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Devadasu was the first Telugu adaptation of Chattopadhyay's novel, and Devadas was the second Tamil adaptation of the same, following the 1937 Devadas directed by and starring P.

Unable to forget her, he becomes alcoholic. Due to differences in their social and economic status, Devadas cannot marry his childhood love and Parvati marries an old man. The story of Devadasu revolves around a feudal lord's son Devadas falling in love with a poor girl Parvati. The film's script, which was written by Aluri Chakrapani, was based on the novel Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. It was produced simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages (the latter as Devadas). Narayana under the production banner of Vinodha Pictures. ĭevadasu was directed by Vedantham Raghaviah and produced by D. – Akkineni Nageswara Rao, on his character in an interview with Suresh Kavirayani of The Times of India in April 2013. The effect was excellent and that's how I pulled Devadasu off.

even as my eyes were dropping, heavy with sleep. I used to stuff myself with heavy dinner and then shoot overnight . So, I requested the director to shift the shooting schedule to the night. After watching myself I realised that no matter how hard i tried, I didn't look like a drunkard because my eyes were clear. I was actually healthy with robust looks. When people saw me on screen in Devadasu, they assumed that I starved myself to look like the heartbroken, alcoholic that I played on screen. Parvati rushes to see him, but the door is closed by her family, and she collapses. Devadasu breathes his last in front of her house. On the advice of Chandramukhi, he leaves for his village but goes to Durgapuram to keep a promise he had made to Parvati that he visit her before his death. While Parvati settles into her new house, Devadasu chooses the path of self-destruction. He takes to drinking alcohol excessively and is encouraged by his friend Bhagawan, who also introduces him to Chandramukhi, a prostitute. Unable to forget her, Devadasu is despondent. He writes to Parvati that he cannot defy his parents, so Parvati marries the old zamindar. However, Parvati secretly meets Devadasu and asks him to accept her as his wife.ĭevadasu is surprised at her visit, sends her away, and goes back to the city. Irritated, Neelakantham vows to find a wealthier prospective son-in-law and arranges Parvati's marriage with the zamindar of Durgapuram, an elderly widower with children. When Parvati's grandmother talks of the alliance, the zamindar refuses the proposal. When the grown-up Devadasu returns to the village after finishing his education, his childhood friendship with Parvati turns into love. The zamindar enrols his son in a boarding school in the city. This plot summary is for the Telugu version of the film.ĭevadasu, the son of Ravulapalle zamindar Narayana Rao, and Parvati, daughter of his poor neighbour Neelakantham, are childhood friends. Both versions proved to be a major breakthrough in both Savitri's and Nageswara Rao's career, although they also led to the latter being typecast in similar roles. It has since achieved cult status, with terms and phrases from the film being widely cited. Both versions were critically and commercially successful. Anjaneyulu, Dorasamy and Surabhi Kamalabai.ĭevadasu was released on 26 June 1953, and the Tamil version was released three months later, on 11 September 1953. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, and Lalitha played the lead roles in both versions supporting roles were played by S. The film was produced in Telugu and Tamil languages (the latter titled Devadas) with slightly different casts. Unable to cope with his failure to win Parvati, Devadas turns into a drunkard, and the rest of the film is about whether or not Devadas meets Parvati again. Parvati's father forces her to marry a middle-aged zamindar. Devadas' father rejects the proposal from Parvati's family. The film focuses on Devadasu and Parvati, who have been in love since childhood. Aluri Chakrapani wrote the script based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel, Devdas.

Devadasu is a 1953 Indian romance film, directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah and produced by D. L.