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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dongala Bandi<br />
| image = Dongala Bandi.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD Cover<br />
| director = [[Satish Vegesna]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = Satish Vegesna<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Allari Naresh]]<br /> Tanya Vakil<br />
| runtime = <br />
| music = Valluri Raja Sekhar<br />
| cinematography = S. Arun Kumar<br />
| editing = Nandamuri Hari<br />
| studio = GSK Network<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|12|12}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Dongala Bandi''''' ({{translation|Vehicle of thieves}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Telugu language|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.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Allari Naresh]] as Krish<br />
* Tanya Vakil as Aishwarya<br />
*Malishka<br />
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Tantia Tope / Tribal leader<br />
*[[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Pinakapani / Don Amrutapani<br />
*[[Brahmanandam]]<br />
*[[Jaya Prakash Reddy]]<br />
*[[Master Bharath]]<br />
*[[M. S. Narayana]] as Okka Magaadu<br />
*[[Geetha Singh]]<br />
*[[Chitram Srinu]]<br />
*[[Venu Yeldandi]]<br />
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Aishwarya's sister<br />
*[[Rao Ramesh]]<br />
*[[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]]<br />
*[[Shankar Melkote]]<br />
*[[Kondavalasa]]<br />
*[[Krishna Bhagavaan]]<br />
*[[Rajitha]]<br />
*[[Fish Venkat]]<br />
*[[Gundu Sudarshan]]<br />
*[[Suman Setty]]<br />
*[[Shakeela]]<br />
*Puja Bharati<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Allari Naresh plays a thief after ''[[Gamyam]]'' and ''[[Blade Babji]]''.<ref name="audio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-dongalabandi.html|title=Dongala Bandi audio function - Telugu cinema - Allari Naresh|website=Idlebrain|access-date=2021-12-10|archive-date=2021-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210082232/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-dongalabandi.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This is the debut film of director [[Satish Vegesna]].<ref name="audio"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-dongalabandi.html|title=Dongala Bandi press meet - Telugu cinema - allari naresh, tanya & malishka|website=Idlebrain|access-date=2021-12-10|archive-date=2021-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210082212/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-dongalabandi.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music is composed by Rajasekhar Valluri. The lyrics are written by Suddala Ashok Teja, Abhinaya Srinvas, and Surisetty Rama Rao.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-dongalabandi.html|title=Dongala Bandi muhurat - Telugu cinema function - Allari Naresh, Tanya & Malishka|website=Idlebrain|access-date=2021-12-10|archive-date=2021-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210082211/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-dongalabandi.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
#"Amma Cheppindhi" - [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]<br />
#"Nelaku Jarene" - Rajasekhar<br />
#"Chetha Venna" - [[Rahul Nambiar]], [[Shweta Pandit]]<br />
#"Oorori Mavayy" - Rajasekhar, Priya<br />
#"Sannajaji Pakka" - [[Manikka Vinayagam]], Bhargavi Pillai<br />
#"Paka Paka Navvu" - Srinath, Sai Saritha, Madhu Priya, [[Sahithi]], Shravya<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and called the film "a misadventure".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/dongala-bandi/movie-review/4022153.cms|title=Dongala Bandi Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Dongala Bandi|newspaper=The Times of India|date=14 May 2016|accessdate=7 September 2022}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' opined that "''Dongala Bandi'' succeeds in keeping Allari Naresh's fans and comedy genre lovers faithfully entertained and involved".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/For-Allari-Naresh-fans-and-lovers-of-comedy/article15360039.ece|title=For Allari Naresh fans and lovers of comedy|date=13 December 2008|work=The Hindu|first=Y. Sunitha|last=Chowdhury|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210082210/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/For-Allari-Naresh-fans-and-lovers-of-comedy/article15360039.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Idlebrain'' wrote that "On a whole, Allari Naresh's ''Dongala Bandi'' disappoints big time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dongalabandi.html|title=Dongala Bandi review - Telugu cinema Review - Allari Naresh & Tanya|website=Idlebrain|access-date=2021-12-10|archive-date=2021-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210082231/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dongalabandi.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|1582491}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:2008 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2008 Indian films]]</div>
Rithik Rahman