Donga (film)

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.

Donga
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Kodandarami Reddy
Produced byT. Trivikram Rao
Written byParuchuri Brothers (dialogues)
Screenplay byA. Kodandarami Reddy
Story byViyatnamveedu Sundaram
StarringChiranjeevi
Radha
Music byChakravarthy
CinematographyV. S. R. Swamy
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 March 1985 (1985-03-14)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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

Soundtrack
Donga
Film score by
Chakravarthy
Released1985
GenreSoundtrack
Length28:14
LabelAVM Audio
ProducerChakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology
Chattamtho Poratam
(1985)		 Donga
(1985)		 Chiranjeevi
(1985)

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. The music released on AVM Audio Company.[7]

Song titleSingerslength
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

References
  1. "Donga (Overview)". IMDb.
  2. "Donga (Banner)". Telugu Moviepedia.com.
  3. "Donga (Direction)". Spicy Onion.
  4. "Donga (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
  5. "Donga (Music)". Know Your Films.
  6. "Donga (Review)". The Cine Bay.
  7. "Donga (Songs)". Cineradham.
  8. "Buffalax Mines Twisted Translations for YouTube Yuks". Wired. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  9. 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.
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