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{{Infobox film
| name = Deivapiravi
| image = Deivapiravi 1985 poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[R. Krishnamoorthy]]
| producer = [[D. Ramanaidu]]
| writer = [[V. C. Guhanathan]] <small>(dialogues)</small>
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Devatha (1982 film)|Devatha]]''|[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]
*[[Raadhika]]
*[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]
}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = [[Suresh Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1985|4|14}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Deivapiravi''''' ({{trans|Noble Soul}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama]] film directed by [[R. Krishnamoorthy]] and starring [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Raadhika]], and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]].<ref name="A">{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=19 April 2020 |title='உதயகீதம்', 'பிள்ளைநிலா', 'தெய்வப்பிறவி'; ஒரேநாளில் ரீலீஸ்; மூன்றுமே செம ஹிட்டு; 35 வருடங்களாச்சு! |trans-title=''Udaya Geetham'', ''Pillai Nila'' and ''Deivapiravi'' released on the same day; all three were big hits; 35 years have passed! |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/550321-udhayageetham-35-years.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716225048/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/550321-udhayageetham-35-years.html |archive-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> The film was a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Devatha (1982 film)|Devatha]]'' (1982).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4rcDwAAQBAJ&q=Deiva+Piravi&pg=PA504 |title=BollySwar: 1981–1990 |date=14 April 2020 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited |isbn=978-81-938482-2-7 |page=504}}</ref> It was released on 14 April 1985 and ran for one-hundred days in theatres.

== Cast ==
*[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Mohan
*[[Raadhika]] Janaki
*[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Lalitha
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Minor
*Oppanai Gajapathi
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]]
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]]
*Master Suresh
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
*[[Pushpalatha]]
*[[A. Sakunthala|C.I.D. Sakunthala]] Ayya
*[[S. N. Lakshmi]]

== Production ==
The film is directed by R. Krishnamurthy, who was known for directing ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), and produced by [[D. Ramanaidu]] under his banner [[Suresh Productions]].<ref name="A" /> Ramanaidu had produced the original film ''[[Devatha (1982 film)|Devatha]]'' (1982).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=R. Ravikanth |date=18 February 2015 |title=Legendary filmmaker Ramanaidu is no more |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/cine-producer-ramanaidu-no-more/article6909040.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212144710/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/cine-producer-ramanaidu-no-more/article6909040.ece |archive-date=12 December 2019}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The songs are composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]].<ref name="A" /> [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] and [[P. Susheela]], who sang for the original film, also sang for this film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 September 2020 |title=SP Balasubrahmanyam dies; his youthful voice to live in more than 40,000 songs |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sp-balasubrahmanyam-dies-his-youthful-voice-to-live-in-more-than-40000-songs/articleshow/78312094.cms |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928000853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sp-balasubrahmanyam-dies-his-youthful-voice-to-live-in-more-than-40000-songs/articleshow/78312094.cms |archive-date=28 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deiva Piravi (1985) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/deiva-piravi-songs-T0003167 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115062558/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/deiva-piravi-songs-T0003167 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |access-date=1 October 2020 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:40
| all_lyrics = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| title1 = Mounam Ennum Ragam
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Poovai Oru Poo
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
| length2 = 5:19
| title3 = Nil Nil Nil Nil Elan Thendraley
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| length3 = 4:34
| title4 = Marappu Potta Ponnu
| extra4 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| length4 = 4:31
| title5 = Panaile Paal Erukku
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| length5 = 5:32
}}

== Release ==
''Deiva Piravi'' was released on 14 April 1985 coinciding with [[Puthandu]]. The film faced competition from two other Mohan-starrers ''[[Udaya Geetham]]'', which released a day earlier, and ''[[Pillai Nila]]''. The film was not as successful as those films, but ran for one-hundred days. Mohan gained appreciation for his performance in the film.<ref name="A" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{CITWF title|77848}}

[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1985 films]]
[[Category:Films produced by D. Ramanaidu]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Suresh Productions films]]

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