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	~~{{For2\|1965 Telugu film\|[[Devata (1965 film)]]\|other uses\|[[Devatha (disambiguation)]]}}~~
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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Devatha		\| name = Devatha
	\| image = Devatha poster.jpg		\| image = Devatha poster.jpg
	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| writer =		\| writer =
	\| starring = [[Sobhan Babu]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]<br />[[Mohan Babu]]		\| starring = [[Sobhan Babu]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]<br />[[Mohan Babu]]
	\| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]		\| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
	\| producer = [[D. Rama Naidu]]		\| producer = [[D. Rama Naidu]]
	\|music=[[K. Chakravarthy]]		\| music = [[K. Chakravarthy]]
	\| studio = [[Suresh Productions]]		\| studio = [[Suresh Productions]]
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1982\|9\|4}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1982\|9\|4}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| language = Telugu		\| language = Telugu
	\| budget =		\| budget =
	\| gross = ~~{{INR\|1.7 crores}}~~		\| gross =
	~~\| country = [[India]]~~
	}}		}}

	'''''Devatha''''' (~~English: '''''~~Goddess~~'''''~~) is a 1982 Telugu film directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]], starring [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Sridevi]], [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Mohan Babu]]. The film is about two sisters and their love triangle with a man. [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] remade it in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), with both [[Sridevi]] and [[Jaya Prada]] reprising their roles. It was also remade in Tamil as ''Deiva Piravi'' (1985) ~~starring Mohan, Urvashi and Radhika~~.		'''''Devatha''''' ({{Translation\|Goddess}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]], starring [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Sridevi]], [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Mohan Babu]]. The film was produced by [[D. Ramanaidu\|D. Rama Naidu]] on [[Suresh Productions]] banner. The film is about two sisters and their [[love triangle]] with a man. K. Raghavendra Rao remade the film in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), with both [[Sridevi]] and [[Jaya Prada]] reprising their roles. It was also remade in Tamil as ''[[Deivapiravi (1985 film)\|Deiva Piravi]]'' (1985).

	The story drew inspiration from the [[Tamil films of 1959\|1959]] Tamil film ''[[Kalyana Parisu]]'', directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]], who also directed its Hindi remake, ''[[Nazrana (1961 film)\|Nazrana]]'', (1961) starring [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]] and the 1960 Telugu movie ''[[Pelli Kanuka (1960 film)\|Pelli Kanuka]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html \|title=Ten times south Indian filmmakers remade their own films in Hindi \|last=Jha \|first=Lata \|date=16 January 2017 \|work=[[Mint (newspaper)\|Mint]] \|access-date=27 March 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180327162031/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html \|archive-date=27 March 2018 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet \|number=974247556678082561 \|user=NFAIOfficial \|title=#ThrowbackThursday: #GeminiGanesan and #Vijayakumari in #KalyanaParisu. This popular #Tamil #melodrama spawned many remakes, including Pelli Kanuka in #Telugu starring #ANR, #Nazrana in #Hindi starring #RajKapoor – #Vyjayanthimala, & #Tohfa starring #Jeetendra – #Sridevi. #TBT \|author=National Film Archive of India \|author-link=National Film Archive of India \|date=15 March 2018 \|access-date=27 March 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180327162211/https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/974247556678082561 \|archive-date=27 March 2018 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		== Cast ==

	==Cast==
	* [[Sobhan Babu]] as Rambabu		* [[Sobhan Babu]] as Rambabu
	* [[Sridevi]] as ~~Lalita~~		* [[Sridevi]] as Lalitha
	* [[Jaya Prada]] as Janaki		* [[Jaya Prada]] as Janaki
	* [[Mohan Babu]] as ~~Kamesham~~		* [[Mohan Babu]] as Kamesam
	* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Narasayya		* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Narasayya
	* [[Nirmalamma]]		* [[Nirmalamma]]
	* [[Rama Prabha]]		* [[Rama Prabha]]

	== ~~Soundtrack~~ ==		== Production ==
	[[K. Chakravarthy]] composed the film's music. The song "~~Yelluvachi~~ Godaramma" was ~~recreated~~ for the movie ''[[Gaddalakonda Ganesh]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://m.~~timesofindia~~.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sridevis-song-will-be-remixed-for-varun-tej-pooja-hegdes-valmiki/~~amp_articleshow~~/70911312.cms\|~~title~~=~~Sridevi's~~ song to be remixed for ~~Varun Tej, Pooja Hegde's 'Valmiki'?~~ - Times of India}}</ref>		The story drew inspiration from the [[Tamil films of 1959\|1959]] Tamil film ''[[Kalyana Parisu]]'', directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]], who also directed its Hindi remake, ''[[Nazrana (1961 film)\|Nazrana]]'', (1961) starring [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]] and the 1960 Telugu movie ''[[Pelli Kanuka (1960 film)\|Pelli Kanuka]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jha \|first=Lata \|date=16 January 2017 \|title=Ten times south Indian filmmakers remade their own films in Hindi \|work=[[Mint (newspaper)\|Mint]] \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 March 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180327162031/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html \|archive-date=27 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet\|number=974247556678082561\|user=NFAIOfficial\|title=#ThrowbackThursday: #GeminiGanesan and #Vijayakumari in #KalyanaParisu. This popular #Tamil #melodrama spawned many remakes, including Pelli Kanuka in #Telugu starring #ANR, #Nazrana in #Hindi starring #RajKapoor – #Vyjayanthimala, & #Tohfa starring #Jeetendra – #Sridevi. #TBT\|author=National Film Archive of India\|author-link=National Film Archive of India\|date=15 March 2018\|access-date=27 March 2018\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180327162211/https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/974247556678082561\|archive-date=27 March 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> The dialogues were written by [[Satyanand (writer)\|Satyanand]].<ref>{{Citation \|title=Devatha Full Movie l Sobhan Babu l Sri Devi l Jayapradha l K Ragavendra Rao l Suresh Productions \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkgvAY02RJI \|language=en \|access-date=2022-09-26}}; Event occurs at 2:13</ref> The song "Elluvache Godaramma" was shot at Godavari, Pedapatnam.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/movies/movie-shooting-places-in-east-godavari-district/0212/121027450\|title=అక్క డ సినిమా తీస్తే హిట్టే!\|language=Telugu\|website=Eenadu\|access-date=5 December 2024\|date=7 February 2021}}</ref>

			== Music ==
			[[K. Chakravarthy]] composed the film's music. The song "[[Elluvachi Godaramma]]" was remixed for the movie ''[[Gaddalakonda Ganesh]]'' as "[[Elluvochi Godaramma]]".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nyayapati \|first=Neeshita \|date=30 August 2019 \|title=Sridevi's song to be remixed for Varun Tej, Pooja Hegde's 'Valmiki'? \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sridevis-song-will-be-remixed-for-varun-tej-pooja-hegdes-valmiki/articleshow/70911312.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112153914/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sridevis-song-will-be-remixed-for-varun-tej-pooja-hegdes-valmiki/articleshow/70911312.cms \|archive-date=12 January 2021 \|access-date=22 February 2022 \|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

	{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration		! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
	\|-		\|-
	\| "~~Yeluvachhi~~"		\| "[[Elluvachi Godaramma\|Elluvachhi]]"
	\| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]		\| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]
	\| 5:05		\| 5:05
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	==References==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|0186957}}		* {{IMDb title\|0186957}}

	{{K. Raghavendra Rao}}		{{K. Raghavendra Rao}}

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	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	[[K. Chakravarthy]] composed the film's music. The song "Yelluvachi Godaramma" was recreated for the movie ''[[Gaddalakonda Ganesh]]''.<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sridevis-song-will-be-remixed-for-varun-tej-pooja-hegdes-valmiki/amp_articleshow/70911312.cms</ref>		[[K. Chakravarthy]] composed the film's music. The song "Yelluvachi Godaramma" was recreated for the movie ''[[Gaddalakonda Ganesh]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sridevis-song-will-be-remixed-for-varun-tej-pooja-hegdes-valmiki/amp_articleshow/70911312.cms\|title=Sridevi's song to be remixed for Varun Tej, Pooja Hegde's 'Valmiki'? - Times of India}}</ref>

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	\| "Yeluvachhi"		\| "Yeluvachhi"
	\| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam~~\|S. P. Balu~~]], [[P. Susheela]]		\| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]
	\| 5:05		\| 5:05
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Cheera Kattindhi"		\| "Cheera Kattindhi"
	\| S. P. ~~Balu~~, P. Susheela		\| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
	\| 4:00		\| 4:00
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Kudikannu Kotagane"		\| "Kudikannu Kotagane"
	\| S. P. ~~Balu~~, P. Susheela		\| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
	\| 4:24		\| 4:24
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Challagali Cheppindhi"		\| "Challagali Cheppindhi"
	\| S. P. ~~Balu~~, P. Susheela, [[S. P. Sailaja]]		\| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
	\| 4:31		\| 4:31
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Yendavana"		\| "Yendavana"
	\| S. P. ~~Balu~~, P. Susheela		\| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
	\| 4:41		\| 4:41
	\|}		\|}
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	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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{{Infobox film
| name = Devatha
| image = Devatha poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer =
| starring = [[Sobhan Babu]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]<br />[[Mohan Babu]]
| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
| producer = [[D. Rama Naidu]]
|music=[[K. Chakravarthy]]
| studio = [[Suresh Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1982|9|4}}
| runtime =
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|1.7 crores}}
}}

'''''Devatha''''' (English: '''''Goddess''''') is a 1982 Telugu film directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]], starring [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Sridevi]], [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Mohan Babu]]. The film is about two sisters and their love triangle with a man. [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] remade it in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), with both [[Sridevi]] and [[Jaya Prada]] reprising their roles. It was also remade in Tamil as ''Deiva Piravi'' (1985) starring Mohan, Urvashi and Radhika.

The story drew inspiration from the [[Tamil films of 1959|1959]] Tamil film ''[[Kalyana Parisu]]'', directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]], who also directed its Hindi remake, ''[[Nazrana (1961 film)|Nazrana]]'', (1961) starring [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]] and the 1960 Telugu movie ''[[Pelli Kanuka (1960 film)|Pelli Kanuka]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html |title=Ten times south Indian filmmakers remade their own films in Hindi |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=16 January 2017 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180327162031/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=974247556678082561 |user=NFAIOfficial |title=#ThrowbackThursday: #GeminiGanesan and #Vijayakumari in #KalyanaParisu. This popular #Tamil #melodrama spawned many remakes, including Pelli Kanuka in #Telugu starring #ANR, #Nazrana in #Hindi starring #RajKapoor – #Vyjayanthimala, & #Tohfa starring #Jeetendra – #Sridevi. #TBT |author=National Film Archive of India |author-link=National Film Archive of India |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180327162211/https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/974247556678082561 |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Sobhan Babu]] as Rambabu
* [[Sridevi]] as Lalita
* [[Jaya Prada]] as Janaki
* [[Mohan Babu]] as Kamesham
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Narasayya
* [[Nirmalamma]]
* [[Rama Prabha]]

== Soundtrack ==
[[K. Chakravarthy]] composed the film's music. The song "Yelluvachi Godaramma" was recreated for the movie ''[[Gaddalakonda Ganesh]]''.<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sridevis-song-will-be-remixed-for-varun-tej-pooja-hegdes-valmiki/amp_articleshow/70911312.cms</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
| "Yeluvachhi"
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S. P. Balu]], [[P. Susheela]]
| 5:05
|-
| "Cheera Kattindhi"
| S. P. Balu, P. Susheela
| 4:00
|-
| "Kudikannu Kotagane"
| S. P. Balu, P. Susheela
| 4:24
|-
| "Challagali Cheppindhi"
| S. P. Balu, P. Susheela, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| 4:31
|-
| "Yendavana"
| S. P. Balu, P. Susheela
| 4:41
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0186957}}

{{K. Raghavendra Rao}}

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