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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Devatha<br />
| image = Devatha poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| writer = <br />
| starring = [[Sobhan Babu]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]<br />[[Mohan Babu]]<br />
| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
| producer = [[D. Rama Naidu]]<br />
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
| studio = [[Suresh Productions]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1982|9|4}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Devatha''''' ({{Translation|Goddess}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]], starring [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Sridevi]], [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Mohan Babu]]. The film was produced by [[D. Ramanaidu|D. Rama Naidu]] on [[Suresh Productions]] banner. The film is about two sisters and their [[love triangle]] with a man. K. Raghavendra Rao remade the film in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), with both [[Sridevi]] and [[Jaya Prada]] reprising their roles. It was also remade in Tamil as ''[[Deivapiravi (1985 film)|Deiva Piravi]]'' (1985).<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Sobhan Babu]] as Rambabu<br />
* [[Sridevi]] as Lalitha<br />
* [[Jaya Prada]] as Janaki<br />
* [[Mohan Babu]] as Kamesam<br />
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Narasayya<br />
* [[Nirmalamma]]<br />
* [[Rama Prabha]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The story drew inspiration from the [[Tamil films of 1959|1959]] Tamil film ''[[Kalyana Parisu]]'', directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]], who also directed its Hindi remake, ''[[Nazrana (1961 film)|Nazrana]]'', (1961) starring [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]] and the 1960 Telugu movie ''[[Pelli Kanuka (1960 film)|Pelli Kanuka]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=16 January 2017 |title=Ten times south Indian filmmakers remade their own films in Hindi |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180327162031/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html |archive-date=27 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=974247556678082561|user=NFAIOfficial|title=#ThrowbackThursday: #GeminiGanesan and #Vijayakumari in #KalyanaParisu. This popular #Tamil #melodrama spawned many remakes, including Pelli Kanuka in #Telugu starring #ANR, #Nazrana in #Hindi starring #RajKapoor&nbsp;– #Vyjayanthimala, & #Tohfa starring #Jeetendra&nbsp;– #Sridevi. #TBT|author=National Film Archive of India|author-link=National Film Archive of India|date=15 March 2018|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180327162211/https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/974247556678082561|archive-date=27 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The dialogues were written by [[Satyanand (writer)|Satyanand]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Devatha Full Movie l Sobhan Babu l Sri Devi l Jayapradha l K Ragavendra Rao l Suresh Productions |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkgvAY02RJI |language=en |access-date=2022-09-26}}; Event occurs at 2:13</ref> The song "Elluvache Godaramma" was shot at Godavari, Pedapatnam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/movies/movie-shooting-places-in-east-godavari-district/0212/121027450|title=అక్క డ సినిమా తీస్తే హిట్టే!|language=Telugu|website=Eenadu|access-date=5 December 2024|date=7 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Music ==<br />
[[K. Chakravarthy]] composed the film's music. The song "[[Elluvachi Godaramma]]" was remixed for the movie ''[[Gaddalakonda Ganesh]]'' as "[[Elluvochi Godaramma]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyayapati |first=Neeshita |date=30 August 2019 |title=Sridevi's song to be remixed for Varun Tej, Pooja Hegde's 'Valmiki'? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sridevis-song-will-be-remixed-for-varun-tej-pooja-hegdes-valmiki/articleshow/70911312.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112153914/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sridevis-song-will-be-remixed-for-varun-tej-pooja-hegdes-valmiki/articleshow/70911312.cms |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=22 February 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| "[[Elluvachi Godaramma|Elluvachhi]]"<br />
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| 5:05<br />
|-<br />
| "Cheera Kattindhi"<br />
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
| 4:00<br />
|-<br />
| "Kudikannu Kotagane"<br />
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
| 4:24<br />
|-<br />
| "Challagali Cheppindhi"<br />
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, [[S. P. Sailaja]]<br />
| 4:31<br />
|-<br />
| "Yendavana"<br />
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
| 4:41<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0186957}}<br />
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{{K. Raghavendra Rao}}<br />
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[[Category:1982 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1982 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1982 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Suresh Productions films]]<br />
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