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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Grama Devathe<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| native_name = ಗ್ರಾಮ ದೇವತೆ<br />
| director = [[Sai Prakash]]<br />
| producer = K. N. Srilakshmi<br/>E. Rajamma Saiprakash<br />
| screenplay = Sai Prakash<br />
| story = Sai Prakash<br />
| starring = [[Meena (actress)|Meena]]<br/>[[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]]<br/>[[Saikumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]]<br/>[[Roja (actress)|Roja]]<br />
| music = [[Dhina]]<br />
| cinematography = Ramesh Babu<br/>Srinivas<br />
| editing = K. Eshwar<br />
| studio = Sri Lakshmi Mookambika Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|2001|11|30|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 145 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada <br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Grama Devathe''''' (translation: ''Village Deity'') is a 2001 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[Hindu devotional movements|religious]] film written and directed by [[Sai Prakash]]. It stars [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]], [[Saikumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]] and [[Roja (actress)|Roja]] in the lead roles. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Angala Parameswari'', in Telugu as ''Grama Devatha'' and in Hindi as ''Maa Devi Maa''.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
On the request of the Hindu deity [[Shiva]], his wife [[Parvati]] ([[Roja (actress)|Roja]]) incarnates into a deity, Angala Parameswari ([[Meena (actress)|Meena]]), to protect the earth, and restore peace and righteousness.<br />
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In an Indian village, two families fix the marriage of their children to each other, Shankar and Kaveri ([[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]]), with the groom's family giving the latter a necklace. But, Lakshmana, the evil uncle of the Kaveri wanted to have his daughter married to the boy. When Kaveri's parents return home by boat, Lakshmana drowns their boat, killing Kaveri's parents. Kaveri survives, and is rescued by the priest of the temple of Angala Amman. He raises her as his own child.<br />
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Years pass by and Kaveri grows up into a young woman and becomes an ardent devotee of the deity Angala Parameswari. After some time, Shankar, having become a doctor comes to the village to be married to Lakshmana's daughter. Shankar meets Kaveri while trying to heal her after being poisoned. Meanwhile, Kalabhujanga, a powerful and evil [[tantra|tantrik]], is in search of a pure virgin's blood in order complete an evil ritual for him to gain immortality. Kaveri is chosen as the victim of his evil plan. When Kaveri is about to be married, Kalabhujanga kills the intended groom and Shankar marries the grief-stricken Kaveri, unaware that the deity has protected him from Kalabhujanga's mortal attack.<br />
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Kaveri and Shankar later have a son named Kishan ([[Kishan Shrikanth]]). As an act of revenge, Kalabhujanga tries everything to kill Kaveri and her family, but, the divine intervention of Angala Amman rescues them every time. In a last attempt, on the last day of the nine-day Hindu festival [[Navratri]], Kalabhujanga binds Angala Amman in an army of tormented ghosts and possesses Kaveri. As Shankar vainly attempts to stop the possessed Kaveri from killing Kishan, Angala Parameswari frees herself and after a heated fight with Kalabhujanga, slays him by crushing him under her foot. The film ends with Angala Parameswari giving vision to the whole family.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Angala Parameswari<br />
* [[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as [[Parvati]]<br />
* [[Saikumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]]<br />
* [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]] as Kaveri<br />
* Ghazan Khan<br />
* [[Ragasudha]]<br />
* [[Tennis Krishna]]<br />
* Sathyajit<br />
* [[Chithra Shenoy]]<br />
* [[Shridhar (actor)|Shridhar]]<br />
* Sadashiva Brahmavar<br />
* Rekha Das<br />
* M. N. Lakshmidevi<br />
* [[Vaijanath Biradar]]<br />
* Michael Madhu<br />
* Dingri Nagaraj<br />
* [[Bank Janardhan]]<br />
* Bangalore Nagesh<br />
* [[Kishan Shrikanth]] (credited as Master Kishan)<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Grama Devathe<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Dhina]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| border = yes<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Soundtrack cover<br />
| released = {{Start date|2001<br />
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| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=37|s=32}}<br />
| label = Ashwini Audio<br />
| producer =<br />
| prev_title = [[Middle Class Madhavan]]<br />
| prev_year = 2001<br />
| next_title = [[King (2002 film)|King]]<br />
| next_year = 2002<br />
}}<br />
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The film score and soundtrack were composed by [[Dhina]], making his debut in Kannada cinema. Lyrics for the soundtrack was written by [[K. Kalyan]], [[R. N. Jayagopal]] and Sriranga. The soundtrack album consists of seven tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grama Devathe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/grama-devathe-original-motion/id983536511|website=iTunes|accessdate=18 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Track listing===<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| total_length = 37:32<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Amma O<br />
| extra1 = [[Anuradha Sriram]]<br />
| lyrics1 = [[K. Kalyan]]<br />
| length1 = 7:04<br />
| title2 = Gangama Gowramma<br />
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Swarnalatha]]<br />
| lyrics2 = Sriranga<br />
| length2 = 5:44<br />
| title3 = Jaya Jaya Jagadamba<br />
| extra3 = Anuradha Sriram<br />
| lyrics3 = [[R. N. Jayagopal]]<br />
| length3 = 4:07<br />
| title4 = Karamugide<br />
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| lyrics4 = K. Kalyan<br />
| length4 = 6:15<br />
| title5 = Naane Adhi<br />
| extra5 = Swarnalatha<br />
| lyrics5 = <br />
| length5 = 3:36<br />
| title6 = Shudram<br />
| extra6 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]<br />
| lyrics6 = <br />
| length6 = 4:57<br />
| title7 = Shivaraja<br />
| extra7 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Nithyasree Mahadevan]]<br />
| lyrics7 = R. N. Jayagopal<br />
| length7 = 5:49<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The reviewer for ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'' felt the film was "overfed with graphics." About the acting performances, the write: "Meena as Parvati looks magnificent. Prema looks pensive throughout. Saikumar is once again fit for nothing. Ghazal Khan is gusty. The comedy track of Tennis Krishna is a pain." They added, "The songs and music are below average. The hero of the film is graphics."<ref>{{cite web |title=A must see film |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20011214/rkana1.html |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |accessdate=22 September 2020 |archiveurl=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20020104160124/http://www.screenindia.com/20011214/rkana1.html |archivedate=4 January 2002}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Sai Prakash}}<br />
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[[Category:Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2001 films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Sai Prakash]]</div>>Editor5454