{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Manassiddare Marga | image = | caption = | director = M. R. Vittal | producer = Srikanth Nahatha<br>Srikanth Patel | writer = | screenplay = M. Narendra Babu | starring = Rajkumar<br>Rajashankar<br>Narasimharaju<br>K. S. Ashwath | music = M. Ranga Rao | cinematography = Srikanth<br>Rajaram | editing = S. P. N. Krishna<br>T. P. Velayudham | studio = Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises | distributor = Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises | released = {{Film date|1967|df=y}} | runtime = 168 min | country = India | language = Kannada }}
'''''Manassiddare Marga''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಮನಸ್ಸಿದ್ದರೆ ಮಾರ್ಗ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by Srikanth Nahatha and Srikanth Patel. The film stars Rajkumar, Rajashankar, Narasimharaju and K. S. Ashwath. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/manassiddare-marga-1967|title=Manassiddare Marga|accessdate=2015-01-16|publisher=chiloka.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://paaru.in/movies/manassiddare-maarga-kannada-1905|title=Manassiddare Marga|accessdate=2015-01-16|publisher=paaru.in}}</ref> The film was a remake of 1957 Hindi movie ''Bada Bhai'' which had also been remade earlier in Telugu in 1959 as ''Sabhash Ramudu''. The picturization of the song ''Ee Jeevana Bevu Bella'' was the first instance of a Kannada movie using the back projection technology.
==Cast== {{cast listing| * Rajkumar as Ramachandra "Ramu" Rao * Rajashankar as Srikanth Rao * Narasimharaju as Paramatma * K. S. Ashwath as Police Commissioner Narayan Rao * M. P. Shankar as Prakash * Ranga as Inspector Suresh * Dinesh as Johnny * Rathnakar as Ranga * Shastry * Jayanthi as Lakshmi * Udaya Chandrika as Mala * Shylashri as Asha * B. V. Radha * Kamalamma * Padmashree as Radha (credited as Baby Padmashree) }}
==Soundtrack== The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/Manasiddare-Maarga-songs-K0001033|title=Manasiddare Maarga Songs|accessdate=2015-01-16|website=Raaga.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Madhura Mojina" || L. R. Eswari || Vijaya Narasimha || 03:37 |- | 2 || "O Chandamama" || L. R. Eswari || M. Narendra Babu || 03:26 |- | 3 || "Ee Jeevana Bevu Bella" || P. B. Sreenivas || M. Narendra Babu || |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{YouTube|id=SaR7zTKKO3I|title=Manassiddare Marga}} *[http://englishkannada.com/kannada-proverbs-kannada-gadegalu/ Manassiddare Marga /ಮನಸ್ಸಿದ್ದರೆ ಮಾರ್ಗ - explanation]
Category:1967 films Category:1967 Kannada-language films Category:1967 Indian films Category:Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Category:Kannada remakes of Hindi films Category:Films directed by M. R. Vittal Category:1967 drama films
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