Dongaata is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Suresh, Ritu Shivpuri, with music composed by Bharadwaj. It is produced by Dr. K. L. Narayana under the Sri Durga Arts banner and presented by S. Gopal Reddy. The film was inspired by the English film French Kiss (1995), which was remade in Hindi later on as Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998).

Plot

The film begins in a village where Subbalakshmi, a naive woman, endears her cousin Prakash Rao, and her father raises him to knit him with Subbalakshmi. Presently, he moves to the city for higher studies. After that, he didn't show up for her. Perturbed, Subbalakshmi proceeds to the town by lying to her father and saying she is going on a tour. On her train journey, a thief, Raju, acquaints her, who has stolen a diamond necklace that he hides in Subbalakshmi's bag to sneak from the Police.