Devadasu (2006 film)

Devadasu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed and produced by YVS Chowdary. The film features the debutants Ram and Ileana in the lead roles while Sayaji Shinde plays supporting role.

Devdasu
Directed by	Y.V.S Chowdary
Produced by	Y.V.S Chowdary
Written by	Y.V.S Chowdary Chintapalli Ramana (Dialogues)
Starring	Ram Ileana Sayaji Shinde
Music by	Chakri
Cinematography	Bharani K. Dharan
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Release date	11 January 2006 (2006-01-11)
Running time	174 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹7 crore[1]
Box office	est. ₹14 crore[1]

Released on 11 January 2006, the film was commercially successful.[1] Both Ram and Ileana won Filmfare Awards South for Best Debut. The film is remade in Bengali as Paglu (2011) and in Hindi Loveyatri (2018).

Plot

Devdas (Ram) is a poor student, while Bhanumati (Ileana D'Cruz) is a rich NRI girl whose father Katamraju (Sayaji Shinde) is the senator of New York. They fall in love when Bhanu comes to India to learn classical Carnatic music. Coming to know about their love, Katamraju hatches a plan to separate them. He promises to get them married but takes his daughter and mother-in-law back to the USA. The rest of the story is how Devdas makes it to the USA and succeeds in attaining his girl.

Cast

• Ram as Devdas
• Ileana as Bhanumati
• Sayaji Shinde as Katamraju
• Rama Prabha as Bhanu's grandmother
• Bhargavi as SRR College Student
• Venu Madhav
• M. S. Narayana
• Manuel Drieschmanns as Embassy Employee
• Shriya Saran as herself (Cameo)
• Y.V.S Chowdary as himself (Cameo)
• Chakri as himself (Cameo)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakri and released by Aditya Music with lyrics written by Sirivennela and Chandrabose/

Devadasu
Soundtrack album by Chakri
Released	27 November 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	49:19
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Chakri
Chakri chronology
Bhageeratha (2005) Devadasu (2005) Chukkallo Chandrudu (2006)

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bangaram"	Chandrabose	Chakri, Revathi	5:19
2.	"Kshaminchu"	Chandrabose	Kousalya	5:19
3.	"Nuvvantene Istham"	Chandrabose	Chakri	5:55
4.	"Adigi Adagaleka"	Chandrabose	Karthik, Sujatha Mohan	5:18
5.	"Kurrallu"	Chandrabose	Malathy Lakshman	4:45
6.	"Telusa"	Chandrabose	Cherri, Revathi	1:30
7.	"Oka Nestham"	Chandrabose	Karthik , Tina Kamal	4:40
8.	"Aye Babu"	Chandrabose	Anushka Manchanda	4:54
9.	"Gundelni Pindedhi"	Chandrabose	Chakri , Vishwa	4:12
10.	"Idigidigo"	Chandrabose	Simha, Venu	2:18
11.	"Mayadari Chinnodu"	Viswa	Vijaya Lakshmi	5:09
Total length:				49:19

Box office performance

The film grossed around ₹14 crore.[1] and had a 175 day-run in 17 theatres,[2] including a 205-day run in Odeon 70 mm, Hyderabad.[3]

Awards

• Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South - Ram
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South - Ileana D'Cruz

References

1. Narasimham, M. L. (29 December 2006). "A few hits and many flops". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. "Telugu cinema trade report for the first half of year 2006 - idlebrain.com". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
3. CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - All Time Long Run List Archived 15 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Devadasu on IMDb