Devadasu

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Devadasu is a classic 1953 Telugu romantic drama film, widely regarded as one of Indian cinema’s most iconic tragic love stories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn Devdas ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
castMember Akkineni Nageswara Rao ⓘ
C. S. R. Anjaneyulu ⓘ
Lalitha ⓘ
S. V. Ranga Rao ⓘ
Savitri ⓘ
character Chandramukhi ⓘ
Devadasu ⓘ
Parvati ⓘ
cinematographer P. L. Roy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
dialogueWriter M. S. Subramaniam ⓘ
director Vedantam Raghavayya ⓘ
distributor Vinodha Pictures ⓘ
editor P. V. Narayanan ⓘ
filmFormat 35 mm ⓘ
genre romantic drama ⓘ
tragedy film ⓘ
hasSong Jagame Maaya ⓘ
Kudi Edamaithe ⓘ
O Devadasu ⓘ
linked to: Devadasu
languageVersion Telugu ⓘ
leadActor Akkineni Nageswara Rao ⓘ
leadActress Savitri ⓘ
musicComposer C. R. Subbaraman ⓘ
M. S. Viswanathan ⓘ
T. K. Ramamoorthy ⓘ
notableFor classic status in Telugu cinema ⓘ
iconic tragic love story in Indian cinema ⓘ
landmark performance of Akkineni Nageswara Rao ⓘ
originalLanguage Telugu ⓘ
plotSummary The film tells the story of Devadasu, a wealthy young man whose love for his childhood friend Parvati is thwarted by social status and family opposition, leading him into alcoholism and self-destruction. ⓘ
linked to: Devadasu
producer D. L. Narayana ⓘ
Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao ⓘ
productionCompany Vinodha Pictures ⓘ
releaseDateTelugu 1953-10-02 ⓘ
releaseYear 1953 ⓘ
remadeAs Devdas (1953 Tamil film) ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 174 ⓘ
screenwriter Vedantam Raghavayya ⓘ
setting Bengal Presidency ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted early 20th century ⓘ
title Devadasu ⓘ

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Savithri → notableWork → Devadasu ⓘ
Devadasu → title → Devadasu ⓘ
Devadasu → character → Devadasu ⓘ
Devadasu → plotSummary → The film tells the story of Devadasu, a wealthy young man whose love for his childhood friend Parvati is thwarted by social status and family opposition, leading him into alcoholism and self-destruction. ⓘ
linked to: Devadasu
Devadasu → hasSong → O Devadasu ⓘ
linked to: Devadasu