Devadasu (2006 film)
Devadasu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by YVS Chowdary. The film features the debutants Ram and Ileana in the lead roles while Sayaji Shinde plays supporting role.
| Devdasu | |
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| Directed by | Y.V.S Chowdary |
| Produced by | Y.V.S Chowdary |
| Written by | Y.V.S Chowdary Chintapalli Ramana (Dialogues) |
| Starring | Ram Ileana Sayaji Shinde |
| Music by | Chakri |
| Cinematography | Bharani K. Dharan |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Release date |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹7 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹14 crore[1] |
Released on 11 January 2006, the film was commercially successful.[1] Both Ram and Ileana won Filmfare Awards South for Best Debut. The film is remade in Bengali as Paglu (2011) and in Hindi Loveyatri (2018).The film was later Dubbed into Malayalam under the same name.
Plot
Devdas (Ram) is a poor student, while Bhanumati (Ileana D'Cruz) is a rich NRI girl whose father Katamraju (Sayaji Shinde) is the senator of New York. They fall in love when Bhanu comes to India to learn classical Carnatic music. Coming to know about their love, Katamraju hatches a plan to separate them. He promises to get them married but takes his daughter and mother-in-law back to the USA. The rest of the story is how Devdas makes it to the USA and succeeds in attaining his girl.
Cast
- Ram as Devdas
- Ileana as Bhanumati
- Sayaji Shinde as Katamraju
- Rama Prabha as Bhanu's grandmother
- Bhargavi as SRR College Student
- Venu Madhav
- M. S. Narayana
- Manuel Drieschmanns as Embassy Employee
- Shriya Saran as herself (Cameo)
- Y.V.S Chowdary as himself (Cameo)
- Chakri as himself (Cameo)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chakri and released by Aditya Music with lyrics written by Sirivennela and Chandrabose/
| Devadasu | ||||
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| Released | 27 November 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 49:19 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Chakri | |||
| Chakri chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bangaram" | Chandrabose | Chakri, Revathi | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Kshaminchu" | Chandrabose | Kousalya | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Nuvvantene Istham" | Chandrabose | Chakri | 5:55 |
| 4. | "Adigi Adagaleka" | Chandrabose | Karthik, Sujatha Mohan | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Kurrallu" | Chandrabose | Malathy Lakshman | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Telusa" | Chandrabose | Cherri, Revathi | 1:30 |
| 7. | "Oka Nestham" | Chandrabose | Karthik , Tina Kamal | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Aye Babu" | Chandrabose | Anushka Manchanda | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Gundelni Pindedhi" | Chandrabose | Chakri , Vishwa | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Idigidigo" | Chandrabose | Simha, Venu | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Mayadari Chinnodu" | Viswa | Vijaya Lakshmi | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 49:19 | |||
Box office performance
The film grossed around ₹14 crore .[1] and had a 175 day-run in 17 theatres,[2] including a 205-day run in Odeon 70 mm, Hyderabad.[3]
Awards
References
- Narasimham, M. L. (29 December 2006). "A few hits and many flops". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- "Telugu cinema trade report for the first half of year 2006 - idlebrain.com". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
- CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - All Time Long Run List Archived 15 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine