Abhinetri (2016 film)
Abhinetri (2016 film)
Devi | |
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Directed by | A. L. Vijay |
Produced by | Prabhu Deva K. Ganesh |
Screenplay by | A. L. Vijay Sathya Chintan Gandhi |
Story by | A. L. Vijay Paul Aaron |
Starring |
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Music by | Original Songs: Sajid-Wajid Vishal Mishra Raaj Ashoo Background Score: Gopi Sundar **Additonal Music: ** G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Cinematography | Manush Nandan |
Edited by | Anthony |
Production company | Prabhu Deva Studios |
Distributed by | Auraa Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil Telugu Hindi |
Budget | ₹50 crore[1] |
Devi(L) | |
Soundtrack album by
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Released | 27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 17:14 |
Label | Prabhu Deva Studios Divo |
Devi is a 2016 Indian Tamil language musical gothic horror comedy film co-written and directed by A. L. Vijay.[2] It features Prabhu Deva, Sonu Sood, and Tamannaah in the lead roles with Murali Sharma, RJ Balaji, Saptagiri, and Rajiv Thakur in supporting roles.[3][4] The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi, titled Abhinetri and Tutak Tutak Tutiya respectively.
All three versions were released worldwide on 7 October 2016.[5]
Devi | |
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Directed by | A. L. Vijay |
Produced by | Prabhu Deva K. Ganesh |
Screenplay by | A. L. Vijay Sathya Chintan Gandhi |
Story by | A. L. Vijay Paul Aaron |
Starring |
|
Music by | Original Songs: Sajid-Wajid Vishal Mishra Raaj Ashoo Background Score: Gopi Sundar **Additonal Music: ** G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Cinematography | Manush Nandan |
Edited by | Anthony |
Production company | Prabhu Deva Studios |
Distributed by | Auraa Cinemas |
Release date |
|
Running time | 152 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil Telugu Hindi |
Budget | ₹50 crore[1] |
Devi(L) | |
Soundtrack album by
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Released | 27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 17:14 |
Label | Prabhu Deva Studios Divo |
Plot
Krishna Kumar (Prabhu Deva) is a happy-go-lucky Tamilian who works in Mumbai. He spends his time searching for his dream girl. He wants his life partner to be educated and have supermodel looks. He does not want a country girl for a wife. His grandmother is on her deathbed, and his father (Joy Mathew) wants him to get married. His father, with the aid of his grandmother, chooses a girl from their village. He tries many times to stop the marriage, but nothing works. He gets married to the girl, Devi (Tamannaah), unwillingly. He tries to get rid of her and shifts to a new house to hide her from his friends.
After moving to the new house, Devi's personality changes, which surprises Krishna. He unwillingly takes her to a film festival where, to his shock, she dances and calls herself Ruby. She attracts the attention of actor Raj Khanna (Sonu Sood). Krishna inquires about the house with his neighbours and, to his disbelief, learns about the past owner, a girl called Ruby, an actress who was supposed to debut with Raj, but she was replaced by another actress, which caused her to fall into depression and commit suicide in that very house. He finds out that his wife is possessed by Ruby. Ruby gets an acting offer for the third sequel of Revolver Raja with Raj, and she forces Krishna to let her attend every rehearsal. Eventually, Krishna makes a deal with her to end this after one movie. Through the filmmaking process which involves Krishna lying to Devi, Krishna begins to appreciate his wife and falls in love with her. Ruby and Krishna also become close friends.
At the release of the movie, Krishna praises Ruby for her acting, but she betrays him and does not leave Devi's body as promised. Krishna tries to make her leave by exposing her in the press conference, but she tricks him. At that point, Raj also proposes to her. She faints and is rushed to the hospital. The doctor reveals that Devi is pregnant with Krishna's child. Krishna begs Ruby to leave his wife's body, and Ruby obeys. The movie ends with Krishna and Devi happy together, while we see Ruby's name on a nametag in a trash bin disappear.
In the Tamil and Telugu versions, after a few years, Krishna and Devi live happily and have a child by the time. Krishna goes out to work, but he is possessed by Ruby, whose name tag is back again. This scene sets the stage for the sequel.
In the Hindi version, Raj is swarmed by his fans asking for an autograph, and in the midst of all, he recognizes a hand stretched out, asking for his autograph. He asked for her name, and she answers, "Ruby" (Esha Gupta). It is understood that Ruby has possessed her body.
Cast
Prabhu Deva as Krishna Kumar
Sonu Sood as Raj Khanna
Tamannaah as Devi/Ruby
RJ Balaji (Tamil) / Saptagiri (Telugu) / Rajiv Thakur (Hindi) as Ganesh
Joy Mathew as Krishna's father
Murali Sharma as Dilip
Nassar (Tamil / Hindi) / Prudhviraj (Telugu) as the spirit priest
Sathish (Tamil / Telugu) / Kanwalpreet Singh (Hindi) as Mad Max
Raj Arjun as Sanjay Kumar
R. V. Udayakumar as Devi's father
Hema as Devi's mother
Ravi Khanna as the film producer
Abijith Paul as the producer's son
Sanjay Bharathi as the taxi driver
- Guest appearances
Amy Jackson as Jennifer in the song "Chal Maar"
Raju Sundaram in the song "Chal Maar"
Farah Khan as herself
Shah Rukh Khan as voiceover in trailer (Hindi version)
Esha Gupta as herself in the song "Rail Gaddi" / Ruby (Hindi version)
Production
Devi was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Abhinetri and in Hindi as Tutak Tutak Tutiya, respectively.[6]
Awards and nominations
Sequel
Soundtrack
Tamil version
All lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar.
Devi (L) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
"Chalmaar" | Na. Muthukumar | Sajid-Wajid | Benny Dayal | 4:19 | |
"Kokka Makka" | Na. Muthukumar | Sajid-Wajid | Shivranjani Singh | 3:34 | |
"Pesamal Pesi Parthen" | Na. Muthukumar | Vishal Mishra | Karthik | 4:34 | |
"Rang Rang Rangoli" | Na. Muthukumar | Vishal Mishra | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:27 | |
Total length: | **17:14** |
Telugu version
Abhinetri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
"Chal Maar" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Sajid-Wajid | Nakash Aziz | 4:17 | |
"Dance Chey Mazaga" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Sajid-Wajid | Geetha Madhuri | 3:33 | |
"Aakasham Lo Rangulanni" | Sreejo | Vishal Mishra | Karthik | 4:30 | |
"Rang Rang Rangare" | Sreejo | Vishal Mishra | Swetha Mohan | 5:36 | |
Total length: | **17:16** |
Hindi version
Tutak Tutak Tutiya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
"Rail Gaddi" | Shabbir Ahmed | Gurinder Seagal | Swati Sharma, Navraj Hans | 3:48 | |
"Chal Maar" | Irfan Kamal | Sajid-Wajid | Wajid Ali | 4:19 | |
"Tutak Tutak Tutiya (Title Track)" | Veer Rahimpuri, Shabbir Ahmed | Raaj Ashoo | Malkit Singh, Kanika Kapoor, Sonu Sood | 3:32 | |
"Love The Way You Dance" | MusicMG | MusicMG | Jazzy B, Sonu Sood, Millind Gaba | 3:38 | |
"Chalte Chalte" | Manoj Yadav | Vishal Mishra | Arijit Singh | 4:36 | |
"Suku Suku" | Danish Sabri | Sajid-Wajid | Shivranjani Singh | 3:55 | |
"Ranga Re" | Pranav Vatsa | Vishal Mishra | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:25 | |
Total length: | **28:52** |