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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Devta | | name = Devta | ||
| image = Devta | | image = Devta.jpeg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = Pattana | | director = Pattana | ||
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|writer = '''Dialogue:'''<br />Pandit [[Mukhram Sharma]] | |writer = '''Dialogue:'''<br />Pandit [[Mukhram Sharma]] | ||
| screenplay = Pattana | | screenplay = Pattana | ||
| starring = [[ | | starring = [[Gemini Ganeshan]]<br />[[Anjali Devi]]<br />[[Vyjayanthimala]] | ||
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]] | | music = [[C. Ramchandra]] | ||
| cinematography = | | cinematography = | ||
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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 | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = | | gross = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Devta''''' ({{ | '''''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 ( | 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== | ||
* [[Gemini Ganeshan]] as Vijay | |||
* [[Anjali Devi]] as Nalini | * [[Anjali Devi]] as Nalini | ||
* [[ | * [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Naag Rani | ||
* [[Bipin | * [[Bipin Gupta]] as Sangram Singh | ||
* [[M. N. | * [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Veersen | ||
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Bahadur | * [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Bahadur | ||
* [[Daisy Irani (actress)| | * [[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 | * 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 | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
[[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%;" | ||
! 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]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|} | |} | ||