Manjal Mahimai (English: Power of Turmeric) is a 1959 Tamil language drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under Annapurna Pictures and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the laed roles and music composed by Master Venu. The film is based on Aasapoorna Devi's Bengali novel Agni Pariksha which was first remade as Telugu movie Mangalya Balam (1958); both the movies are made simultaneously by same banner & director and some of the scenes & artists are same in both versions. It was later remade as Hindi movie Chhoti Si Mulaqat (1967) with slight changes, starring Uttam Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in pivotal roles
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Akkineni Nageswara RaoChandrasekhar | Chandrasekhar |
 SavitriSaroja | Saroja |
 S. V. Ranga RaoNot listed | Not listed |
 K. A. ThangaveluNot listed | Not listed |
 P. KannambaNot listed | Not listed |
 G. VaralakshmiNot listed | Not listed |
 RajasulochanaNot listed | Not listed |
 K. SarangapaniNot listed | Not listed |
 K. BalajiNot listed | Not listed |
 S. A. AsokanNot listed | Not listed |
 M. S. Sundari BaiNot listed | Not listed |
 P. D. SambandamNot listed | Not listed |