Ever since SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali was released in two parts, South film industries, which were still hesitant about sequels, became obsessed with them. The KGF series’ success reinforced the madness. Sequels became a badge of honour for the superstars.
Although a few have worked, there have also been films that didn’t warrant sequels. A few scripts have felt like they have been overwritten with less substance resulting in undercooked and sometimes unnecessary sequels. Director Koratala Siva also attempts to try to follow the trend with Devara Part 1.
While actors Jr NTR and Saif Ali Khan give it their all, the execution does not play out well as it did in the cases of Baahubali and KGF. Devara Part 1 begins in Mumbai in 1996. As India gears up to host that year’s Cricket World Cup, Mumbai police get an alert about a terrorist threat during the tournament.
A special team is formed to nab Dhaya and Ethi, the masterminds of the attack. The police find that the two have gone to Sengadal, a coastal fishing hamlet that’s made up of four villages. The inhabitants of the villages are the descendants of ancient warriors who once protected the resources.
However, due to poverty, the villagers become smugglers who bring illegal goods inside the country from cargo ships. However, upon arriving, the police force learns that villagers have abandoned smuggling as the ghost of Devara haunts anyone who steps inside the sea with malice. Thus begins the story of Devara (Jr NTR), who.