Desa Munnetram is a 1938 Indian Tamil-language film directed and written by Mahindra. The lead roles were played by Mathirimangalam Natesa Iyer as Murugan and Baby Rukmini as his eight-year-old daughter Madhavi.
The film was produced by Sarvotham Badhami for Sagar Movietone, a Bombay-based company. It addresses the issue of untouchability and features music composed by Papanasam Sivan with lyrics by A. N. Kalyanasundaram.
The story and screenplay were credited to N. R. Desai, while the dialogues were written by A. N. Kalyanasundaram. The film's soundtrack includes the popular patriotic song "Jaya Jaya Vandhe Matharam".