Radhika Rajamani says Telugu film Devaraya is lacklustre and ordinary.
D
evaraya is badly made, illogical and unsatisfactory. Nani Krishna has done a disservice to Krishna
Devaraya, who is a regal figure in Indian history, by painting a poor picture of him. Srikkanth, who plays the hero, tries to salvage it to some extent.
Dora Babu (Srikkanth) is a happy-go-lucky guy who enjoys chasing women, playing cards, boozing etc. He falls in love with Swapna (Vidisha) and wants to marry her. But her grandfather (Ranganath) is against the alliance on account of Dora Babu's nature.
An archaeologist finds some artefacts and a book dating back to the reign of Krishna Devaraya and gives it to the grandfather. It is then revealed that Dora Babu has a link to the Vijayanagara monarch. Some skeletons in the cupboard come tumbling out.
At the same time, one Jayaprakash Reddy wants to build a cement factory on temple land, to which there is some resistance.
The film
is all about Dora Babu's link with the past. For the filmmaker, it may have been interesting to trace the link and uncover the past.