Yamagola

Yamagola
Theatrical release poster
Directed byT. Rama Rao
Screenplay byT. Rama Rao
Story byD. V. Narasa Raju
Produced byS. Venkataratnam
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Jaya Prada
CinematographyS. Venkataratnam
Edited byA. Sanjeevi
Music byChakravarthy
Production
company
Sree Pallavi Films
Release date
  • 21 October 1977 (1977-10-21)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Yamagola (transl. Havoc in Hell or transl. The Great Havoc) is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film directed by T. Rama Rao who co-wrote the film with D. V. Narasa Raju. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was produced by S. Venkataratnam who also worked as the cinematographer.

Yamagola released on 21 October 1977 and received positive reviews. The dialogues penned by D. V. Narasaraju were perceived as a satire on contemporary politics, especially the Emergency and are considered as one of the highlights of the film along with the performances of the cast and the music.[1][2][3] It was remade in Hindi as Lok Parlok (1979)[4] and in Tamil as Yamanukku Yaman (1980),[5] while also inspiring the 2007 Telugu film Yamadonga.[6]

  1. ^ "Yamagola Review". Andhra Jyothi. 26 October 1977. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023 – via Indiancine.ma.
  2. ^ "Yamagola Review". Andhra Patrika. 25 October 1977. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023 – via Indiancine.ma.
  3. ^ "Yamagola Cinema Review". Sitara. 6 November 1977. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023 – via Indiancine.ma.
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