Devatha Manushya

Devatha Manushya (pronunciation^ⓘ transl. Divine Person) is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha, K. S. Ashwath and Sudharani.^[1] The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by Upendra Kumar.

Devatha Manushya
Directed by	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Written by	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Chi. Udaya Shankar (screenplay)
Produced by	Smt.Parvatamma Rajkumar
Starring	Rajkumar Geetha Sudharani
Cinematography	V. K. Kannan
Edited by	P. G. Mohan
Music by	Upendra Kumar
Production company	Poornima Enterprises
Release date	1988 (1988)
Running time	137 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

This was Rajkumar's 200th movie - which initially should have been the historical Amoghavarsha Nrupathunga with the same director but subsequently dropped.^[2] The core plot of the movie is based on the 1861 English novel Silas Marner by George Eliot.

Plot

Krishna Murthy is a hard working driver who believes in living a simple life. His boss, a business tycoon, maintains a low profile about his business and does not reveal it to anybody. A high-profile robbery for a golden idol of Goddess has taken place and Krishna Murthy is blamed for it. Whether he will be able to break away from this blame and bring forward the criminal forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Rajkumar as Krishna Murthy
• Geetha as Jaya
• Sudharani as Seetha
• K. S. Ashwath as Vaikuntha Jaya's Father
• Balakrishna as Rangappa
• Kanchana as Jaya's Mother
• Sundar Krishna Urs as Manjunathayya
• Rajanand as Kapanipati
• Hema Choudhary as Yamuna
• Shivaram as Tippayya
• Padma Kumta as Kaveramma

Soundtrack

Devatha Manushya
Soundtrack album by Upendra Kumar
Released	1988
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	16:47
Label	Lahari Music
Director	Upendra Kumar

Upendra Kumar composed the background score for the film and the soundtracks. Lyrics for the soundtracks were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of five soundtracks.^[3]

Tracklist

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hrudayadali Idenidhu"	Dr. Rajkumar, Manjula Gururaj	4:56
2.	"Ninantha Appa Illa"	Dr. Rajkumar, B. R. Chaya	4:50
3.	"Haalalladaru (Bit)"	B. R. Chaya	0:52
4.	"Ee Sogasaada Sanje"	Dr. Rajkumar, Vani Jairam	4:02
5.	"Ide Jeevana"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	2:07
Total length:			16:47

Awards

• Karnataka State Film Awards 1988-89: Best Actor - Dr. Rajkumar