# Manchi Manishi

Manchi Manishi (transl. Good Man) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by K. Subba Raju under the Chaya Chitra banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna and Jaggayya, with music jointly composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and T. Chalapathi Rao.

## Plot

The film begins with a hard worker, Veeraiah, who rushes for a doctor when his wife is in labor. Amid, a thief hits and hides the stolen ornament in his pocket and accuses him. In the trial, he is penalized by public prosecutor Ranganatham, claiming to be the son of a robber. Desperate, Veeraiah absconds for his wife, but tragically, she dies giving birth to a baby boy. Parallelly, Veeraiah notices Ranganatham's wife, Shantamma, delivering a boy when he seeks vengeance and swaps the babies before being re-caught. Years roll by; Ranganatham's son Venu, molded as a notorious criminal out of hunger, works for a deadly gang, and Veeriah's son Vasu is a reputed solicitor. Ranganatham's sister's daughter Susheela grows up with Vasu, whom he endears, but she has no intention. After that, Veeraiah releases and is on cloud nine to achieve his goal.
Meanwhile, Venu & Susheela fall in love. Discerning it, Vasu sacrifices his own. Susheela's acquaintance turns Venu into a good soul. On Susheela's birthday, Venu visits when a baby gets stuck in a locker. To shield her, Venu opens it with his talent and surrenders himself. Vasu takes up the case and argues that "Thief's son may not be a Thief" when Veeraiah feels proud. Venu pays the short-term penalty. Here, Susheela understands his virtue and promises to wait until his arrival. After acquitting, Venu proceeds with Susheela, where Ranganatham mortifies him, and he exits by retorting. At home, he spots ailing Veeraiah, whom he secures at his risk. Then, remorseful Veeraiah confesses the fact, but Venu stands back for his father's honor. Concurrently, Ranganatham forcibly arranges nuptials for Vasu & Susheela. During the wedding, Vasu, too, affirms the actuality and moves to retrieve Venu, but he refuses. Simultaneously, gangsters ploy a robbery at Ranganatham's residence. Venu & Vasu break it when Veeraiah is injured while guarding Venu and admits his sin. At last, Ranganatham accepts both Venu & Vasu as his sons. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Venu & Susheela.

## Cast

* N. T. Rama Rao as Venu
* Jamuna as Susheela
* Jaggayya as Vasu
* Gummadi as Justice Ranganatham
* Mikkilineni as Veerayya
* Ramana Reddy as Venkataswamy Senior
* Padmanabham as Venkataswamy Junior
* Raja Babu as Dorakadu
* Balaiah as DSP
* Tyagaraju
* Jagga Rao
* Boddapati as Setti
* Geetanjali as Rani
* Hemalatha as Shantamma
* Sandhya
* P. Lakshmikanthamma as Suramma

## Soundtrack

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao & T. Chalapathi Rao. Music released H.M.V. Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Dopidi Dopidi Dopidi" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam, Pithapuram | 4:27 |
| 2 | "Emandoi Emandoi" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 3:46 |
| 3 | "Antaga Nanu Choodaku" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:48 |
| 4 | "Rananuunnavemo" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:43 |
| 5 | "Ponnakayavanti Police" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam, S. Janaki | 3:49 |
| 6 | "Oho Gulabi Bala" | Dasaradhi | P. B. Srinivas | 3:54 |