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Directed by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
Produced by | M. S. Raju |
Story by | Sumanth Arts Unit |
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Shiju Prema |
Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Cinematography | Diwakar |
Edited by | Tata Suresh |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Devi is a 1999 Telugu devotional film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by M. S. Raju. The film stars Shiju and Prema in the lead roles. It was the first Telugu film of Shiju. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad making his debut. The film was released on 12 March 1999 and became successful at box office.
M.S. Raju who was reeling under the failure of Street Fighter decided to make a devotional film with new star cast. He cast Malayalam actor Shiju and Kannada actress Prema in the lead roles. Abu Salim, a police officer from Mangalore was selected for the negative role while Vanitha, daughter of actor Vijayakumar was selected to play an important character.
The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad making his debut at the age of 17.
The film was dubbed into Hindi and Tamil. All the three versions became successful at box office.
Nandi Award for Best Child Actor - Master Mahendran
Devi at the Internet Movie Database