Manchi Manasulu is a 1962 Telugu Drama film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film was a remake of Tamil film Kumudham 1961.
Venu ANR is a very poor student and seeks to come out of hostel unable bear the expenses and shift to a lawyer Anand Rao S.V. Rangaraos outhouse who gives it for free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds his studies and his daughter in their village. The lawyers wife doesnt agree to give their room to bachelors and so lawyer insists that he says that he is married. The lawyer has a daughter Shanthi Savitri who falls in love with Venu. Her parents agree for their marriage. Venu completes his B.A. degree and goes to his village. His brother dies of illhealth and asks him to take care of his daughter Jaya. Jaya loves a man named Kumar Nagabhushanam who is very deceptive, and has a blind sister Radha Janaki. When Venu asks Kumars parents to get Jaya married to their son, they agree on one condition that Venu should marry their daughter. So Venu and Shanthi sacrifice their love. Venu is guilty of dumping her and doesnt like his wife. One day Shanthi comes and mitigates the situation. Janakis brother and his wife create nuisence. Janaki becomes pregnant. To keep her away from all these problems, he takes his wife to Hampi Vijayanagar on Shanthis advice. There Kumar who cheats a lady and kills her on a mountain. Hearing her screaming, Venu arrives there and sees the culprit and gets caught to police to save Kumars life for the sake of his brothers daughter. Shanthi who is now a lawyer takes up his case and proves that he is innocent in the court and unveils the culprit with the help of strong evidence brought by Jaya, he becomes remorseful. The story ends with Venu and his wife lead a happy life.
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