Devara Kannu (transl. God's eye) is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Lokesh and Aarathi, in lead roles with Anant Nag and Ambareesh, who were relative newcomers, in supporting roles. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa.[1][2] The film is based on a Bengali novel by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta. The film was remade in Tamil as Annan Oru Koyil, in Malayalam as Ellaam Ninakku Vendi and in Telugu as Bangaru Chellelu.[3]
| Devara Kannu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Y. R. Swamy |
| Written by | Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta (Based on Bengali Novel) |
| Starring | Lokesh Aarathi Anant Nag Ambareesh |
| Cinematography | R. Chittibabu |
| Edited by | P. Bhakthavathsalam |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Sri Bhagavathi Productions |
| Distributed by | Sri Bhagavathi Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editThis is a murder mystery where Ramesh (Lokesh) is on the run from the police as he is accused of murdering his sister's rapist (Ambareesh). He runs into Sandhya (Aarathi) who should have been his fiancee at a lonely railway station. His sister (Jayalakshmi) now has amnesia. Together with her Doctor husband (Anant Nag) Sandhya sets out to they have to unravel the sequence of events and save Ramesh. A last minute confession by the sister brings the film to a satisfactory end.
Cast
edit- Lokesh as Dr. Ramesh
- Aarathi as Sandhya
- Anant Nag as Dr. Anand
- Ambareesh as Sridhar
- Jayalakshmi as Rekha
- Venkatarao Thalageri
- Dheerendra Gopal as Peter
- Shakti Prasad as Sandhya's uncle
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Sandhya's aunt
- Rama Prabha
- N. S. Rao as Ranga
- Sharapanjara Iyengar
- Thyagaraj Urs
- Kannada Raju
- Kunigal Ramanath
- Vijayakala
- Baby Shyam
- Leena Das
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by T. G. Lingappa.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Naguvina Aluvina" | K. J. Yesudas | Vijaya Narasimha | 03:36 |
| 2 | "Ninna Neenu Maretharenu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Chi. Udaya Shankar | 03:19 |
| 3 | "O Iniya Nee Yelliruve" | P. Susheela | Vijaya Narasimha | 03:12 |
| 4 | "Ninna Neenu Maretharenu" | P. Susheela | Vijaya Narasimha | 03:19 |
| 5 | "Ninne Sanje Alli Nodide" | Vani Jairam | Chi. Udayashankar | 03:28 |
References
edit- ^ "Devara Kannu". chiloka.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Devara Kannu". nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Raman, Mohan V. (5 September 2019). "50 Years of 'Deiva Magan': Why Sivaji Ganesan still matters…". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Devara Kannu Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
External links
edit- Devara Kannu at IMDb
- Devara Kannu on YouTube
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