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{{Infobox film
| name = Kondaveeti Donga
| image = Kondaveeti Donga.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]
| producer = T. Trivikrama Rao
| writer = [[Paruchuri Brothers]] (story and dialogue)
| screenplay = [[Yandamuri Veerendranath]]
| starring = [[Chiranjeevi]] [[Vijayashanti]] [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] [[Mohan Babu]] [[Rao Gopal Rao]] [[Amrish Puri]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = V. S. R. Swamy
| editing = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]
| distributor =Vijayalakshmi Art Movies
| studio =Prasad Studios
| released = {{film date|df=y|1990|3|9}}
| runtime = 151 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}
'''''Kondaveeti Donga''''' ({{translation|The thief of [[Kondaveedu Fort|Kondaveedu]]}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[vigilante film]] directed by [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]] starring [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Vijayashanti]] and [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] in key roles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indiaglitz|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kondaveeti-donga-telugufont-movie-review-15272.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129222935/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kondaveeti-donga-telugufont-movie-review-15272.html|archive-date=29 November 2016|access-date=29 November 2016|website=Indiaglitz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinemachaat.com/2012/08/28/kondaveeti-donga/|title=Kondaveeti Donga|first=Temple|last=Connolly|date=28 August 2012|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531094427/https://cinemachaat.com/2012/08/28/kondaveeti-donga/|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon release, the film received positive reviews, and emerged as a ''Blockbuster'' at the box office.

Subsequently, the film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Thangamalai Thirudan''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiranjeeviblog.com/reviews/movie-review/kondaveeti-donga.html|title=Kondaveeti Donga|date=12 September 2009|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-date=5 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205034434/http://www.chiranjeeviblog.com/reviews/movie-review/kondaveeti-donga.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The technically brilliant film was the first Telugu film to be released on a 70 mm with 6-Track [[Stereophonic sound]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/%E2%80%98Chiranjeevi-should-switch-to-comedy%E2%80%99/article14483051.ece|title=Chiranjeevi should switch to comedy|first=Special|last=Correspondent|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810114447/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/%E2%80%98Chiranjeevi-should-switch-to-comedy%E2%80%99/article14483051.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The production design by Bhaskar Raju, with background score, and music by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 March 1990|title=Kondaveeti Donga|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246008/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|access-date=30 June 2018|via=IMDb|archive-date=25 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325170738/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246008/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TollySites - Kondaveeti Donga|url=http://www.tollysites.com/Movie/Kondaveeti-Donga.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615050057/http://www.tollysites.com/Movie/Kondaveeti-Donga.aspx|archive-date=15 June 2015|access-date=11 April 2014}}</ref> The film had collected a distributors share of {{INR}} 7.4 million on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/boxoffice/display.php?id=104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040111055844/http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/boxoffice/display.php?id=104|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-01-11|title=nonstopcinema.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Reporter|title=A multi-faceted actor|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 December 2015|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/a-multifaceted-actor/article8010012.ece|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-date=29 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129212048/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/a-multifaceted-actor/article8010012.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==
An orphan Kondaveeti Raja M.A.,L.L.B.,I.A.S. ([[Chiranjeevi]]) is raised through the support of people living in the tribal village of [[Kondaveedu Fort|Kondaveedu]]. Upon his return from [[Hyderabad]], he witnesses the failed [[legal system]] and the village being engulfed in political corruption, forgery, smuggling, money laundering, drug trafficking, [[land grabbing]] and alcohol abuse carried out by the local [[mafia]] and landlords (Sarabhoji ([[Rao Gopal Rao]]), Narasimham ([[Mohan Babu]]) and Khaadra ([[Amrish Puri]])), who impose taxes on farmers. Instead of being in the system and taking the direct route as an administrator himself, he transforms into a [[Robin Hood]] for the village and indulges in swashbuckling heists of money and paddy worth several crores from the landlords while being in disguise, much to the frustration of corrupt officials. He funds the tribals into self-sustaining farmers, while providing food, irrigation, healthcare, shelter and education to the poor and transforms the village.

==Cast==
*[[Chiranjeevi]] as Kondaveeti Raja, a man raised by the tribals. He becomes Kondaveeti Donga (like Robin Hood) to fight the evil.
*[[Vijayashanti]] as Sri Lekha, an undercover police officer appointed to capture Kondaveeti Donga, who later becomes Raja's love interest.
*[[Radha (actress)|Radha]] Sri Kanya, a home surgeon serving in the tribal area of Kondaveedu. She is the first person to find out the truth about Kondaveeti Donga.
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Sarabhoji, landlord
*[[Mohan Babu]] as Narasimham, landlord
*[[Amrish Puri]] as Khaadra and Yugandhar
*[[Sarada (actress)|Sarada]] as Sambhavi
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as Das
*[[Nagendra Babu]]
*[[Prasad Babu]]
*[[Brahmanandam]]
*[[Allu Rama Lingaiah]]
*[[Nirmalamma]]
*[[Kallu Chidambaram]]
*[[Chalapathi Rao]]
*[[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]]
*[[Srividya]] as Justice Sandya
*Divyavani
* [[Surya Kiran (director)|Master Suresh]]

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] was an instant chart buster. All songs remain popular to date. Except “Chamaku Cham” all songs written by [[Veturi]].

===Telugu (original soundtrack)===
{{tracklist
| collapsed = no
| all_music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = Kola Kolamma
| lyrics1 = [[Veturi]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 4:24
| title2 = Subhalekha Rasukunna
| lyrics2 = Veturi
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chitra]]
| length2 = 4:32
| title3 = Chamaku Chamaku
| lyrics3 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
| length3 = 4:41
| title4 = Tip Top
| lyrics4 = Veturi
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length4 = 4:27
| title5 = Jeevithame
| lyrics5 = Veturi
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 4:06
| title6 = Sri Anjaneyam
| lyrics6 = Veturi
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length6 = 4:29
| title7 = Devi Sambavi
| lyrics7 = Veturi
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length7 = 1:09
}}

== Reception ==
Giddaluri Gopalrao of ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'', writing his review on 23 March 1990, gave a positive review for the film. Gopalrao praised the screenplay by Yandamuri and Chiranjeevi's performance.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Giddaluri|first=Gopalrao|date=1990-03-23|title=సర్వం తానై నటించిన చిరంజీవి చిత్రం కొండవీటి దొంగ|language=te|work=[[Zamin Ryot]]|url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1990/Mar/23-mar-1990.pdf|access-date=2020-08-11|archive-date=13 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913150844/http://zaminryot.com/pdf/1990/Mar/23-mar-1990.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{A. Kodandarami Reddy|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian vigilante films]]
[[Category:Robin Hood films]]
[[Category:Films about communism]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films about poverty in India]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1990s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy]]
[[Category:Films about social issues in India]]
[[Category:Films about farmers' suicides in India]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
[[Category:Films about corruption in India]]
[[Category:Indian swashbuckler films]]
[[Category:Films about landlords]]
[[Category:1990 action films]]

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