''Devadasu'' is a 2006 Indian

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-language

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film directed and produced by Y. V. S. Chowdary. The film features the debutants

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and

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in the lead roles while

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plays supporting role. Released on 11 January 2006, the film was commercially successful. Both Ram and Ileana won

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for Best Debut. The film was remade in

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as ''

Paglu ''Paglu'' (English: ''Mad'') is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language romantic action film directed by Rajib Biswas. The film is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film '' Devadasu''. The film stars Dev, Koel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta in lead roles, and fol ...

'' (2011) and in

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as ''

Loveyatri ''Loveyatri: A Journey of Love'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Salman Khan under Salman Khan Films and directed by debutante Abhiraj K. Minawala. It is inspired by the 2006 Telugu film ''Devadasu''. It st ...

'' (2018). It was later dubbed into Malayalam under the same name.

Plot

Devdas is a poor student, while Bhanumati is a rich

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girl whose father Katamraju is the senator of New York. They fall in love when Bhanu comes to India to learn classical

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. Coming to know about their love, Katamraju hatches a plan to separate them. He promises to get them married but takes his daughter and mother-in-law back to the USA. The rest of the story is how Devdas makes it to the USA and succeeds in attaining his girl.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakri and released by

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with lyrics written by

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and Chandrabose.

Box office

The film grossed around . and had a 175-day run in 17 theatres, including a 205-day run in Odeon 70 mm,

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Awards

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* Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South -

Ileana D'Cruz Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November 1987) is an Indian-born Portuguese actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu and Hindi language films. D'Cruz was born in Mumbai and spent most of her childhood in Goa. D'Cruz made her screen debut in ...

References

External links

* {{YVS Chowdary 2006 films 2000s Telugu-language films Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by Y. V. S. Chowdary Indian romantic comedy-drama films Films scored by Chakri Indian drama films Indian romance films