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Poster for Goonda

1984 | Action

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It was a box office smash, though it had almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
A natural pick for people who like their stories at full throttle. Popcorn viewing in the best sense.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Lean, with little time wasted.
What might put you off
  • It's in Telugu, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.

Goonda is action oriented movie in which, Crime king Kalidas (Chiranjeevi), one fine day, Kalidas tries to running away in his Jeep with his god father, and unexpectedly their jeep meets with an accident.After accident, a tranformed kalidas decides to live as a normal man under the new name of Raja.He meets his father ananda rao and his family. His childhood friend and neighbour Jaya (radha) comes back into his new found life.Anandrao attempts to stop the rice smuggling by Dharmayya and Kailasam. They both trap Raja into a case and Raja goes to jail.Later, when raja learns that dharmayya and kailasam are planning big,he escapes from jail and saves a train from being Bombed by Dharmaraja and kailasam, and in the end again surrenders himself to the police.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerVery strong

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 10K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy

  • Chiranjeevi
  • Radha
  • Rao Gopal Rao
  • Nutan Prasad
  • Kaikala Satyanarayana
  • Suthi Velu
  • Annapoorna