''Devara Makkalu'' () is a 1970 Indian

Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native sp ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Y. R. Swamy Y. R. Swamy ( – 21 October 2002) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked primarily Kannada cinema. He directed over 35 films in his career, 17 of which came in films that stars Rajkumar in the lead role. He also holds the rec ...

based on the novel ''Meena'' by Ma. Na. Murthy. It stars Rajkumar along with Jayanthi, Kalpana and

Rajesh Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin. Given name * Rajesh (actor), South Indian actor * Rajesh (Kannada actor), Kannada actor * Rajesh Bishnoi, Indian cricketer * Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer * Rajesh Gangwar, Indian social ...

in other lead roles. The film stars a soundtrack from

G. K. Venkatesh Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Ta ...

and is produced by Bharath Enterprises.

Cast

* Rajkumar as Ranga * Jayanthi as Gowri * Kalpana as Kanaka *

as Babu * Narasimharaju * Indira Devi *

Sampath Sampath is a given name and surname, meaning ''prosperity'' or ''wealth'' in Hindu/Sanskrit. Given name * K. V. Sampath Kumar (1956/1957–2021), Indian newspaper editor * P. Sampath Kumar, Indian politician * R. Sampath Raj (born 1969), In ...

as Krishnaswamy, a doctor *

M. Jayashree M. Jayashree (1921 – 2006), was an Indian actress who worked mainly in Kannada films. She is known for her supporting roles in such movies including Rayara Sose (1957), Naagarahaavu (1972), Eradu Kanasu and Sri Srinivasa Kalyana. She was f ...

as Rukmini, Krishnaswamy's wife *

M. P. Shankar M. P. Shankar (20 August 1935 – 17 July 2008) was an Indian actor in Kannada cinema. He acted in films like Satya Harishchandra (1965 Kannada film), Satya Harishchandra as 'Veera Baahu', Naagarahaavu as 'Pailwan Basanna', ''Bhootayyana Maga Ay ...

* Sriram

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

and lyrics for the soundtrack written by

Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Gubbi, Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and devotional son ...

.Songs at Raaga
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Meena by Ma. Na. Murthy
1970 films 1970s Kannada-language films Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Films directed by Y. R. Swamy {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub

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