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dance exponent and an experienced stage actor, used to enact the scenes before the actors, thereby making their job easy. He even recalled that the director shot him only at night so that he could give the character a "drunken, droopy" look. Those night-time shots were filmed over 50 days. The final
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stated that the songs "contributed to the success". Reviewing the Telugu version, M. L. Narasimham from the same newspaper also praised the songs, noting, "The major contribution to the film's success, however, came from the music director, a genius called C. R. Subbaraman. Every song he
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was released three months later on 11 September 1953. Both versions were commercially successful, playing for over 100 days in theatres. Randor Guy, however noted that after the film's release, there were bickerings between the partners over the division of profits and
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for relief. Nevertheless, his suffering is intense, and he loathes, throwing money in her face. At that moment, she feels a sense of worship, ends her past, and devotes herself to him. Thus, Devadas hits the bottle to get out of grief and turns into an alcoholic. Hearing it, his father passes away
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Kharaharapriya, second 'charanam' is in Ranjani and the last one is in Mohana. The switching from 'charanam' to 'pallavi' and vice versa is so smooth, one forgets to notice the change in 'ragam' and 'bhavam'."
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Narayana Rao, and she is a peasant Neelakantham’s daughter. As Devadas’s naughtiness increases, his father enrolls him in a boarding school. Years roll by, and Devadas comes back when Parvati is under beatitude and the love rises with them.
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make-up for the real shooting of the film. He showed these make-up stills to Mangayya, the make-up man, who followed the same. Nageswara Rao, who portrayed the titular character, later recalled that Vedantam, being a
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3175:"A touching love story of a happy, new-age Majnu"
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2287:"Ragalu, Cine Geetalu: Confluence of two genres"
1891:"B.S. Ranga, veteran film director, passes away"
2354:"Aatadukundam Raa: The joke is on the audience"
1936:"CineGoer.com — Nostalgia — Devadasu"
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2578:Murthy, C. S. H. N. (13 November 2012).
2489:"Akkineni Nageswara Rao: his best films"
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2981:"Special: The A to Z of Telugu Cinema"
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2525:"The Devdas syndrome in Indian cinema"
2129:Narasimham, M. L. (25 December 2017).
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2731:Kumar, M Bharat (13 February 2016).
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2886:Ashok Kumar, S. R. (13 July 2007).
2825:Dheenadhayalan, Pa. (16 May 2015).
2764:Sushil Rao, Ch. (23 January 2014).
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2321:Dakshinamurthy, M. (15 June 2014).
2285:Chandaraju, Aruna (16 March 2019).
1871:from the original on 31 August 2016
1863:Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (21 April 2014).
1794:Dheenadhayalan, Pa. (16 May 2015).
1667:Kavirayani, Suresh (5 April 2013).
1634:Ravi, Bhama Devi (7 October 2003).
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2857:"தெலுங்கின் சிவாஜி, நாகேஸ்வரராவ்!"
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1669:"Akkineni Nageswara Rao interview"
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2827:"சாவித்ரி - 2. காதல் மந்திரவாதி!"
2698:Tata, Madhavi (14 October 2013).
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3988:Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman
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3019:. 2 January 2013. Archived from
2979:Rajamani, Radhika (7 May 2012).
2323:"Ragamalika: A garland of Ragas"
2223:Kolappan, B. (23 January 2014).
2192:"Ghantasala The playback legend"
2131:"Devadasu: Of Atman and Brahman"
1778:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998
1526:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998
1286:(1955). Savitri too appeared in
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477:When people saw me on screen in
27:1953 film by Vedantam Raghavayya
3968:Films about courtesans in India
3616:Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha Selvam
3051:. 17 April 2013. Archived from
2443:Srivatsan (20 September 2016).
2254:Amruthavarshini (11 May 2014).
1433:, who portrayed Devadas in the
403:as Devadasu (Devadas in Tamil)
3309:Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema
2675:. Cinema Group. Archived from
1938:. Cinegoer.com. Archived from
1934:Palakodety (11 January 2006).
1391:among other Telugu films like
1312:Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema
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3973:Films based on Bengali novels
3549:Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam
3259:Baskaran, Sundararaj Theodore
3013:"Call to promote good cinema"
2415:Directorate of Film Festivals
2256:"Kalyani: The queen of ragas"
1461:(1995), a drunk Valayapathi (
1451:(2016), where the male lead (
724:. The lyrics were written by
310:languages (the latter titled
3998:Indian black-and-white films
2917:Anand, N. (3 January 2008).
2162:"In reference to film music"
1372:titled his 2006 comedy film
716:The official soundtracks of
4018:Tamil-language Indian films
4013:Indian romantic drama films
3953:1950s Telugu-language films
3720:Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
3677:Bhale Ethu Chivaraku Chittu
3380:Ramachandran, T.M. (1978).
3352:Living Legend, Dr. Akkineni
3210:. 1995. From 39.19 to 39.28
1961:Guy, Randor (31 May 2002).
1232:Living legend, Dr. Akkineni
522:Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
282:Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
111:Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
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3948:1950s Tamil-language films
2833:(in Tamil). Archived from
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3958:1953 romantic drama films
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3355:. Rasamayi Publications.
3349:Ramu, M. K., ed. (2002).
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3938:1950s multilingual films
3208:Kavithalayaa Productions
2888:"Filmmakers' favourites"
2621:10.1177/0262728015615477
1359:Veerapandiya Kattabomman
459:as Parvati's grandmother
423:as young Parvati (Tamil)
3317:Oxford University Press
3085:Indo-Asian News Service
2672:Alanati Chalana Chitram
1423:Indo-Asian News Service
671:Feature film soundtrack
176:Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
3080:The New Indian Express
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1104:R. Balasaraswathi Devi
1027:R. Balasaraswathi Devi
973:R. Balasaraswathi Devi
914:R. Balasaraswathi Devi
835:R. Balasaraswathi Devi
793:The Eye of the Serpent
730:Udumalai Narayana Kavi
546:Akkineni Nageswara Rao
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318:Akkineni Nageswara Rao
212:26 June 1953
129:Akkineni Nageswara Rao
3798:(1953 Telugu / Tamil)
3291:. Creative Workshop.
1314:as an "update of the
847:"Antha Bhranthi Yena"
598:Principal photography
3185:on 14 September 2016
2796:"Irreplaceable icon"
2200:. 11 February 2015.
1963:"The immortal lover"
1745:(13 February 2009).
789:S. Theodore Baskaran
3884:Related adaptations
3671:Ulagam Ivvalavuthan
3593:Mamaku Tagga Alludu
3454:Vedantam Raghavayya
3267:. East West Books.
2993:on 27 December 2015
2802:. 26 January 2014.
2497:. 22 January 2014.
2424:on 23 December 2017
2033:"Devadasu (Telugu)"
1023:"Santosham Vendrum"
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334:C. S. R. Anjaneyulu
274:Vedantam Raghavayya
270:romantic drama film
63:Vedantam Raghavayya
3933:1950s Indian films
3766:(1928 silent film)
3586:Adutha Veettu Penn
3179:The Times of India
3091:on 22 January 2014
2770:The Times of India
2745:on 26 October 2016
2457:on 26 October 2016
1996:"Down memory lane"
1942:on 13 January 2006
1867:. dbsjeyaraj.com.
1674:The Times of India
1648:on 24 January 2017
1146:"Santosham Tharum"
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2867:on 2 October 2016
2613:SAGE Publications
2568:, p. cxxvii.
2566:Ramachandran 1978
2364:on 31 August 2016
2068:"Devadas (Tamil)"
1901:on 1 October 2016
1829:"Ramadasu (1933)"
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3868:(2010 Urdu)
3814:(1965 Urdu)
3651:Sati Sumati
3579:Jai Bhawana
3518:Prema Pasam
3465:Strisahasam
3285:Guy, Randor
3238:2 September
3095:13 November
2997:27 December
2964:13 November
2933:20 February
2902:13 November
2861:Ithayakkani
2810:13 November
2780:13 November
2716:13 November
2521:Nair, P. K.
2505:13 November
2450:India Today
2428:23 December
2337:10 November
2208:10 November
2176:26 December
2145:26 December
2114:13 November
1979:13 November
1743:Guy, Randor
1549:26 February
1431:Dilip Kumar
1409:(1951) and
1129:"O Devadas"
894:"Oh Devada"
767:Anup Rubens
699:HMV Records
592:B. S. Ranga
465:as Bhagawan
414:as Parvati
348:cult status
232:191 minutes
165:Soundtrack:
147:B. S. Ranga
117:Produced by
79:Dialogue by
59:Directed by
3928:1953 films
3922:Categories
3733:Characters
3564:Inti Guttu
3394:14 January
3383:Film World
2986:Rediff.com
2841:11 January
2749:26 October
2738:News Today
2461:26 October
2270:9 November
2239:26 October
2078:26 October
2047:26 October
1843:25 October
1763:25 October
1685:25 October
1652:24 January
1619:25 October
1504:References
1425:described
1400:Mala Pilla
1382:mentioned
1380:Rediff.com
1343:Parasakthi
1298:antithesis
1272:(English:
1245:, praised
1228:P. K. Nair
1177:Ghantasala
1149:Ghantasala
1118:Ghantasala
1073:Ghantasala
1057:Ghantasala
987:Ghantasala
959:Ghantasala
939:"O Devada"
928:Ghantasala
883:Ghantasala
867:Ghantasala
780:Randor Guy
566:man Friday
512:Chakrapani
471:Production
284:'s novel,
278:Chakrapani
216:1953-06-26
183:Production
73:Chakrapani
3371:16 August
3340:1 October
3017:The Hindu
2954:The Hindu
2923:The Hindu
2892:The Hindu
2871:2 October
2800:The Hindu
2629:148363017
2615:: 24–40.
2589:1 October
2584:Routledge
2554:Ramu 2002
2529:The Hindu
2368:31 August
2358:The Hindu
2292:The Hindu
2229:The Hindu
2166:The Hindu
2135:The Hindu
2070:. Gaana.
2001:The Hindu
1968:The Hindu
1905:1 October
1895:The Hindu
1875:31 August
1833:The Hindu
1752:The Hindu
1641:The Hindu
1608:The Hindu
1439:Bimal Roy
1435:1955 film
1412:Lava Kusa
1349:Pasamalar
1338:Sivakumar
1324:The Hindu
1239:Routledge
1208:Reception
1059:, K. Rani
1012:Singer(s)
869:, K. Rani
820:Singer(s)
784:The Hindu
739:The Hindu
603:Kuchipudi
245:Languages
153:Edited by
3899:Daas Dev
3819:Devadasu
3795:Devadasu
3644:Rahasyam
3494:Anarkali
3486:Annadata
3478:Devadasu
3388:Archived
3365:Archived
3361:53205683
3331:Archived
3287:(2016).
3269:Archived
3261:(1996).
3232:Archived
3120:Archived
2958:Archived
2927:Archived
2896:Archived
2831:Dinamani
2804:Archived
2774:Archived
2710:Archived
2669:(1986).
2499:Archived
2395:Guy 2016
2331:Archived
2264:Archived
2233:Archived
2202:Archived
2170:Archived
2139:Archived
2108:Archived
2072:Archived
2041:Archived
2012:10 March
1869:Archived
1837:Archived
1806:Archived
1801:Dinamani
1757:Archived
1720:24 March
1679:Archived
1613:Archived
1543:Archived
1463:Vadivelu
1443:Devadasu
1427:Devadasu
1403:(1938),
1397:(1932),
1389:Devadasu
1384:Devadasu
1375:Devadasu
1302:Devadasu
1293:Dinamani
1288:Missamma
1283:Missamma
1278:typecast
1262:Devadasu
1251:hypotext
1247:Devadasu
1241:article
1213:Devadasu
1193:Devadasu
775:(2016).
706:Producer
657:Recorded
649:Released
639: by
631:Devadasu
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