Chiranjeevi crashes a jeep, gets amnesia, and becomes the most chaotic reformed gangster in cinema history.
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.
Stunts
Jeep crash and train bombing sequences are peak 80s practical effects.
Acting
Chiranjeevi's dual persona: smug crime king to confused everyman.
Director
A. Kodandarami Reddy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Goonda was part of Chiranjeevi's 1984 dominance where he released multiple action hits establishing his 'Mega Star' status. The amnesia trope became his signature.
Director A. Kodandarami Reddy and Chiranjeevi were a legendary 80s duo; this film's train climax directly influenced later Telugu masala conventions.
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