Devatha (1982 film)
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| Devatha | |
|---|---|
D. Rama Naidu | |
| Starring | Sobhan Babu Sridevi Jaya Prada Mohan Babu |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
Production company | |
Release date |
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| Language | Telugu |
Devatha (transl. Goddess) is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, starring Sobhan Babu, Sridevi, Jaya Prada and Mohan Babu. The film was produced by D. Rama Naidu on Suresh Productions banner. The film is about two sisters and their love triangle with a man. K. Raghavendra Rao remade the film in Hindi as Tohfa (1984), with both Sridevi and Jaya Prada reprising their roles. It was also remade in Tamil as Deiva Piravi (1985) and also remade into Bengali Bangladesh as Obuj Hridoy (1989).
Cast
- Sobhan Babu as Rambabu
- Sridevi as Lalitha
- Jaya Prada as Janaki
- Mohan Babu as Kamesam
- Rao Gopal Rao as Narasayya
- Nirmalamma
- Rama Prabha
Production
The story drew inspiration from the
1959 Tamil film Kalyana Parisu, directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also directed its Hindi remake, Nazrana, (1961) starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala and the 1960 Telugu movie Pelli Kanuka.[1][2] The dialogues were written by Satyanand.[3]
Music
Elluvochi Godaramma".[4]
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Elluvachhi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 5:05 |
| "Cheera Kattindhi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:00 |
| "Kudikannu Kotagane" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:24 |
| "Challagali Cheppindhi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja | 4:31 |
| "Yendavana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:41 |
References
- ^ Jha, Lata (16 January 2017). "Ten times south Indian filmmakers remade their own films in Hindi". Mint. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ National Film Archive of India [@NFAIOfficial] (15 March 2018). "#ThrowbackThursday: #GeminiGanesan and #Vijayakumari in #KalyanaParisu. This popular #Tamil #melodrama spawned many remakes, including Pelli Kanuka in #Telugu starring #ANR, #Nazrana in #Hindi starring #RajKapoor – #Vyjayanthimala, & #Tohfa starring #Jeetendra – #Sridevi. #TBT" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Devatha Full Movie l Sobhan Babu l Sri Devi l Jayapradha l K Ragavendra Rao l Suresh Productions, retrieved 26 September 2022; Event occurs at 2:13
- ^ Nyayapati, Neeshita (30 August 2019). "Sridevi's song to be remixed for Varun Tej, Pooja Hegde's 'Valmiki'?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
External links
- Devatha at IMDb
