Devadas (2011 film) explained

Devadas
Director:	ABCD Shanthakumar
Producer:	HM Krishnamurthy
Starring:	Jenile Pandya Natanya
Cinematography:	Renukumar
Music:	Joshua Sridhar
Studio:	Deepika Enterprises
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Country:	India
Language:	Kannada

Devadas is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by ABCD Shanthakumar and starring Yogesh, Jenile Pandya and Natanya. The film was released on 13 May 2011.

Cast

Yogesh as Devu
Jenile Pandya as Paro aka Parvathi
Natanya as Chandramukhi
Rangayana Raghu as Devu's father
Ramesh Bhat as Paro's father
Pramila Joshai
Shanthakumar
Kari Subbu

Production

The film was in the cans for two years.

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Joshua Sridhar.^[1] The song "Sarayi Sheesheyali" from Mangalya Sakshi (1995) was reused in the film.

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "This Devdas will cry his way out of theatres very soon. Give the film a miss".^[2] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Even for Yogesh’s hardcore fans, it will be difficult to fathom. Should we say more?"^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Devadas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Apple Music. 2011. 2023-04-20. 2023-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420030156/https://music.apple.com/us/album/devadas-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/664920453. live.
Web site: Review: Yogi disappoints with Devdas. Lakshminarayana. Shruti Indira. 16 May 2011. Rediff.com. 20 April 2023. 20 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420030157/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-movie-review-devdas/20110516.htm. live.
Web site: Devadas: Mocking Devadas. 13 May 2011. Bangalore Mirror. 20 April 2023. 20 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420030157/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/devadas-mocking-devdas/articleshow/21604468.cms. live.