Devara - I
Devara (transl. God), also known as Devara: Part 1, is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action-drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. Produced by Sudhakar Mikkilineni and Kosaraju Harikrishna under the banners Yuvasudha Arts and N. T. R. Arts, the film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead roles with Saif Ali Khan as the main antagonist. Anirudh Ravichander is composing the soundtrack, while R. Rathnavelu and A. Sreekar Prasad are handling cinematography and editing respectively. Production designer Sabu Cyril has been brought in as the production designer.
Devara | |
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Directed by | Koratala Siva |
Written by | Koratala Siva |
Produced by | Sudhakar Mikkilineni Kosaraju Harikrishna |
Starring | |
Cinematography | R. Rathnavelu |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
Production companies | Yuvasudha Arts N. T. R. Arts |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹300 crore |
The first part of the film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 5 April 2024, in 5 languages.
Cast
Production
Development
In February 2020, it was officially announced that N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Trivikram Srinivas would be coming together for a second film tentatively titled as NTR30 with producers S. Radha Krishna and Kalyan Ram under the banners Haarika & Hassine Creations and N. T. R. Arts.[3] However, the film was later shelved in early 2021.
In April 2021, it was announced that instead Rama Rao and Koratala Siva would be collaborating for a second time for NTR30 with a tentative release date of 29 April 2022.[4] However the film was delayed due to the filming and post-production of RRR.
In May 2022, the rest of the crew was announced with Anirudh Ravichander composing the soundtrack, along with R. Rathnavelu and A. Sreekar Prasad handling cinematography and editing while Sabu Cyril was brought on board for the production design.[5][6] However the start of production was delayed further due to unknown reasons.
In December 2022, it was announced that filming would commence from February 2023 with a tentative release date of 5 April 2024.[7][8]
In February 2023, Rama Rao stated that the film would be officially launched later that month with filming commencing in mid March.[9][10] I
n March 2023, it was announced that Janhvi Kapoor was cast aside Rama Rao as the female lead.[11][12] Due to the Oscars campaign for RRR, the film was further delayed with it officially launching on 23 March 2023.[13]
In April 2023, it was announced that Saif Ali Khan was cast in the film.[1]
In May 2023, the film's title was officially announced to be Devara.[14][15]
In June 2023, it was announced that Shine Tom Chacko was cast in the film.[2]
On October 4, 2023, the team officially announced that the film will be releasing in two parts.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack album and background score are composed by Anirudh Ravichander in his fourth Telugu project after Agnyaathavaasi (2018), Jersey (2019), and Nani's Gang Leader (2019). Anirudh started the work on the film's music in November 2022.[21]
Release
Devara - 1 is scheduled for a theatrical release on 5 April 2024, including Telugu, the film will release in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.[7]
Future
On October 4, 2023, the production company Yuvasudha Arts released two videos (one in Telugu and another in English) featuring Koratala Siva, the director of the film, explaining the film required more runtime and thereby announced officially that Devara will be a two-part film and first part of the film will be released on scheduled date (April 5, 2024).[22]
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- "Jr NTR Wraps Up Devara's 14-Days Action-Packed Shooting Schedule In Hyderabad; Deets Inside". News18. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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