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{{short description|1960 film directed by C. Pullaiah}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Devanthakudu
| image = Devanthakudu (1960 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[C. Pullaiah]]
| producer = C. Pullaiah
| screenplay = Adurthi Narasimha Murthy
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Jamalaye Jibanta Manush]]''|Gouri Shree}}
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]
| music = Ashwatthama
| cinematography = A. Shanmugam
| editing = T. R. Srinivasulu
| studio = Bhargavi Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1960|7|7}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Devanthakudu''''' ({{trans|Daredevil}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[fantasy comedy]] film produced and directed by [[C. Pullaiah]]. The film stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]], with K. V. S. Sarma, [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Kanta Rao]], [[Kalyanam Raghuramaiah]], [[Peketi Sivaram]], P. Hemalatha and Mohana in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1958 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Jamalaye Jibanta Manush]]'' and was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Naan Kanda Sorgam]]'' with a largely different cast. ''Devanthakudu'' was released on 7 July 1960 and became a commercial success.

== Plot ==
Sundaram is a stage actor. He falls in love with Meenakshi, the daughter of a [[miser]]ly rich man Bhadraiah who dislikes Sundaram. Bhadraiah fixes his daughter's marriage with an aged billionaire over his wife's protests. Meenakshi and Sundaram marry in secret with the help of his friends. Bhadraiah enters with his goons and drags his daughter home while his goons brutally assault Sundaram. Meenakshi jumps into a river to commit suicide. Crestfallen, Sundaram repents that he was responsible for her death.

While Sundaram sleeps on a [[veranda]], [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]]'s men, unable to find the address of a dead man, take Sundaram instead with them to hell, the abode of Yama. Sundaram finds his bull there and by unleashing it on Yama, he occupies his throne, promotes [[Chitragupta|Vichitragupta]], rewrites Yamaloka's constitution and also takes the opportunity to search for Meenakshi with the help of [[Narada]], who takes him to [[Vaikuntha]], the abode of [[Vishnu]] and [[Lakshmi]], and to Indraloka, the heaven where he finds Meenakshi. With Vishnu and Lakshmi's blessings, Meenakshi is brought to life and to Sundar and the two return to Earth. Bhadraiah relents and accepts Sundar as his son-in-law.

== Cast ==
* [[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Sundaram
* [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Meenakshi
* K. V. S. Sarma as Bhadraiah<ref name="BFTP" />
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]]
* [[Kanta Rao]] as [[Vishnu]]<ref name="BFTP" />
* [[Kalyanam Raghuramaiah]] as [[Narada]]
* [[Peketi Sivaram]] as [[Chitragupta|Vichitragupta]]<ref name="BFTP" />
* [[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|P. Hemalatha]] as Bhadraiah's wife<ref name="BFTP" />
* Mohana as [[Lakshmi]]<ref name="BFTP" />

== Production ==
=== Development ===
After the success of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Pakka Inti Ammayi]]'' (1953), which was based on the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Pasher Bari]]'' (1952), its director [[C. Pullaiah]] waited for five years to adapt another comical Bengali story for Telugu-speaking audiences. The Bengali fantasy comedy ''[[Jamalaye Jibanta Manush]]'' (1958) was running successfully in cinemas in [[Bengal]]. Its screenplay, written by Gouri Shree, incorporated satirical attacks on contemporary life and social issues. Pullaiah established the production company Bhargavi Films with Ch. Subbarao, a [[Chennai|Madras]]-based building contractor, as managing director and himself as producer, and bought the rights to remake ''Jamalaye Jibanta Manush'' in Telugu and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages. The Telugu version was titled ''Devanthakudu'' and the Tamil version was titled ''[[Naan Kanda Sorgam]]''. Adurthi Narasimha Murthy was the screenwriter of ''Devanthakudu'', and the dialogues were written by [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]]. Cinematography was handled by A. Shanmugam and the editing by T. R. Srinivasulu while A. Krishnarao served as art director.<ref name="BFTP" />

=== Casting and filming ===
[[N. T. Rama Rao]] was cast as the male lead Sundaram, and [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]].<ref name="BFTP" /> [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], who earlier played [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]] in ''[[Sati Savitri (1957 film)|Sati Savitri]]'' (1957), reprised his role in ''Devanthakudu''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nadadhur |first=Srivathsan |date=2 July 2018 |title=S V Ranga Rao @ 100 : A golden standard for the craft |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/s-v-ranga-rao-100-a-golden-standard-for-the-craft/article24311031.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703113817/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/s-v-ranga-rao-100-a-golden-standard-for-the-craft/article24311031.ece |archive-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> [[Kalyanam Raghuramaiah]] played [[Narada]] in addition to working as playback singer. The Tamil version featured a largely different cast, with only Ranga Rao mutual to both.<ref name="BFTP" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=N. V. |date=14 August 1960 |title=Nan Kanda Swargam |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19600814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> ''Devanthakudu'' and ''Naan Kanda Sorgam'' were filmed simultaneously, with scenes from the former being filmed first and those from the latter second. Because of a belief that if Rama Rao wore multiple different get-ups the film would succeed, he sported two additional disguises for this film: that of a woman, and that of an elderly dance teacher. After Pullaiah finished filming Raghuramaiah's scene as Narada, it was time to film the same scene in Tamil with [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]] as the character. Pullaiah noticed one of the assistant directors asking Raghuramaiah to give his garland to Narasimha Bharathi since the scene required Narada to wear one. Pullaiah realised that the production team bought only a single garland instead of two as required, so production resumed only after a new garland was obtained. The final cut of ''Devanthakudu'' was 17 reels, longer than the Bengali original which was 13 reels.<ref name="BFTP" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by Ashwatthama, and the lyrics were written by [[Aarudhra]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CRF/info |title=Devanthakudu |date=1960 |publisher=Bhargavi Films |language=Telugu |type=[[song book]]}}</ref> The songs "Go Go Gogunra" and "Entha Madhura" attained popularity, as did the various [[shloka]]s and poems narrated by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] and Raghuramaiah.<ref name="BFTP" />
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| title9 = Ho Dhim Dhimi
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| title12 = Sritha Jana Pala
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| title13 = Evari Manthramu
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| extra13 = Kalyanam Raghuramaiah
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| title16 = Bhaliraa
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| title17 = Pooraya
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| extra17 = Kalyanam Raghuramaiah
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| title18 = Deni Mahima
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| extra18 = Kalyanam Raghuramaiah
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| extra19 = P. Leela, [[N. L. Ganasaraswathi]]
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== Release and reception ==
''Devanthakudu'' was released on 7 July 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devanthakudu |url=https://indiancine.ma/ALDF/info |access-date=11 February 2019 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> The film was commercially successful, and became a trendsetter for "socio-fantasy films" in Telugu cinema.<ref name="BFTP" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="BFTP">{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=10 March 2016 |title=Blast from the Past: Devanthakudu (1960) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/starring-nt-ramarao-krishnakumari-kvs-sarma-sv-rangarao-kantharao-k-raghuramaiah-peketi-sivaram-p-hemalatha-mohana/article8336533.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610023635/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/starring-nt-ramarao-krishnakumari-kvs-sarma-sv-rangarao-kantharao-k-raghuramaiah-peketi-sivaram-p-hemalatha-mohana/article8336533.ece |archive-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0255109}}

[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by C. Pullaiah]]
[[Category:1960s fantasy-comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy-comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Bengali films]]
[[Category:1960 comedy films]]
[[Category:1960 films]]

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