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| name          = Devta
| name          = Devta
| image          = Devta poster.jpg
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| director      = Pattana
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|writer = '''Dialogue:'''<br />Pandit [[Mukhram Sharma]]
|writer = '''Dialogue:'''<br />Pandit [[Mukhram Sharma]]
| screenplay    = Pattana
| screenplay    = Pattana
| starring      = [[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Anjali Devi]]
| starring      = [[Gemini Ganeshan]]<br />[[Anjali Devi]]<br />[[Vyjayanthimala]]  
| music          = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| music          = [[C. Ramchandra]]
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| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1956|01|01}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1956|01|01}}
| runtime        = 178 min
| runtime        = 178 min
| country        = India
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
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'''''Devta''''' ({{trans|[[Devata|Snake God]]}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1956|1956]] Hindi partly coloured [[swashbuckler]] film written by Sadasiva Bramham and directed by Pattana. The film had [[Vyjayanthimala]] in the [[title role]] with [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Anjali Devi]] in the lead, while [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], [[Bipin Gupta]], Krishna Kumari and [[M. N. Nambiar]] form an [[ensemble cast]]. The film was produced by Narayanan Iyengar with his production company; Narayanan Company. The music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]], with lyrics provided by [[Rajendra Krishan]]. The film was a remake of the 1955 Tamil film ''[[Kanavane Kankanda Deivam]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article73473.ece |title=Blast from the past: Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=2009-12-21 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2011-03-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220100933/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article73473.ece |archive-date=20 February 2011 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref>
'''''Devta''''' ({{translation|[[Devata|Snake God]]}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1956|1956]] Hindi partly coloured [[swashbuckler]] film written by Sadasiva Bramham and directed by Pattana. The film had [[Vyjayanthimala]] in the [[title role]], along with [[Gemini Ganeshan]] and [[Anjali Devi]] in the lead, while [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], [[Bipin Gupta]], Krishna Kumari and [[M. N. Nambiar]] form an [[ensemble cast]]. The film was produced by Narayanan Iyengar with his production company; Narayanan Company. The music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]], with lyrics provided by [[Rajendra Krishan]]. The film was a remake of the 1955 Tamil film ''[[Kanavane Kankanda Deivam]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article73473.ece |title=Blast from the past: Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=2009-12-21 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2011-03-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220100933/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article73473.ece |archive-date=20 February 2011 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
This film narrated the story of a king (Bepin Gupta) who loses his sight and needs a "Nagi Jyothi" (serpent light) found in "Sarpaloka" (serpent world). A young man (Ganesh) working in the palace and in love with the princess (Anjali Devi) undertakes the hazardous journey of going to the netherworld and getting the magic light from the hood of a snake in the custody of the serpent queen (Vyjayanttimala). The queen is attracted to the young man, who pretends to be in love with her mainly to get the light. He succeeds in getting it and the queen curses him to become an ugly man. The princess marries the prince, but they are banished and live in a hut. Soon a boy is born. The devoted wife faces many trials and tribulations before she and her son help her husband regain his original form. And they live happily thereafter.
This film narrated the story of a king (Bipin Gupta) who loses his sight and needs a "Nagi Jyothi" (serpent light) found in "Sarpaloka" (serpent world). A young man Vijay (Gemini Ganeshan) working in the palace and in love with the princess (Anjali Devi) undertakes the hazardous journey of going to the netherworld and getting the magic light from the hood of a snake in the custody of the serpent queen (Vyjayanthimala). The queen is attracted to the young man, who pretends to be in love with her mainly to get the light. He succeeds in getting it and the queen curses him to become an ugly man. The princess marries the prince, but they are banished and live in a hut. Soon a boy is born. The devoted wife faces many trials and tribulations before she and her son help her husband regain his original form. And they live happily thereafter.


==Cast==
==Cast==
<!--IN ORDER OF THE OPENING CREDITS OF THE FILM-->
* [[Gemini Ganeshan]] as Vijay
* [[Anjali Devi]] as Nalini
* [[Anjali Devi]] as Nalini
* [[Gemini Ganesan|Ganesh]] as Vijay
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Naag Rani
* [[Bipin Gupta|Bepin Gupta]] as Sangram Singh
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Sangram Singh
* [[M. N. Nambiar|Nambiar]] as Veersen
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Veersen
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Bahadur
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Bahadur
* [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Roopkumar]] as Raja  
* [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]] as Raja  
* [[Kumari Kamala]] as Naag Kanya
* [[Kumari Kamala]] as Naag Kanya
* Krishnakumari as Naagi
* Krishnakumari as Naagi
* [[Indira (actress)|Indira]] as Mallika
* [[Indira (actress)|Indira]] as Mallika
* Kamalkrishna as Balvir
* Kamalkrishna as Balveer
* V. P. Balaram as The soldier
* V. P. Balaram as The soldier
* K. Ramaswamy as The soldier  
* K. Ramaswamy as The soldier
* [[Vyjayanthimala|Vyjayantimala]] as [[Devata|Naag Rani]]


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
The film's soundtrack was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Rajendra Krishan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://songs.reloadlife.com/devta-1956/ |title=Devta(1956)) |publisher=Reloadlife.com |access-date=2011-10-18 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120718125907/http://songs.reloadlife.com/devta-1956/ |archive-date=18 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album had [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Talat Mahmood]] as the singers. It was also one of the last collaborations of [[C. Ramchandra]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]], they fell out in 1957 and parted their ways.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/lata-mangeshkar |title=Lata Mangeshkar |publisher=Upperstall.com |author=Karan Bali |access-date=2011-10-18 }}</ref>
[[C. Ramchandra]] composed the soundtrack of the film, while the lyrics were penned by [[Rajendra Krishan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://songs.reloadlife.com/devta-1956/ |title=Devta(1956)) |publisher=Reloadlife.com |access-date=2011-10-18 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718125907/http://songs.reloadlife.com/devta-1956/ |archive-date=18 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Singers [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Talat Mahmood]] and [[Manna Dey]] lent their voices. It was also one of the last collaborations of [[C. Ramchandra]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]], they fell out in 1958 and parted their ways.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/lata-mangeshkar |title=Lata Mangeshkar |publisher=Upperstall.com |author=Karan Bali |access-date=2011-10-18 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Length (m:ss)
! Song !! Singer
|-
|-
| 1|| "Do Nainon Ka Bana" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]] || 3:23
| "Ae Chand, Kal Jo Aana"  
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]  
|-
|-
| 2|| "Kaise Aaoon Jamuna Ke Teer" || Lata Mangeshkar || 3:01
| "Do Nainon Ka Bana Jhulna"  
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]] 
|-
|-
| 3|| "Phoolon Ke Mele" || Lata Mangeshkar || 3:08
| "Kaise Aaun Jamuna Ke Teer"  
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| 4|| "Suna Hai Mere Dil Ka" || Lata Mangeshkar || 2:98
| "Soona Hai Mere Dil Ka Jahan"  
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| 5|| "Udhar Chali Ja Janaki" || Manna Dey || 5:17
| "Zalim Tere Aankhon Ne"  
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| 6|| "Yeh Chand Kal Jo" || Lata Mangeshkar || 2:94
| "Kisi Se Pyar Hai Humko, Magar Hum Na Batayenge"  
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Talat Mahmood]]
|-
|-
| 7|| "Zalim Tere Aankhon Ne" || [[Asha Bhosle]] || 2:66
| "Phoolon Ke Mele"  
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|-
| 8|| "Kisi Se Pyaar Hai Humko" || [[Talat Mahmood]], Lata Mangeshkar || 3:26
| "Udhar Chali Ja Janki"  
|-
| [[Manna Dey]]
| 9|| "Ae Chaand Kal Jo Aana Unko" || Lata Mangeshkar || 3:28
|-  
|}
 
==Table of ''Devta'' and its remakes==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''[[Kanavane Kankanda Deivam]]''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]])
! ''[[Devta (1956 film)|Devta]]'' ([[Hindi]])
|-
| Vijayan ([[Gemini Ganesan|R. Ganesh]])
| Vijay ([[Gemini Ganesan|Ganesh]])
|-
| Soorasimmar ([[Chittor V. Nagaiah|V. Nagaiah]])
| Sangram Singh ([[Bipin Gupta|Bepin Gupta]])
|-
| Veerasenan ([[M. N. Nambiar]])
| Veersen ([[M. N. Nambiar|Nambiar]])
|-
| Singan ({{small|Friend}} Ramasami)
| Bahadur ([[Agha (actor)|Agha]])
|-
| Karunakaran ({{small|Nat}} Annaji Rao)
| Balvir (Kamalkrishna)
|-
| Soldier (V. P. Balaraman)
| Soldiers ( V. P. Balaram, K. Ramaswamy)
|-
| Nalini ([[Anjali Devi]])
| Nalini ([[Anjali Devi]])
|-
| Nagarani ([[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]])
| Naag Rani ([[Vyjayanthimala|Vyjayantimala]])
|-
| Mallika ([[M. N. Rajam]])
| Mallika ([[Indira (actress)|Indira]])
|-
| Naagi ([[T. P. Muthulakshmi]])
| Naagi (Krishnakumari)
|-
| Nagakanni (Bala)
| Naag Kanya ([[Kumari Kamala]])
|-
| Raja (Baby Uma)
| Raja ([[Daisy Irani (actress)|Roopkumar]])
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 00:12, 1 May 2022

Devta
File:Devta.jpeg
Directed byPattana
Produced byNarayanan Iyengar
Written byDialogue:
Pandit Mukhram Sharma
Screenplay byPattana
Story bySadasiva Bramham
StarringGemini Ganeshan
Anjali Devi
Vyjayanthimala
Music byC. Ramchandra
Production
company
Narayanan Company Production
Distributed byRajshri Productions
Release date
  • 1 January 1956 (1956-01-01)
Running time
178 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Devta (transl.Snake God) is a 1956 Hindi partly coloured swashbuckler film written by Sadasiva Bramham and directed by Pattana. The film had Vyjayanthimala in the title role, along with Gemini Ganeshan and Anjali Devi in the lead, while Agha, Bipin Gupta, Krishna Kumari and M. N. Nambiar form an ensemble cast. The film was produced by Narayanan Iyengar with his production company; Narayanan Company. The music was composed by C. Ramchandra, with lyrics provided by Rajendra Krishan. The film was a remake of the 1955 Tamil film Kanavane Kankanda Deivam.[1]

Plot[edit]

This film narrated the story of a king (Bipin Gupta) who loses his sight and needs a "Nagi Jyothi" (serpent light) found in "Sarpaloka" (serpent world). A young man Vijay (Gemini Ganeshan) working in the palace and in love with the princess (Anjali Devi) undertakes the hazardous journey of going to the netherworld and getting the magic light from the hood of a snake in the custody of the serpent queen (Vyjayanthimala). The queen is attracted to the young man, who pretends to be in love with her mainly to get the light. He succeeds in getting it and the queen curses him to become an ugly man. The princess marries the prince, but they are banished and live in a hut. Soon a boy is born. The devoted wife faces many trials and tribulations before she and her son help her husband regain his original form. And they live happily thereafter.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

C. Ramchandra composed the soundtrack of the film, while the lyrics were penned by Rajendra Krishan.[2] Singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Talat Mahmood and Manna Dey lent their voices. It was also one of the last collaborations of C. Ramchandra and Lata Mangeshkar, they fell out in 1958 and parted their ways.[3]

Song Singer
"Ae Chand, Kal Jo Aana" Lata Mangeshkar
"Do Nainon Ka Bana Jhulna" Lata Mangeshkar
"Kaise Aaun Jamuna Ke Teer" Lata Mangeshkar
"Soona Hai Mere Dil Ka Jahan" Lata Mangeshkar
"Zalim Tere Aankhon Ne" Lata Mangeshkar
"Kisi Se Pyar Hai Humko, Magar Hum Na Batayenge" Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mahmood
"Phoolon Ke Mele" Asha Bhosle
"Udhar Chali Ja Janki" Manna Dey

References[edit]

  1. Guy, Randor (21 December 2009). "Blast from the past: Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. "Devta(1956))". Reloadlife.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. Karan Bali. "Lata Mangeshkar". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

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