Donga Ramudu (1955 film)

Donga Ramudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. V. Reddy
Screenplay byK. V. Reddy
Story byK. V. Reddy
D. V. Narasa Raju
D. Madhusudhana Rao
Dialogue by
  • D. V. Narasa Raju
Produced byD. Madhusudhana Rao
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Savitri
Jamuna
Jaggayya
CinematographyAdi M. Irani
Edited byM. S. Mani
Music byPendyala
Production
company
Annapurna Studios
Release date
  • 1 October 1955 (1955-10-01)
Running time
197 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Donga Ramudu (transl. Ramudu, the thief) is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by K. V. Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Jamuna, and Jaggayya with music composed by Pendyala. The film was produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Annapurna Pictures banner.

Donga Ramudu is the debut production of Annapurna Pictures.[1] Released on October 1, 1955, the film became a super hit.[2][1][3][4] Donga Ramudu established Annapurna Pictures as a top banner.[3] The film was archived in the curriculum of the Film and Television Institute of India.[5] Donga Ramudu was dubbed in Tamil as Thiruttu Raman (1956) and was commercially successful.[3] It was later remade in Hindi as Man-Mauji (1962) and again in Tamil as Vasanthi (1988).

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