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{{Infobox film
| name = Devathalara Deevinchandi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Kommineni Seshagiri Rao]]
| producer =
| writer = [[Kommineni Seshagiri Rao]] (story and screenplay), [[Jandhyala]] (dialogues)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]]<br />[[Giri Babu]]<br />[[Jayamalini]]<br />[[Murali Mohan]]<br />[[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy]]
| cinematography = [[P. Deva Raj]]
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 1977
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = Telugu
| budget = Rs. 9.75 lakhs
}}
'''Devathalara Deevinchandi''' is a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[Kommineni Seshagiri Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/devatalaara_1977.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231131921/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/devatalaara_1977.php |archive-date=31 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His debut film was hit and resulted in many successful films later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/43438.html|title=Telugu Cinema News | Telugu Movie Reviews | Telugu Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Telugu}}</ref>

It is remake of ''[[Nagin (1976 film)|Nagin]]'', a highly successful 1976 Hindi film, which in turn was inspired by François Truffaut's film ''[[The Bride Wore Black]]'', based on [[Cornell Woolrich]]'s novel of the same name.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/02us.htm</ref>

==The plot==
The story revolves around five close friends: Mohan (Ranganath), Kubera Rao (Haribabu), Muralikrishna (Chandramohan), Giri (Eswara Rao) and Ravindra (Madala Rangarao). Kubera Rao knows about a hidden treasure in the [[Nallamala Forest]]. The friends go to the forest to find the treasure in a Naga Temple. They hurt a Nagadevatha during a ritual. Kubera Rao soon dies of a snake bite. Nagadevatha, who takes a human form as Phani (Jayamalini), takes revenge on the five friends.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor !! Character
|-
| [[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] || Mohan
|-
| [[Narsimhachary]] || Muralikrishna
|-
| [[Giribabu]] || Upendra
|-
| [[Jayamalini]] || Phani
|-
| Eswara Rao || Giri
|-
| [[Madala Ranga Rao]] || Ravindra
|-
| Haribabu || Kubera Rao
|-
| [[Murali Mohan]] || Police Inspector
|-
| Baby Padma ||
|-
| [[Prabha (actress)|Prabha]] || Savitri
|-
| Mada Venkateswara Rao || Driver
|-
| [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] ||
|-
| [[Ramaprabha]] ||
|-
| [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]] ||
|-
| Baby Varalakshmi || Nagalakshmi
|-
| Vijayalakshmi ||
|}

==Soundtrack==
* "Amma Oka Bomma Naanna Oka Bomma - Meekenduku Ee Roju Kopamocchindi" (Singer: Baby Geetha; Cast: Baby Varalakshmi)
* "Konaloki Vastaavaa Kotta Chotu Choopistaanu" (Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Jayamalini)
* "Nagulachavitiki Nagendraswaami Puttanindaa Paalu Posemu Tandri" (Singer: [[P. Susheela]]; Cast: Prabha)
* "O Cheli Manohari Nee Kosame Nenunnadi" (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela; Cast: Chandramohan, Jayamalini)
* "Srisaila Malleeswaraa - O Kaalahastiswaraa" (Devatalara, Deevinchandi) (Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Prabha)

==Box office==
The film ran for more than 100 days in many centers across Andhra Pradesh.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt1382613}}

[[Category:1977 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]
[[Category:Fiction about shapeshifting]]
[[Category:Indian horror films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. Chakravarthy]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1977 horror films]]

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