Donga (film)
| Donga | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Story by | Viyatnamveedu Sundaram |
| Produced by | T. Trivikram Rao |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Radha |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
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Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Donga (transl. Burglar) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by T. Trivikram Rao[2] and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy.[3] It stars Chiranjeevi and Radha in the lead roles,[4] with music composed by Chakravarthy.[5][6] The film was released on 14 March 1985.
Plot
Phani (Chiranjeevi) commits thefts just to help the poor. He loves Kodandaramayya's daughter Manju Latha (Radha), but he seeks revenge against Kodandaramayya (Rao Gopala Rao) for killing his father. He also wants his sister Malathi (Rajyalakshmi) to marry Rajesh (Raja), son of Anjaneyulu, but he needs Rs.50,000 for her dowry. At the same time, Vishwanatham (Sridhar), an income tax officer, wants his sister Rekha to marry Rajesh. With the help of the police, Phani succeeds in liquidating Kodandaramayya's gang and has his revenge. He also acquires enough money to arrange his sister's marriage with Rajesh.
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Phani
- Radha as Manjulatha
- Rao Gopal Rao as Kodandaramayya
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Rama Subbaiah
- Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Anjineelu
- Rajendra Prasad as Inspector Ravi
- Nutan Prasad as Ranga
- Sridhar as Viswanath
- Raja as Rajesh
- P. L. Narayana as Chandra Shekar Rao
- Chalapathi Rao
- Bheemiswara Rao
- Chitti Babu
- Silk Smitha
- Rajyalakshmi as Malathi
- Poornima
- Shubha
- Mamatha
- Athili Lakshmi
- Jhansi as Duragamma
Soundtrack
| Donga | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:14 | |||
| Label | AVM Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. The music released on AVM Audio Company.[7]
| Song title | Singers | length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golimaar" | SP Balu | 4:23 |
| 2 | "Sari Sari" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:53 |
| 3 | "Donga Donga" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 5:11 |
| 4 | "Andhama Ala" | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:42 |
| 5 | "Thappanaka" | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:54 |
| 6 | "Idhi Pandhem" | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:11 |
Legacy
The film's musical number "Golimar" ("Shoot the Bullet") became a viral video; as the scene plagiarizes choreography and elements from the music video for Michael Jackson's song "Thriller", it is often referred to as "Indian Thriller".[8]
A further parody of the scene by Mike Sutton (Buffalax) titled "Indian Thriller with English lyrics" added subtitles to the video phonetically approximating the original lyrics as English sentences; resulting in "Golimar" being misinterpreted as "Girly man", and producing such lines as "Nippley man I met, he ate my motorboat!", "I'll eat wasabi on my dude", and "You'll be pumping Ovaltine."[8] He has also produced similar spoofs with other songs, including "Benny Lava", a similar edit of a number from the Tamil film Pennin Manathai Thottu.[8]
American dubstep producer Skrillex sampled "Golimar" in a mashup with his song "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" entitled "Scary Bolly Dub"—which includes clips of the scene as visuals during live performances.[9]
See also
- Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki is a 1984 Bollywood film which also parodies Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video.
References
- ^ "Donga (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Donga (Banner)". Telugu Moviepedia.com.
- ^ "Donga (Direction)". Spicy Onion.
- ^ "Donga (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Donga (Music)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Donga (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ^ "Donga (Songs)". Cineradham.
- ^ a b c "Buffalax Mines Twisted Translations for YouTube Yuks". Wired. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ Grandy, Eric. "Skrillex and M83's Bigger-Than-Key-Arena Electro, and Other Thoughts on Bumbershoot Monday". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.