Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu
| Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu | |
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 VCD Cover | |
| Directed by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Produced by | K. Chinni |
| Written by | Marudhuri Raja (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Story by |
E. V. V. Satyanarayana Ramani |
| Starring |
Rajendra Prasad Ravali Srikanya |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Babji |
| Edited by | Naayani Maheswara Rao |
Production company |
Melody Movies[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu (English: Alibaba 6 Thiefs) is a 1994 Telugu comedy film, produced by K. Chinni under the Melody Movies banner[2] and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana.[3] It stars Rajendra Prasad, Ravali, Srikanya, in the lead roles,[4] and music composed by Vidyasagar.[5] The film was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office.[6]
Plot
The story is a humorous comedy tale of incompetent cop Alibaba (Rajendra Prasad) and 6 petty thieves maintaining two different gangs Kotaiah & Co (Kota Srinivasa Rao, Ali and Mallikarjuna Rao) and Brahmam Brothers (Brahmanandam, Rallapalli, and Chidatala Appa Rao). Both gangs always fight with each other, they make the entire city suffer from their thefts and Alibaba is appointed to catch them. Meanwhile, they have two sisters Pulandevi (Ravalli) and Pooja Bedi (Srikanya), both of them fall in love with Alibaba, so the 6 thieves mislead and cheat him and make his marriage with both. The troubles then start in Alibaba's life with his two wives and 6 brothers-in-law. The rest of the story is how he comes out of the problem.
Cast
- Rajendra Prasad as Alibaba
- Ravali as Phoolan Devi
- Srikanya as Pooja Bedi
- Satyanarayana as S.P.
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Kotayya & co
- Brahmanandam as Brahmam Brothers
- Ali as Kotayya & co
- Mallikharjuna Rao as Kotayya & co
- Rallapalli as Brahmam Brothers
- Giribabu as Alibaba's babai
- Viswanathan as Appaji
- Ironleg Sastry as Pindala Sastry
- Tirupati Prakash as Lady constable
- Chidatala Appa Rao as Brahmam Brothers
- Dham as constable
- Vidyasagar
- Silk Smitha as SP's wife
- Nirmalamma as Balamani
Soundtrack
| Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu | ||||
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| Film score by Vidyasagar | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:45 | |||
| Label | Supreme Music | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Vidyasagar. Music released on Supreme Music Company.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baba Baba Alibaba" | Bhuvana Chandra | SP Balu | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Nee Pere Naa Prema" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Yerra Buggalu Chusuko" | Bhuvana Chandra | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Kassu Kassu Mannadhi" | Bhuvana Chandra | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Rambha Naaku Peddappaa" | Bhuvana Chandra | Chitra, Malgudi Subha | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Nee Paita Jaripothe" | Bhuvana Chandra | SP Balu, Mano | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 28:45 | |||
Reception
In their obituary of director E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Times of India listed Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu as among "some of his super-hit comedy and entertaining films".[8]
References
- ↑ "Alibaba 6 Dongalu (Overview)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Alibaba 6 Dongalu (Banner)". Movie Cation.
- ↑ "Alibaba 6 Dongalu (Direction)". Telugu Cinema Profile.
- ↑ "Alibaba 6 Dongalu (Cast & Crew)". Pluz Cinema.
- ↑ "Alibaba 6 Dongalu (Music)". Tollywood Times.com.
- ↑ "Alibaba 6 Dongalu (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ↑ "Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu (Songs)". Saavn.com.
- ↑ "EVV Satyanarayana passes away". Times of India. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.