1973 Indian film
| Devudu Chesina Manushulu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | V. Ramachandra Rao |
| Written by | Story: G. Hanumantha Rao Screenplay: V. Ramachandra Rao Dialogues: Tripuraneni Maharadhi |
| Produced by | G. Hanumantha Rao Krishna (presents) |
| Starring | Krishna N. T. Rama Rao Jayalalithaa Vijaya Nirmala |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Gopala Rao |
| Music by | Ramesh Naidu |
| Production company | Padmalaya Studios |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 177 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Devudu Chesina Manushulu (transl. God-made humans) is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film directed by V. Ramachandra Rao, produced by G. Hanumantha Rao under the Padmalaya Studios banner and presented by Krishna. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna, Jayalalitha and Vijaya Nirmala, with music composed by Ramesh Naidu. The film was a commercial success, and was remade in Hindi as Takkar (1980) under the same banner.
Plot
The film begins with a crime wing who steals valuable antique temple idols. Ramu, a bold, is allied with them. Once, they hijack an aircraft holding a precious statue when Suresh, a mobster, slays a priest. As it happens, a passenger, Sujatha, the tycoon, Hari Prasad's sister, braves, transforming Ramu. So, he safeguards the passengers. In that mishap, Ramu & Sujatha fall in love. He drops Sujatha and lands at the estate of Zamindar Dasaratharamaiah. Ramu hinders his vagabond Gopi while teasing a laborer, Vijaya. In that rage, Gopi whips him, and Dasaratharamaiah averts it.
Surprisingly, Ramu discerns himself as his long-lasting son but may disclose because of his crime sheet. Indeed, Ramu is the progeny of Dasaratharamaiah's first wife, whom his second Varalakshmi grudges. Plus, her sly brother Papa Rao ruses to slaughter him, but he is secured. Dasaratharamaiah shelters Ramu and is entrusted with the family tasks. Thereupon, he seeks to remove the flaws of Gopi & sister Geeta, which makes Gopi quit. Destiny makes Dasaratharamaiah & Hari Prasad family friends, including Sujatha & Geeta. Further, it reunites Ramu & Sujatha when he divulges the actuality and requests to bite her lip. Besides, Vijaya strives for her terminally ill mother Ramanamma & drunkard brother Ranganna. Gopi reforms after soul-searching with her tie.
Here, as a flabbergast, Hari Prasad turns into the quarterback of the mobsters, who also affiliate with Geeta through bullying. Exploiting it, they heist Krishna's idol of Dasaratharamaiah's ancestors. Ramu incriminates to shield Geeta. As of now, Hari Prasad seizes Geeta when Ramu breaks the bars and chases them. However, Gopi misinterprets and charges Ramu when he affirms his identity, and they fuse. Parallelly, Ranganna senses Hari Prasad's activities and informs Ramu & Gopi. Being conscious of it, Sujatha, too, guilds and rescues Geeta. At that moment, startlingly, the original Hari Prasad appears, who has been abducted by the quarterback and purported to be him. Since Geeta is Hari Prasad's courtship, she becomes a pawn at their fingertips. Following the blackguards' ploy, a conspiracy in the name of God to smuggle the adored idols out of the country. At last, Ramu & Gopi intrepidly encounter & cease them. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of turtle doves.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ramakrishna / Ramu
- Krishna as Gopi
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Dasaradharamayya
- Jayalalitha as Sujatha
- Vijaya Nirmala as Vijaya
- Jaggayya as Hari Prasad and smuggler (dual role)
- Kanchana as Geeta
- Kanta Rao as Suresh
- Satyanarayana as Ranganna
- Rao Gopal Rao as Ramanamma's husband
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Lingam
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Papa Rao
- K. V. Chalam as Gopi's friend
- Jamuna as Special appearance
- Manjula as Special appearance
- S. Varalakshmi as Varalakshmi
- Mamatha as Subbi
- Nirmalamma as Ramanamma
Soundtrack
Music composed by Ramesh Naidu. The song "Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo" was remixed in the film Xtra (2004).
| Song title | Lyricist | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Devudu Chesina Manushullara" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala | 4:58 |
| "Tholisaari Ninnu" | Dasaradhi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:44 |
| "Doravayasu Chinnadi" | Dasaradhi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:00 |
| "Vinnaaraa Alanaati Venuganam" | Aarudhra | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:41 |
| "Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo" | Aarudhra | L. R. Eswari | 3:17 |
| "Nee Daggarayedo Vundi" | Aarudhra | L. R. Eswari | 3:20 |
| "Devudu Chesina Manushullara"-2 | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:11 |
Reception
Giddaluri Gopal Rao, writing for Zamin Ryot on 24 August 1973, gave the film a mixed review. Although he praised the production and cinematography, Rao criticised the film for its unrealistic scenes and poorly written characters. The film was commercially successful and ran for more than 175 days in two centres, Vijayawada and Nellore. The song "Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo" sung by L. R. Eswari and pictured on actress Kanchana became popular.
References
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- "Devudu Chesina Manusulu (1973)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Jeevi (25 June 2004). "Movie review - Xtra (Mythili Malli Rammandi)". Idlebrain.com.
- Giddaluri, Gopal Rao (24 August 1973). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష దేవుడు చేసిన మనుషులు" [Film review: Devudu Chesina Manushulu] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 6. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "చిత్ర జగత్: దేవుడు చేసిన మనుషులు" [Film world: Devudu Chesina Manushulu] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 14 August 1973. p. 6. Retrieved 10 August 2020.