Devudu Chesina Manushulu

Devudu Chesina Manushulu
Film score by Ramesh Naidu
Released	1973
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	26:11
Producer	Ramesh Naidu
Ramesh Naidu chronology

Devudu Chesina Manushulu
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. Ramachandra Rao
Produced by	G. Hanumantha Rao; Krishna (presents)
Written by	Tripuraneni Maharadhi (dialogues)
Screenplay by	V. Ramachandra Rao
Story by	G. Hanumantha Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao; Krishna; Jayalalithaa; Vijaya Nirmala
Music by	Ramesh Naidu
Cinematography	V. S. R. Swamy
Edited by	Kotagiri Gopala Rao
Production; company	Padmalaya Studios
Release date	9 August 1973;
Running time	177 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Devudu Chesina Manushulu (transl. God-made humans) is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film directed by V. Ramachandra Rao, produced by G. Hanumantha Rao under the Padmalaya Studios banner and presented by Krishna. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna, Jayalalitha, Vijaya Nirmala in the lead roles with music composed by Ramesh Naidu.[1] The film was remade in Hindi as Takkar under the same banner.[2] The film was a commercial success.[3]

Plot

The story is about a Zamindar Dasaradharamaiah (S. V. Ranga Rao); his eldest son Ramakrishna (N. T. Rama Rao) gets lost in childhood due to the wickedness of his stepmother and her brother, who attempt to kill him. After that, he becomes a smuggler as Ramu, who later changes to a good man and in an accidental way, comes to his estate but couldn't reveal his identity as his past haunts him. While on the other hand, Dasaradharamaiah's second son Gopi (Krishna) & daughter Geeta (Kanchana) lead carefree and level-headed lives. Meanwhile, a smuggler assumes the identity of an honest man Hari Prasad (Jaggayya), who looks like him, in order to evade the police. Finally, Ramu gets the smugglers and his gang arrested, brings change in his brother and sister's behavior and joins his family, they live happily ever after.

Cast

N. T. Rama Rao as Ramakrishna / Ramu
Krishna as Gopi
Jayalalitha as Sujatha
Vijaya Nirmala as Vijaya
S. V. Ranga Rao as Dasaradharamaiah
Jaggaiah as Hari Prasad & Smuggler (dual role)
Kanchana as Geeta
Kanta Rao as Suresh
Satyanarayana as Ranganna
Rao Gopal Rao as Ramanamma's husband
Allu Ramalingaiah as Lingam
Sakshi Ranga Rao as Papa Rao
K. V. Chalam as Gopi's friend
Jamuna as Special appearance
Manjula as Special appearance
S. Varalakshmi as Varalakshmi
Mamatha as Subbi
Nirmalamma as Ramanamma

Reception

Critical reception

Giddaluri Gopal Rao, writing for Zamin Ryot on 24 August 1973, gave mixed review for the film. Although Rao praised production and cinematography, he criticized the film for its unreal scenes and poorly written characters.[4]

Box office

The film was commercially successful and ran for more than 175 days in two centers, Vijayawada and Nellore.[3] The song Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo sung by L. R. Eswari and pictured on actress Kanchana became popular.[5]

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ramesh Naidu. Music released on Audio Company.

S. No	Song title	Lyricist	Singers	Length
1	"Devudu Chesina Manushullara"	Sri Sri	Ghantasala	4:58
2	"Tholisaari Ninnu"	Dasaradhi	SP Balu	3:44
3	"Doravayasu Chinnadi"	Dasaradhi	SP Balu, P. Susheela	3:00
4	"Vinnaaraa Alanaati Venuganam"	Aarudhra	Ghantasala, P. Susheela	3:41
5	"Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo"	Aarudhra	L. R. Eswari	3:17
6	"Nee Daggarayedo Vundi"	Aarudhra	L. R. Eswari	3:20
7	"Devudu Chesina Manushullara"-2	Sri Sri	Ghantasala, SP Balu	4:11

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References

Pecheti, Prakash (19 May 2019). "A tribute to 'Manyam Veerudu'". Telangana Today. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
Rao, Gayatri (2 January 2017). "Murti Ganesh ki – Kishore/Mahendra – R D Burman – Sanjeev/Jeetendra | Takkar (1980)". LemonWire. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
"Box office records and collections". Cinegoer. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
Giddaluri, Gopal Rao (24 August 1973). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష దేవుడు చేసిన మనుషులు" [Film review: Devudu Chesina Manushulu] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
"చిత్ర జగత్" [Film world] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 14 August 1973. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

External links

Devudu Chesina Manushulu on IMDb

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[1] Pecheti, Prakash (19 May 2019). "A tribute to 'Manyam Veerudu'". Telangana Today. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[2] Rao, Gayatri (2 January 2017). "Murti Ganesh ki – Kishore/Mahendra – R D Burman – Sanjeev/Jeetendra | Takkar (1980)". LemonWire. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[cg-3] "Box office records and collections". Cinegoer. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-14.

[4] Giddaluri, Gopal Rao (24 August 1973). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష దేవుడు చేసిన మనుషులు" [Film review: Devudu Chesina Manushulu] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[5] "చిత్ర జగత్" [Film world] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 14 August 1973. Retrieved 10 August 2020.