Matira Manisha

Matira Manisha (Man of the Soil) (Odia: ମାଟିର ମଣିଷ ) is a 1966 Odia film, from India, directed by Mrinal Sen. Based on the novel by Kalindi Charan Panigrahi 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.

Matira Manisha

Matira Manisha (Man of the Soil) (Odia: ମାଟିର ମଣିଷ ) is a 1966 Odia film, from India, directed by Mrinal Sen. Based on the novel by Kalindi Charan Panigrahi 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.