Did Koratala suddenly crop Devara?

With Devara's theatrical release scheduled for this month's 27th, the stakes are quite high for this NTR film, which is directed by Koratala Siva.

Reports have been circulating for some time now indicating that Devara's total runtime is approximately 170 minutes, or 2 hours and 50 minutes. However, as of right now, the final copy of the movie has been locked at 2 hours and 42 minutes. With a total running duration of 162 minutes, Koratala Siva effectively cut the final version of the picture by 8 minutes at the last minute.

This basically means that the movie will now have the flawless running length that one would anticipate from a high-end potboiler. Koratala Siva made a very astute move at the final minute, since prolonging the runtime needlessly will only make the chances worse.