Deivapiravi (1985 film) explained
Deivapiravi is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Mohan, Radhika, and Urvashi. It is a remake of the Telugu film Devatha (1982).[1] The film was released on 14 April 1985 and ran for one-hundred days in theatres.
Production
The film is directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, who was known for directing Billa (1980), and produced by D. Ramanaidu under his banner Suresh Productions.[2] Ramanaidu had produced the original film Devatha (1982).[3] Cinematography was handled by Vinayagam, and editing by Chakrapani.
Soundtrack
The songs are composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[4] S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela, who sang for the original film, also sang for this film.[5]
Release and reception
Deivapiravi was released on 14 April 1985 coinciding with Puthandu. The film faced competition from two other Mohan-starrers Udaya Geetham, which released a day earlier, and Pillai Nila. The film was not as successful as those films, but ran for one-hundred days. Mohan gained appreciation for his performance in the film. Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote leaving the theatre feels like it was like sitting day before yesterday probably because Hindi film ran because of Sridevi.[6]
Notes and References
- Book: Arunachalam, Param . BollySwar: 1981–1990 . 14 April 2020 . Mavrix Infotech Private Limited . 978-81-938482-2-7 . 504.
- News: ராம்ஜி . வி. . 19 April 2020 . 'உதயகீதம்', 'பிள்ளைநிலா', 'தெய்வப்பிறவி'; ஒரேநாளில் ரீலீஸ்; மூன்றுமே செம ஹிட்டு; 35 வருடங்களாச்சு! . Ta . Udaya Geetham, Pillai Nila and Deivapiravi released on the same day; all three were big hits; 35 years have passed! . . live . 30 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200716225048/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/550321-udhayageetham-35-years.html . 16 July 2020.
- News: Reddy . R. Ravikanth . 18 February 2015 . Legendary filmmaker Ramanaidu is no more . . live . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212144710/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/cine-producer-ramanaidu-no-more/article6909040.ece . 12 December 2019.
- Web site: Deiva Piravi (1985) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191115062558/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/deiva-piravi-songs-T0003167 . 15 November 2019 . 1 October 2020 . Raaga.com.
- News: 25 September 2020 . SP Balasubrahmanyam dies; his youthful voice to live in more than 40,000 songs . . live . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928000853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sp-balasubrahmanyam-dies-his-youthful-voice-to-live-in-more-than-40000-songs/articleshow/78312094.cms . 28 September 2020.
- ஜெயமன்மதன் . Subha (writers) . 5 May 1985 . தெய்வப்பிறவி . live . https://archive.today/20230221150217/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-05-05/page/n11/mode/2up . 21 February 2023 . 21 February 2023 . . 10–11 . Ta . Internet Archive.
