''Illale Devata'' () is a 1985

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-language

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directed by Tatineni Prasad. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer in Telugu cinema. Over his seven decade career, he became a prominent figures in the industry, and is among most influential ac ...

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and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner. It is a remake of

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's debut

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film ''

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'' (1982).

Plot

Gopi Krishna, a middle-class guy, leads a joyful life with his loving wife, Lakshmi. Once she is diagnosed with blood cancer and deemed terminally ill, Gopi has to accumulate a considerable amount. To do so, he turns into a con man and misleads several people. In that process, he gets acquainted with a millionaire, Durgamma, who is a shrew. He falsely convinces her that they are distinct relatives, and Radha, Durgamma's daughter, falls for him. Being aware of it, Lakshmi requests to continue his friendship with Radha for her happiness, and he does so. Parallelly, the wheel of fortune makes Lakshmi & Radha friends when Lakshmi cheers up Radha's love by hiding her identity. Besides, trickster Gopi increases his plans daily, but unfortunately, once he is caught. Parallelly, Lakshmi deteriorates, and Gopi cannot raise the funds when Radha aids him and questions the cause behind his deeds, then he reveals the totality. By the time they reach the hospital, Lakshmi is ailing. Finally, the movie ends with Lakshmi uniting Gopi & Radha and breathing her last, happily.

Cast

as Gopi Krishna *

as Lakshmi *

as Radha *

Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1926 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantam Ja ...

as Dr. Rao *

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as Bhupal Rao *

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as Damodaram *

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as Vaddi Appala Raju *

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as Kalyana Ramudu *

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as Manager * Sarathi as Attorney Babu Rao *Arun Kumar as Anand *Telephone Satyanarayana as Dr. Varma *

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as Durgamma *Anitha as Doctor *Mamatha as Nurse *

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as Doddamma

Crew

*Art: Bhaskara Raju *Choreography: Prakash, Surekha *Lyrics:

Acharya Aatreya Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu ; 7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He received the state Nandi Award fo ...

Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and cinema. Veturi is a recipient of the National Film Award, ...

*Playback:

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), commonly known as SPB or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is widely regarde ...

, P. Susheela,

S. P. Sailaja Sripathi Panditaradhyula Sailaja is an Indian singer, voice artist and actress who had sung 10,000 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films. She had sung most of the songs for Illayaraja, K. Chakravarthy, Ramesh Naidu, ...

*Dialogues: Satyanand *Story: Palagummi Padmaraju *Music: Chakravarthy *Editing: Kotagiri Gopala Rao *Cinematography: S. Navakanth *Producer : N. R. Anuradha Devi *Direction: Tatineni Prasad *Banner: Lakshmi Films Combines *Release Date: 1 May 1985

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Chakravarthy. Music released on AVM Audio Company.

References

1985 drama films 1985 films Indian drama films Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Telugu remakes of Kannada films 1980s Telugu-language films 1980s Indian films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub