- Devdas (1953 Telugu film)
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Devdas 
Directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah Written by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Samudrala RaghavacharyaStarring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Savitri
S.V.Ranga RaoMusic by C. R. Subburaman Cinematography B. S. Ranga Distributed by Vinoda Pictures Release date(s) 1953 Running time 191 min. Language Telugu Devdas ( Telugu), also known as Devadasu (Telugu: దేవదాసు), is a 1953 social film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella, Devdas. Samudrala Raghavacharya wrote the dialogue and screen adaptation. It is a film of Vinoda Pictures produced in Black and White produced in Telugu and also dubbed in Tamil. The Tamil version is named as Devadas.
Devadasu was one of the most memorable films for Telugu people. The songs in this film are popular even today. 'Jagame Maayaa', 'Palleku Podam .. Paarunu Chuddaam Chalo Chalo', 'Kudi Edamaithe' are the few unforgettable song of Devadasu. Major credit goes to Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, the singer and C. R. Subburaman, the music director. It is said that singer Ghantasala had observed a fast for 41 days in order to get the right effects to represent a grief-stricken Devadasu while singing the song 'Jagame Maaya Brathuke Maaya'.
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Plot
Devadas (Akkineni Nageshwara Rao)is a well educated guy who returns to his village after spending several years in London for his education. Parvathi (Savitri) is his childhood sweet heart and both of them make a very adorable pair. Things take a bad turn when Parvathi's family proposes for marriage to Devadas's family and get rejected on the grounds that they are of inferior caste and social status. Devadas upon persistence and threatening from his father rejects Parvathi when the latter meets him personally and asks for his love. A dejected Devadas returns to the city while Parvathi gets married. Devadas realizes that he is deeply in love with Parvathi but comes to know that she is already married when he returns to his village. To forget her he becomes alcoholic and spends his time with a courtesan named Chandramukhi (Lalita) who falls in love with him. As time pass by Devadas condition worsens due to heavy drinking and after knowing that he doesn't have much time left and plans to meet Parvathi for one last time. In a fitting climax he dies even before he meets Parvathi ending the movie on a sad note.
Cast
Actor Character Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Devadas Savitri Parvati S. V. Ranga Rao Zamindar Narayana Rao Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu Lalita Chandramukhi Doraiswamy Neelakantham Aarani Satyanarayana Dharmanna Peketi Sivaram Bhagawan R. Nageswara Rao Chandrakumari Bellary Lalitha Sitaram Bandivadu Kanchi Narasimha Rao Crew
- Producer : D. L. Narayana, Vedantam Raghavaiah, C. R. Subburaman and Samudrala Raghavacharya
- Production Company: Vinoda Pictures
- Director : Vedantam Raghavaiah
- Music : C. R. Subburaman assisted by M. S. Viswanathan & T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Screenplay: Vedantam Raghavaiah
- Dialogue: Samudrala Raghavacharya (Telugu) and Udayakumar (Tamil)
- Lyrics: Samudrala Raghavacharya (Telugu), Udumalai Narayana Kavi & K. D. Santhanam (Tamil)
- Art Direction : Godgaonkar
- Editing : Narayana
- Choreography: Vempati Chinna Satyam
- Cinematography : B. S. Ranga
- Makeup : Mangayya
- Playback singers : Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Jikki Krishnaveni, K. Rani and Raavu Balasaraswathi.
Soundtrack
- Telugu songs
- Andaala Aanandam - R. Balasaraswati Devi.
- Antha Bhranthi Yenaa Jeevitana Velugintena - K. Rani.
- Cheliya Ledhu Chelimi Ledhu - Ghantasala and K. Rani.
- Jagame Maaya Bratuke Maya - Ghantasala.
- Kala Idani Nijamidani Teliyadule Bratukintenule - Ghantasala
- Kudi Yedamaithe Porapatuledoy - Ghantasala.
- Oh Devada - Ghantasala and K. Rani
- Palleku Podam Paaruni Choodam Chalo Chalo - Ghantasala
- Thaane Marenaa by R. Balasaraswathi Devi
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Awards Preceded by
NoneFilmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)
1953Succeeded by
Raju Peda1953–1960 Devadasu (1953) · Raju Peda (1954) · Ardhangi (1955) · Anarkali (1956) · Mayabazar (1957) · --- (1958) · Jayabheri (1959) · Chivaraku Migiledi (1960)
1961–1980 Velugu Needalu (1961) · Gundamma Katha (1962) · Lava Kusa (1963) · Ramudu Bhimudu (1964) · Antastulu (1965) · Chilaka Gorinka (1966) · Sudigundalu (1967) · --- (1968) · Kathanayakudu (1969) · --- (1970) · Prem Nagar (1971) · --- (1972) · --- (1973) · Alluri Sita Rama Raju (1974) · Muthyala Muggu (1975) · --- (1976) · Adavi Ramudu (1977) · Maro Charitra (1978) · Shankarabharanam (1979) · Saptapadi (1980)
1981–2000 Seethakoka Chiluka (1981) · Meghasandesam (1982) · Saagara Sangamam (1983) · Sitaara (1984) · Mayuri (1985) · Swathi Muthyam (1986) · Padamati Sandhya Ragam (1987) · Rudraveena (1988) · Shiva (1989) · Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) · Aditya 369 (1991) · Ankuram (1992) · Mathru Devo Bhava (1993) · Bhairava Dweepam (1994) · Dharma Chakram (1995) · Ninne Pelladutha (1996) · Sindhooram (1997) · Anthapuram (1998) · Raja (1999) · Nuvve Kavali (2000)
2001–present Nuvvu Nenu (2001) · Santosham (2002) · Okkadu (2003) · Varsham (2004) · Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) · Bommarillu (2006) · Happy Days (2007) · Gamyam (2008) · Magadheera (2009)
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