Devi (2016 film)

Devi
File:Devi 2016 poster.jpg Theatrical release poster in Tamil
Directed by	A. L. Vijay
Produced by	Prabhu Deva Tamil: K. Ganesh Telugu: Kona Venkat M.V.V. Satyanarayana Hindi: Sonu Sood
Screenplay by	A. L. Vijay Sathya Chintan Gandhi
Story by	A. L. Vijay Paul Aaron
Starring	Prabhu Deva Tamannaah Sonu Sood
Music by	Original Songs: Sajid–Wajid Vishal Mishra Raaj Ashoo MusicMG Background Score: Gopi Sundar Additional Music: Gurinder Seagal
Cinematography	Manush Nandan
Edited by	Anthony
Production company	Prabhu Deva Studios Tamil: Vels Films International Telugu: M.V.V. Entertainments Kona Film Corporation Hindi: Pooja Entertainment
Distributed by	Auraa Cinemas
Release date	7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil Telugu Hindi
Budget	₹110 million

Devi is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film co-written and directed by A. L. Vijay. It features Prabhu Deva, Tamannaah, and Sonu Sood in the lead roles with Murali Sharma, RJ Balaji, Saptagiri, and Rajiv Thakur in supporting roles. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi, titled Abhinetri (transl. Actress) and Tutak Tutak Tutiya respectively.

All three versions were released worldwide on 7 October 2016.

Plot

Krishna Kumar (Prabhu Deva) is a happy-go-lucky Tamilian who works in Mumbai. He spends his time searching for his dream girl. He wants his life partner to be educated and have supermodel looks. He does not want a country girl for a wife. His grandmother is on her deathbed, and his father (Joy Mathew) wants him to get married. His father, with the aid of his grandmother, chooses a girl from their village. He tries many times to stop the marriage, but nothing works. He marries the girl, Devi (Tamannaah), unwillingly. He tries to get rid of her and shifts to a new house to hide her from his friends.

After moving to the new house, Devi's personality changes, which surprises Krishna. He unwillingly takes her to a film festival where, to his shock, she dances and calls herself Ruby. She attracts the attention of actor Raj Khanna (Sonu Sood). Krishna inquires about the house with his neighbours and, to his disbelief, learns about the past owner, a girl called Ruby, an actress who was supposed to debut with Raj was replaced by another actress, which caused her to fall into depression and commit suicide in that very house. He finds out that his wife is possessed by Ruby. Ruby gets an acting offer for the third sequel of Revolver Raja with Raj, and she forces Krishna to let her attend every rehearsal. Eventually, Krishna makes a deal with her to end this after one movie. Through the film making process which involves Krishna lying to Devi, Krishna begins to appreciate his wife and falls in love with her. Ruby and Krishna also become close friends.

At the release of the movie, Krishna praises Ruby for her acting, but she betrays him and does not leave Devi's body as promised. Krishna tries to make her leave by exposing her in the press conference, but she tricks him. At that point, Raj also proposes to her. She faints and is rushed to the hospital. The doctor reveals that Devi is pregnant with Krishna's child. Krishna begs Ruby to leave his wife's body, and Ruby obeys. The movie ends with Krishna and Devi happy together, while we see Ruby's name on a name tag in a trash bin disappear.

In the Tamil and Telugu versions, after a few years, Krishna and Devi live happily and have a child by the time. Krishna goes out to work, but he is possessed by Ruby, whose name tag is back again. This scene sets the stage for the sequel.

In the Hindi version, Raj is swarmed by his fans asking for an autograph, and in the midst of all, he recognizes a hand stretched out, asking for his autograph. He asked for her name, and she answers, "Ruby" (Esha Gupta). It is understood that Ruby has possessed her body.

Cast

Actor (Hindi)	Actor (Tamil)	Actor (Telugu)	Role
Prabhu Deva			Krishna Kumar (Krishna)
Tamannaah			Devi Krishna Kumar / Ruby
Sonu Sood			Raj Khanna
Rajiv Thakur	RJ Balaji	Saptagiri	Ganesh, Krishna's friend
Joy Mathew			Krishna's father
Murali Sharma			Dilip
Nassar		Prudhviraj	the spirit priest
Gurupreet Kaur	Sathish		Mad Max
Raj Arjun			Sanjay Kumar
R. V. Udayakumar			Devi's father
Hema			Devi's mother
Ravi Khanna			the film producer
Abijith Paul			Vicky, the film producer's son
Sanjay Bharathi			the taxi driver
Manngala Radhakrishnan			Krishna's sister
Amy Jackson			Jennifer in the song "Chal Maar"
Raju Sundaram			Dev in the song "Chal Maar"
Farah Khan			herself (guest appearance)

Guest appearances (Hindi version)

• Shah Rukh Khan as voiceover in trailer
• Esha Gupta as Ruby

Production

Devi was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Abhinetri and in Hindi as Tutak Tutak Tutiya, respectively.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Outcome	Ref.
2017	Asianet Film Awards	Most Popular Tamil Actress	Tamannaah	Won
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Actress – Tamil		Nominated

Sequel

After the success of Devi, the makers planned to make a sequel, titled Devi 2. The film's shooting commenced in Mauritius with Tamannaah, Prabhu Deva, RJ Balaji, and Saptagiri reprising their roles.

Soundtrack

Tamil version

Devi(L)
Soundtrack album by Sajid–Wajid Vishal Mishra
Released	27 September 2016 (2016-09-27)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	17:14
Label	Prabhu Deva Studios Divo

All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar.

Devi (L) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chalmaar"	Na. Muthukumar	Sajid–Wajid	Benny Dayal	4:19
2.	"Kokka Makka"	Na. Muthukumar	Sajid–Wajid	Shivranjani Singh	3:34
3.	"Pesamal Pesi Parthen"	Na. Muthukumar	Vishal Mishra	Karthik	4:34
4.	"Rang Rang Rangoli"	Na. Muthukumar	Vishal Mishra	Shreya Ghoshal	5:27
Total length:					17:14

Telugu version

Abhinetri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chal Maar"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Sajid–Wajid	Nakash Aziz	4:17
2.	"Dance Chey Mazaga"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Sajid–Wajid	Geetha Madhuri	3:33
3.	"Aakasham Lo Rangulanni"	Sreejo	Vishal Mishra	Karthik	4:30
4.	"Rang Rang Rangare"	Sreejo	Vishal Mishra	Swetha Mohan	5:36
Total length:					17:16

Hindi version

Tutak Tutak Tutiya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rail Gaddi"	Shabbir Ahmed	Gurinder Seagal	Swati Sharma, Navraj Hans	3:48
2.	"Chal Maar"	Irfan Kamal	Sajid–Wajid	Wajid Ali	4:19
3.	"Tutak Tutak Tutiya (Title Track)"	Veer Rahimpuri, Shabbir Ahmed	Raaj Ashoo	Malkit Singh, Kanika Kapoor, Sonu Sood	3:32
4.	"Love The Way You Dance"	MusicMG	MusicMG	Jazzy B, Sonu Sood, Millind Gaba	3:38
5.	"Chalte Chalte"	Manoj Yadav	Vishal Mishra	Arijit Singh	4:36
6.	"Suku Suku"	Danish Sabri	Sajid–Wajid	Shivranjani Singh	3:55
7.	"Ranga Re"	Pranav Vatsa	Vishal Mishra	Shreya Ghoshal	5:25
Total length:					28:52

External links

• Devi on IMDb
• Abhinetri on IMDb
• Tutak Tutak Tutiya on IMDb