Devi (1999 film)

Devi
Directed by	Kodi Ramakrishna
Produced by	M. S. Raju
Story by	Sumanth Arts Unit
Starring	Shiju Prema
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography	Diwakar
Edited by	Tata Suresh
Production company	Sumanth Art Productions
Release dates	1999
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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 in 1999 and became successful at box office.

Cast

• Shiju as Vijay
• Prema as Devi
• Bhanuchander as Vijay's elder brother
• Vanitha Vijayakumar as Vijay's sister-in-law
• Sowkar Janaki as Vijay's grand mother
• Master Mahendran
• Babu Mohan as Vijay's servant
• Abu Salim
• 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 casted 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.

Soundtrack

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

• Paathala Lokame - SPB
• Nee Navve - SPB, Sumangali
• Kunkumapoola - SPB, Chithra
• Veyipadagala needulalo - Swarnalatha
• Ramachilukula - SPB, Anuradha Sriram
• Bangara Padugaye - Chorus
• Sharvani Rudrani Indrani - Chithra
• Bhuvi Erugadi - SPB

Release

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

Awards

Nandi Award for Best Child Actor - Master Mahendran

External links

Devi at IMDb