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Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart (Devendra Obi Banhart), born 1981 in Houston, is an American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter central to freak folk/New Weird America, from Oh Me Oh My on Young God to Flying Wig (2023) with Cate Le Bon.

Devery Jacobs

Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) actor, writer, and director from Kahnawà:ke, Quebec; lead as Elora Danan on FX's Reservation Dogs (2021-23), wrote and directed on the show, series regular as Bonnie in Marvel's Echo, voice of Kahhori in What If...?, and 2024 Canadian Screen Awards Radius Award honoree.

Devětsil

Devětsil was a Czech avant-garde association of artists, writers, architects, and theater practitioners, founded in Prague in 1920, best known for the artistic program Poetism under Karel Teige.

Devi (1960 film)

Devi (দেবী, The Goddess) is Satyajit Ray's 1960 Bengali drama, his sixth film, adapted from Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay's 1899 story: a landlord worships his daughter-in-law as the goddess Kali, with tragic results.

Devi (தேவி) (2016 film)

Devi (தேவி), also Devi(L), Abhinetri, or Tutak Tutak Tutiya, is a 2016 Indian trilingual horror comedy directed by A. L. Vijay, starring Prabhu Deva, Tamannaah, and Sonu Sood, released 7 October 2016.

Devi 2

Devi 2 (தேவி 2) is a 2019 Tamil-Telugu horror comedy sequel to Devi, directed by A. L. Vijay, starring Prabhu Deva and Tamannaah; Krishna is possessed by two spirits, and the film released May 31, 2019 to poor reviews.

Devi Chaudhurani

Devi Chaudhurani (দেবী চৌধুরাণী) is an 1884 Bengali novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in which the outcast Brahmin woman Prafulla becomes a bandit leader fighting British rule in Bengal.

Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury

Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899–1975) was an Indian sculptor and art educator known for the Triumph of Labour at Marina Beach, Chennai, and the Dandi March sculpture in New Delhi.

Devi Sri Prasad

Devi Sri Prasad (దేవి శ్రీ ప్రసాద్), aka DSP or Rockstar DSP, born 1979 in Vedurupaka, is a Telugu-Tamil film composer, singer, and lyricist; National Film Award winner for Pushpa's songs, distinct from director Devi Prasad and cardiologist Devi Prasad Shetty.

Deviant (comics)

Deviants (Homo descendus) is a fictional race of humanoids in Marvel Comics that features wildly varying physical characteristics across generations, first published by Jack Kirby in The Eternals (1976).

DeviantArt

DeviantArt (dA), founded August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, and Angelo Sotira, is an online art-sharing community that began as a skins site, was acquired by Wix in 2017 for $36 million, hosts over 650 million artworks, and launched the DreamUp AI generator in 2022.

Devibharathi

Devibharathi (தேவிபாரதி) is the pen name of Rajasekaran, a Tamil writer from western Tamil Nadu who won the 2023 Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Neervazhi Padooum.

Devika

Devika (Prameela Devi, 1943–2002) was a Tamil and Telugu film actress of about 150 films, granddaughter of pioneer Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, known for Nenjil Or Aalayam, Karnan, and Sri Krishnavataram; distinct from Devika Rani and later namesakes.

Devika & Danny

Devika & Danny is a 2025 Telugu supernatural romantic comedy web series on JioHotstar, created by Deepak Raj, directed by B. Kishore, starring Ritu Varma as a music teacher who meets a friendly ghost, Danny, played by Surya Vashistta; 7 episodes, released June 6, 2025.

Devika Rani

Devika Rani Chaudhuri (देविका रानी, 1908–1994), Indian actress-producer, co-founder with Himanshu Rai of Bombay Talkies (1934), star of Karma (1933) and Achhut Kanya (1936), studio head 1940–1945, first Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient (1969) and Padma Shri (1958), the "First Lady of Indian cinema".

Devil (2010 film)

Devil is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle, in which five strangers trapped in an elevator die one by one, produced by M. Night Shyamalan.

Devil (2024 film)

Devil (டெவில்) is a 2024 Tamil horror thriller directed by Aathityaa, starring Vidharth, Poorna, and Thrigun, with Mysskin's debut film score; released 2 February 2024 and streamed on Aha from 12 April 2024.

Devil Girl from Mars

Devil Girl from Mars is a 1954 British black-and-white science fiction film directed by David MacDonald, in which the Martian Nyah (Patricia Laffan) and her robot Chani trap guests at a Scottish inn to collect men as breeding stock.

Devil in a Blue Dress (film)

Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir crime film directed by Carl Franklin, adapted from Walter Mosley's first Easy Rawlins novel, starring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, and Don Cheadle; a critical success (92% RT) that underperformed at the box office.

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy is a 2025 Peacock Original eight-episode true-crime limited drama created by Patrick Macmanus, starring Michael Chernus as Gacy, dramatizing the 1972–1978 murders and the Des Plaines investigation, focused on victims and police failures.

Devil in Ohio

Devil in Ohio is a 2022 American cult-thriller limited series created by Daria Polatin for Netflix, adapted from her own novel and starring Emily Deschanel.

Devil Master

Devil Master is a Philadelphia black metal and hardcore punk band formed in 2015, signed to Relapse Records, known for Satan Spits on Children of Light and Bloody Dreams, distinct from the 1970s film of the same title.

Devil May Cry (2025 TV series)

Devil May Cry (2025) is a Netflix adult animated series by Adi Shankar and Studio Mir adapting Capcom's Devil May Cry games, premiering April 3, 2025; renewed for a second season (May 12, 2026) and a final third season.

Devil on the Cross

Devil on the Cross (Caitaani Mũtharaba-inĩ) is a 1982 novel by the Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, his own English translation of the first novel he wrote in Gĩkũyũ.

Devil Without a Cause

Devil Without a Cause, also called Kid Rock's breakthrough album, is his fourth studio record, released August 18, 1998 on Atlantic/Lava/Top Dog; a fusion of rap rock, metal, and country that hit Billboard number 4 and was certified Diamond.

Devil You Know

Devil You Know was an American metalcore band formed in Los Angeles in 2012, fronted by former Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones, releasing two albums on Nuclear Blast.

Devil: The British Secret Agent

Devil: The British Secret Agent (డెవిల్) is a 2023 Telugu period spy thriller starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, set in 1945 around a zamindar's daughter's murder and a Bose-related conspiracy; released 29 December 2023 amid a director-credit dispute.

Devil's Double Next Level

Devil's Double Next Level (DD Next Level) is a 2025 Tamil horror comedy, the fourth Dhilluku Dhuddu film, directed by S. Prem Anand, starring Santhanam as critic Kissa trapped inside a horror movie; released May 16, 2025, streamed on ZEE5 from June 13, 2025.

Devil's Due (film)

Devil's Due is a 2014 American found-footage horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and released by 20th Century Fox, in which a newlywed couple's honeymoon pregnancy proves demonic.

Devil's Knot (film)

Devil's Knot (2013), Atom Egoyan's courtroom drama starring Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon, adapts Mara Leveritt's book about the West Memphis Three murders and trial; released 2014 to mixed reviews.