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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Yamadonga<br />
| image = Yamadonga.jpg<br />
| director = [[S.S. Rajamouli]]<br />
| producer = Urmila Gunnam<br>Cherry<br />
| screenplay = S. S. Rajamouli<br />M. Ratnam <small>(dialogue)</small><br />
| story = [[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]]<br />
| starring = [[Jr. NTR]]<br>[[Mohan Babu]]<br>[[Priyamani]]<br>[[Mamta Mohandas]]<br>[[Ali (actor)|Ali]]<br>[[Brahmanandam]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[M. M. Keeravani]]<br />
| cinematography = [[K. K. Senthil Kumar]]<br />
| editing = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]<br />
| studio = Viswamitra Creations<br />
| distributor = Viswamitra Creations<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2007|8|15}}<br />
| runtime = 179 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
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'''''Yamadonga''''' ({{trans}} Big Thief ''or'' Thief of [[Yama]]) is a 2007 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[action comedy film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ss-rajamouli-and-jr-ntrs-yamadonga-to-be-released-in-tamil/articleshow/72235832.cms|title=SS Rajamouli and Jr NTR's Yamadonga to be released in Tamil|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=26 November 2019|quote=Yamadonga, the 2007 Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film directed by SS Rajamouli, starring Jr NTR, Mamta Mohandas, Priyamani and Mohan Babu, in the lead roles and Khushbu, Ramba and Brahmanandam in prominent roles.}}</ref> directed by [[S.S. Rajamouli]] and produced by Urmila Gangaraju and Cherry. The film stars [[Jr. NTR]], [[Mohan Babu]], [[Priyamani]], and [[Mamta Mohandas]] while [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] and [[Brahmanandam]] play supporting roles. The film released worldwide on 15 August 2007. Upon release, it received positive reviews from critics and audiences, and the film was a blockbuster at the box office.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Raja, an orphan boy, is a thief. Mahi, a young girl, falls in love with him. Raja manipulates her by gaining her sympathy. She gives him a necklace, which he throws away because it is worthless; however, it always comes back to him. 10 years later, Mahi's family treats her like a slave while they enjoy the money that her grandfather left behind. Mahi waits for her "prince" to come to rescue her. Raja is still a conman, but when he enters into the debt of Dhanalakshmi, a beautiful but not-so-innocent lender, he flees.<br />
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Meanwhile, Mahi's family wants Mahi out of the way so that they can inherit all of her money. They hire someone to kill her, only to find out that in the event of Mahi's death, all the money goes to charity. Raja saves Mahi and treats her like a princess, which she waited for from her childhood. Raja made a deal with Mahi's uncles, which goes wrong. They hire a goon to kill Raja, and he ills Raja. Raja reaches [[Naraka (Hinduism)|Yamaloka]]. He gets to know that [[Yama]] planned his death to take revenge on Raja who once made fun of Yama drunkenly. Raja creates confusion by stealing the [[Pasha (Hinduism)|Yamapasam]], since one in possession of Yamapasam becomes the King of Hell. Raja promises festivals and parties and to make Hell better than Heaven. Yama contests his claim. [[Narada]] enters the scene and proposes an election. Both Yama and Raja agree.<br />
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Yama, along with [[Chitragupta]], tries to get the Yamapasam, but fail. Raja wins the elections; however, Yama angrily insults him. Raja decides to use the Yamapasam to make Yama a human; however, the plan backfires when Yama ends up with the Yamapasam. After regaining power, Raja flees back to Earth, challenging Yama. Raja finds out about the cruelty that Mahi has suffered and decides to fight back against her cruel family. Raja steals a whip and thrashes her family with it, forcing them to become servants. Raja gets drunk and insults Yama again. This time, Yama decides that he and Chitragupta will enter Bhulokam (Earth) to avenge his insult. Yama disguises himself as the beautiful Dhanalakshmi, and Chitragupta acts like her father.<br />
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Yama successfully manages in separating Raja and Mahi, whose love prevented Yama from interfering. After Mahi's uncles call upon the goons that previously killed Raja, the chief hitman kidnaps Mahi for himself, and hits Raja with his car. Raja is severely injured and falls off a cliff into the temple of Lord Narasimha. Yama sends the Yamapasam after him to take his life, however the divine power within the temple drives away the Yamapasam. Yama once again changes his form into Dhanalakshmi to lure Raja out, but Raja reveals that he knows Yama in disguise. Raja begs for only half an hour of life only in order to rescue Mahi, and apologizes to Yama for his sins and all he has said and done. Yama realizes his errors, and becomes sympathetic but regretfully informs him that he cannot call back the Yamapasam. Raja fights off his enemies and is close to death, when suddenly, the chain that followed him his whole life was revealed to have been blessed by Lord Vishnu Himself, and it saves Raja's life. Raja and Mahi decide to live together and get married.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Jr NTR]] as Raja<br />
** [[Sri Simha]] as young Raja<br />
* [[Mohan Babu]] as [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama Dharma Raja]]<br />
* [[Priyamani]] as Maheshwari aka Mahi<br />
* [[Mamta Mohandas]] as Money Lender Dhanalakshmi<br />
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Sathi<br />
* [[Brahmanandam]] as [[Chitragupta]]<br />
* [[Khushbu]] as [[Yama]]'s wife<br />
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as Maheshwari's father-in-law<br />
* Siva Parvathi as Maheshwari's mother-in-law<br />
* [[Raghubabu]] as Maheshwari's father-in-law's son<br />
* [[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] as Maheshwari's grandfather<br />
* [[Rajiv Kanakala]] as [[Indra| Indra Deva]]<br />
* [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] as [[Narada]]<br />
* [[Narsing Yadav]] as Guard in Yama's Palace<br />
* Bharani as [[Varuna|Varuna Deva]] <br />
* [[MS Narayana]]<br />
* [[Narendra Jha]] as Narayana<br />
* [[Stunt Silva]]<br />
* [[Kaala Bhairava]]<br />
* [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] (Guest appearance in song "Nachore")<br />
* [[Navneet Kaur]] as [[Rambha (apsara)|Rambha]] (Guest appearance in a song in elections)<br />
* [[Preeti Jhangiani]] as [[Urvashi]] (Guest appearance in a song in elections)<br />
* [[Archana Veda|Archana]] as [[Menaka]] (Guest appearance in a song in elections)<br />
{{colend}}<br />
Actor [[N. T. Rama Rao]] is featured in a [[cameo appearance]] as himself using [[Stock footage|archived footage]].<ref name="Soundarya in NTR-Rajamouli's Yamadonga!">{{cite web| title=nonstopcinema.com| work= Soundarya in NTR-Rajamouli's Yamadonga!<br />
|url= http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/gossip/display.php?id=309<br />
|access-date=16 January 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070111165626/http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/gossip/display.php?id=309 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 11 January 2007}}</ref><br />
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==Production==<br />
This is the third collaboration of [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.|Jr. NTR]] and [[S. S. Rajamouli]] after ''[[Student No. 1]]'' and ''[[Simhadri (2003 film)|Simhadri]]''. Actress [[Priyamani]] slipped while walking on the stones and got her ankle sprained with a minor bleeding injury during shooting.<ref name="Priya injured">{{cite web| title=indiaglitz.com| work= Priyamani injured in shooting<br />
|url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/28517.html<br />
|access-date=16 January 2007}}</ref> ARK Rajaraja have written the dialogues for the Tamil version.<br />
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==Release==<br />
It was released on 15 August 2007. The Tamil version of the film was released on 29 November 2019 under the title ''Vijayan''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-26|title=SS Rajamouli and Jr NTR's Yamadonga to release in Tamil|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/ss-rajamouli-and-jr-ntrs-yamadonga-release-tamil|access-date=2021-07-05|website=Box Office India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SS Rajamouli and Jr NTR's Yamadonga to be released in Tamil - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ss-rajamouli-and-jr-ntrs-yamadonga-to-be-released-in-tamil/articleshow/72235832.cms|access-date=2021-07-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
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===Critical response===<br />
''[[Oneindia.in]]'' described as "The film is a visual treat for all ages and classes. Rajamouli has done an excellent job molding NTR Jr's character in the film much like his grandfather's and also for bringing NTR back on the screen in an animated form. NTR Jr's overall performance and his dialogue delivery are a joy to watch. Mohanbabu playing 'Yama' once again proved to be the versatile actor that he is".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/reviews/2007/yamadonga-review-160807-1.html|title=Yamadonga – Review|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=16 August 2007}}</ref><br />
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''[[Sify]]'' gave an "average" verdict explained "This socio-fantasy film works, thanks to the new look of NTR and enigmatic performance of Mohan Babu. The songs and background score of MM Keeravani, the technical aspects and entertainer quotient in the first half make the film watchable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yamadonga-review-telugu-14510898.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625212237/http://www.sify.com/movies/yamadonga-review-telugu-14510898.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-25|title=Yamadonga Review}}</ref> Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' gave 3/5 stars said "First half of the film is entertaining. The second half should have been better. The plus points of the film are Mohan Babu, NTR, sets, cinematography and music. On the flip side, the screenplay of the film is not gripping in second half (after NTR returns to earth). The runtime of the film is pretty lengthy (3.05 hours)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yamadonga.html|title=Yamadonga|publisher=idlebrain|access-date=15 August 2007}}</ref><br />
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===Box office===<br />
The film became a blockbuster and ran 50-days in 405 centers. It completed a 100-day run in 210 centres and become one of the top Telugu films of the 2007 and gave NTR Jr. a massive success after his previous blockbuster Simhadri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/19sli3.htm|title=Top five Telugu films of 2007|publisher=Rediff}}</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]] and released by Vel Records.<ref>https://www.saavn.com/s/album/telugu/Yamadonga-2007/E0bx3lBXpb0_</ref><br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Yamadonga<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[M. M. Keeravani]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 14 July 2007<br />
| recorded = 2007<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 32:41<br />
| label = Vel Records<br />
| producer = M. M. Keeravani<br />
| prev_title = [[Khatarnak]]<br />
| prev_year = 2006<br />
| next_title = [[Dhokha]]<br />
| next_year = 2007<br />
}}<br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| headline = Track list<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 32:41<br />
| title1 = Nuvvu Muttukunte<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Ananta Sriram]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Pranavi Acharya<br />
| length1 = 3:53<br />
| title2 = Rabbaru Gajulu<br />
| lyrics2 = Ananta Sriram<br />
| extra2 = [[Daler Mehndi]], Pranavi Acharya<br />
| length2 = 5:19<br />
| title3 = Olammi Tikkareginda<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Bhuvana Chandra]]<br />
| extra3 = [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr]], [[Mamta Mohandas]]<br />
| length3 = 4:11<br />
| title4 = Nachore Nachore<br />
| lyrics4 = Bhuvana Chandra<br />
| extra4 = Deepu, [[Ganga Sitharasu|Ganga]]<br />
| length4 = 4:54<br />
| title5 = Nunugu Misalodu<br />
| lyrics5 = Ananta Sriram<br />
| extra5 = [[M. M. Keeravani]], [[Sunitha Upadrashta]]<br />
| length5 = 5:03<br />
| title6 = Young Yama<br />
| lyrics6 = Ananta Sriram<br />
| extra6 = M. M. Keeravani, [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], Pranavi Acharya<br />
| length6 = 4:54<br />
| title7 = Srikara Karunda<br />
| lyrics7 = Bhuvana Chandra<br />
| extra7 = Mano<br />
| length7 = 1:29<br />
| title8 = Chala Challaga Gali<br />
| lyrics8 = Bhuvana Chandra<br />
| extra8 = M. M. Keeravani, Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith.<br />
| length8 = 1:57<br />
| title9 = Bambharala Chumbhanala<br />
| lyrics9 = Bhuvana Chandra<br />
| extra9 = Mano, Pranavi Acharya <br />
| length9 = 1:01<br />
}}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
; [[Nandi Awards]] 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2007.html|title=Nandi awards 2007 announced|publisher=idlebrain|access-date=12 January 2008}}</ref><br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] – [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Makeup Artist]] – Nalla Seenu<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Designer]] – [[Rama Rajamouli]]<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Special Effects]] – Kamal Kannan<br />
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; [[Telugu Filmfare Awards#Filmfare Awards for the Telugu film industry|Filmfare Awards]] 2008<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)]] – [[Jr NTR]]<br />
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; [[CineMAA Awards]] 2008<br />
* Best Actor – [[Jr NTR]]<br />
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==Home media==<br />
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Yamadonga dvdcover.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Yamadonga DVD Cover]] --><br />
The DVD version of the film was released on 29 February 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tolly2holly.com/Details.aspx?pid=40| title=Yamadonga DVD Info| access-date=24 March 2008}}</ref> This DVD release was distributed by ''Tolly2Holly'' all around the world, but for India. It is available in [[Aspect ratio (image)#16:9 standard|16:9]] [[Anamorphic widescreen]], [[Dolby Digital#Dolby Digital Surround EX|Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]], [[Progressive scan|progressive]] 24 [[Frame rate|FPS]], [[widescreen]] and [[NTSC]] format.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bhavanidvd.com/product_info.php?products_id=1675&osCsid=fa596c1ed6ace9cbc93c00ceb0a122cf| title=Yamadonga DTS| access-date=24 March 2008}}</ref> The film was also dubbed into Hindi language as ''Lok Parlok'', and in Odia as ''Yamraja''.<br />
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==References==<br />
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