Devi (1968 film)

Devi is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by A. K. Velan. It is a remake of the 1965 Malayalam film Kavyamela, which itself was based on the 1961 Kannada film Kantheredu Nodu. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Devika. It was released on 27 July 1968, and failed at the box office.

Cast

 * R. Muthuraman
 * Devika

Production
A. K. Velan sold the copyrights of the 1961 Kannada film Kantheredu Nodu to T. E. Vasudevan for inr 1000, and Vasudevan produced a Malayalam remake Kavyamela (1965). After that film's success, Velan considered adapting the story in Tamil and bought the rights back from Vasudevan for inr 5000; however the remake became a box office failure.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy, with lyrics by Palladam Manickam. The songs are reused from Kavyamela.