Devatha Manushya (transl. Divine Person) is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha, K. S. Ashwath and Sudharani.[1] The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by Upendra Kumar.

Devatha Manushya
Directed bySingeetham Srinivasa Rao
Written bySingeetham Srinivasa Rao
Chi. Udaya Shankar (screenplay)
Produced bySmt.Parvatamma Rajkumar
StarringRajkumar
Geetha
Sudharani
CinematographyV. K. Kannan
Edited byP. G. Mohan
Music byUpendra Kumar
Production
company
Poornima Enterprises
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

This was Rajkumar's 200th movie - which initially should have been the historical Amoghavarsha Nrupathunga with the same director but subsequently dropped.[2] The core plot of the movie is based on the 1861 English novel Silas Marner by George Eliot.

Plot

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Krishna Murthy is a hard working driver who believes in living a simple life. His boss, a business tycoon, maintains a low profile about his business and does not reveal it to anybody. A high-profile robbery for a golden idol of Goddess has taken place and Krishna Murthy is blamed for it. Whether he will be able to break away from this blame and bring forward the criminal forms the rest of the story.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Devatha Manushya
Soundtrack album by
Released1988
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length16:47
LabelLahari Music

Upendra Kumar composed the background score for the film and the soundtracks. Lyrics for the soundtracks were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of five soundtracks.[3]

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Hrudayadali Idenidhu"Dr. Rajkumar, Manjula Gururaj4:56
2."Ninantha Appa Illa"Dr. Rajkumar, B. R. Chaya4:50
3."Haalalladaru (Bit)"B. R. Chaya0:52
4."Ee Sogasaada Sanje"Dr. Rajkumar, Vani Jairam4:02
5."Ide Jeevana"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam2:07
Total length:16:47

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Devatha Manushya crew
  2. ^ "ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ 200ನೇ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಆಗ್ಬೇಕಿತ್ತು 'ಅಮೋಘವರ್ಷ ನೃಪತುಂಗ': ವೈರಲ್ ಆಯ್ತು ವಿಡಿಯೋ!". 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Devatha Manushya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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