Devara Kannu

Devara Kannu
Directed by	Y. R. Swamy
Written by	Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta (Based on Bengali Novel)
Starring	Lokesh Aarathi Anant Nag Ambareesh
Cinematography	R. Chittibabu
Edited by	P. Bhakthavathsalam
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Production company	Sri Bhagavathi Productions
Distributed by	Sri Bhagavathi Productions
Release date	3 December 1975 (1975-12-03)
Running time	129 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Devara Kannu (transl. God's eye) is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Lokesh and Aarathi, in lead roles with Anant Nag and Ambareesh, who were relative newcomers, in supporting roles. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa.[1][2] The film is based on a Bengali novel by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta. The film was remade in Tamil as Annan Oru Koyil, in Malayalam as Ellaam Ninakku Vendi and in Telugu as Bangaru Chellelu.[3]

Plot

This is a murder mystery where Ramesh (Lokesh) is on the run from the police as he is accused of murdering his sister's rapist (Ambareesh). He runs into Sandhya (Aarathi) who should have been his fiancee at a lonely railway station. His sister (Jayalakshmi) now has amnesia. Together with her Doctor husband (Anant Nag) Sandhya sets out to they have to unravel the sequence of events and save Ramesh. A last minute confession by the sister brings the film to a satisfactory end.

Cast

• Lokesh as Dr. Ramesh
• Aarathi as Sandhya
• Anant Nag as Dr. Anand
• Ambareesh as Sridhar
• Jayalakshmi as Rekha
• Venkatarao Thalageri
• Dheerendra Gopal as Peter
• Shakti Prasad as Sandhya's uncle
• M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Sandhya's aunt
• Rama Prabha
• N. S. Rao as Ranga
• Sharapanjara Iyengar
• Thyagaraj Urs
• Kannada Raju
• Kunigal Ramanath
• Vijayakala
• Baby Shyam
• Leena Das

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa.[4]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Naguvina Aluvina"	K. J. Yesudas	Vijaya Narasimha	03:36
2	"Ninna Neenu Maretharenu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chi. Udaya Shankar	03:19
3	"O Iniya Nee Yelliruve"	P. Susheela	Vijaya Narasimha	03:12
4	"Ninna Neenu Maretharenu"	P. Susheela	Vijaya Narasimha	03:19
5	"Ninne Sanje Alli Nodide"	Vani Jairam	Chi. Udayashankar	03:28

References

1. "Devara Kannu". chiloka.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
2. "Devara Kannu". nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
3. Raman, Mohan V. (5 September 2019). "50 Years of 'Deiva Magan': Why Sivaji Ganesan still matters…". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
4. "Devara Kannu Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

External links

• Devara Kannu at IMDb
• Devara Kannu on YouTube