Devadasu
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Devadasu ( Dubbed in malayalam as Devdas also remade in Bengali as Paglu
) is a Tollywood film that released on 11 January 2006 and was directed and produced by YVS Chowdary
. Debutants Ram
and Ileana D'Cruz
play the main leads while Sayaji Shinde
plays the negative role. Telugu
actress Shriya Saran
sizzles the audience with an item number. This film was both Ram's and Ileana D'Cruz's debut film as artists.
girl whose father is the senator of New York. They fall in love when the girl comes to India to learn classical Carnatic music
. Coming to know about their love, Bhanu’s father Katamraju (Sayaji Shinde) hatches a plan to separate them. He promises to get them married but he takes her daughter, and her grand mother back to the USA. The rest of the story is how the street-smart lover boy makes it to the USA and succeeds in attaining his girl.
Paglu
Paglu is a 2011 Tollywood Romantic film. Directed by Rajib Biswas. The films title flows on Dev-Koyel's popular one of Bolona Tumi Amar hit-song Le Paglu. Starring Dev, Koyel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta.It is the remake of telugu movie Devadasu-Synopsis:The movie begins with Paglu , a college...
) is a Tollywood film that released on 11 January 2006 and was directed and produced by YVS Chowdary
YVS Chowdary
Yalamanchili Venkata Satyanarayana Chowdary is a Telugu filmdirector. His screen name is YVS Chowdary. His moviesLahiri Lahiri Lahirilo, Devdas were big hits and other movies like Sree Seetharamula Kalyanam Choothamu Raarandi, Seetharamaraju, Yuvaraju and Seathaiah were hits.-Personal life:YVS...
. Debutants Ram
Ram (actor)
- Personal life :Ram was born in Hyderabad, India, on May 15, 1988. He grew up in Chennai and attended Chettinad Vidhyashram school, Mandaveli. He is the nephew of Telugu producer Sravanthi Ravi Kishore.- Career :...
and Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema. Starting her career as a model, she made her feature film debut in Y.V.S. Chowdhary's 2006 Telugu film Devadasu...
play the main leads while Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
plays the negative role. Telugu
Telugu people
The Telugu people or Telugu Prajalu are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali...
actress Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
sizzles the audience with an item number. This film was both Ram's and Ileana D'Cruz's debut film as artists.
Plot
Devadas (Ram) is the typical poor student, while Bhanumati (Ileana) is a rich NRINon-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
girl whose father is the senator of New York. They fall in love when the girl comes to India to learn classical Carnatic music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
. Coming to know about their love, Bhanu’s father Katamraju (Sayaji Shinde) hatches a plan to separate them. He promises to get them married but he takes her daughter, and her grand mother back to the USA. The rest of the story is how the street-smart lover boy makes it to the USA and succeeds in attaining his girl.
Cast
- RamRam (actor)- Personal life :Ram was born in Hyderabad, India, on May 15, 1988. He grew up in Chennai and attended Chettinad Vidhyashram school, Mandaveli. He is the nephew of Telugu producer Sravanthi Ravi Kishore.- Career :...
... Devdas - Ileana D'CruzIleana D'CruzIleana D'Cruz is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema. Starting her career as a model, she made her feature film debut in Y.V.S. Chowdhary's 2006 Telugu film Devadasu...
... Bhanumati - Sayaji ShindeSayaji ShindeSayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
... Katamraju - Shriya SaranShriya SaranShriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
... As herself (Cameo) - Y.V.S Chowdary ... As himself (Cameo)
- ChakriChakri (music director)Chakradhar is an Indian music composer and singer. He works for Tollywood.-Early life:Chakri was born in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh. He has one brother and three sisters.-Career:...
... As himself (Cameo) - Manuel Drieschmanns ... As the embassy employee
Crew
- Director: Y.V.S Chowdary
- Producer: Y.V.S Chowdary
- Story: Y.V.S Chowdary
- Screenplay: Y.V.S Chowdary
- Dialogues: Chintapalli RamanaChintapalli RamanaChintapalli Venkata Ramana Babu is a Telugu film writer. His screen name is Chintapalli Ramana....
- Action Director: Vijay
- Music: ChakriChakri (music director)Chakradhar is an Indian music composer and singer. He works for Tollywood.-Early life:Chakri was born in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh. He has one brother and three sisters.-Career:...
- Lyrics: SirivennelaSirivennelaSirivennela is a 1986 Telugu film based on Arts and was released in India in 1986. The movie was directed by K. Viswanath who is known for his presentation in the classical arts in the current societal status of India.-Plot:...
& Chandrabose - Director of Photography: Bharani K. Dharan
- Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara RaoKotagiri Venkateswara RaoKotagiri Venkateswara Rao is an Indian film editor. He is younger brother of Kotagiri Gopala Rao, also a known film editor.-Brief lifesketch:...
- Choreographers: Tara, Brinda, Rajasekhar, Rakesh, & Krishna Reddy
- Art Director: Anand SaiAnand Sai*Anand Sai is a famous Indian art director who works for Telugu films. His debut venture was Pawan Kalyan's Tholi Prema. He is the son of senior art director B.Chellam, who has worked with over 700 films.- Filmography :Badrinath...
Box office performance
- The film's total gross is around Rs.17 crores.
- This film ran for 175 days in 17 theatres, including a 205-day run in Odeon 70 mm, Hyderabad.