Devadasu
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| Directed by | Y.V.S Chowdary |
| Produced by | Y.V.S Chowdary |
| Written by | Y.V.S Chowdary |
| Starring | Ram, Ileana D'Cruz, Sayaji Shinde |
| Music by | Chakri |
| Cinematography | Bharani K. Dharan |
| Editing by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Release date(s) | 11 January 2006 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | 7 crores[1] |
| Box office | 14 crores[1] |
Devadasu (Telugu: దేవదాసు) ( Dubbed in malayalam as Devdas also remade in Bengali as Paglu ) is a Tollywood film that released on 11 January 2006 and was directed and produced by YVS Chowdary. Debutants Ram and Ileana D'Cruz play the main leads while Sayaji Shinde plays the negative role. Indian actress Shriya Saran sizzles the audience with an item number. This film was both Ram's and Ileana D'Cruz's debut film as artists.
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[edit] Plot
Devadas (Ram) is the typical poor student, while Bhanumati (Ileana) is a rich NRI girl whose father is the senator of New York. They fall in love when the girl comes to India to learn classical Carnatic music. Coming to know about their love, Bhanu’s father Katamraju (Sayaji Shinde) hatches a plan to separate them. He promises to get them married but he takes her daughter, and her grand mother back to the USA. The rest of the story is how the street-smart lover boy makes it to the USA and succeeds in attaining his girl.
[edit] Cast
- Ram ... Devdas
- Ileana D'Cruz ... Bhanumati
- Sayaji Shinde ... Katamraju
- Shriya Saran ... As herself (Cameo)
- Y.V.S Chowdary ... As himself (Cameo)
- Chakri ... As himself (Cameo)
- Manuel Drieschmanns ... As the embassy employee
[edit] Crew
- Director: Y.V.S Chowdary
- Producer: Y.V.S Chowdary
- Story: Y.V.S Chowdary
- Screenplay: Y.V.S Chowdary
- Dialogues: Chintapalli Ramana
- Action Director: Vijay
- Music: Chakri
- Lyrics: Sirivennela & Chandrabose
- Director of Photography: Bharani K. Dharan
- Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
- Choreographers: Tara, Brinda, Rajasekhar, Rakesh, & Krishna Reddy
- Art Director: Anand Sai
[edit] Box office performance
- The film's total gross is around Rs.17 crores.[2]
- This film ran for 175 days in 17 theatres,[3] including a 205-day run in Odeon 70 mm, Hyderabad.[4]
