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Devatha

1941 · 144 min

A heavy, moralising melodrama that moves slowly through shame and suffering toward a hard-won reconciliation.

Directed by
B.N. Reddi
Starring
Chittoor V. Nagayya, Kumari, Mudigonda Lingamurthy
Overview
Foreign-educated Venu falls for Lakshmi, his servant's daughter. However, he leaves for the city and forgets all about her only to discover that she is pregnant with his child.

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Directed by
B.N. Reddi
Starring
Chittoor V. Nagayya, Kumari, Mudigonda Lingamurthy
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • betrayal
    • guilt
    • redemption
    • family
    Places
    • small town
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Directed by
    B.N. Reddi
    Starring
    Chittoor V. Nagayya, Kumari, Mudigonda Lingamurthy
    Runtime
    144 min
    Languages
    Telugu

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