| Mana Akasha | |
| Director: | Nitai Palit |
| Producer: | Ras Bihari Misra |
| Screenplay: | Nitai Palit |
| Music: | Upendra Kumar |
| Cinematography: | Krishna Chakraborty |
| Editing: | Ramesh Joshi |
| Distributor: | Ideal Distributor |
| Runtime: | 167 min |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Odia |
Mana Akasha is a 1974 Oriya film directed by Nitai Palit based on Basant Mahapatra's Novel Jhara Baula.[1] The film portrays socio-economic conflicts in rural Odisha.
Sashank Patnaik and Rudra Choudhury are close friends. Rudra's son Bhanu develops love relationship with Sashank's daughter Mala. After demise of Rudra, Sashank tries to acquire the properties of Rudra. In spite of knowing Mala is pregnant and Bhanu is her lover, Sasank tries to kill Bhanu by giving poison to be the owner of the whole property. But later on Sashank realizes his mistake helps unite Bhanu and Mala.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Composer | lyric | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mora Kania Suna Pania" | Chitta Ranjan Jena & S. Janaki | Upendra Kumar | Shibabrata Das | |
| 2 | "Bahuchhe Hure Huria Dhuka Phutichhe Phula" | Upendra Kumar | Ras Bihari Misra | ||
| 3 | "E Bana Jharana Nachi Nachi Jaa Na" | Upendra Kumar | Shibabrata Das | ||
| 4 | "Mora Phula Bali" | Upendra Kumar |