Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu

Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu
Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu
Film score by Vidyasagar
Released	1994
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	28:45
Label	Supreme Music
Producer	Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar chronology

Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu
Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu
	Poster
Directed by	E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Written by	Marudhuri Raja (dialogues)
Screenplay by	E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Story by	E. V. V. Satyanarayana; Ramani
Produced by	K. Chinni
Starring	Rajendra Prasad; Ravali; Srikanya
Cinematography	Babji
Edited by	Naayani Maheswara Rao
Music by	Vidyasagar
Production; company	Melody Movies
Release date	12 August 1994;
Running time	150 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu (transl. Alibaba and Half a Dozen Thieves) is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by K. Chinni under the Melody Movies banner and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana starring Rajendra Prasad, Ravali and Srikanya, with music composed by Vidyasagar. The film was released on 12 August 1994 and was a box office succss, receiving recognition as one of the finest comedy films in Telugu cinema.^[1]

Plot[]

The film revolves around an incompetent cop Alibaba (Rajendra Prasad) and 6 petty thieves maintaining two different gangs Kotaiah & Co (Kota Srinivasa Rao, Ali and Mallikarjuna Rao) and Brahmam Brothers (Brahmanandam, Rallapalli, and Chidatala Appa Rao). Both gangs always compete with each other and create turmoil & turbulence in the city with their thefts. Alibaba is specially appointed to catch them. Meanwhile, both the gangs has two sisters Pulandevi (Ravalli) & Pooja Bedi (Srikanya) and two of them fall for Alibaba. So, the 6 thieves ploy, mislead Alibaba and couples up him with both. At present, Alibaba struck & struggle in between his two wives and 6 brothers-in-law. The rest of the story is a comic tale that how get rid of these problems.

Cast[]

Rajendra Prasad as Alibaba
Ravali as Phoolan Devi
Srikanya as Pooja Bedi
Satyanarayana as S.P.
Kota Srinivasa Rao as Kotayya & co
Brahmanandam as Brahmam Brothers
Ali as Kotayya & co
Mallikharjuna Rao as Kotayya & co
Rallapalli as Brahmam Brothers
Giribabu as Alibaba's Babai
Viswanathan as Appaji
Ironleg Sastri as Pindala Sastry
Tirupathi Prakash as Lady constable
Chidatala Appa Rao as Brahmam Brothers
Dham as constable
Vidyasagar
Silk Smitha as SP's wife
Nirmalamma as Balamani

Soundtrack[]

Music composed by Vidyasagar.^[2]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Baba Baba Alibaba"	Bhuvana Chandra	SP Balu	5:20
2.	"Nee Pere Naa Prema"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	SP Balu, Chitra	5:02
3.	"Yerra Buggalu Chusuko"	Bhuvana Chandra	SP Balu, Chitra	4:07
4.	"Kassu Kassu Mannadhi"	Bhuvana Chandra	SP Balu, Chitra	4:21
5.	"Rambha Naaku Peddappaa"	Bhuvana Chandra	Chitra, Malgudi Subha	4:56
6.	"Nee Paita Jaripothe"	Bhuvana Chandra	SP Balu, Mano	4:59
Total length:				28:45

Reception[]

In their obituary of director E. V. V. Satyanarayana, The Times of India listed Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu as among "some of his super-hit comedy and entertaining films".^[3]

References[]

^ "నవ్వులు పూయించిన 6 దొంగలు - Nostalgia". iDreamPost.com (in Telugu). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Alibaba Aradajan Dongalu". JioSaavn. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "EVV Satyanarayana passes away". The Times of India. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

External links[]

Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu at IMDb

[1] "నవ్వులు పూయించిన 6 దొంగలు - Nostalgia". iDreamPost.com (in Telugu). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[2] "Alibaba Aradajan Dongalu". JioSaavn. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[Times_of_India-3] "EVV Satyanarayana passes away". The Times of India. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

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