Donga Dongadi

Donga Dongadi is a 2004 Telugu action comedy film written and directed by Subramaniam Siva, produced by NV Prasad and Sanam Naga Ashok Kumar under Sri Saideva Productions banner and starring Manoj Manchu and Sadha in lead roles. The film soundtrack was composed by Dhina and Cinematography was handled by Ajay Vincent. Dialogues of the movie were written by popular writer Chintapalli Ramana. This film marks the debut of Manoj Manchu as a leading actor. The movie was a remake of Tamil movie Thiruda Thirudi starring Dhanush and Chayasingh directed by Subramaniam Siva. Donga Dongadi was released onAugust 2004.

The rights of super hit Tamil movie Thiruda Thirudi were brought by Sri Saideva Productions in 2003. Subramanyam Siva, director of the original Tamil version accepted the offer to direct the Telugu version too. Manchu Manoj Kumar was cast for the role Dhanush played in the Tamil movie and Sada for the role played by Chaya Singh. Being the debut movie of Manoj who was the son of famous Telugu actor Mohan Babu, the movie gathered lot of attention and publicity during the production. Chintapalli Ramana assisted Subramanyam Siva with the script and dialogues. Shooting of the movie began in May 2003 and the movie was released in August 2004. Subramanyam Siva also coreographed for this movie. Dhina, music director of the original movie was also taken to give the soundtrack for the Telugu version.The movie was released in India and Overseas onAugust 2004. The movie was received with mixed reviews and critics praising Manoj for his portrayal of the character in the movie. Jeevi of Idlebrain gave a decent 3.5 ofrating for the movie and commented that Manoj has lived up to the expectations and that he had shown a lot of promise. The movie fared well at the box office although it wasnt a hit. ........

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