Devatha Manushya
Devatha Manushya (transl. Divine Person) is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha, K. S. Ashwath and Sudharani.[1] The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by Upendra Kumar. The film was a major success at the box office upon its release. This was Rajkumar's 200th movie.
| Devatha Manushya | |
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| Directed by | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao |
| Produced by | Smt.Parvatamma Rajkumar |
| Written by | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Chi. Udaya Shankar (screenplay) |
| Starring | Rajkumar Geetha Sudharani |
| Music by | Upendra Kumar |
| Cinematography | V. K. Kannan |
| Edited by | P. G. Mohan |
Production company | Poornima Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
PlotEdit
Krishna Murthy is a hard working driver who believes in living a simple life. His boss, a business tycoon, maintains a low profile about his business and does not reveal it to anybody. A high-profile robbery for a golden idol of Goddess has taken place and Krishna Murthy is blamed for it. Whether he will be able to break away from this blame and bring forward the criminal forms the rest of the story.
CastEdit
- Rajkumar as Krishna Murthy
- Geetha as Jaya
- Sudharani as Seetha
- K. S. Ashwath
- Balakrishna
- Kanchana
- Sundar Krishna Urs
- Shivaram
- Rajanand as Kapanipati
- Hema Choudhary as Yamuna
- Shivaram
- Padma Kumta as Kaveramma
SoundtrackEdit
| Devatha Manushya | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 16:47 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
Upendra Kumar composed the background score for the film and the soundtracks. Lyrics for the soundtracks were penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of five soundtracks.[2]
| Tracklist | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Hrudayadali Idenidhu" | Rajkumar, Manjula Gururaj | 4:56 | ||||||
| 2. | "Ninantha Appa Illa" | Rajkumar, B. R. Chaya | 4:50 | ||||||
| 3. | "Haalalladaru (Bit)" | B. R. Chaya | 0:52 | ||||||
| 4. | "Ee Sogasaada Sanje" | Rajkumar, Vani Jairam | 4:02 | ||||||
| 5. | "Ide Jeevana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 2:07 | ||||||
Total length: |
16:47 | ||||||||
Box officeEdit
The movie successfully completed a theatrical run of 100 days and was declared a superhit at the box office. The movie was a disappointment when compared to the actor-director duo's first six ventures - Haalu Jenu, Chalisuva Modagalu, Shravana Banthu, Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma and Jwaalamukhi. [3]
AwardsEdit
- Karnataka State Film Awards 1988-89
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Devatha Manushya crew
- ↑ "Devatha Manushya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "All-Time Blockbusters Posters & Data".
External linksEdit
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