Actor · Telugu cinema
Devika
Devika movies: 32 Telugu films on file, 1955–1984. Earliest on file: Rechukka (1955). Latest release: Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (29 November 1984).
- Films on file
- 32 (32 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1955–1984
- Born
- 25 April 1943 · April birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 2002
- Selected films on file
- Santhi Nivas, Rechukka, Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra
- Record
- Q5267043 on Wikidata
Career on file
Devika appears in 32 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1955 to 1984. The earliest of them is Rechukka (1955), and the most recent release is Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Santhi Nivas (1960), Rechukka (1955) and Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984). Other recent releases on file are Adavalle Aligithe (1983), Nippulanti Manishi (1974) and Palleturi Chinnodu (1974).
N. T. Rama Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 23 films with Devika, followed by Kaikala Satyanarayana (6) and Kanta Rao (5). Among directors, C. S. Rao and B. Vittalacharya each cast Devika in four films, more than any other director; next are Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao (3) and N. T. Rama Rao (2). Music on seven of them is by Thotakura Venkata Raju, with Pendyala Nageswara Rao (5) and Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (4) next. Across these films the credits on file name 19 different directors, 15 music directors and 49 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 28 of them; they average 163 minutes, and the longest is Shri Krishnavataram at 211 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (2), 1960s (17), 1970s (11) and 1980s (2). 1962 is the busiest single year, with five films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.