Matira Manisha
| Matira Manisha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
| Written by | Kalindi Charan Panigrahi |
| Produced by | Babulal Doshi |
| Starring | Prashanta Nanda Sarat Pujari Bhanumati Devi Dukhiram Swain |
| Cinematography | Sailaja Chatterjee |
| Edited by | Gangadhar Naskar |
| Music by | Bhubaneswar Misra |
| Distributed by | Chhyabani Pratishthan |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
Matira Manisha (Man of the Soil) is a 1966 Odia film directed by Mrinal Sen.
Based on the Kalindi Charan Panigrahi novel of the same name, the film contrasts traditional and modern values as exemplified by the different attitudes of two brothers towards their inherited family land. The plot explores human relationships using a wide range of themes, including Gandhian and Marxist ideologies, postwar social conditions, agrarian culture, rustic life, and traditional family values.