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Devadasu

  • 19531953
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  • 3h 11m
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8.0/10
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Devadasu (1953)
DramaMusicalRomance
Adapted from a popular Bengali novel, Devadasu narrates the story of a rich guy and poor girl separated by class system of India. Parvati is forcefully married off to a middle-aged rich man ... Read allAdapted from a popular Bengali novel, Devadasu narrates the story of a rich guy and poor girl separated by class system of India. Parvati is forcefully married off to a middle-aged rich man and Devadasu becomes a drunkard.Adapted from a popular Bengali novel, Devadasu narrates the story of a rich guy and poor girl separated by class system of India. Parvati is forcefully married off to a middle-aged rich man and Devadasu becomes a drunkard.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Vedantam Raghavaiah
  • Writers
    • Sharat Chandra Chaterjee(novel)
    • Samudrala Raghavacharya(dialogue and screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
    • Savitri
    • S.V. Ranga Rao
  • Director
    • Vedantam Raghavaiah
  • Writers
    • Sharat Chandra Chaterjee(novel)
    • Samudrala Raghavacharya(dialogue and screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
    • Savitri
    • S.V. Ranga Rao
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    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Akkineni Nageshwara Rao and Savitri in Devadasu (1953)

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    Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
    Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
    • Devadas
    Savitri
    Savitri
    • Parvati
    S.V. Ranga Rao
    S.V. Ranga Rao
    • Zamindar Narayana Rao
    Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi
    Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi
    Lalita
    • Chandramukhi
    Doraiswamy
    • Neelakantham
    Satyanarayana Aarani
    • Dharmanna
    Sivaram Peketi
    • Bhagawan
    Nageswara Rao R.
    Chandrakumari
    Bellary Lalitha
    Sitaram
    • Bandivadu
    • (as Seetaram)
    Narasimha Rao Kanchi
    Sudhakar
    • Director
      • Vedantam Raghavaiah
    • Writers
      • Sharat Chandra Chaterjee(novel)
      • Samudrala Raghavacharya(dialogue and screen adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      This film is an 'Industry Hit' in Telugu Cinema then. It grossed around 1.1cr with a share of 55 lakhs in 1953. But including its Tamil version, it grossed a total of 1.3cr with a share of 65 lakhs then. The estimated number of tickets sold (Footfalls) for this film are around 4.34cr including its Tamil version.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Devadas (1953)

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    9/10
    telugu film pride
    Our past time artist have done a beautiful job.they were the intial foundations of our industry ..i am writing with emotion in mind past was gold
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    • Nov 2, 2018

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 1953 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Telugu
    • Production company
      • Vinoda Pictures
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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