Devi (2016 film)

Goddess) is a 2016 Indian trilingual comedy horror film co-written and directed by A. L.

[3][4] In addition to Tamil, the film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi titled Abhinetri (transl.

All three versions were theatrically released worldwide on 7 October 2016 and were a commercial success at the box office.

His father, with the aid of his grandmother, chooses a girl from their village named Muthampatti (Vetapalem in Telugu version).

Krishna inquires about the house with his neighbours and, to his disbelief, learns about the past owner, a girl called Ruby.

Ruby gets an acting offer for the third sequel of Revolver Raja with Raj, and she forces Krishna to let her attend every rehearsal.

At the release of the movie, Krishna praises Ruby for her acting, but she betrays him and does not leave Devi's body as promised.

In the Tamil and Telugu versions, after a few years, Krishna and Devi live happily and have a child by the time.

Devi was announced as a trilingual film to be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi after Tamannaah Bhatia's suggestion since Prabhu Deva also knew all three languages.

[12] Devi was simultaneously filmed in Telugu and Hindi, respectively with a slightly different supporting cast for each version.

[15] 123 Telugu gave the film a rating of three out of five and said that "Abhinetri is a very simple tale that keeps you occupied (if not entertained) for its two hours duration.

[18] Behindwoods gave the film the same rating and said that "A wholesome ghost story that engages and entertains".

[21] Onmanorama wrote that "Devi works solely because of its treatment of the genre and for bringing back Prabhudheva in a memorable role".

[24] The India Express gave the film a rating of a half out of five stars and stated that "What happens when Prabhu Deva is not given enough dance numbers but is expected to act and Tamannah Bhatia is turned into a sari-clad frump?

The film was released on 31 May 2019, with Tamannaah Bhatia, Prabhu Deva, RJ Balaji, and Saptagiri reprising their roles.