Bhale Dongalu
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Directed by | K. Vijaya Bhaskar |
Screenplay by | K. Vijaya Bhaskar |
Dialogues by | |
Story by | Jagapati Babu |
Cinematography | Jagan JRJ |
Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
Music by | K. M. Radha Krishnan |
Production company | Sri Lakshmi Devi Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Bhale Dongalu (transl. Efficient Thieves) is a 2008
Plot
The film begins with Ramu, a young charm with lofty dreams of becoming a business tycoon. However, his middle-class father always warns him regarding his livelihood and proclaims him to acquire a fine job. Similarly, Jyothi, a pretty girl, aspires to become a top-most model, but her elders forcibly fix her alliance. So, the two quit the house to make their dreams come true and become acquainted on the train journey. On board, they stand on the road as a thief steals their baggage. Presently, the pair split on their ways where they face backlash. A pawn vendor deceives Ramu, and Jyothi is kicked out of the beauty contest. At night, the duet reconciles at the railway station and mutually shares their grief. Thus, the match discerns the mainstream of the world and chooses the path of crime with the title Romeo & Juliet.
From there, the twosome begins swindling the elite parties, helping needy people, fruitfully making con after con, and falling in love. Presently, they shift to Hyderabad and, en route, amiable to cute kid Chinnari. Forthwith, they wittily loot a showroom owned by a bloodthirsty drug kingpin, Veeraraju, who incenses him and ascertains to hunt them regardless. Besides, the department charges DCP Yugandhar, a jokester, to seize Romeo & Juliet. Veeraraju browbeats Yugandhar regarding Romeo & Juliet when he flares up on him that panicky Veeraraju. Plus, Yugandhar challenges to get hold of him along with Romeo & Juliet. Meanwhile, Romeo & Juliet is aware that Chinnari is an ailed heart patient who must get operated on soon, for which 10 lakhs is necessary.
Hence, to this day, they directly practice Veeraraju by sticking fake drugs to him, and his men continuously chase them. Following the night, Yugandhar encounters Romeo & Juliet in a pub unbeknownst and makes fun of them. The next day, Veeraraju rages at Yugandhar and accuses him of mingling with Romeo & Juliet, and even higher officials give him an ultimatum. Parallelly, Romeo & Juliet succeeds in helping pay for Chinnari's surgery and attempts to abscond. But unfortunately, they are captured by Veeraraju when Yugandhar rescues and apprehends them. Now Veeraraju ploys to slaughter Yugandhar with Romeo & Juliet and plants a bomb at the Police Station, which explodes. Here, Yugandhar tactically makes the counterattack by skipping Romeo & Juliet from prison, also destroying their criminal career and going back to their home. At last, Veeraraju is in prison, Yugandhar transfers to traffic, and the turtle dove's parents decide to knit them. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ramu & Jyothi.
Cast
- Tarunas Ramu (Ram) / Romeo
- Ileana as Jyothi / Juliet
- Jagapati Babuas DCP Yugandhar
- Pradeep Rawat as Veerraju
- Chandra Mohan as Ram's father
- Brahmanandam as Vengala Rao
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Kotaiah
- Sunil as cab driver
- Venu Madhav as truck driver
- M. S. Narayana as Adarsham
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Veerraju's brother-in-law
- Chitram Seenu as bouquet seller
- Ananth Babu as jewellery shop owner
- Kallu Krishna Rao as TC
- Kadambari Kiran
- Gundu Sudharshan
- Uttej
- Malladi Raghava
- Vallabhaneni Janardhan
- C. V. L. Narasimha Rao as Jyoti's father
- Jenny as jewellery shop owner
- Narsing Yadav as Veerraju's henchman
- Annapoornaas Jyoti's grand mother
- Sudha
- Hema
- Shanoor Sana
- Charmy Kaur as Raksha in an item number "Neethone"
Soundtrack
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Romeo Juliet" | Sahithi | Tippu | 3:51 |
2. | "Neethone" | Vanamali | Shaan, Geetha Madhuri | 4:20 |
3. | "Panchadara Yedarilo" | Veturi | Tippu,Gayatri | 4:14 |
4. | "Manasulo Nuvvena" | Ramajogayya Sastry | K. S. Chithra, Udit Narayan | 4:31 |
5. | "Pasandaina Vela" | Vennelakanti | K. S. Chithra | 4:37 |
6. | "Chota Chota" | Chandrabose | Tippu | 4:10 |
Total length: | 25:50 |
Reception
A critic from Idlebrain.com wrote that "Bhale Dongalu might disappoint if you had already watched Banti aur Babli".[5] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Whether you like Bhale Dongalu or not depends mostly on whether you've seen Bunty Aur Babli and whether you liked it. If you haven't seen the original, then this one will possibly appear novel and entertaining, even if it's a bit of a drag".[6]
References
- ^ "Bhale Dongalu review. Bhale Dongalu Bollywood movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
- ^ "Charmi in 'Bhale Dongalu' - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 3 April 2008.
- ^ "'Bhale Dongalu' fight it out - Malayalam News". IndiaGlitz.com. 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Music launch - Bhale dongalu". Idlebrain.com. 13 March 2008.
- ^ "Telugu Movie review - Bhale Dongalu". Idlebrain.com. 11 April 2008.
- ^ Mundoli, Ravi. "Bhale Dongalu Review". Full Hyderabad.
External links
- Bhale Dongalu at IMDb