Mena Gurjari

Mena Gurjari (મેના ગુર્જરી) is a 1975 Indian Gujarati film directed by Dinesh Raval. It was produced by Punambhai Patel under banner of Lakshmi Film Laboratory and Studios Pvt. Ltd.. The soundtrack was composed by Dilip Dholakia.

Plot
The story of the film is based on folklore. Born to Merubha, Mena is brave since childhood. She has been vocal in raising her voice against atrocities on women. She teaches a lesson to Mukhi's lustful son and to the robber who casts a bad eye on the Mukhiya's daughter. She is married to Kunwar Chandaji Thakor (Rajeev) of Gokulgarh. Once Chandaji reach out for help to the sultan in the battle with the enemies. Mena visits sultan's camp with some of her friends to meet Chandaji. There, the sultan's eyes fall on Mena and he gets attracted to her. The king, wounded by Mena's taunts, imprisons her. In the end, Chandaji frees Mena from the king's captivity with his cleverness and bravery.

Cast
The principal cast is as follows:
 * Mallika Sarabhai as Mena
 * Rajeev as Chandaji Thakor
 * Champashibhai Nagda
 * Manjari Desai
 * Chandrakant Pandya
 * P. Kharsani
 * Ramesh Mehta
 * Arvind Pandya

Supporting cast include:
 * Indumati Rajda
 * Devyani
 * Dr. Arun Desai
 * Lakshmi Patel
 * Jogenkumar (as guest actor)

Soundtrack
Usha Mangeshkar, Dilip Dholakia, Dilraj Kaur, A. R. Oza, Usha Rege, Anandkumar C. are the playback singars.

The soundtrack is as follows:

Reception
The film was commercially successful and celebrated its silver jubilee (25 weeks). It was awarded by the Government of Gujarat for the year 1975-76 in the categories of Best Playback Singer (Usha Mangeshkar) and Best Art Director (Rafiqbhai Patel). The song "Sathiya Puravo Madi, Divda Pragtavo Raj" became a hit.