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Devata (1941)

Devata poster
Original title
Devatha
Directed by
Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy
Genre
drama film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
2h 24m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A dramatic story from 1940s India follows a family or individuals caught in emotional turmoil. The film focuses on personal struggles and moral conflicts in a traditional society.

emotionaldramaticchaoticintensesentimentalearnestheavystraightforward

What happens

Devata is a 1941 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by B. N. Reddy. The huge success of this film led to the making of more films with the same title in 1964 by B. Padmanabham and in 1982 by D. Ramanaidu. The film was remade in Malayalam as Pavappettaval (1967). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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