Dongaata (2015 film)

Dongaata (English: Crime Game) is a 2015 Telugu-language crime comedy film, directed by Vammsi Kreshna, with the screenplay written by Mohan Bharadwaj and Vammsi Kreshna and dialogue by Sai Madhav Burra. It stars Lakshmi Manchu and Adivi Sesh, with Brahmanandam and Pragathi in pivotal roles. The film was released in May 2015 to positive reviews.[1][2] Manchu produced the film on her Manchu Entertainment banner.

Dongaata
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVammsi Kreshna
Produced byLakshmi Manchu
Screenplay byVammsi Kreshna, Mohan Bharadwaj
StarringLakshmi Manchu
Adivi Sesh
Music bySatya Mahaveer,Sai Karthik Raghu Kunche
CinematographySamalabhasker
Edited byS. R. Sekhar
Production
company
Distributed byFive Elements (Andhra & Ceded)
Release date
  • 8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Venkat (Adivi Sesh) and Vijju (Madhu Nandan) are protégés of Kattam Raju (Prabhakar). The three goons manage to kidnap actress Shruthi (Manchu Lakshmi) and decide to hide her in an apartment owned by Vijju's boss, Brahmi (Brahmanandam). Brahmi lives in the US, but much to the kidnappers' surprise, arrives as a private detective to solve the kidnapping case. Chaos ensues when Brahmi realizes that Shruthi has been kept at his own house. The kidnappers join him as his servants. After a few small comedy scenes, the trio keep travel to the main villain (Kattam Raju) and a fight ensues. After, Shruti says that she told Venkat to kidnap her as she saw her stepmother made a contract with Kattamraju to kidnap her daughter. It is then revealed in flash back that Sruthi is an orphan and Venkat is her best friend.

Kattamraju rejoins with them and the four become friends. It is said that Sruthi promised Ragava Rao to give Rs. 100,000,000 to buy back an orphanage within 10 days.

Venkat tells his friends Vijju and Kattamraju to go to a room and stay after the money is in their hands.

It is revealed two hours later by Vijju that Venkat has dreamed since youth of going abroad to earn money and stole the money alone, so Venkat gives money to a hawala broker and gets the key note and stores it in a suitcase in his room.

Then Sruthi calls Venkat down and talks to him about his plan of stealing money and going to Dubai.

In a post-credits scene it is shown that Kattamraju and Vijju managed to fake his room keys and floor level and installed remote CCTV so as to know his locker passcode and opened and stole it while Venkat was talking to Shruthi.

After that the three people bid a goodbye to him.

Cast
Special appearances in song "Break Up Antu"

Production

Vammsi Kreshna, a former assistant director of Gautham Menon, had told Lakshmi Manchu the script of Dongaata shortly after joining her production studio as an executive producer. The film, a con-drama, was shot on a tight budget and actors Adivi Sesh, Brahmanandam and Pragathi were signed to play supporting roles. The film was co-produced by Gandhi.[3]

A song was shot featuring several prominent Telugu actors in cameo appearances, dancing alongside Manchu. The film's soundtrack was released at a ceremony in Hyderabad with the actress Tamannaah as the chief guest.[4][5]

Soundtrack
Dongaata
Soundtrack album by
Sai Karthik
Raghu Kunche
Satya Mahaveer
Released11 April 2015
Recorded2015
GenreSoundtrack
Length16:23
LabelManchu Music
ProducerSai Karthik
Raghu Kunche
Satya Mahaveer
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music was composed by Sai Karthik, Raghu Kunche and Satya Mahaveer and released on Manchu Music.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Dongaata Title Track"Varikuppala YadagiriSai KarthikSai Karthik3:07
2."Yendiro Yendiro"Varikuppala YadagiriRaghu KuncheLakshmi Manchu4:31
3."Breakup antu"Ramajogayya SastrySatya MahaveerL. V. Revanth, Sravana Bhargavi4:35
4."Andharu Andharki"Ramajogayya SastrySatya MahaveerVedala Hemachandra, Pranavi4:10
Total length:16:23

Reception

Critical reception

The film won positive reviews, with Sify.com calling it a "decent movie with some nice thrills despite occasional double meaning dialogues." The critic added that Manchu "is perfect in the role of a rich spoilt movie actress".[6] A reviewer from The Hindu also gave the film a positive review, adding it "starts off on a promising note; ends up being predictable", and that "what works for this comedy thriller though is the fact that it rests on the delicate shoulders of its heroine and does not celebrate the hero. It is an out-and-out Lakshmi Manchu show."[7]

References
  1. "Lakshmi Manchu, Satisfied with Dongata". newindianexpress.
  2. "Dongaata jeevi review". idlebrain.
  3. "'Dongata' will unleash the best in Lakshmi Manchu: Director". sify.
  4. "10 heroes in Dongata song". idlebrain.
  5. "Tamannaah joins Lakshmi Manchu at 'Dongata' audio launch". sify.
  6. "Review:Dongaata (2015)". sify.
  7. "Predictable but entertaining". The Hindu.
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