Devadas Brothers
{{Short description|2021 Indian film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Devadas Brothers
| image = Devadas Brothers.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical Release Poster
| director = Janakiraman
| producer = Mathiyazhagan
| writer = Janakiraman
| starring = Dhruvva
Ajai Prasath
Hari Krishnan
Bala Saravanan
| music = Dharan Kumar
| cinematography = M. C. Ganesh Chandra
| editing = Marish
| studio = Etcetera Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|09|03}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Devadas Brothers is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Janakiraman and starring Dhruvva, Ajai Prasath, Hari Krishnan and Bala Saravanan. Produced by Mathiyazhagan, it was released on 3 September 2021.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Dhruvva as Ram
- Ajai Prasath as Krishna
- Hari Krishnan as Jegathesh
- Bala Saravanan as Sathya
- Sanchita Shetty
- Shilpa Manjunath
- Aara
- Deepthi Manne
- Samuthirakani as Writer
- Robo Shankar as Lakshman
- Thambi Ramaiah
- Mayilsamy
- Deepa Shankar as Jegathesh's mother
}}
Production
The film began its shoot in 2016 and was completed in early 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/devdas-brothers-is-a-love-failure-comedy/articleshow/50931384.cms|title='Devdas Brothers' is a love failure comedy|newspaper=The Times of India|date=16 January 2017|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=6 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706215448/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/devdas-brothers-is-a-love-failure-comedy/articleshow/50931384.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sanchitas-next-is-devdas-brothers/articleshow/48282219.cms|title=Sanchita's next is Devdas Brothers|newspaper=The Times of India|date=16 January 2017|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=10 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910085530/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sanchitas-next-is-devdas-brothers/articleshow/48282219.cms|url-status=live}} Promotions for the film's release began in 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/simbu-launches-devadas-brothers-trailer-amid-the-lockdown/articleshow/76193106.cms|title=Simbu launches 'Devadas Brothers' trailer amid the lockdown |newspaper=The Times of India|date=4 June 2020 |access-date=9 November 2021}}
Soundtrack
Soundtrack composed by Dharan Kumar.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/devadas-brothers-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1548020390|title = Devadas Brothers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by C. Dharan Kumar|date = 8 January 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/devadas-brothers/dr8R06Jtzfg_|title=Devadas Brothers - Micheal - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn|date=9 September 2021}}
- Vaa Machan - Michael
- Dama Duma - Unni Nair
- Rotula Train - Dharan
- Soodana Theneer - Dharan
- Aendi Paatha - Anthony Daasan
- Thanga Magan - Dharan
Release
The film had a theatrical release on 3 September 2021, and became the first Tamil film to release in Tamil Nadu after the second wave of COVID-19.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/no-show-in-kwood-on-first-friday-after-reopening-of-theatres/articleshow/85688281.cms|title=No show in K'wood on first Friday after reopening of theatres |newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=9 November 2021}} A critic from The Times of India noted "Devadas Brothers is an uneven message movie, and gave the film two stars out of five.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/devadas-brothers/movie-review/85897155.cms|title=Devadas Brothers Movie Review: Devadas Brothers is an uneven message movie|access-date=9 November 2021|newspaper=The Times of India}} A reviewer from OTTPlay noted "despite a run time of less than 100 minutes, it is an uphill task to sit through the movie, thanks to weak characterizations, generic staging of sequences and cringeworthy dialogues".{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/devadas-brothers-movie-review-despite-a-run-time-of-less-than-100-minutes-sitting-through-this-film-is-an-uphill-task/a4f152a6a3473|title=Devadas Brothers movie review: Despite a run time of less than 100 minutes, sitting through this film is an uphill task|website=OTTPlay.com|access-date=9 November 2021}}
A month later, the film was released on streaming platform Netflix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81311076|title = Watch Devadas Brothers | Netflix|website = Netflix}}