Don Seenu(2010)
Don Seenu is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film stars Ravi Teja, Shriya Saran, and Anjana Sukhani in lead roles. The story follows a young man obsessed with Amitabh Bachchan's film Don who infiltrates Hyderabad's underworld by playing two rival gangsters against each other. The film features a soundtrack composed by Mani Sharma and cinematography by Sameer Reddy. Don Seenu was a commercial super hit at the box office upon its release on 6 August 2010. The film was later remade in Bengali as Badsha - The Don and dubbed into Hindi as Sabse Bada Don.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, JioHotstar, Prime Video, JioTV, Airtel Xstream Play, Watcho, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 6 August 2010
- Director
- Gopichand Malineni
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 46m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A young man named Seenu has been obsessed with becoming a gangster since childhood after watching the film Don. He uses his cleverness to get close to two rival crime bosses in Hyderabad. But his mission to win a woman's heart goes wrong when he targets the wrong sister. Seenu must fix his mistakes while hiding his real purpose.
“The don who never wanted power.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Don Seenu
Cast reunions in this film: Sayaji Shinde & Brahmanandam (30 films together), Brahmanandam & Ravi Teja (23 films together), Srihari & Brahmanandam (17 films together), Shriya Saran & Brahmanandam (13 films together), Brahmanandam & Sudha (12 films together), and Sayaji Shinde & Ravi Teja (7 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Don Seenu' was inspired by the 1978 Hindi film 'Don' starring Amitabh Bachchan, which the main character idolizes.
- Director Gopichand Malineni made his directorial debut with this film after working as an assistant director for several years.
- Actress Shriya Saran was initially considered for the female lead role, but it eventually went to Taapsee Pannu in her Telugu debut.
- A comedy scene featuring actor Brahmanandam was improvised on set and became one of the film's most memorable moments.
- The movie's climax was shot in a specially constructed set designed to resemble a large factory or warehouse.
- Ravi Teja performed many of his own stunts in the action sequences, following his usual preference for realistic fight scenes.
- The film's soundtrack by composer Mani Sharma includes a song that pays homage to the classic Hindi 'Don' theme music.