Kacha Devayani is a 1941 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by K. Subramanyam.

The film is based on a love story from Mahabharatha's Aadi parva and in Matsyapuranam[2] and featured Kothamangalam Seenu and T. R. Rajakumari in the lead roles.

[3] Kacha is the son of Brahaspati, the Guru and leader of Devas (heavenly people).

Sukracharya knew a mantra called mritsanjeevani which has the power to revive the dead back to life.

Therefore, whenever there was war, the Asuras who were killed were brought back to life whereas Devas lost their men.

They also went to the forest, killed Kacha, cut the body into pieces and fed the tigers.

So Sukracharya used his mantra and revived Kacha who returned from the forest hale and hearty.

After some years had passed, Kacha went to the forest again, this time to pluck some rare flowers.

Hearing this, Devayani went into a rage and cursed him that when a need arises, Kacha will forget the mantra he learned from her father.

Later, in 1955, K. Subramanyam remade the film in Kannada with B. Saroja Devi as the female lead.

[2] Music was composed by V. S. Parthasarathy Iyengar and the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and his brother P. R. Rajagopala Iyer.