Deva (1989 film)

Deva
Promotional poster
Directed by	Vijay
Written by	M. D. Sundar
Produced by	B. Nagi Reddy
Starring	Vishnuvardhan, Rupini
Cinematography	N. S. Raju
Edited by	Mohan Brothers
Music by	Upendra Kumar
Production company	Sri Durga Art Productions
Distributed by	Sri Durga Art Productions
Release date	1989 (1989)
Running time	153 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Deva is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film, starring Vishnuvardhan and Rupini.[1] The film was directed by Vijay and written by M. D. Sundar. [2]

In the film, Vishnuvardhan played the role of Deva who seeks revenge from his younger brothers when they attempt to disrupt his peace after destroying his family in the past by taking advantage of his innocence.

This film was remade in Telugu as Maa Inti Katha (1990), in Tamil as Dharma Durai (1991),[3] and in Hindi as Tyagi [4] (1992), both starring Rajinikanth and the Telugu version Maa Inti Katha starring Mohan Babu.

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan as Devaraj (Deva)
• Rupini as Gowri
• Tara as Sujatha
• Devaraj as Mohanraj
• Vajramuni as Mohanlal
• Vijayakashi as Ramraj
• Sundar Krishna Urs as Deva, Mohan and Ram’s Father
• Sudheer
• Avinash as Prakash
• Bank Janardhan
• Mysore Lokesh
• Jyothi as Shobha

[1]

Soundtrack

Untitled
Soundtrack album by Upendra Kumar
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	24:20
Label	Sangeetha
Singles from Deva
"Koragi Koragi" "Suggi Bandu"

All the songs were composed and scored by Upendra Kumar.[5]

S. No.	Song Title	Singer(s)	Lyrics
1	"Koragi Koragi"	S. Janaki	Doddarangegowda
2	"Devanna Nina Mele"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	M. N. Vyasa Rao
3	"Hendthi Beke"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (and Chorus)	Chi. Udaya Shankar
4	"Suggi Banda"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Shyamasundara Kulkarni
5	"Thyagake Endendu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (and Chorus)	Geethapriya

Release

The film received an extremely good reception at the box office. The positive word of mouth helped in the movie's successful theatrical run. The movie ran for 25 weeks.[6] The movie has become a cult film among Dr.Vishnuvardhan's fans. The movie is often considered to be one of the best action films in his career.[7]

Home media

The movie was made available as VOD on Amazon Prime Video.[8] The VCDs and DVDs of the film were released by Sri Ganesh Video.[9]

References

1. "Deva Cast and Crew". Retrieved 14 July 2019.
2. "Deva". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
3. "Dharma Durai".
4. "Darbar release on Pongal; a look back into Rajini's Pongal releases". Retrieved 14 July 2019.
5. Deva songs
6. "Kannada stars hits and flops". 25 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
7. "Vishnu Mass films". sandalwoodking.com. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
8. "Deva on Prime". Amazon.
9. "Deva 1989". info.com. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

External links

• Deva at IMDb
• Deva songs at Raaga