Devatha Manushya


Devatha Manushya is a 1988 Indian Kannada film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha and K. S. Ashwath in the lead roles. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by Upendra Kumar. The film was a major success at the box office upon its release. This was Rajkumar's 200th movie. Sudharani who played as heroine in the film Anand with Rajkumar's son Shivaraj Kumar acted as Rajkumar's daughter in this film.

Plot

Krishna Murthy is a hard working driver who believes in living a simple life. His boss, a business tycoon, maintains a low profile about his business and does not reveal it to anybody. A high-profile robbery for a golden idol of Goddess has taken place and Krishna Murthy is blamed for it. Whether he will be able to break away from this blame and bring forward the criminal forms the rest of the story.

Cast

composed the background score for the film and the soundtracks. Lyrics for the soundtracks were penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of five soundtracks.

Box office

The movie successfully completed a theatrical run of 100 days and was declared a superhit at the box office. The movie was a disappointment when compared to the actor-director duo's first six ventures - Haalu Jenu, Chalisuva Modagalu, Shravana Banthu, Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma and Jwaalamukhi.

Awards

  1. Best Actor - Rajkumar