Devi (1968 film) explained

Director:	A. K. Velan
Story:	A. K. Velan
Producer:	A. K. Velan
Starring:	R. Muthuraman Devika
Music:	V. Dakshinamoorthy
Studio:	Arunachalam Pictures^[1]
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Devi is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by A. K. Velan. It is a remake of the 1965 Malayalam film Kavyamela, which itself was based on the 1961 Kannada film Kantheredu Nodu. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Devika. It was released on 27 July 1968,^[2] and failed at the box office.

Cast

• R. Muthuraman^[3]
• Devika

Production

A. K. Velan sold the copyrights of the 1961 Kannada film Kantheredu Nodu to T. E. Vasudevan for, and Vasudevan produced a Malayalam remake Kavyamela (1965). After that film's success, Velan considered adapting the story in Tamil and bought the rights back from Vasudevan for ; however the remake became a box office failure.^{[4] [5]}

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy, with lyrics by Palladam Manickam.^[6] The songs are reused from Kavyamela.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1968-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் – தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் . List of films released in 1968 – Producers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730105815/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1968.asp . 30 July 2021 . 3 April 2024 . . ta.
2. Web site: Devi (1968) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204160142/https://screen4screen.com/movies/devi-2 . 4 December 2023 . 3 April 2024 . Screen 4 Screen.
3. Web site: கருப்பையா . பழ . . 9 September 2016 . தேவிகா 4. மறக்க முடியுமா...? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240403051929/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2016/Sep/09/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE-4-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-2561985.html . 3 April 2024 . 3 April 2024 . . ta.
4. News: Vijayakumar . B. . 17 August 2009 . Kavyamela 1965 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062917/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/08/17/stories/2009081750630400.htm . 29 June 2011 . 3 April 2024 . The Hindu.
5. Web site: Manmadhan . Prema . 4 July 2002 . The dream merchant turns 85 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020817082952/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/04/stories/2002070400560200.htm . 17 August 2002 . 3 April 2024 . The Hindu.
6. Book: Neelamegam, G. . Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 2 . Manivasagar Publishers . 1st . Chennai . November 2016 . 345 . Tamil.