| Sadhi Mansa | |
| Director: | Bhalji Pendharkar |
| Producer: | Bhalji Pendharkar |
| Starring: | Jayshree Gadkar Suryakant Mandhare |
| Music: | Anandghan |
| Cinematography: | Arvind Lad |
| Editing: | Baburao Gokhale |
| Studio: | Gayatri Chitra |
| Runtime: | 100 mins |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Marathi |
Sadhi Mansa is a Marathi black-and-white film released on 15 December 1965.[1] The film is written, directed and produced by Bhalji Pendharkar.[2] The film has many popular songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar.[3]
The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi at the 13th National Film Awards ceremony held in 1966.[4]
Shankar Lohar, a truck driver from Hanbarwadi, takes his truck, which had been damaged, to be repaired by Chakkadrao. Shankar helps repair the truck and then takes Chakkadrao, along with his wife Parvati, to Kolhapur. Impressed by Shankar's skills, Chakkadraao shows him a better job opportunity, but it turns out Chakkadrao has a shady background. Shankar gets involved in a legal case due to Chakkadrao's influence and receives a one-year sentence. Parvati stays loyal to Shankar but unfortunately gets into an accident caused by Chakkadrao. Shankar leaves in one direction while Parvati is taken to the hospital.
Composed by Anandghan, the famous song "Airaneechya Deva Tula" was written by Jagdish Khebudkar and other songs are written by Yogesh and sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.[5] [6]