Devi (1999 film)

Devi is a 1999 Telugu devotional film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by M. S. Raju. The film stars Shiju and Prema in the lead roles. It was the first Telugu film of Shiju. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad making his debut. The film was released on 12 March 1999 and became successful at box office.

Cast

• Shiju as Vijay
• Prema as Devi (The Snake Princess)
• Bhanuchander as Vijay's elder brother
• Vanitha Vijayakumar as Vijay's sister-in-law
• Sowkar Janaki as Vijay's grand mother
• Master Mahendran as Little Tantra
• Babu Mohan as Vijay's servant
• Abu Salim as Tantra
• Kota Shankara Rao
• Krishnaveni Vinay

Production

M.S. Raju who was reeling under the failure of Street Fighter decided to make a devotional film with new star cast. He cast Malayalam actor Shiju and Kannada actress Prema in the lead roles. Abu Salim, a police officer from Mangalore was selected for the negative role while Vanitha, daughter of actor Vijayakumar was selected to play an important character.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad making his debut at the age of 17.^[2]

• Anandha Divya (Bit Version) - S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
• Bangaru (Bit Version) - Chorus
• Bhuvi Erugadi (Bit Version) - S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
• Kunkuma Poola - S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chithra
• Nee Navve - S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sumangali
• Paathala Lokhame - S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
• Pralayaagni (Bit Version) - S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
• Rama Chilukala - S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram
• Sharvani Rudhrani - K.S. Chithra
• Sthere Janma (Bit Version) - S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram
• Veyyi Padagala - Swarnalatha

Release

The film was dubbed into Hindi and Tamil. All the three versions became successful at box office.^[1]

Awards

Nandi Award for Best Child Actor - Master Mahendran

References

External links

Devi on IMDb