Devaraya (film)
| Devaraya | |
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| Directed by | Rajulapati Venkata Krishna Rao (Nani Krishna) |
| Written by | Veerababu Basina |
| Screenplay by | Ravireddy Mallu |
| Produced by | Kiran Jakkam Shetty Rajulapati Venkata Krishna Rao (Nani Krishna) |
| Starring | Srikanth Meenakshi Dixit Vidisha |
| Cinematography | Poorna |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Chakri |
| Distributed by | Nani Gadi Cinema Sunray International Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Devaraya is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy-comedy film starring Srikanth, Meenakshi Dixit and Vidisha in the lead roles directed by Nani Krishna and Produced by Kiran Jakkam Shetty & Nani Krishna. Chakri composed the score and soundtrack.[1] The film was released worldwide on 7 December 2012.[2]
Plot
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Cast
- Srikanth as Sri Krishna Devaraya / Dora Babu
- Meenakshi Dixit as Sunanda
- Vidisha as Swapna
- Radha Kumari
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- M. S. Narayana
- M. Balayya as Mahamamthri Thimmarusu
- Praveen
- Jeeva
- Sivaji Raja
- Ranganath
- Raghu Karumanchi as Dorababu
Production
The film was launched in Hyderabad on 31 August 2011. Srikanth will be seen in a double role of Sri Krishna Devaraya, a famous Indian emperor known for his contributions in terms of arts and literature and Dora Babu, a reckless, irresponsible, hedonistic person in a nondescript village.[3] Meenakshi Dixit, who was last seen in an item song in Mahesh Babu's Dookudu is playing the female lead in the film. She appears as a princess alongside Srikanth in it and she felt lucky to essay this role.[4][5] Kanishka Soni sizzled in the item song "Bavlu" in this movie.[6]
Soundtrack
| Devaraya | ||||
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| Soundtrack album to Devaraya by | ||||
| Released | 12 September 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011-2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Chakri | |||
| Chakri chronology | ||||
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The audio release event of Devaraya was a grand event, which witnessed the presence of Meenakshi Deekshith, Vidisha, Kottaplly Subbaraidu, Prasanna Kumar, Sagar, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, Girish Reddy, Poorna, Sammetta Gandhi, Madhav, Ravi Kumar Chavali, Chakri, Sanvi, Puppala Ramesh, Sivaji Raja, KVV Satyanarayana and many others.
Prominent actor Pawan Kalyan attended the audio launch of Devaraya, which was held at a private auditorium in Hyderabad on 12 September 2012. Pawan Kalyan unveiled the audio CD's amidst huge fanfare and handed it over to AP State minister Ghanta Srinivasa Rao. Later, Pawan Kalyan addressed the music launch function of Devaraya and said that Srikanth is very close to his brother Chiranjeevi and he has very high regard for him. He had seen the trailers of the movie and very impressed with it. He wished the entire team good luck and hoped that the music of the film will be a chartbuster.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sri Krishnaraya" | Venigalla Rambabu | Malavika | 02:38 |
| 2. | "Halale Halale" | Kandikonda | Vinod Kaapu, Adarshini | 04:28 |
| 3. | "Nickker Vesinappudu" | Paidisetti | Chakri, Anjana Sowmya | 04:37 |
| 4. | "Bavalu" | Balaji | Neha | 03:39 |
| 5. | "Guchi Guchi" | Praveen Lakma | Hari, Kousalya | 05:37 |
| 6. | "Chakkerakeli" | Karunakar | Venu Srirangam, Malavika, Phani, Simha | 04:20 |
| 7. | "Neerajanam" | Venigalla Rambabu | Kousalya | 02:14 |
References
- ^ "Srikanth's socio fantasy flick Devaraya on 16th". 123telugu.com. 9 November 2012.
- ^ suresh, m. "Devaraya release date". Movie release date. playin in. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Srikanth's eerie claim in Devaraya". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Meenakshi Dixit playing princess in Srikanth's Devaraya - Oneindia Entertainment". Oneindia Entertainment. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Meenakshi to play a princess". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ kanishka soni, item song baavlu. "kanishka in devaraya". times of ap. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Pawan Kalyan releases Srikanth's Devaraya audio - Oneindia Entertainment". Oneindia Entertainment. Retrieved 13 September 2012.