Donga Ramudu is a 1955 Telugu-language Drama Family movie written by Kadri Venkata Reddy and D. V. Narasa Raju. The movie is directed by Kadri Venkata Reddy and K. V. Reddy and produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the banner of Annapurna Pictures. Ramudu (Akkineni Nageshwara Rao) after serving a jail sentence for a theft he had committed during childhood to buy medicines for his mother (Hemalatha) lands in a job as a servant at moneylender Veerabhadraiah's (Relangi) house. He finds his sister Lakshmi (Jamuna) in an orphanage and promises to pay her college fee. To raise the money, he steals at Bhadraiah's house but is caught and jailed. Lakshmi escapes an attack by Babulu (R. Nageswara Rao) a local thug, with the help of tha (Savitri) the vegetable vendor with whom Ramudu is in love. tha gets shelter for her at Dr. Mohan's (Jaggaiah) house. Impressed by her virtues, the doctor decides to marry Lakshmi. Ramudu joins as a driver with Mohan. He warns his sister not to reveal that they are siblings. But Veerabhadraiah who is angry that the doctor has not married his daughter (Swarajyalakshmi), reveals their identity and that Ramudu is a thief. Veerabhadraiah is murdered by Babulu but the blame falls on Ramudu. tha helps prove Ramudu's innocence by bringing Babulu to book. The story ends on a happy note. Written by Niharika. Donga ramudu stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri Kommareddy, Jamuna Rao, Kongara Jaggaiah, Nageswara Rao R., Relangi Venkatramaiah and Narasimha Rao Kanchi. The screenplay is written by K. V. Reddy. The music was composed by Pendyala Nageshwara Rao. Cinematography was done by Adi M. Irani and editing by M. S. Mani. The film has a running time of 197 minutes. It was released on 1st October 1955.