Devta (film)

Devta
Directed by	Pattana
Produced by	Narayanan Iyengar
Screenplay by	Pattana
Story by	Story: Sadasiva Bramham Dialogue: Pandit Mukhram Sharma
Starring	Vyjayanthimala Gemini Ganesan Anjali Devi
Music by	C. Ramchandra
Studio	Narayanan Company Production
Distributed by	Rajshri Productions
Release date(s)	1 January 1956 (1956-01-01)
Running time	178 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Devta (Hindi: देवता; English: Snake God) is a 1956 Hindi Black-and-white swashbuckler film written by Sadasiva Bramham and directed by Pattana. The film had Vyjayanthimala in the title role with Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi in the lead while Agha, Bipin gupta, Daisy Irani, Krishna Kumari and M. N. Nambiar forms an ensemble cast. The film was produced by Narayanan Iyengar with his production company, Narayanan Company. The music was composed by C. Ramchandra with lyrics provided by Rajendra Krishan. The film was a remake of hugely successful Tamil film called Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam.^[1]

Plot

This film narrated the story of a king who loses his sight and needs a ‘Nagi Jyothi' (‘serpent light'!) found in ‘Sarpaloka' (serpent world!). A young man (Gemini Ganesan) working in the palace and in love with the princess (Anjali Devi) undertakes the hazardous journey of going to the netherworld and getting the magic light from the hood of a snake in the custody of the serpent queen (Vyjayanthimala). The queen is attracted to the young man who pretends to be in love with her mainly to get the light. He succeeds in getting it and the queen curses him to become an ugly man. The princess marries the prince, but they are banished and live in a hut. Soon a boy is born. The devoted wife faces many trials and tribulations before she and her son help her husband regain his original form. And they live happily thereafter.

Cast

• Vyjayanthimala as Naag Rani
• Gemini Ganesan
• Anjali Devi
• Agha
• Bipin gupta
• Daisy Irani
• Krishna Kumari
• M. N. Nambiar
• Kumari Kamala in Special appearance

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by C. Ramchandra while the lyrics was penned by Rajendra Krishan.^[2] The album had Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle and Talat Mahmood as the singers. It was also one of the last collaboration of C. Ramchandra and Lata Mangeshkar, they fell out in 1957 and parted their ways.^[3]

No.	Song	Singers	Length (m:ss)	Notes
1	"Do Nainon Ka Bana"	Lata Mangeshkar	3.23
2	"Kaise Aaoon Jamuna Ke Teer"	Lata Mangeshkar	3.01
3	"Phoolon Ke Mele"	Lata Mangeshkar	3.08
4	"Suna Hai Mere Dil Ka"	Lata Mangeshkar	2.98
5	"Udhar Chali Ja Janaki"	Manna Dey	5.17
6	"Yeh Chand Kal Jo"	Lata Mangeshkar	2.94
7	"Zalim Tere Aankhon Ne"	Asha Bhosle	2.66
8	"Kisi Se Pyaar Hai Humko"	Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar	3.26
9	"Ae Chaand Kal Jo Aana Unko"	Lata Mangeshkar	3.28

Character map of Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam and its remakes

Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam (Tamil)	Devta (Hindi)	Nagamadathu Thampuratti (Malayalam)
(Gemini Ganesan)	(Gemini Ganesan)	(Prem Nazir)
Naag Rani (Lalitha)	Naag Rani (Vyjayanthimala)	Naag Rani (Unni Mary)
(Anjali Devi)	(Anjali Devi)	(Jayabharathi)

Reference

1. ^ Randor Guy (21-12-2009). "Blast from the past: Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam". Chennai, India: The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article73473.ece. Retrieved 2011-03-27. 
2. ^ "Devta(1956))". Reloadlife.com. http://songs.reloadlife.com/devta-1956/. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
3. ^ Karan Bali. "Lata Mangeshkar". Upperstall.com. http://www.upperstall.com/people/lata-mangeshkar. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 

External links

• Devta at the Internet Movie Database
• Devta profile at Upperstall.com