Dharma Devatha

Dharma Devatha (transl. Righteous Angel) is a 1952 Indian bilingual film produced and directed by P. Pullaiah. The film featured Santha Kumari and Kaushik in the lead roles with Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Mukkamala, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Baby Sachu and Girija playing supporting roles.[2]

Dharma Devatha
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Pullaiah
Produced by	P. Pullaiah
Written by	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass Gopichand (Telugu dialogues)
Story by	Kadiri Venkata Reddy
Starring	Santha Kumari Kaushik Mudigonda Lingamurthy Mukkamala Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Baby Sachu Girija
Music by	C. R. Subburaman
Production company	Ragini Films
Distributed by	Ragini Films
Release date	28 June 1952 (1952-06-28) (India) [1]
Running time	193 mins. (17456 ft.)
Country	India
Language	Tamil Telugu

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan and The Hindu.[1][2]

• Santha Kumari as Kathyayini
• Kaushik as Soorasen
• Mudigonda Lingamurthy as King Veerasena
• Mukkamala as Raghunatha Varma
• Relangi Venkata Ramaiah as Ranganna
• Baby Sachu as Swarna
• Girija as Vasanthi
• C. V. V. Panthulu
• Appa K. Duraiswami as Dharmadhikari
• Vangara Venkata Subbaiah as Duvva
• B. N. R. as Sanjeevi
• K. S. Angamuthu
• Ganapathi Bhat
• Master Mohan as Gopal

Dance

• Lalitha as Bijlee
• Padmini as Narthaki

Production

The film was produced by P. Pullaiah who also directed it under the banner of Ragini Films, which was owned by him. The choreography was co-performed by Pasumarthi Krishnamurthy, Lalitha and Padmini. The film was produced in Tamil and Telugu with the same title.[2]

Soundtrack

The music for Dharma Devatha was composed by C. R. Subburaman while the lyrics for the Tamil songs were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, who also wrote the film's dialogues with Aluri Chakrapani. For Telugu version Gopichand wrote dialogues, lyrics were written by Samudrala Raghavacharya and Gopalaraya Sarma. There are 11 songs in the film, of which Santha Kumari sang one herself.[2][3]

Telugu track list

No.	Song
1	Chinduleyavoyi Chinna Krishnayya
2	Hayi Vasantamu Kada
3	Lambaadi Lambaadi
4	Meevantidenandi Ma Kanne Papa
5	Pataku Pallavi
6	Virise Vennelalo

Tamil tracklist

Singer is Relangi while the Playback singers are K. Rani, T. S. Bhagavathi, A. G. Rathnamala, Jikki, C. R. Subburaman and D. B. Ramachandran.[4]

No.	Song	Singer/s
1	Thalukku Kaatti Kulukki Nadandhaa	K. Rani
2	Aananda Leelai Tharum
3	Paaduven Paarungko
4	Aaraaro Aariraro	T. S. Bhagavathi
5	Vidhiye Un Leelai Thaano
6	Anbaayi Odi Vaadaa	A. G. Rathnamala, Jikki & group
7	Thaiyathaan Thaan Thimithaan	Relangi & Jikki
8	Ahaa Vasanthame
9	Vaazhvil Ninaive Kanavaagume
10	Raasaa En Rosaa Poovae
11	Anbe Namadhu Ilangkaadhal	Jikki
12	Kaettiye Oru Sangadhi	Relangi
13	Vaaraayi Thaaraayi Neeye Raani	C. R. Subburaman & Jikki
14	Vaaraamale Irundhiduvaano	C. R. Subburaman & K. Rani
15	Joraana Minnal Polae	D. B. Ramachandran & K. Rani

Reception

Film historian Randor Guy of The Hindu noted the film "was well narrated on screen by Pullaiah" and that it would be remembered for "the deft direction of Pullaiah, pleasing songs, attractive dances by Lalitha and Padmini, and good performances by the veteran artistes." According to Guy, Dharma Devatha had better box office success in Telugu than in Tamil.[2]

References

1. Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
2. Guy, Randor (27 September 2014). "Dharma Devatha 1952". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
3. "Dharma Devata (1952)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
4. Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 36–37.

External links

• Dharma Devatha on IMDb 
• Dharma Devatha on IMDb