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received positive reviews from critics upon its release. M. L. Narasimham praised the performances of the film's cast, particularly that of
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dance exponent and an experienced stage actor, used to enact the scenes before the actors, thereby making their job easy. He even recalled that the director shot him only at night so that he could give the character a "drunken, droopy" look. Those night-time shots were filmed over 50 days. The final
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stated that the songs "contributed to the success". Reviewing the Telugu version, M. L. Narasimham from the same newspaper also praised the songs, noting, "The major contribution to the film's success, however, came from the music director, a genius called C. R. Subbaraman. Every song he
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was released three months later on 11 September 1953. Both versions were commercially successful, playing for over 100 days in theatres. Randor Guy, however noted that after the film's release, there were bickerings between the partners over the division of profits and
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for relief. Nevertheless, his suffering is intense, and he loathes, throwing money in her face. At that moment, she feels a sense of worship, ends her past, and devotes herself to him. Thus, Devadas hits the bottle to get out of grief and turns into an alcoholic. Hearing it, his father passes away
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Narayana Rao, and she is a peasant Neelakantham’s daughter. As Devadas’s naughtiness increases, his father enrolls him in a boarding school. Years roll by, and Devadas comes back when Parvati is under beatitude and the love rises with them.
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make-up for the real shooting of the film. He showed these make-up stills to Mangayya, the make-up man, who followed the same. Nageswara Rao, who portrayed the titular character, later recalled that Vedantam, being a
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for the letter D in her list, "The A to Z of Telugu Cinema". During a programme titled "Telugu Cinema Prasthanam" organised by the film society of Vishakhapatnam, writer and actor Ravi Kondala Rao placed
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was released on 26 June 1953, and the Tamil version was released three months later, on 11 September 1953. Both versions were critically and commercially successful. It has since achieved
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as the lead pair. After a week of shooting, the film was shelved due to the view that such a story might not succeed in Telugu; the production company instead produced
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609:(1961), stating, "Characters like Batasari and are not too explicit. They preserve their inner feelings - to be enjoyed in solitude. I am also a man like that."
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Murthy, C.S.H.N.; O.B., Meitei (February 2016). "Intertextuality of Film Remakes of Devdas: Romanticism From the Perspectives of Indian Aesthetics".
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stated that Nageswara Rao's performance "remains a classic portrayal of the character that has been adapted on-screen several times". Film archivist
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If I drink, I can forget, but they don't let me drink, If I forget, I can drink, but they don't let me forget.
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raga. The song "Intha Telisi" is composed in various ragas. The song "Palleku Podam" was later remixed by
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By remaking such films, you are lowering yourself, while it enhances the original artists’ image."
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2722:"Kollywood kadhal: From black & white till now"
3064:"Legendary Telugu Actor Nageswara Rao Passes Away"
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3164:"A touching love story of a happy, new-age Majnu"
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1693:"1953 – தேவதாஸ் – விநோதா பிக்சர்ஸ் (த-தெ-(நாவல்)"
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2343:"Aatadukundam Raa: The joke is on the audience"
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1925:"CineGoer.com — Nostalgia — Devadasu"
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2478:"Akkineni Nageswara Rao: his best films"
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2970:"Special: The A to Z of Telugu Cinema"
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2514:"The Devdas syndrome in Indian cinema"
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2814:Dheenadhayalan, Pa. (16 May 2015).
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2274:Chandaraju, Aruna (16 March 2019).
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1852:Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (21 April 2014).
1783:Dheenadhayalan, Pa. (16 May 2015).
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1623:Ravi, Bhama Devi (7 October 2003).
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2968:Rajamani, Radhika (7 May 2012).
2312:"Ragamalika: A garland of Ragas"
2212:Kolappan, B. (23 January 2014).
2181:"Ghantasala The playback legend"
2120:"Devadasu: Of Atman and Brahman"
1767:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998
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1275:(1955). Savitri too appeared in
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3248:Baskaran, Sundararaj Theodore
3002:"Call to promote good cinema"
2404:Directorate of Film Festivals
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2151:"In reference to film music"
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3369:Ramachandran, T.M. (1978).
3341:Living Legend, Dr. Akkineni
3199:. 1995. From 39.19 to 39.28
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3074:Indo-Asian News Service
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3787:(1953 Telugu / Tamil)
3280:. Creative Workshop.
1303:as an "update of the
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2785:"Irreplaceable icon"
2189:. 11 February 2015.
1952:"The immortal lover"
1734:(13 February 2009).
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3873:Related adaptations
3660:Ulagam Ivvalavuthan
3582:Mamaku Tagga Alludu
3443:Vedantam Raghavayya
3256:. East West Books.
2982:on 27 December 2015
2791:. 26 January 2014.
2486:. 22 January 2014.
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3755:(1928 silent film)
3575:Adutha Veettu Penn
3168:The Times of India
3080:on 22 January 2014
2759:The Times of India
2734:on 26 October 2016
2446:on 26 October 2016
1985:"Down memory lane"
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1663:The Times of India
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2602:SAGE Publications
2557:, p. cxxvii.
2555:Ramachandran 1978
2353:on 31 August 2016
2057:"Devadas (Tamil)"
1890:on 1 October 2016
1818:"Ramadasu (1933)"
1592:"Devadasu (1953)"
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3857:(2010 Urdu)
3803:(1965 Urdu)
3640:Sati Sumati
3568:Jai Bhawana
3507:Prema Pasam
3454:Strisahasam
3274:Guy, Randor
3227:2 September
3084:13 November
2986:27 December
2953:13 November
2922:20 February
2891:13 November
2850:Ithayakkani
2799:13 November
2769:13 November
2705:13 November
2510:Nair, P. K.
2494:13 November
2439:India Today
2417:23 December
2326:10 November
2197:10 November
2165:26 December
2134:26 December
2103:13 November
1968:13 November
1732:Guy, Randor
1538:26 February
1420:Dilip Kumar
1398:(1951) and
1118:"O Devadas"
883:"Oh Devada"
756:Anup Rubens
688:HMV Records
581:B. S. Ranga
454:as Bhagawan
403:as Parvati
337:cult status
221:191 minutes
154:Soundtrack:
136:B. S. Ranga
106:Produced by
68:Dialogue by
48:Directed by
3917:1953 films
3911:Categories
3722:Characters
3553:Inti Guttu
3383:14 January
3372:Film World
2975:Rediff.com
2830:11 January
2738:26 October
2727:News Today
2450:26 October
2259:9 November
2228:26 October
2067:26 October
2036:26 October
1832:25 October
1752:25 October
1674:25 October
1641:24 January
1608:25 October
1493:References
1414:described
1389:Mala Pilla
1371:mentioned
1369:Rediff.com
1332:Parasakthi
1287:antithesis
1261:(English:
1234:, praised
1217:P. K. Nair
1166:Ghantasala
1138:Ghantasala
1107:Ghantasala
1062:Ghantasala
1046:Ghantasala
976:Ghantasala
948:Ghantasala
928:"O Devada"
917:Ghantasala
872:Ghantasala
856:Ghantasala
769:Randor Guy
555:man Friday
501:Chakrapani
460:Production
273:'s novel,
267:Chakrapani
205:1953-06-26
172:Production
62:Chakrapani
3360:16 August
3329:1 October
3006:The Hindu
2943:The Hindu
2912:The Hindu
2881:The Hindu
2860:2 October
2789:The Hindu
2618:148363017
2604:: 24–40.
2578:1 October
2573:Routledge
2543:Ramu 2002
2518:The Hindu
2357:31 August
2347:The Hindu
2281:The Hindu
2218:The Hindu
2155:The Hindu
2124:The Hindu
2059:. Gaana.
1990:The Hindu
1957:The Hindu
1894:1 October
1884:The Hindu
1864:31 August
1822:The Hindu
1741:The Hindu
1630:The Hindu
1597:The Hindu
1428:Bimal Roy
1424:1955 film
1401:Lava Kusa
1338:Pasamalar
1327:Sivakumar
1313:The Hindu
1228:Routledge
1197:Reception
1048:, K. Rani
1001:Singer(s)
858:, K. Rani
809:Singer(s)
773:The Hindu
728:The Hindu
592:Kuchipudi
234:Languages
142:Edited by
3888:Daas Dev
3808:Devadasu
3784:Devadasu
3633:Rahasyam
3483:Anarkali
3475:Annadata
3467:Devadasu
3377:Archived
3354:Archived
3350:53205683
3320:Archived
3276:(2016).
3258:Archived
3250:(1996).
3221:Archived
3109:Archived
2947:Archived
2916:Archived
2885:Archived
2820:Dinamani
2793:Archived
2763:Archived
2699:Archived
2658:(1986).
2488:Archived
2384:Guy 2016
2320:Archived
2253:Archived
2222:Archived
2191:Archived
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2128:Archived
2097:Archived
2061:Archived
2030:Archived
2001:10 March
1858:Archived
1826:Archived
1795:Archived
1790:Dinamani
1746:Archived
1709:24 March
1668:Archived
1602:Archived
1532:Archived
1452:Vadivelu
1432:Devadasu
1416:Devadasu
1392:(1938),
1386:(1932),
1378:Devadasu
1373:Devadasu
1364:Devadasu
1291:Devadasu
1282:Dinamani
1277:Missamma
1272:Missamma
1267:typecast
1251:Devadasu
1240:hypotext
1236:Devadasu
1230:article
1202:Devadasu
1182:Devadasu
764:(2016).
695:Producer
646:Recorded
638:Released
628: by
620:Devadasu
606:Batasari
547:Devadasu
520:Devadasu
515:Devadasu
485:Devadasu
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