Don Seenu is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by R. R. Venkat. The film stars Ravi Teja, Shriya Saran, and Anjana Sukhani in the lead roles, while Srihari and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Sameer Reddy and editing by Gautham Raju. The film released on 6 August 2010 and became a commercial super hit at the box office. The film was remade in Bengali as Badsha - The Don. The film was dubbed twice in Hindi as Sabse Bada Don in 2011 and 2016.
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| Directed by | Gopichand Malineni |
| Screenplay by | Kona Venkat Gopichand Malineni |
| Story by | Gopichand Malineni |
| Produced by | R. R. Venkat |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
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Running time | 165 minutes[4] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹30 crore[5] |
Plot
editSrinivasa Rao aka Seenu dreams of becoming a gangster and always likes to be called "Don Seenu" since childhood due to the strong influence of the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don. Due to his enterprising nature, Seenu gains access to the cream of the city's gangsters and uses his cleverness to play off the top two gangsters and fierce rivals: Madhavpur Machiraju and Narsingh. Seenu wants to join one of the dons and grow up in the ranks, where he joins hands with Machiraju.
In the process, Seenu is given a task to leave for Germany and win the heart of Narsingh's sister, whose marriage is fixed with Praveen Duggal, the son of Dubai-based crime boss Mukesh Duggal. Seenu goes to Germany and wins the heart of Deepthi but later discovers that he was shown the wrong girl. The wrong girl is none other than Machiraju's sister. When Machiraju discovers that his henchman is the one who showed the wrong girl, Machiraju attempts to kill his henchman. Seenu manages to impress Deepthi and arrives back in India.
When Deepthi and Priya confront Seenu about the confusion, Seenu reveals that Narsingh and Machiraju were best friends turned foes, and his sister Lakshmi is Narsingh's wife who was separated due to Machiraju's antics and Panduranga Rao's plan and thus wanted to prove his innocence by joining the gang. Mukesh calls Machiraju and Narsingh at the docks, where Seenu arrives with Lakshmi and makes Machiraju prove her innocence. Narsingh apologizes to Lakshmi, and they reconcile with their child. A fight ensues where Seenu defeats Mukesh and happily leaves with his family.
Cast
edit- Ravi Teja as Srinivasa Rao aka Don Seenu, a die-hard fan of Amitabh Bachchan who adores his film Don and wants to become a don in Hyderabad.
- Shriya Saran as Deepthi, Machiraju's sister whom Seenu makes fall in love with him.
- Anjana Sukhani as Priya, Narsingh's sister whom Seenu also makes fall in love with him.
- Srihari as Narsingh, a famous don in Hyderabad and Machiraju's enemy in the race to dominate Hyderabad.
- Sayaji Shinde as Madhavpur Machiraju, another famous don in Hyderabad and Narsingh's rival.
- Kasthuri Shankar as Lakshmi, Seenu's sister and Narsingh's wife.
- Brahmanandam as Vishwas
- Ali as Rama Rao / Rams
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Mukesh Duggal
- John Kokken as Praveen Duggal
- Sudha as Bhavani, Seenu's mother
- Satyam Rajesh as Seenu's friend
- Raghu Babu as Tambaraju, Narsingh's henchman
- Duvvasi Mohan as Narsingh's gang member
- Raja Ravindra as Narsingh's secret informer
- Brahmaji as Bobby, Machiraju's henchman
- Surekha Vani as Machiraju's wife
- Raghu Karumanchi as Machiraju's henchman
- Fish Venkat as Machiraju's henchman
- Banerjee as Duggal's henchman
- Venu Madhav as Madhu Pitre
- Vijay Sai as Seenu's friend
- Venu Yeldandi as a bar waiter
- Yashpal Sharma as Baiju
- Gundu Sudarshan as Accountant
- Prabhas Sreenu as Seenu's friend
- Delhi Rajeswari
- Siddhu Jonnalagadda as Sreeja's Boyfriend
Soundtrack
edit| Don Seenu | ||||
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| Released | 22 July 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:32 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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Don Seenu's soundtrack is composed by Mani Sharma. The soundtrack album, which was released on 22 July at Taj Deccan Hotel in Hyderabad,[6] Noted director Dasari Narayana Rao released the first audio CD, whereas movie mughal D. Ramanaidu released the audio cassette. It features 6 songs, with one being a remix.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aidhella Vayasu" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Baba Sehgal | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Raja Raja Ravi Teja" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Sri Krishna, Geetha Madhuri | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Nayanakana" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Venu, Rita, Bhargavi Pillai | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Aduguthundi" | Vennelakanti | Hemachandra, Malavika | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Andhamemo Istaraku" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Hemachandra , Malavika | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Aidhella Vayasu (Remix)" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Baba Sehgal | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 25:25 | |||
Production and release
editTrisha was signed as the lead but she was replaced by Shriya Saran later,[7][8][9] which marks her return to Telugu cinema after five years.[10][11] Hindi film actress Anjana Sukhani was signed also signed as a lead.[12][13][14] The film was released on 6 August 2010 in India and ran for over 50 days in theatres. The film recorded as Super hit at the box office.[15]
Critical response
editA reviewer for Indiaglitz called the screenplay an "eyesore", noting an imbalance in pacing between the first and second halves. Praise was directed at Ravi Teja's performance as well as the abundance of humour throughout the film.[16]
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