Aravinda Sametha and trivikram, who had just recovered from Agnyathavasi's wounds, came next. In many respects, this movie served as a fresh lifeline for trivikram as he adopted a serious approach that proved to be quite effective. Trivikram's former shine returned. tarak now trusted koratala siva more than Acharya, which is how Devara came to be. Although Devara's reviews haven't all been great, the movie is killing it at the box office, which is just what koratala needs given Acharya's wounds.
Although this may not be Koratala's best work, Devara is doing very well at the box office, which is what counts most. After Acharya, koratala needs to resurrect this. It's starting to become obvious that ntr gives failing directors the much-needed boost at the box office just after they produce catastrophes.