Devi (1999 film)
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Release date March 12, 1999 (India) Language Telugu | 6.6/10 Running time 3 hours Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 1999 Screenplay Kodi Ramakrishna, Mohan Nair Cast Similar movies Related Kodi Ramakrishna movies |
Devi
Devi is a 1999 Telugu devotional film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by M. S. Raju. The film stars Prema and Shiju 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 on 12 March 1999 and became successful at box office.
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Facts
Cast
Production
M.S. Raju who was reeling under the failure of Street Fighter decided to make a devotional film with new star cast. He cast Kannada actress Prema and Malayalam actor Shiju 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
Devi Sri Prasad embarked on his musical career as a composer at the tender age of 19, marking his debut in the industry. This achievement positioned him as the youngest music composer to make a debut, following Yuvan Shankar Raja, who composed his first film score at the age of 16.
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
References
Devi (1999 film) WikipediaDevi (1999 film) IMDb