Dongallo Dora

The film begins with two neighbors and besties, Inspector Ram Murthy & Balaji, who decide to knit their progeny Anand & Indira / Indu, respectively, and they two grow cordially. Meanwhile, Balaji won ₹3 lakhs in the lottery. From there, Balaji's shrew wife, Durgamma, shows her arrogance which hurts Anand. So, he decides to earn money and turns into a poker. Once, he is conned in the game when enraged Anand shoots a person with his father's pistol. As a result, the judiciary sends him to a juvenile home. Years roll by, and Anand molds as an honest under the guidance of Tataji and returns home. On the way, a gangster, Gangaram, heists and hides a necklace in Anand's pocket. Then, the Police seize him, but he flees, reaches home, and continues his love story with Indu. After a while, CID Das visits Ram Murthy's residence, where he detects Anand and takes him into custody. Accordingly, he absconds when he becomes acquainted with a gangster, Kamini, who purports to be honorable. She enrolls Anand in her wing with jeopardizing, who converts into a burglar. Parallelly, Kamini starts endearing him, which irks Gangaram. Hence, he apprehends him to the Police when Anand's dark shade opens. Desperate, Balaji fixes another match to Indu. Ergo, Anand breaks the bars, abducts Indu, and reaches Kamini. Anyhow, Police surround him when he faces Indu at gunpoint. Thus. Ram Murthy moves, and father & son clash. In the crossfire, Kamini sacrifices her life while guarding Anand. Before leaving her breath, she confesses Anand is not guilty. At last, Anand surrenders and acquits with a short-term penalty. Finally, the movie ends happily with the marriage of Anand & Indu.

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Anand
• Jamuna as Indira / Indu
• Relangi as Balaji
• Rajanala as Dasu
• R. Nageswara Rao as Gangaram
• Gummadi as Inspector Ram Murthy
• Mukkamala as CID Das
• K. V. S. Sharma as Tataji
• Balakrishna as Sivam
• Suryakantham as Durgamma
• G. Varalakshmi as Kamini
• E. V. Saroja as Dancer
• Helen as Dancer

• Art: D. S. Godgaonkar, K. Achyuta Rao
• Choreography: Pasumarthi
• Fights: R. Nageswara Rao
• Dialogues: Acharya Aatreya
• Lyrics: Samudrala Sr, Samudrala Jr., Malladi, Narapa Reddy
• Playback: Ghantasala, P. Leela, Pithapuram, Swarnalatha, K. Rani
• Music: M. Subrahmanyam Raju
• Editing: P. V. Narayana
• Cinematography: K. S. Prasad
• Producer: D. L. Narayana
• Story - Screenplay - Director: P. Chengayya
• Banner: Chandamama Films
• Release Date: 19 July 1957