Donga Mogudu
Donga Mogudu is a 1987 Tollywood film starring Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, Madhavi and Raadhika. This film was directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Chiranjeevi portrayed a dual role in this film. The film is based on Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel Nallanchu Tellachira. The film was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office.[1]
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| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Produced by | Venkanna Babu S. P. |
| Written by | A. Kodandarami Reddy Satyanand Yandamuri Veerendranath |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Bhanupriya Madhavi Raadhika |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | Lok Singh |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹3.75 crores(equivalent to ₹64 crores in 2016) |
The movie plot is inspired from an English movie, Trading Places (1983) directed by John Landis, with the lead roles of Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Ralph Bellamy.
Plot
Ravi Teja (Chiranjeevi) is an industrialist who owns a textile company. He is a successful person in business, but his personal life lacks harmony and peace. Tortured by his wife (Madhavi) and her mother, he finds life miserable. He will slowly fall for his beautiful Personal Assistant Priyamvada (Bhanupriya). Meanwhile, his opponents cannot stand his success in business and plan to stop him from getting yet another business deal. Here, he meets Nagaraju (also Chiranjeevi), who is a small-time thief. Ravi Teja is saved by Nagaraju and he plans to exchange their positions, so that his problems can be solved forever. Nagaraju agrees, and teaches Madhavi, her mother, and Ravi Teja's enemies a lesson. Ravi Teja faces a strange situation of leading a thief's lifestyle. He encounters Seeta (Radhika), who is also a small-time thief. In the end, they both reveal their true identities and end the story on a happy note.
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Ravi Teja and Nagaraju
- Bhanupriya as Priyamvada
- Radhika as Seeta
- Madhavi as Ravi Teja's wife
- Jayanthi
- Rao Gopal Rao
- Allu Rama Lingaiah
- Charan Raj
- Suthivelu
- Ranganath
- Master Suresh
Soundtrack
All music is composed by K. Chakravarthy[2].
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nallanchu Tella Cheera" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Ee Chempaku Selaveeyaku" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Kokamma Cheppamma" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Idly Papa Idly Papa" | Rajashri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Nee Kokakintha" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Addama Reyi" | Kosaraju | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 27:36 | |||
References
- http://www.tollymasala.com/news/hits-and-flops-of-chiranjeevi
- "Donga Mogudu". Spotify. Retrieved 19 January 2021.