Yamadonga (2007)
August 15, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
N.T. Rama Rao Jr.
Raja / Playback Singer
Priyamani
Maheshwari
Mamta Mohandas
Dhanalakshmi / Playback Singer
Mohan Babu
Yama Dharma Raja
Brahmanandam
Chitragupta
Ali Basha
Sathi
Jayaprakash Reddy
Maheshwari's Father-In-Law 1
Raghu Babu
Maheshwari's Father-In-Law 2
Narendra Jha
Narayana
Khushboo
Yama's Wife
Naresh
Narada
Rajiv Kanakala
Indra Deva
Ranganath
Maheshwari's Grandfather
Narsing Yadav
Guard in Yama's Place
M. Rathnam
Writer
Sri Simha Koduri
Young Raja
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 2007
Original Nameయమదొంగ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 58m
Genres
Wiki.
Yamadonga (transl. Big Thief or transl. Thief of Yama) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film directed by S.S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad. It stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Mohan Babu, Priyamani, and Mamta Mohandas, while Ali and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. The film is produced by Cherry and Gagaraju Gunnam and presented by Rama Rajamouli under the banner of Visvamitra Creations.Inspired by the 1977 film Yamagola, the plot follows Raja, a thief who is killed by his rivals. Raja's soul travels to Naraka (hell) to face the trail for his sins by Yama, the Hindu god of death and justice. The film began its production in January 2007 and was made on a budget of ₹16–18 crore (US$4.3–4.8 million). Filming primarily took place in Hyderabad and Ramoji Film City. The film has music composed by M. M. Keeravani and cinematography by K. K. Senthil Kumar.
Yamadonga was released worldwide on 15 August 2007. Upon release, it received positive reviews from critics and was declared a Blockbuster, collecting an estimated ₹29 crores ($7 million) as distributors' share. This film is also the highest grossing Telugu film of the year of 2007. The film won four Nandi Awards while Jr. N.T.R. went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. A year later after its success, it was dubbed in Hindi as Lok Parlok. It was also dubbed in Tamil as Vijayan in 2016 and in the Awadhi language as Chor Raja.