Devil: The Hero (2025)

Original title

ದಿ ಡೆವಿಲ್

Directed by

Prakash Veer

Genre

action, drama, comedy, romance

Country

India

Runtime

2h 47m

Rated

15

Rating

1.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A political action thriller where a man plays two roles. The story follows these characters through a conflict involving power and justice in a political setting.

intensedramaticpoliticalaction-packedfast-paceddual-roleearnestambitious

What happens

The Devil is a 2025 Indian Kannada-language political action thriller film written and directed by Prakash Veer and produced by Veer and J. Jayamma under the banners of Sri Jaimatha Combines, Vaishno Studios, and Saregama. The film features Darshan in a dual role, supported by Rachana Rai, Mahesh Manjrekar, Achyuth Kumar, Sharmiela Mandre, Roger Narayan, Shobaraj, and Srinivas Prabhu. Principal photography for the film began in Bengaluru on 22 March 2024 but was temporarily halted in mid‑2024, when Darshan was arrested; filming resumed in February 2025. The cinematography is handled by Sudhakar S. Raj, and the music is composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath. The Devil premiered in theatres in Karnataka on 11 December 2025, with a runtime of 169 minutes. It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. The film is set to start streaming from July 17th 2026 on Zee5. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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