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Deivapiravi (1985 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Deivapiravi' is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and starring Mohan, Raadhika, and Urvashi. The film was a remake of the Telugu film 'Devatha' (1982). It was released on 14 April 1985 and ran for one-hundred days in theatres.
Plot
Cast
*Mohan as Mohan
*Raadhika as Janaki
*Urvashi as Lalitha
*Radha Ravi as Minor
*Oppanai Gajapathi
*V. K. Ramasamy
*Thengai Srinivasan
*Idichapuli Selvaraj
*Master Suresh
*Manorama
*Pushpalatha
*C.I.D. Sakunthala Ayya
*S. N. Lakshmi
Production
The film is directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, who was known for directing 'Billa' (1980), and produced by D. Ramanaidu under his banner Suresh Productions. Ramanaidu had produced the original film 'Devatha' (1982). Cinematography was handled by Vinayagam, and editing by Chakrapani.https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1985/apr/28-04-1985/p52.jpg
Soundtrack
The songs are composed by ShankarGanesh. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela, who sang for the original film, also sang for this film.
Release
'Deivapiravi' was released on 14 April 1985 coinciding with Puthandu. The film faced competition from two other Mohan-starrers 'Udaya Geetham', which released a day earlier, and 'Pillai Nila'. The film was not as successful as those films, but ran for one-hundred days. Mohan gained appreciation for his performance in the film.
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