Devi (1968 film)
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| Devi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. K. Velan |
| Story by | A. K. Velan |
| Produced by | A. K. Velan |
| Starring | R. Muthuraman Devika |
| Music by | V. Dakshinamoorthy |
Production company | Arunachalam Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Devi (/ðeɪvi/ transl. Goddess) 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
Production
A. K. Velan sold the copyrights of the 1961 Kannada film Kantheredu Nodu to T. E. Vasudevan for ₹1,000 (equivalent to ₹67,000 or US$790 in 2023), 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 ₹5,000 (equivalent to ₹330,000 or US$3,900 in 2023); however the remake became a box office failure.[4][5]
