Dongala Bandi

2008 Indian film
  • 12 December 2008 (2008-12-12)
CountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Dongala Bandi (transl. Vehicle of thieves) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Satish Vegesna and starring Allari Naresh and newcomer Tanya. The plot is treasure hunt of Nizam's looted treasury by the heirs of the robbers.

Cast

  • Allari Naresh as Krish
  • Tanya Vakil as Aishwarya
  • Malishka
  • Ali as Tantia Tope / Tribal leader
  • Venu Madhav as Pinakapani / Don Amrutapani
  • Brahmanandam
  • Jaya Prakash Reddy
  • Master Bharath
  • M. S. Narayana as Okka Magaadu
  • Geetha Singh
  • Chitram Seenu
  • Venu Yeldandi
  • Kovai Sarala as Aishwarya's sister
  • Rao Ramesh
  • Jeeva
  • Shankar Melkote
  • Kondavalasa
  • Krishna Bhagavaan
  • Rajitha
  • Fish Venkat
  • Gundu Sudarshan
  • Suman Setty
  • Shakeela
  • Puja Bharati

Production

Allari Naresh plays a thief after Gamyam and Blade Babji.[1] This is the debut film of director Satish Vegesna.[1] The film was shot in nature.[2]

Soundtrack

Music is composed by Rajasekhar Valluri. The lyrics are written by Suddala Ashok Teja, Abhinaya Srinvas, and Surisetty Rama Rao.[3]

  1. "Amma Cheppindhi" - Ranjith
  2. "Nelaku Jarene" - Rajasekhar
  3. "Chetha Venna" - Rahul Nambiar, Shweta Pandit
  4. "Oorori Mavayy" - Rajasekhar, Priya
  5. "Sannajaji Pakka" - Manikka Vinayagam, Bhargavi Pillai
  6. "Paka Paka Navvu" - Srinath, Sai Saritha, Madhu Priya, Sahithi, Shravya

Release

The Times of India gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and called the film "a misadventure".[4] The Hindu opined that "Dongala Bandi succeeds in keeping Allari Naresh's fans and comedy genre lovers faithfully entertained and involved".[5] Idlebrain wrote that "On a whole, Allari Naresh's Dongala Bandi disappoints big time".[6] 123telugu wrote that "Dongala Bandi entertains in fits and spurts and is an average movie".[7] Full Hyderabad stated that "Watch Dongala Bandi if you are an Allari Naresh fan, but it will most likely cure you".[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dongala Bandi audio function - Telugu cinema - Allari Naresh". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Dongala Bandi press meet - Telugu cinema - allari naresh, tanya & malishka". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Dongala Bandi muhurat - Telugu cinema function - Allari Naresh, Tanya & Malishka". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Dongala Bandi Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Dongala Bandi". The Times of India. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ Chowdhury, Y. Sunitha (13 December 2008). "For Allari Naresh fans and lovers of comedy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Dongala Bandi review - Telugu cinema Review - Allari Naresh & Tanya". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Dongala Bandi – You can miss this bandi". 123 Telugu. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Dongala Bandi review: Dongala Bandi (Telugu) Movie Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

External links

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