| Don | |
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| Directed by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Screenplay by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Story by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Dialogues by | |
| Produced by | M. L. Kumar Chowdary |
| Starring | Nagarjuna Anushka Raghava Lawrence Nikita Thukral Kelly Dorji |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Raghava Lawrence Chinna |
| Production company | Sri Keerthi Creations |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 154 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Don is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence. Produced by M. L. Kumar Chowdary under the Sri Keerthi Creations banner, the film features Nagarjuna in the lead role, alongside Anushka, Lawrence, Kelly Dorji, and Nikita. Lawrence also made his debut as a music composer with this film.
The film was released on 20 December 2007 but failed to perform well at the box office. It was later dubbed into Hindi as Don No. 1 in 2008 and in Tamil under the same title. Additionally, it was remade in other languages, including Bengali as Don Number 1 (2012) and Odia as Don (2010).
Plot
1987: Surya, also known as Suri, escapes from the police after avenging his parents' murder by killing the gangster responsible. During his escape, he encounters a drug dealer exploiting young boys to sell drugs. Raghava, one of the boys, resists the dealer's demands, fearing police apprehension. In response, the drug dealer begins tormenting Raghava. Surya intervenes by killing the dealer, and Raghava, impressed by Surya's actions, expresses his desire to join him. The other boys follow suit, forming a close bond with Surya and eventually becoming his loyal allies.
2007: Surya, now a benevolent don with a golden heart, rules the underworld of Andhra Pradesh alongside his trusted lieutenant and sworn brother, Raghava. Together, they not only maintain control but also assist the police in dismantling corrupt activities. Meanwhile, Stephen, a feared don from Mumbai, seeks to expand his criminal empire into Andhra Pradesh. Known for his ruthlessness, Stephen had previously killed a rival don in Goa under brutal circumstances, taking the rival’s wife as a mistress and seizing control of the region. To gather intelligence on the local underworld, Stephen dispatches his henchman, S. P. Bhushan, to learn more about the state's dominant don.
No one in the police department knows who the traitor is and Bhushan is appointed for the case about Stephen by the Inspector General of the police (I.G.), he goes to every VIP person in the state except Seshu (who is revealed to be an industrialist of a pharmaceutical company and Surya's former business partner) accepts Stephen's proposal. After Surya knows this, he is killed by Surya's henchmen. Bhushan rapes and kills a minister's daughter whom he saw during the proposal with the minister. Surya kills Bhushan at a pub and Raghava along with the public blames the rape victim for killing him as he raped her. Surya reveals everything about Bhushan, reconciles with the I.G., and tells him whether everyone in the department should be verified for not being a corrupt official or a traitor, or even a spy. The I.G. seeks forgiveness and Surya forgives him.
Meanwhile, in Mumbai, Anthony informs about the death of Bhushan and Stephen understands how powerful he is. Stephen then tells Anthony that he wants Surya to arrive in Mumbai, but is forced by Banerji, Surya's older henchman to arrive in Andhra Pradesh. Surya refuses to work with Stephen and warns him that he should never set eyes on the state again after a meeting arranged by Surya in Andhra Pradesh and disclosing each other's biodata.
Enraged, Stephen puts many attempts to kill Surya, but Stephen's men get killed. Rathnam wants to kill Raghava as Raghava killed his son and injures his allies for making everyone addicted to drugs in a college (in the flashback), but Raghava kills Rathnam because the latter had hosted a hideout for Stephen in Hyderabad and tried to do several bomb blasts, attack Raghava and defeat Surya. Surya reveals that he completed it in 1 hr and 30 mins to Stephen (as Stephen gave Surya to save the public in 2 hours). Meanwhile, Surya falls in love with Priya (Anushka). At first, she does not like him but later finds that he is a good person and reciprocated.
Raghava also finds a girl Nandhini falls for her, who accepts his feelings. In the process, he is cornered, and Nandhini is revealed to be Stephen's henchwoman. Enraged Raghava shoots Nadhini in head and kills her and warns Stephen that he would be killed by Suri. Stephen kills raghava. In a final meeting between Surya and Stephen, the latter returns Raghava's corpse. Stephen challenges Surya to a fight on the condition that (a person will lose two of his men for each fall he takes). Enraged and heartbroken by Raghava's death, Surya accepts his challenge. As the combat progresses where Surya loses two of his men, including Surya's approval Anthony. Determined to win, Surya continues the fight and thrashes up Stephen and kills his two henchwomen. The wife of the late don of Goa claps at Surya and says him to kill Stephen as he shattered her life after killing her husband. The fight ends with Stephen getting killed by Surya, avenging Raghava's death and Surya warns Stephen's remaining henchmen, not to be like their boss, and finally, Surya becomes the unopposed don of India.
Cast
- Nagarjuna as Surya aka Suri
- Anushka Shetty as Priya
- Raghava Lawrence as Raghava, Surya's sworn brother
- Nikita Thukral as Nandhini
- Kelly Dorji as Stephen
- Chetan Hansraj as Anthony, Stephen's henchman
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Rathnam, Surya's former business partner
- Nassar as I.G. Ramakrishna
- Chalapathi Rao as Murthy, Priya's father
- Supreeth as a Bihari goon
- Salim Baig as Robin
- Jeeva as Banerji, Surya's henchman
- Madhusudhan Rao as a drug dealer
- Vizag Prasad
Music
| Don | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Raghava Lawrence | ||||
| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:30 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Raghava Lawrence | |||
| Raghava Lawrence chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Raghava Lawrence. Audio soundtrack was released on Aditya Music label.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Su Su Suriyanna" | Chinni Charan | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Inthandanga Unnave" | Chinni Charan | Harish Raghavendra | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Mudde Pettu" | Chinni Charan | Harish Raghavendra, Saindhavi | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Yedho Undile (not featured in the film)" | Vishwa | Vishwa, Suchitra | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Neekai Nenu" | Chandu Madhu | Hariharan, Reeta | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Dhada Puttistha" | Chinni Charan | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 26:30 | |||
References
- ^ G P, Aditya Vardhan (21 December 2007). "Review: Nagarjuna rocks in Don". Rediff.com.
- ^ "Don". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017.
- "Nagarjuna movies Hits Flops List". Mirchi9. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- Reddy, Rakesh (1 January 2023). "Nagarjuna Hits and Flops Movies List". Way2ott. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
External links
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- 2000s Telugu-language films
- Telugu films remade in other languages
- 2000s masala films
- Indian action films
- Indian gangster films
- 2007 action films
- Films directed by Raghava Lawrence
- Films shot in Hyderabad, India
- Films set in 2007
- Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police
- Films set in Hyderabad, India
- Films set in Andhra Pradesh
- Films set in Mumbai
- Films set in Goa
- Films about the illegal drug trade
- Indian crime drama films
- Indian crime action films
- Films about terrorism in India