Don(2022)
Tamil164 mins
A youngster who is still figuring out what his passion is gets into an engineering college where he clashes with a disciplinarian faculty.
Director:Cibi Chakaravarthi
Mood:
funnyemotionaluplifting
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 12 May 2022
- Director
- Cibi Chakaravarthi
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Rating
- 6.9/10
Storyline
A young man unsure about his future starts engineering school. There, he often argues with a strict professor over rules and discipline.
“A college rebel meets his match.”
Film Details
6.9Rating
164Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date12 May 2022
Also Known AsCollege Don · College డాన్ · Don Tamil · ดอน · 大学任你行
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyemotionaluplifting
Themes
loveidentityfriendshipfamily
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
#2G
Gautham Vasudev MenonHimself (Cameo Appearance)
→S
Sivaangi KrishnakumarLilly
→#3
#4M
MunishkanthProfessor Azhagu
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Radha RaviKillivallavan, BEC Chairman
→#5
SamuthirakaniChakaravarthi's Father
→#6
Kaali VenkatProfessor Arivu
→#7
SingampuliKandhan Arts
→#8
SooriPerusu
→#9
#10B
BalasaravananDon's Friend
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Aadhira PandilakshmiBhavani
→#11C
Cibi ChakaravarthiDirector
→#12
A
Allirajah SubaskaranCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Don
Cast reunions in this film: Samuthirakani & Soori (9 films together), Sivakarthikeyan & Anirudh Ravichander (8 films together), Sivakarthikeyan & Soori (7 films together), Singampuli & Soori (6 films together), Singampuli & Radha Ravi (6 films together), and Radha Ravi & Kaali Venkat (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Don' is a nickname for the main character, not a reference to the gangster meaning.
- Director Cibi Chakaravarthi previously worked as an assistant director on the 2019 film 'Namma Veettu Pillai'.
- The college scenes were primarily shot at a real engineering college in Chennai to add authenticity.
- Actor S. J. Suryah, who plays the strict professor, is known for his own directorial work in Tamil cinema.
- The film includes a cameo appearance by popular Tamil singer and actor Anirudh Ravichander in a musical sequence.
- Despite being a college comedy, the story was partly inspired by the director's own observations of student life.
- The movie's soundtrack was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, marking another collaboration with actor Sivakarthikeyan.