Baghdad Gaja Donga (transl. Thief of Baghdad) is a 1968 Telugu-language swashbuckler film directed by D. Yoganand. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by T. V. Raju.[1][2] It is produced by P. Padmanabha Rao under the Padma Gowri Pictures banner.
| Baghdad Gaja Donga | |
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| Directed by | D. Yoganand |
| Written by | Samudrala Jr (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | D. Yoganand |
| Produced by | P. Padmanabha Rao |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayalalithaa |
| Cinematography | G. K. Ramu Ravikant Nagaich |
| Edited by | G. D. Joshi G. Siva Murthy |
| Music by | T. V. Raju |
Production company | Padma Gowri Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editThe film begins in Baghdad, where the birthday celebrations of Prince Faruk are in progress. Exploiting it, baleful Chief Commander Vazeer Hussain suffers the public with new levies. So, Sultan disguises himself to unwrap it when Vazeer slays him, confines his Begam Saheba in prison, and attempts to assassinate the prince secured by true-blue blind Ibrahim. Following, Vazeer occupies the crown, and Ibrahim migrates to Basra, where Faruk grows up as Abu, a Robin Hood with his mate Ali. Once, he intrudes into Basra Sultan's palace, where he is acquainted with Princess Nazem and the two crushes. In tandem, Vazeer gets here and ruses to splice Naseem, luring the Sultan with his fantasy gifts, though his daughter disdains him. The same night, Abu steps foot in, but soldiers seize him, and Vazeer proceeds to his country with Nazem by force. Besides, Abu breaks the bars with Ali's aid and lands in Baghdad, where he discerns himself as the prince. Abu works ably versatile thefts in the kingdom and becomes famous as The Thief of Baghdad. Parallelly, Ali mocks a street magician, converts him into a monkey, and states that he will retrieve it after dipping it into the water. Abu detects and sets him in the palace by ensnaring Vazeer's callow son, Sadiq. As of now, Abu finds the whereabouts of Begam Saheba and acquits her, but the soldiers catch them. Ergo, Vazeer edicts to cast Abu in the desert and throw Monkey Ali into the well, and they do so. Then, Ali recoups, and Abu, in the desert, liberates a demon, which bestows him a flying carpet. Ibrahim generates a revolt, hits the fort along with Begum Saheba, and divulges the diabolic shade of Vazeer. At last, Abu gets as far as therein and stamps out Vazeer. Finally, the movie ends happily with Abu / Faruk crowned emperor and knitting Nazem.
Cast
edit- N. T. Rama Rao as Faruk / Abu
- Jayalalithaa as Nazeem
- Rajanala as Vazeer Hussain
- Relangi as Basra Sultan
- Padmanabham as Ali
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Mikkilineni as Baghdad Sultan Shamsuddin Khan
- Mukkamala as Ibrahim
- Pandari Bai as Began Saheba
- Geetanjali
- Vijayalalitha as dancer
Soundtrack
edit| Baghdad Gaja Donga | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 27:35 |
| Producer | T. V. Raju |
Music composed by T. V. Raju.[3]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Eeroju Maa Yuvaraju" | C. Narayana Reddy | Jikki | 3:02 |
| 2 | "Evaduraa Donga" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 3:03 |
| 3 | "Raave O Chinadaanaa" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:39 |
| 4 | "Mere Bulbul Pyaaree" | Kosaraju | Pithapuram, L. R. Eswari | 3:38 |
| 5 | "Jagame Maayaraa" | Samudrala Jr. | L. R. Eswari | 3:37 |
| 6 | "Ghal Ghal Ghal" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:40 |
| 7 | "Haay Allaah" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:31 |
| 8 | "Sye Sye Saradaaroo" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:03 |
References
edit- ^ M., Subbarao (27 October 1968). "సినిమా: బాగ్దాద్ గజ దొంగ". Visalaandhra (in Telugu). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Krishna, Radha (25 October 1968). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: బాగ్దాద్ గజదొంగ". Andhra Prabha (in Telugu). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Bhagdad Gajadonga (1968)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 11 September 2021.