Donga Mogudu Donga Mogudu Donga Mogudu is a 1987 Tollywood film starring Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, Madhavi and Raadhika. This film was directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Chiranjeevi portrayed a dual role in this film. The film is based on Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel "Nallanchu Tellachira". The film was recorded as a "Super Hit" at the box office. It is a remake of an English movie, Trading Places (1983) directed by John Landis, with the lead roles of Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Ralph Bellamy. Ravi Teja (Chiranjeevi) is an industrialist who owns a textile company. He is a successful person in business, but his
Trading Places further commented on the cast by favorably commenting on acting as "engaging", stating that "Murphy and Aykroyd are perfect foils for each other", that they're both capable of being "specifically eccentric", that "they both play characters with a lot of native intelligence" and concluding that "It's fun to watch them thinking." Commenting on Bellamy and Ameche in the roles of the Duke brothers, Ebert called their involvement in the film "a masterstroke of casting." Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" repeated some of Roger Ebert's sentiments stating that "Preston Sturges might have made a movie like "Trading Places" -