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{{short description|1975 Telugu action film starring Sobhan Babu directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao}}<br />
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{{Infobox film <br />
| name = Jebu Donga <br />
| image = Jebudonga75.jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = Theatrical Poster <br />
| director = [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]]<br />
| producer = V. R. Yachendra <br/> K. Chatterjee <br />
| writer = Mullapudi Venkata Ramana <br/> (''Dialogues'')<br />
| screenplay =<br />
| story =<br />
| starring = [[Sobhan Babu]] <br/> Manjula <br/> [[Murali Mohan]] <br />
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]<br />
| cinematography = S. Venkataratnam<br />
| editing =<br />
| studio = Samatha Arts <br />
| distributor = Laxmi Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1975|08|14}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India <br />
| language = Telugu <br />
| budget =<br />
| gross = {{INR|1 crore}} <br/> (equivalent to {{INR|23 crores}} in 2019)<br />
}}<br />
'''''Jebu Donga''''' ({{translation|Pickpocket}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Telugu film|Telugu]] [[action film]] directed by [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]] starring [[Sobhan Babu]] and Manjula in the lead roles. The film was released on 14 August 1975.<br />
<ref>{{cite web|last=Telugucineblitz.blogspot.com|url=http://telugucineblitz.blogspot.com/2010/06/jebu-donga-1975.html?m=1|access-date=14 October 2019|date=5 June 2010|title=''Jebu Donga Sobhan Babu Film Cast & Crew''}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Actor <br />
! Character <br />
|-<br />
| [[Sobhan Babu]]<br />
| Raja<br />
|-<br />
| Manjula <br />
| Madhavi<br />
|-<br />
| [[Murali Mohan]] <br />
| Gopi<br />
|-<br />
| [[Roja Ramani]]<br />
| Radha<br />
|-<br />
| [[Rao Gopala Rao]] <br />
| [[Sub Inspector|S.I.]] Rangaiah <br />
|-<br />
| Satyanarayana <br />
| Sesha Rao<br />
|}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film had a direct run of 100 days in [[Hyderabad]] , [[Guntur]] , [[Nellore]] , [[Tenali]] , [[Rajahmundry]] , [[Srikakulam]] , [[Kakinada]] and [[Vizag]] while it had a successful theatrical run of 50 days in [[Secunderabad]] and [[Vijayawada]].<br />
It ran for 50 days in about 30 centres across the state. It became the first Telugu film to have a theatrical run of 50 days in [[Odisha]].<br />
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It collected {{INR|9 lakhs}} in its second week, {{INR|25 lakhs}} in the first two weeks, {{INR|6 lakhs}} in the third week, {{INR|31 lakhs}} in the first three weeks and the film's final collection exceeded {{INR|50 lakhs}}.The film was declared a '''Blockbuster''' at the box office and was the second highest-grossing film of the year 1975 behind another Sobhan Babu film, [[Soggadu (1975 film)|Soggadu]].<br />
<ref>{{cite web|title=Sobhan Babu 1975|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/sobhanbabu1975.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/sobhanbabu-hyderabad.html|title=Sobhan Babu 100 days films in twin cities|date=12 August 2005}}</ref><br />
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===Legacy===<br />
Actor Sobhan Babu was reluctant to accept the film but was convinced by the director to take up the project. The film became a milestone in the former's career.<br />
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The title of the film was used for the 1987 [[Chiranjeevi]] film [[Jebu Donga (1987 film)|Jebu Donga]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDB title|tt1380127}}<br />
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[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
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