Devara Kannu Explained

Devara Kannu
Director:Y. R. Swamy
Starring:Lokesh
Aarathi
Anant Nag
Ambareesh
Music:T. G. Lingappa
Cinematography:R. Chittibabu
Editing:P. Bhakthavathsalam
Studio:Sri Bhagavathi Productions
Distributor:Sri Bhagavathi Productions
Country:India
Language:Kannada
Runtime:129 min

Devara Kannu is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Lokesh and Aarathi, in lead roles with Anant Nag and Ambareesh, who were relative newcomers, in supporting roles. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa.[1] [2] The film is based on a Bengali novel by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta. The film was remade in Tamil as Annan Oru Koyil, in Malayalam as Ellaam Ninakku Vendi and in Telugu as Bangaru Chellelu.[3]

Plot

This is a murder mystery where Ramesh (Lokesh) is on the run from the police as he is accused of murdering his sister's rapist (Ambareesh). He runs into Sandhya (Aarathi) who should have been his fiancee at a lonely railway station. His sister (Jayalakshmi) now has amnesia. Together with her Doctor husband (Anant Nag) Sandhya sets out to they have to unravel the sequence of events and save Ramesh. A last minute confession by the sister brings the film to a satisfactory end.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa.[4]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Naguvina Aluvina" Vijaya Narasimha 03:36
2 "Ninna Neenu Maretharenu" 03:19
3 "O Iniya Nee Yelliruve" Vijaya Narasimha 03:12
4 "Ninna Neenu Maretharenu" Vijaya Narasimha 03:19
5 "Ninne Sanje Alli Nodide" Chi. Udayashankar03:28

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Devara Kannu. 2015-01-09. chiloka.com.
  2. Web site: Devara Kannu. 2015-01-09. nthwall.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150110001403/http://www.nthwall.com/ka/movie/Devara-Kannu-1975/9219800943. 10 January 2015. dead.
  3. News: Raman. Mohan V.. 2019-09-05. 50 Years of ‘Deiva Magan’: Why Sivaji Ganesan still matters…. The Hindu. 2021-12-29. 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: Devara Kannu Songs. 2015-01-09. Raaga.com.