Illale Devata
| Illale Devata | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Tatineni Prasad |
| Written by | Satyanand (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Tatineni Prasad |
| Story by | Palagummi Padmaraju |
| Produced by | N. R. Anuradha Devi |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Raadhika Bhanupriya |
| Cinematography | S. Navakanth |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Gopala Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Lakshmi Films Combines[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Illale Devata (transl. Wife is a Goddess) is a 1985 Telugu-language drama film, produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner and directed by Tatineni Prasad.[2] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Raadhika, Bhanupriya in the lead roles[3] and music composed by Chakravarthy.[4] The film is a remake of Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's debut Kannada movie Haalu Jenu (1982), starring Rajkumar.
Plot
Gopi Krishna (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a middle-class guy leads a joyful life with his wife Lakshmi (Raadhika). Once it is diagnosed that Lakshmi is suffering from blood cancer, to protect her Gopi has to accumulate a huge amount for which he turns into a conman and misleads several people. In that process, he gets acquainted with a millionaire Durgamma (Annapurna) a shrew when he falsely, convinces her as their distinct relative and Radha (Bhanupriya), Durgamma's daughter falls for him. Learning it, Lakshmi requests to continue his friendship with Radha for her happiness he does so. Parallelly, the wheel of fortune makes Lakshmi & Radha friends when Lakshmi even cheers up Radha's love interest by hiding her identity. On the other side, trickster Gopi increases his plans day by day but unfortunately, once he was caught. At the same time, Lakshmi deteriorates and Gopi is unable to raise the fund when Radha arrives for his support. Here, Radha questions Gopi the reason behind his deeds then he reveals the entire truth. By the time, they reach hospital Lakshmi is terminally-ill. Finally, the movie ends Lakshmi uniting Gopi & Radha and breathes her last, happily.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Gopi Krishna
- Raadhika as Lakshmi
- Bhanupriya as Radha
- Jaggayya as Dr. Rao
- Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Bhupal Rao
- Prabhakar Reddy as Damodaram
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Appala Raju
- Nutan Prasad as Kalyana Ramudu
- Nagesh as Manager
- Sarathi as Attorney Babu Rao
- Arun Kumar as Anand
- Telephone Satyanarayana as Dr. Varma
- Annapurna as Durgamma
- Anitha as Doctor
- Mamatha as Nurse
- Nirmalamma as Doddamma
Crew
- Art: Bhaskara Raju
- Choreography: Prakash, Surekha
- Lyrics: Acharya Atreya, Veturi Sundararama Murthy
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja
- Dialogues: Satyanand
- Story: Palagummi Padmaraju
- Music: Chakravarthy
- Editing: Kotagiri Gopala Rao
- Cinematography: S. Navakanth
- Producer : N. R. Anuradha Devi
- Direction: Tatineni Prasad
- Banner: Lakshmi Films Combines
- Release Date: 1 May 1985
Soundtrack
| Illale Devata | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 23:40 | |||
| Label | AVM Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Music released on AVM Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Doragari Prema" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:18 |
| 2 | "Ninnu Choosina Kallatho" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:19 |
| 3 | "Rani Garu Maharani Garu" | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu, S. P. Sailaja | 3:26 |
| 4 | "Puvvulaga Navvukove" | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu | 3:50 |
| 5 | "Srivariki Kopalu" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | P. Susheela | 4:06 |
| 6 | "Palu Thene Kalayikala" | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu | 3:41 |
References
- ^ "Illale Devata (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Illale Devata (Direction)". Know Your Movies.
- ^ "Illale Devata (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Illale Devata (Review)". Filmibeat.
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