Devathalara Deevinchandi

Devathalara Deevinchandi
Directed by	Kommineni Seshagiri Rao
Written by	Kommineni Seshagiri Rao (story and screenplay), Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry (dialogues)
Starring	Chandra Mohan Giri Babu Jayamalini Murali Mohan Allu Ramalingaiah
Music by	K. Chakravarthy
Cinematography	P. Deva Raj
Release date	1977
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	Rs. 9.75 lakhs

Devathalara Deevinchandi is a Telugu film directed by Kommineni Seshagiri Rao. His debut film was hit and resulted in many successful films later.

It is remake of Nagin, a highly successful 1976 Hindi film, which in turn was inspired by François Truffaut's film The Bride Wore Black, based on Cornell Woolrich's novel of the same name.

The story revolves around five close friends: Mohan (Ranganath), Kubera Rao (Haribabu), Muralikrishna (Chandramohan), Giri (Eswara Rao), and Ravindra (Madala Rangarao). Kubera Rao knows about a hidden treasure in the Nallamala forest. The friends go to forest to find the treasure in a Naga Temple. They hurt a Nagadevatha during a ritual. Kubera Rao soon dies of a snake bite. Nagadevatha who takes human form as Phani (Jayamalini) and takes revenge on the five friends.

The film ran for more than 100 days in many centers across Andhra Pradesh.

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