Devasuram
Directed by	I.V. Sasi
Produced by
Written by	Renjith
Starring	Mohanlal, Revathi, Nedumudi Venu
Music by
Cinematography	{{{cinematography}}}
Editing by	{{{editing}}}
Distributed by
Released	1993
First Screened	{{{screened}}}
Running time	159 mins.
Language	Malayalam
Budget
Preceded by	{{{preceded_by}}}
Followed by	{{{followed_by}}}
IMDb profile

Devasuram is one of the most successful Malayalam movie and was directed by I. V. Sasi and starring Mohanlal. The movies has a cult following and the characters in the movies are fondly remembered by the Malayalees. The rivalary between Mangalasherry Neelakantan (Mohanlal) and Shekaran (Napolean) is the main theme of the movie. Mohanlal in Company Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair (born May 21, 1960), simply known by the stage name Mohanlal, is an Indian actor of mainly Malayalam movies. ... Revathi Menon Born in Kochi, Kerala on 8 July 1966. ... Nedumudi Venu is a Malayalam film actor. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... I.V. Sasi ( born 1948 in Calicut) is a movie director in Malayalam. ... Mohanlal in Company Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair (born May 21, 1960), simply known by the stage name Mohanlal, is an Indian actor of mainly Malayalam movies. ... ...

Plot

Neelakantan (an alternative name of lord Shiva) is the is the heir to the well known Mangalasherry family who squanders away his father's largesse and good name, but is loved by the people who knows him well. Neelakantan was the arch rival of Shekaran of the Mundakkal family right form the childhood days. During a minor ruckus, one of the aides of Neelakantan accidently kills Shekaran' uncle (Janardanan). This incites Shekaran and he plans to avenge the death of his uncle. Meanwhile Neelakantan offends Bhanumathi (Revathi), a dance graduate, by forcing her to dance in front of him in his house. In retaliation Bhanumathi quits dancing and curses Neelakantan that she will dance again only after his death. Later he feels regretful and helps her family in many ways and tries to persuade Bhanumathi to take up dancing again, but she doesn't budge. That night on which he was returning home from Bhanumathi's home, Shekaran and his aides ambushes him and injures him seriously. Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव or श्रीशिव (when used to distinguish lordly status), and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as shιvə) is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. ... Revathi Menon Born in Kochi, Kerala on 8 July 1966. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ...

Neelakantan survives the attack, but his legs are badly injured and and undergoes some ayurvedic treatment to rejevente his legs. It is during this time that Bhanumathi falls in love with him(she is also regretful for having cursed him). Neelakantan convinces Bhanumathi to dance and he arranges for a dance event for her at Delhi. Neelakantan tries to forget all the past events and his rivalry with Shekaran, but Shekaran is not satisfied and wants to defeat Neelakantan in front of the whole village. For this he kidnaps Bhanumathi and forces Neelakantan to take blows in front of the public during a village festival organised by the Mundakkal family. Meanwhile Neelakantan's friends rescues Bhanumathi and after this Neelakantan mauls Shekaran badly and cut's off Shekaran's right hands, so that he will not again come up with revenge later. Ayurveda (आयुर्वेद Sanskrit: ayu—life; veda—knowledge of) or ayurvedic medicine is a more than 2,000 year old comprehensive system of medicine based on a holistic approach rooted in Vedic culture. ... This article deals with the metropolis of Delhi. ...

Sequels and Impact

Devasuram had a sequel in Ravanaprabhu, which was released in 2001. Beacause of the success of the movie large number of this type of movies (called as Thampuran moveies) were made but only two of them, Aaram Thamburan and Narasimham was successful. Narasimham (also transliterated as Narashimham) is a Malayalam movie released in 2000 that became one of the top grossers in the Malayalam language film history. ...

See also

• List of Mohanlal films

The complete filmography of Mohanlal Vadakkumnathan (2005) Naran (2005) Udayon (2005) Chandrolsavam (2005) Udayananu Tharam (2005) Mampazhakkalam (2004) Natturajavu (2004) Wanted (2004) Vismayathumbathu (2004) Vamanapuram bus route (2004) Hariharan Pillai Happiyaanu (2003) Balettan (2003) Kilichundan Mampazham (2003) (2003) Popcorn (2003) (Tamil) Company (2002) (Hindi) Chathurangam (2002) Thandavam (2002) Achaneyanenikkishtam (2001...

External links

Devasuram at The Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...