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Directed by | Sriram Adittya |
Written by | Sriram Adittya |
Produced by | C. Ashwini Dutt |
Starring | Nani Nagarjuna Akkineni Aakanksha Singh Rashmika Mandanna |
Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen |
Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Viacom18 Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 164 mins [1] |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Box office | est.₹45 crore [2] |
Devadas is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by Sriram Adittya. The film stars Nani, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Aakanksha Singh, and Rashmika Mandanna with music composed by Mani Sharma. It was released on 27 September 2018.
M. K. Das is a M. S. holder, who joins Medimax, a corporate hospital in Hyderabad, as one of the surgeons designated to work in the mortuary. Four days later, he attends a patient whose medication was prescribed by his senior Dr. Bharadwaj. Noticing improper medication, Das asks for a change in prescription without prior approval from Bharadwaj. Though the patient recovers, Bharadwaj fires Das from the job on the grounds of unprofessional behavior due to ego. With no option left, Das starts a clinic in his locality at the dilapidated Shantabhai Memorial Charity Hospital. Meanwhile, the cops are searching for a crime boss named Deva, whose identity is unknown. Deva returns to Hyderabad after the death of his mentor and foster father Dada, who was killed by his rival David.
Dada's son Ajay helped David in the murder and earns Deva's ire. One day, Deva is injured in a shootout between his gang and the cops and escapes from the scene hiding his identity successfully, where he enters Shantabhai Memorial Charity Hospital and Das treats him. Das later realizes that his patient is a crime boss, but chooses not to reveal his identity to avoid a breach of trust, which is part of Das's profession. Deva is impressed with Das's honesty and naivety and befriends him by calling him as "Gold" (mocking the gold medal he won for being a university topper in M. S.). Deva and his men renovate the clinic and the inflow of patients increases. As Das gets busy as a practicing physician, he is equally baffled by the number of gangsters and criminals surrounding him daily.
Das also falls in love with Pooja, unaware that she is an undercover cop working on Deva's case. Meanwhile, Deva reveals that he had feelings for Jahnvi, a journalist, which were never communicated. As Das makes attempts to bring Deva and Jahnvi together (by posing him as a CBI officer), Deva finds himself more "humanized". In an attempt to arrest Deva, Pooja asks Das to bring him to a meet at a restaurant for dinner. As Pooja waits there along with the cops, Deva learns Ajay's whereabouts and kills him. Das witness the murder and questions Deva's lack of humanity and leaves, rejoining Medimax after promising to organize a successful organ donation camp. Deva is left heartbroken due to the rift caused by his friendship and meets a child at a party, who is aware of his identity.
The child asks Deva to scare death as he is dying soon due to blood cancer. Deva arranges for his treatment, but the child dies. With Deva's help, the organ donation camp at Medimax turns successful, which brings a change in Bharadwaj's opinion on Das. The child's death depresses Deva, who calls Jahnvi to arrange a live telecast and reveals his identity as the crime boss for whom the cops are searching, and credits Das for providing a change in him. However, he receives a call from David, who kidnapped Das and asks him to meet in private for one last time. Deva arrives at David's place and the cops follow them. In the shootout that ensues, Deva sustains near−fatal injuries. With the help of Bharadwaj, Das and two other surgeons fake Deva's death. Deva and Das enjoy a holiday on a cruise along with Jahnvi and Pooja.
Devdas was the first film to be shot in Hyderabad Metro. [3] [4]
The film's music was composed by Mani Sharma and on Aditya Music label. The Audio launch was held on 21 September 2018, on Akkineni Nageswara Rao's birthday. [5] Sify termed the album lackluster, stating that although "Vaaru Veeru", "Chettu Kinda Doctor", and "Emo Emo" were good songs, the rest were lacking when it came to Mani Sharma's expectations. [6]
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Recorded | 2018 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 29:16 | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Vaaru Veeru" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Anurag Kulkarni, Anjana Sowmya | 4:26 |
2. | "Chettu Kinda Doctor" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Padmalatha | 5:10 |
3. | "Laka Laka Lakumikara" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Anurag Kulkarni, Sri Krishna | 4:53 |
4. | "Hey Babu" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Karthik, Ramya Behara | 5:00 |
5. | "Emo Emo" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Sid Sriram, Ramya Behara | 4:26 |
6. | "Manasedo Vethukuthu Undi" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Yazin Nizar, Anurag Kulkarni | 5:21 |
Total length: | 29:16 |
Devadas was released on 27 September 2018. [7] It is dubbed in Tamil under the same title and in Hindi as Don Aur Doctor by Zee Studios in November 2019. [8]
The movie received positive reviews from critics. The Times of India rated the film 3.5 stars and said, "Devadas certainly has its moments with some cracking humour and solid performances by its two stars. A tad too long, with some avoidable melodrama and a weak climax prove to be troublesome, but it doesn't take it away from a hilarious first half which makes it worth your while. If you're somebody who enjoys Nani's brand of humour - Devadas is a must-watch." [9] The News Minute wrote, "All this leaves you wishing that the director, for a brief moment, had realised the pot of gold he had at his disposal. It displays a certain brash level of amateurishness if your actual comedians in the movie, the sidekicks, almost get as much screen time as your protagonists. Food for thought! So, if you want to watch a comedy featuring Nani, watch it. Don’t watch if you are hoping for an ‘action’ comedy." [10]
Sify gave the film three stars and stated that "DevaDas has a not-so-engaging story. But the comedy works very well in the first half. The second half falters with many dull moments. A violent don becoming a good man is an oversimplification. Nice technical output needs a pat." [11] The Hindu criticized the film for poorly etched characters and wrote, "Despite all this, if Devadas holds attention, it’s because Sriram Adittya knows how to utilise its two leading actors and serve up plenty of fun moments. In the end, he gets Deva and Das to look at life from each other’s perspectives with some melodrama." [12] Deccan Chronicle gave the film three stars and said that it was "Nag and Nani's show all the way". [13]
Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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15 & 16 August 2019 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu | Kunal Kapoor | Nominated | [14] |
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