Yamadonga

Yamadonga
Directed by	S.S. Rajamouli
Produced by	Urmila Gangaraju P. Chiranjeevi
Written by	Vijayendra Prasad
Starring	Jr. NTR, Mohan Babu, Ali, Mamta Mohandas, Priyamani, Navaneet Kaur, Archana(veda), Preeti Jhangiani
Music by	M. M. Keeravani
Cinematography	KK Senthil Kumar
Editing by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Release date(s)	15 August 2007
Running time	185 min
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	29 crore[1]

Yama donga (Telugu: యమదొంగ) is a 2007 socio-fantasy Telugu film which is directed by S.S. Rajamouli and produced by Urmila Gangaraju and P. Chiranjeevi. Jr. NTR plays the lead role for this film. This is Jr. NTR's third time with S.S. Rajamouli. Earlier the duo have done well with their films Student No. 1 and Simhadri. M. M. Keeravani, who composed music for all of S.S. Rajamouli's films, composed the music for the film and Senthil Kumar handled cinematography. The film released on 15 August 2007, which also coincides with Independence Day in India.This film is dubbed into Hindi as LOK PARLOK,,,,

Plot

Raja(Jr. NTR), an orphan, is a ruthless robber. He dreams of earning a fast buck so that he can settle down in life. And then, he stumbles on a fine opportunity. A ravishing beauty Mahi (Priyamani), a rich heiress, falls in love with him. The girl happens to be his childhood well-wisher and has always considered him her prince.

He plans to surrender the girl to a gang who wants to kill her for her riches. But the villains play foul, and kill him. Raja reaches Yamaloka. He creates confusion in Yamaloka by stealing Yamapasam as whoever in possession of Yamapasam will become Yama. The rest of the story is all about how Yama (Mohan Babu) and Raja try to outsmart each other. After regaining power, Yama sends Raja back to earth, but only to take away his life once again.

Cast

• Jr NTR... Raja
• Ali... Sathi
• Mamta Mohandas... Dhanalakshmi
• Priyamani... Maheshwari
• Raghu Babu
• Mohan Babu... Yamadharamaraju
• Brahmanandam... Chitragupta
• Kushboo ... Yama's wife
• MS Narayana
• Navneet Kaur... Rambha (Celestial Beauty)
• Preeti Jhangiani... Oorvasi (Celestial Beauty)
• Archana... Menaka (Celestial Beauty)
• Rambha... Item number in song Nachore.

Crew

• Director:: S.S. Rajamouli
• Producer: Urmila Gangaraju, P. Chiranjeevi
• Story: Vijayendra Prasad
• Screenplay: S.S. Rajamouli
• Dialogues: M. Ratnam
• Cinematography: K. K. Senthil Kumar
• Music: M. M. Keeravani
• Choreography: Prem Rakshith
• Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao

Box office

The film crossed 50 Days in 225centres and 100 days in 78 centres. It also collected 29 Crore, a record for a Telugu film.^[1]

Reviews

The film got very good reviews.^[2][3][4][5]

Awards

Nandi Awards 2008

• Best Editor - Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
• Best Makeup Artist - Nalla Seenu
• Best Costume Designer - Ramaa Rajamouli
• Best Special Effects - Kamal Kannan^[6]

Filmfare Awards 2008

• Best Actor - Jr. NTR

CineMAA Awards 2008

• Best Actor - Jr. NTR

DVD

Yamadonga DVD Cover

The DVD version of the film was released on 29 February 2008.^[7] This DVD release was distributed by Tolly2Holly all around the world, but for India. It is available in 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, progressive 24 FPS, widescreen and NTSC format.^[8]

Trivia

• Actress Priyamani slipped while walking on the stones and got her ankle sprained with minor bleeding injury during shooting.^[9]
• Late actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao play a small role and dance in Yamalokam in the film through graphics.^[10]
• Kirat Bhattal and Meera Chopra rejected the offer for Priya Mani's role.
• This movie was also dubbed into Tamil
• This movie was also dubbed into Hindi language as well, named "Lok Parlok"
• This movie was dubbed into Oriya as "Yamraja".

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=15297&cat=&scat=4
2. ^ "Movie Review - Yamadonga". http://www.filmchamber.com/fcre.aspx?m=Yamadonga. Retrieved 2008-03-24. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Telugu Movie review - Yamadonga". http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yamadonga.html. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
4. ^ "Both 'Yamas' Steal the Show". http://www.cinegoer.com/reviews/yamadonga.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
5. ^ "‘Yamadonga’ Review: A Good Entertainer". http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=2050&cat=&scat=4. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
6. ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2007.html
7. ^ "Yamadonga DVD Info". https://www.tolly2holly.com/Details.aspx?pid=40. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
8. ^ "Yamadonga DTS". http://www.bhavanidvd.com/product_info.php?products_id=1675&osCsid=fa596c1ed6ace9cbc93c00ceb0a122cf. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
9. ^ "indiaglitz.com". Priyamani injured in shooting. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/28517.html. Retrieved 16 January 2007. 
10. ^ "nonstopcinema.com". Soundarya in NTR-Rajamouli's Yamadonga!. Archived from the original on 11 January 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070111165626/http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/gossip/display.php?id=309. Retrieved 16 January 2007. 

External links

• andhralekha.com watch news about movie
• Yamadonga Exclusive Coverage
• JrNTR.com
• Lyrics Of Yamadonga Lyrics At MusicMazaa.com
• Yamadonga at the Internet Movie Database
• 'Yamadonga' Film At Basthi.com