Jebu Donga (1975 film)
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Directed by | V. Madhusudhana Rao |
Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (Dialogues) |
Produced by | V. R. Yachendra K. Chatterjee |
Starring | Sobhan Babu Manjula Murali Mohan |
Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Samatha Arts |
Distributed by | Laxmi Films |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Box office | ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹23 crores in 2019) |
Jebu Donga (transl. Pickpocket) is a 1975 Indian Telugu action film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao starring Sobhan Babu and Manjula in the lead roles. The film was released on 14 August 1975.
Cast
Actor | Character |
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Sobhan Babu | Raja |
Manjula | Madhavi |
Murali Mohan | Gopi |
Roja Ramani | Radha |
Rao Gopala Rao | S.I. Rangaiah |
Satyanarayana | Sesha Rao |
Soundtrack
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Reception
The film had a direct run of 100 days in Hyderabad , Guntur , Nellore , Tenali , Rajahmundry , Srikakulam , Kakinada and Vizag while it had a successful theatrical run of 50 days in Secunderabad and Vijayawada. It ran for 50 days in about 30 centres across the state. It became the first Telugu film to have a theatrical run of 50 days in Odisha.
It collected ₹9 lakhs in its second week, ₹25 lakhs in the first two weeks, ₹6 lakhs in the third week, ₹31 lakhs in the first three weeks and the film's final collection exceeded ₹50 lakhs.The film was declared a Blockbuster at the box office and was the second highest-grossing film of the year 1975 behind another Sobhan Babu film, Soggadu. [1][2]
Legacy
Actor Sobhan Babu was reluctant to accept the film but was convinced by the director to take up the project. The film became a milestone in the former's career.
The title of the film was used for the 1987 Chiranjeevi film Jebu Donga.
References
- ^ "Sobhan Babu 1975".
- ^ "Sobhan Babu 100 days films in twin cities". 12 August 2005.
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