Bhale Dongalu is a 2008 Telugu-language black comedy con film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar.[1] It is produced by Sakhamuri Panduranga Rao and Bellamkonda Suresh on Sri Lakshmi Devi Productions banner. A remake of the film Bonnie and Clyde, the film stars Tarun, Ileana, Jagapati Babu and music composed by K.M. Radha Krishnan.[2] It received mixed reviews upon release.[3]
| Bhale Dongalu | |
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 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | K. Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Screenplay by | K. Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Dialogues by | |
| Story by | Aditya Chopra |
| Produced by | Sakhamuri Panduranga Rao Bellamkonda Suresh (presents) |
| Starring | Tarun Ileana 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 |
Plot
editThe 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 the beauty contest judges kick off Jyothi. 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 knows that Chinnari is an ailed heart patient who must get operated on soon, for which ₹1,000,000 (US$12,000) is necessary. Hence, they directly practice Veeraraju by sticking fake drugs to him, and his men continuously chase them. Following the night, Yugandhar encounters Romeo & Juliet in an unbeknownst pub 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. Unfortunately, Veeraraju captures them when Yugandhar rescues them 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, destroying their criminal career, and returning 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
edit- Tarun as Ramu (Ram) / Romeo
- Ileana as Jyothi / Juliet
- Jagapati Babu as 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 Manmadha Rao, Veerraju's brother-in-law
- Chitram Seenu as bouquet seller
- Ananth Babu as jewellery shop owner
- Kallu Krishna Rao as TC
- Kadambari Kiran as thief on train
- Gundu Sudharshan as passenger on bus
- Uttej as cleaner in a modelling agency
- Malladi Raghava
- Vallabhaneni Janardhan
- C. V. L. Narasimha Rao as Jyoti's father
- Jenny as jewellery shop owner
- Narsing Yadav as Narsing, Veerraju's henchman
- Annapoorna as Jyoti's grandmother
- Sudha as Ram's mother
- Hema as Susheela, Manmadha Rao' wife
- Shanoor Sana as Lakshmi, Jyoti's mother
- Charmy Kaur as Raksha in an item number "Neethone"
Soundtrack
edit| Bhale Dongalu | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:50 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | K.M. Radha Krishnan | |||
| K.M. Radha Krishnan chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by K.M. Radha Krishnan.[4] The music was released by the Aditya Music company.
| 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
editA 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
edit- ^ "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.