) July 19, 1986 Running time 135 min. Language Oriya Manika is a 1986 socio-mythological Oriya-language Indian feature film directed by R.Asrar. The film depicts the legendary story of one of the devotee of Lord Jagannath, Manika the milk maid. [1][2][3][4]
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Plot
Manika, is poor milkmaid & orphan girl. she is the die-hard devotee of the Lord Jagannath. She has a strong belief that one day she will get glimpse of the Lord and ultimate attain Moksha, means freedom from the endless cycle of transmigration into a state of bliss. After defeat in the famous Kanchi expedition, the Gajapati of Kalinga now Orissa prays Lorg Jagannath and moved with the prayer Lorg Jagannath along with his brother Lord Balabhadra started expedition to Kanchi on horse-back. On the banks of Mahanadi, they reach to Manika, who is selling curd. Both the Gods drink curd and presented a golden ring studded with precious gems to Manika and said ,'the king of Kalinga' will come here, after some time , on his way to Kanchi. You present it to him and he will pay you the money. Later, the king himself passed by with his army. Milkmaid Manika obstructed the Gajapati pleading for the unpaid cost of yogurt consumed by Gajapati's two leading soldiers riding on black and white horses and produced the gold ring as evidence. Gajapati identified the ring as that of Lord Jagannath and upon the divine support, enthusiastically led the expedition. Manika is in a state of disbelief and she finally get glimpse of the God. Her ambition of the life time fulfilled. She decide to devote her rest of life in the prayer of lord Jagannath.
Cast
- Tandra Roy ... Manika
- Bijay Mohanty
- Guru Datta
- Gita Datta
- Gadi
- Premanjana
Music
Music
The music of the film composed by Upendra Kumar. The tracks from the film include:
Track Singer Lyricist Rakhitha mitha dahi S. Janaki Narayana Prashad Singh Krushna maya kale Pranab Patnaik Narayana Prashad Singh References
External links
- Manika at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1986 films
- Oriya-language films
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