Devanthakudu (1960 film)

Devanthakudu is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by C. Pullayya. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna Kumari, with K. V. S. Sarma, S. V. Ranga Rao, Kanta Rao, Kalyanam Raghuramayya, Peketi Sivaram, P. Hemalatha and Mohana in supporting roles.

Devanthakudu is a remake of the 1958 Bengali film Jamalaye Jibanta Manush, itself based on a play with the same title by Dinabandhu Mitra. Devanthakudu was simultaneously filmed with its Tamil version Naan Kanda Sorgam with a largely different cast. The film released on 7 July 1960 and became a commercial success.

In the film, a young bride commits suicide after her father orders his henchmen to brutally assault her husband. As the husband sleeps following the incident, Yama's men kidnap him and take him to hell while he is still alive. The man manages to depose Yama himself and to take over hell. By gaining the favor of the deities Vishnu and Lakshmi, the man and his wife are brought back to life and they are returned to planet Earth.