Mattilo Manikyam

Mattilo Manikyam (Telugu: మట్టిలో మాణిక్యం) is a 1971 Telugu drama film directed by B. V. Prasad. It is produced by actor Chalam.^[1] The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu in 1971.^[2][3]

Mattilo Manikyam
Directed by	B. V. Prasad
Written by	Rajasri
Produced by	Chalam
Starring	P. Bhanumathi Chalam Jamuna Dhulipala Prabhakar Reddy
Music by	Satyam
Release date	1971 (1971)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

Source^[4]

• P. Bhanumathi as Lalitha^[1]
• Chalam as Manikyam^[1]
• Jamuna as Lakshmi^[1]
• Dhulipala as Mallayya^[1]
• Prabhakar Reddy as Raghavaiah^[1]
• Padmanabham as Namam, Manikyam's friend
• Geetanjali as Subbulu
• Rajanala as Bhujanga Rao
• Kaikala Satyanarayana as Bheemayya
• Balakrishna as Drunkard
• Rushyendramani as Lalitha's grandmother
• Sakshi Ranga Rao as Seethapathi aka Panthulu, Mallayya's accountant
• Potti Prasad as Ramayya, Manikyam's friend
• Sarathi as Manikyam's friend
• P.J. Sarma as Father of Lakshmi's best friend
• Mohana as Damayanthi
• Venkateswara Rao as Ranganayakulu
• K.V. Chalam as Lakshmi's collegemate
• Jagga Rao as Kodandam
• Prasanna Rani as Manga
• Nalla Ramamurthy as Polayya, Lalitha's househelp
• Modhukuri Satyam as Govindu, Lion Dance Performer

Soundtrack

• "Saranam Nee Divya Charanam Nee Naamamento Madhuram" (Singer: Bhanumathi)
• "Malli Malli Padali Ee Paata" (Lyrics: Mylavarapu Gopi; Singer: P. Susheela)
• "Naa Maate Nee Maatai Chadavali" (Lyrics: Aathreya; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela)
• "Rimjhim Rimjhim Hyderabad" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
• "Vasthe Istha Naa Moogamanasu" (Lyrics: RajasriSingers: Pithapuram Nageswara Rao and L. R. Eswari)
• "Palletoori Baithugadu" (Lyrics: Rajasri Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela)