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{{Infobox film
| name = Devudu Chesina Manushulu
| image = Devudu Chesina Manushulu 1973 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = '''Story''': G. Hanumantha Rao '''Screenplay''': V. Ramachandra Rao '''Dialogues''': [[Tripuraneni Maharadhi]]
| producer = G. Hanumantha Rao [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] {{small|('''presents''')}}
| director = V. Ramachandra Rao
| starring = Krishna [[N. T. Rama Rao]] [[Jayalalithaa]] [[Vijaya Nirmala]]
| music = [[Ramesh Naidu]]
| cinematography = [[V. S. R. Swamy]]
| editing = Kotagiri Gopala Rao
| studio = [[Padmalaya Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1973|8|9}}
| runtime = 177 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Devudu Chesina Manushulu''''' ({{translation|God-made humans}}) is a 1973 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action-drama film]] directed by V. Ramachandra Rao, produced by G. Hanumantha Rao under the [[Padmalaya Studios]] banner and presented by [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]. The film stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], Krishna, [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]] and [[Vijaya Nirmala]], with music composed by [[Ramesh Naidu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pecheti |first=Prakash |date=19 May 2019 |title=A tribute to 'Manyam Veerudu' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/a-tribute-to-manyam-veerudu |url-status=live |access-date=10 August 2020 |website=[[Telangana Today]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326100645/https://telanganatoday.com/a-tribute-to-manyam-veerudu |archive-date=26 March 2021 }}</ref> The film was a commercial success,<ref name="cg">{{Cite web |title=Box office records and collections |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/ntr175.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616014403/http://www.cinegoer.com/ntr175.htm |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=14 July 2012 |website=Cinegoer}}</ref> and was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Takkar (1980 film)|Takkar]]'' (1980) under the same banner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Sanjeev Kumar's Biography Unveils His Special Bond With Tamil Thespian Sivaji Ganesan |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/sanjeev-kumar-s-biography-unveils-his-special-bond-with-tamil-thespian-sivaji-ganesan-news-213671 |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119022005/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/sanjeev-kumar-s-biography-unveils-his-special-bond-with-tamil-thespian-sivaji-ganesan-news-213671 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film begins with a crime wing who steals valuable antique temple idols. Ramu, a bold, is allied with them. Once, they hijack an aircraft holding a precious statue when Suresh, a mobster, slays a priest. As it happens, a passenger, Sujatha, the tycoon, Hari Prasad's sister, braves, transforming Ramu. So, he safeguards the passengers. In that mishap, Ramu & Sujatha fall in love. He drops Sujatha and lands at the estate of Zamindar Dasaratharamaiah. Ramu hinders his vagabond Gopi while teasing a laborer, Vijaya. In that rage, Gopi whips him, and Dasaratharamaiah averts it.

Surprisingly, Ramu discerns himself as his long-lasting son but may disclose because of his crime sheet. Indeed, Ramu is the progeny of Dasaratharamaiah's first wife, whom his second Varalakshmi grudges. Plus, her sly brother Papa Rao ruses to slaughter him, but he is secured. Dasaratharamaiah shelters Ramu and is entrusted with the family tasks. Thereupon, he seeks to remove the flaws of Gopi & sister Geeta, which makes Gopi quit. Destiny makes Dasaratharamaiah & Hari Prasad family friends, including Sujatha & Geeta. Further, it reunites Ramu & Sujatha when he divulges the actuality and requests to bite her lip. Besides, Vijaya strives for her terminally ill mother Ramanamma & drunkard brother Ranganna. Gopi reforms after soul-searching with her tie.

Here, as a flabbergast, Hari Prasad turns into the quarterback of the mobsters, who also affiliate with Geeta through bullying. Exploiting it, they heist Krishna's idol of Dasaratharamaiah's ancestors. Ramu incriminates to shield Geeta. As of now, Hari Prasad seizes Geeta when Ramu breaks the bars and chases them. However, Gopi misinterprets and charges Ramu when he affirms his identity, and they fuse. Parallelly, Ranganna senses Hari Prasad's activities and informs Ramu & Gopi. Being conscious of it, Sujatha, too, guilds and rescues Geeta. At that moment, startlingly, the original Hari Prasad appears, who has been abducted by the quarterback and purported to be him. Since Geeta is Hari Prasad's courtship, she becomes a pawn at their fingertips. Following the blackguards' ploy, a conspiracy in the name of God to smuggle the adored idols out of the country. At last, Ramu & Gopi intrepidly encounter & cease them. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of turtle doves.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Ramakrishna / Ramu
* [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] as Gopi
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Dasaradharamayya
* [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]] as Sujatha
* [[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Vijaya
* [[Jaggayya]] as Hari Prasad and smuggler (dual role)
* [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] as Geeta
* [[Kanta Rao]] as Suresh
* [[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Ranganna
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Ramanamma's husband
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Lingam
* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]] as Papa Rao
* K. V. Chalam as Gopi's friend
* [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] as Special appearance
* [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]] as Special appearance
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] as Varalakshmi
* Mamatha as Subbi
* [[Nirmalamma]] as Ramanamma
}}

== Soundtrack ==
Music composed by [[Ramesh Naidu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devudu Chesina Manusulu (1973)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CRN/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221119020802/https://indiancine.ma/documents/CRN/info |archive-date=19 November 2022 |access-date=25 December 2020 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> The song "Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo" was remixed in the film ''[[Xtra (film)|Xtra]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-xtra.html|title=Movie review - Xtra (Mythili Malli Rammandi)|date=25 June 2004|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|last=Jeevi|access-date=8 October 2023|archive-date=15 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215061524/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-xtra.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Song title !! Lyricist !! Singers !! Length
|-
|"Devudu Chesina Manushullara"
|[[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]
|[[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]
|4:58
|-
|"Tholisaari Ninnu"
|[[Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu|Dasaradhi]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|3:44
|-
|"Doravayasu Chinnadi"
|Dasaradhi
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
|3:00
|-
|"Vinnaaraa Alanaati Venuganam"
|[[Aarudhra]]
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|3:41
|-
|"Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo"
|Aarudhra
|[[L. R. Eswari]]
|3:17
|-
|"Nee Daggarayedo Vundi"
|Aarudhra
|L. R. Eswari
|3:20
|-
|"Devudu Chesina Manushullara"-2
|Sri Sri
|Ghantasala, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|4:11
|}

== Reception ==
Giddaluri Gopal Rao, writing for ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'' on 24 August 1973, gave the film a mixed review. Although he praised the production and cinematography, Rao criticised the film for its unrealistic scenes and poorly written characters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Giddaluri |first=Gopal Rao |date=24 August 1973 |title=చిత్ర సమీక్ష దేవుడు చేసిన మనుషులు |trans-title=Film review: Devudu Chesina Manushulu |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1973/Aug/24-aug-1973.pdf |access-date=10 August 2020 |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |pages=6 |language=te |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629032310/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1973/Aug/24-aug-1973.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was commercially successful and ran for more than 175 days in two centres, [[Vijayawada]] and [[Nellore]].<ref name="cg" /> The song "Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo" sung by [[L. R. Eswari]] and pictured on actress [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] became popular.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 1973 |title=చిత్ర జగత్: దేవుడు చేసిన మనుషులు |trans-title=Film world: Devudu Chesina Manushulu |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1973/Aug/17-aug-1973.pdf |access-date=10 August 2020 |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |pages=6 |language=te |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628143432/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1973/Aug/17-aug-1973.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0266463}}

[[Category:1970s action drama films]]
[[Category:1973 Indian films]]
[[Category:1973 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ramesh Naidu]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Padmalaya Studios films]]

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