Mannu English The Soil is a 1978 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George with Soman, P. K. Abraham, Sharada and Sukumaran in the lead roles.
One morning a Devi Vigraha an idol is discovered on Damus land. The villagers are awed the landlord promptly declares his intention to build a temple on the land. Damu tries to fight both landlord and superstition from within the village and fails. Krishnan Nair is killed and Damu is forced to go underground. His wife continues to fight to regain land that is rightfully hers. Krishnan Nairs son, Rajan returns from the front and searches for Damu, eventually tracking him down.
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