Devanthakudu is a remake of the 1958 Bengali film Jamalaye Jibanta Manush, itself based on a play with the same title by Dinabandhu Mitra.

The film begins in a village where a stage artist, Sundaram, falls for Meenakshi, the daughter of stingy, well-off Bhadraiah.

Hence, enraged Bhadraiah onslaughts with his goons, dragging his daughter, and brutally assaults Sundaram, who lies dying.

Now, Sundaram starts his adventurous journey, reaching Kailasa and bows before Siva for the revival of Meenakshi's life.

Ultimately, the two-set foot in Vaikuntha, where Sundaram tactically recoups Meenakshi, which resembles Sati Savitri.

Its screenplay, written by Gour Shee, incorporated satirical attacks on contemporary life and social issues.

Subbarao, a Madras-based building contractor, as managing director and himself as producer, and bought the rights to remake Jamalaye Jibanta Manush in Telugu and Tamil languages.

[1][3] In the Tamil version Naan Kanda Sorgam, Krishna Kumari's elder sister Sowcar Janaki played Meenakshi.

[4] The songs "Go Go Go Gongura" and "Entha Madhura" attained popularity, as did the various shlokas and poems narrated by Ghantasala and Raghuramayya.

Some critics of the time wrote that the Bengali story was copied from the 1934 American film, Death Takes a Holiday.