Donga (film)

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 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 Anjaneyulu • Sridhar as Viswanath • Rajendra Prasad as Inspector Ravi • Nutan Prasad as Ranga • Raja as Rajesh • P. L. Narayana as Chandra Shekar Rao • Chalapathi Rao • Bheemiswara Rao • Chitti Babu • Silk Smitha • Rajyalakshmi as Malathi • Poornima • Shubha • Harish as young Phani • Mamatha • Athili Lakshmi == Soundtrack ==

Music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi. The music was released on AVM Audio Company. == Reception ==

C. S. V of Andhra Patrika writing his review on 29 March 1985, appreciated the performances of the lead cast and Chakravathy's music. == Legacy ==

• The film's musical number "Golimar" () has choreography from and elements heavily inspired by the music video for Michael Jackson's song "Thriller". The sequence, which is often referred to as "Indian Thriller", became a viral video; 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. • The film's title has been adapted as that of the Telugu dub version of the Tamil film Thambi (2019) starring Karthi. • The film Go Goa Gone shows footage of the song in a scene. == See also ==