Deva (1989 film)

Deva is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film, starring Vishnuvardhan and Rupini. The film was directed by Vijay and written by M. D. Sundar.

In the film, Vishnuvardhan played the role of Deva who seeks revenge from his younger brothers when they attempt to disrupt his peace after destroying his family in the past by taking advantage of his innocence.

This film was remade in Telugu as Maa Inti Katha (1990), in Tamil as Dharma Durai (1991), and in Hindi as Tyagi (1992), both starring Rajinikanth and the Telugu version Maa Inti Katha starring Mohan Babu.

Cast

 * Vishnuvardhan as Devaraj (Deva)
 * Rupini as Gowri
 * Tara as Sujatha
 * Devaraj as Mohanraj
 * Vajramuni
 * Vijayakashi as Ramraj
 * Sundar Krishna Urs as Deva, Mohan and Ram’s Father
 * Sudheer
 * Avinash
 * Bank Janardhan
 * Mysore Lokesh
 * Jyothi

Soundtrack
All the songs were composed and scored by Upendra Kumar.

Release
The film received an extremely good reception at the box office. The positive word of mouth helped in the movie's successful theatrical run. The movie ran for 25 weeks. The movie has become a cult film among Dr.Vishnuvardhan's fans. The movie is often considered to be one of the best action films in his career.

Home media
The movie was made available as VOD on Amazon Prime Video. The VCDs and DVDs of the film were released by Sri Ganesh Video.