| Directed by | Raghava Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Produced by | M.L. Kumar Chowdary |
| Written by | Raghava Lawrence Abburi Ravi |
| Starring | Akkineni Nagarjuna Anushka Shetty Raghava Lawrence |
| Music by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Editing by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 2007 |
| Language | Telugu |
Don (Telugu: డాన్) is a 2007 Telugu film directed by Lawrence. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Anushka Shetty, Raghava Lawrence, Kelly Dorjee, and Nikita in other prominent roles. Lawrence also made his debut music director for the film. The film released on December 20, 2007. The film initially got bad reviews[1][2][3][4] but ended up turning profitable to distributors.[5] This film has also been dubbed into Malayalam on release as 'Bhai' and recently dubbed into Hindi as "Don No. 1" under the Royal Film Company's supervision.
Plot
At start, a teen named Suri escapes and finds a drug dealer tormenting some little boys. Suri had a gun and he shoots the drug dealer. All the boys become Suri's helpers and eventually henchman. One boy named Raghava says he wants to join Suri.
The film starts off 20 years later with Suri (Nagarjuna) and Raghava (Raghava Lawrence) and with the establishment of the fact that Suri is the Don with a golden heart. Then of course, he has Raghava as his sidekick, who adores him to death. Together, they rule the underworld of Andhra Pradesh. Since he is the unopposed kingpin, our don even has time for a song and dance on his birthday with his basti people. Everything is peaceful and hunky dory. But only till Stephan (Kelly Dorjee) enters the scene. Stephan is a feared don throughout India and he wants to add Andhra Pradesh to his underworld fiefdom. That’s what sets off the battle of the dons.
Suri begins to upset Stephan, because Suri refuses to work with Stephan. In many attempts to kill Suri, Stephan's men get killed. One man (Kota Srinivas Rao) wants to kill Raghava. Eventually, Don lets Raghava kill the man because the man also hosted a hideout for Stephan's men in Hyderabad. Meanwhile, Don falls in love with Priya (because of the three things he wants in his wife: to be kind, beautiful, and not to be afraid of him), at first she doesn't like him but later she also begins to like him.
Raghava also finds a girl he likes. In that process, Raghava is cornered, where his fiance Nikitha, ends up being on the villains side. Raghava is killed. What happens to Don forms the rest of the crux.
Crew
- Director: Raghava Lawrence
- Screenplay: Raghava Lawrence
- Story: Raghava Lawrence
- Dialogue: Abburi Ravi
- Producer: M.L. Kumar Chowdary
- Music: Raghava Lawrence
- Choreography: Raghava Lawrence
- Editor: Marthand K. Venkatesh
- Director of Photography: S. Gopal Reddy
Music
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Su Su Suriyana | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:25 | Picturised on Raghava Lawrence & Nagarjuna Akkineni |
| Intha Andanga Unnave | Harish Raghavendra | 4:05 | Picturised on Nagarjuna Akkineni & Anushka |
| Mudde Pettu | Harish Raghavendra & Saindhavi | 3:58 | Picturised on Nagarjuna Akkineni & Anushka |
| Yedho Undile | Suchitra, Vishwa | 4:14 | Not shown in the film |
| Neekai Nenu | Hariharan & Rita | 4:29 | Picturised on Nagarjuna Akkineni & Anushka |
| Dada Puttista | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:11 | Picturised on Raghava Lawrence & Nagarjuna Akkineni |
