Don Seenu

{{Infobox film

| name = Don Seenu

| image = Don_Seenu_Soundtrack.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Promotional poster

| director = Gopichand Malineni

| story = Gopichand Malineni

| producer = R. R. Venkat

| writer =

| screenplay = Kona Venkat
Gopichand Malineni

| starring = {{ubl|Ravi Teja|Shriya Saran|Anjana Sukhani|Srihari|Sayaji Shinde}}

| music = Mani Sharma

| cinematography = Sameer Reddy

| editing = Gautham Raju

| studio = R. R. Movie Makers

| distributor = {{ubl|R. R. Movie Makers|Lotus Five Star|Great India Films}}{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/usschedules/donseenu.html |title=Don Seenu in Overseas – idlebrain.com – Ravi Teja & Shriya |website=Idlebrain.com |accessdate=2010-09-04 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124041213/http://www.idlebrain.com/usschedules/donseenu.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.tollywoodandhra.com/tollywood-movie-news/great-india-films-releasing-don-seenu-movie-overaseas |title=Great India Films Releasing Don seenu Movie overaseas |website=TollywoodAndhra.com |date=2010-07-23 |accessdate=2010-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723110920/http://www.tollywoodandhra.com/tollywood-movie-news/great-india-films-releasing-don-seenu-movie-overaseas |archive-date=23 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|6|21|Malaysia|2010|8|6|India|ref1={{cite web|url=http://www.cinema.com.my/movies/movie_contents.aspx?search=2010.6779.donseenu.12470&dt=08212010§ion=showtimes |title=Don Seenu |website=Cinema.com.my |accessdate=2010-09-04}}}}

| runtime = 165 minutes{{cite web |url=http://www.maastars.com/26166/don-seenu-review |title=don seenu review movie talk film ratings don seenu review movie talk |website=Maastars.com |date=6 August 2010 |accessdate=2010-09-04 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203039/http://www.maastars.com/26166/don-seenu-review |url-status=live }}

| country = India

| language = Telugu

| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}30 crore{{cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/7395/tollywood/Don-Seenu-releasing-with-3-5-crores-deficit-News-Details |title=Ravi Teja | Ravi Teja Don Seenu | Don Seenu | Don Seenu release | Ravi Teja Don Seenu release August | Sriya Saran | Sri Hari | Don Seenu release August 6 |website=Supergoodmovies.com |date=2 August 2010 |accessdate=2010-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904022948/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/7395/tollywood/Don-Seenu-releasing-with-3-5-crores-deficit-News-Details |archive-date=4 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}

}}

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.

Plot

Srinivasa 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

{{cast listing|

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

{{Infobox album

| name = Don Seenu

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Mani Sharma

| cover =

| caption =

| alt =

| released = 22 July 2010

| recorded = 2010

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = 24:32

| label =Aditya Music

| producer = Mani Sharma

| prev_title = Subhapradam

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Koothimuka

| next_year = 2010

}}

Don Seenu's soundtrack is composed by Mani Sharma. The soundtrack album, which was released on 22 July at Taj Deccan Hotel in Hyderabad,{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2010/don-seenu-audio-website-230710.html|title=Don Seenu's audio and website launched|website=Oneindia.in|accessdate=2010-04-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208203350/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2010/don-seenu-audio-website-230710.html|archivedate=8 December 2010}} 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.

{{tracklist

| headline = Track-List

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 25:25

| title1 = Aidhella Vayasu

| lyrics1 = Ramajogayya Sastry

| extra1 = Baba Sehgal

| length1 = 4:53

| title2 = Raja Raja Ravi Teja

| lyrics2 = Ramajogayya Sastry

| extra2 = Sri Krishna, Geetha Madhuri

| length2 = 4:15

| title3 = Nayanakana

| lyrics3 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar

| extra3 = Venu, Rita, Bhargavi Pillai

| length3 = 4:11

| title4 = Aduguthundi

| lyrics4 = Vennelakanti

| extra4 = Hemachandra, Malavika

| length4 = 4:25

| title5 = Andhamemo Istaraku

| lyrics5 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar

| extra5 = Hemachandra , Malavika

| length5 = 4:17

| title6 = Aidhella Vayasu (Remix)

| lyrics6 = Ramajogayya Sastry

| extra6 = Baba Sehgal

| length6 = 3:14

}}

Production and release

Trisha was signed as the lead but she was replaced by Shriya Saran later,{{cite web|date=2 March 2010|title=Shriya in Ravi Teja's film|url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14933574|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030134711/http://www.sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14933574|archive-date=30 October 2014|website=Sify|accessdate=2010-09-04}}{{cite web|title=Shriya replaces Trisha in RT's film – Telugu Movie News|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/54910.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305121849/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/54910.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2010|website=IndiaGlitz.com|accessdate=2010-09-04}}{{cite web|date=3 March 2010|title=Shriya is Don Seenu|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/News/Trisha-chooses-Akshay-over-Ravi-Teja/articleshow/5636167.cms|website=Movies.indiatimes.com|accessdate=2010-09-04}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} which marks her return to Telugu cinema after five years.{{cite web|date=3 March 2010|title=Actress Shreya Saran | Comeback Tollywood | Don Seenu | Ravi Teja | Replaced Trisha – Oneindia Entertainment|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2010/shreya-comeback-telugu-020310.html|url-status=dead|website=Entertainment.oneindia.in|accessdate=2010-09-04|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120712101047/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2010/shreya-comeback-telugu-020310.html|archivedate=12 July 2012}}{{cite web|date=3 March 2010|title=Shriya is back in Tollywood!|url=http://sify.com/movies/telugu/fullstory.php?id=14933701|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030134713/http://www.sify.com/movies/telugu/fullstory.php?id=14933701|archive-date=30 October 2014|website=Sify|accessdate=2010-09-04}} Hindi film actress Anjana Sukhani was signed also signed as a lead.{{cite web|date=5 March 2010|title=Anjana Sukhani in 'Don Seenu'|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/regional-/telugu/Anjana-Sukhani-in-Don-Seenu/articleshow/5646842.cms|website=Movies.indiatimes.com|accessdate=2010-09-04}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cite web|date=5 March 2010|title=Actress Anjana Sukhani | Telugu Debut | Movie Don Seenu | Ravi Teja | Shreya Saran – Oneindia Entertainment|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2010/anjana-sukhani-debut-050310.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710115228/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2010/anjana-sukhani-debut-050310.html|archive-date=10 July 2012|website=Entertainment.oneindia.in|accessdate=2010-09-04}}{{cite web|date=17 February 2007|title=Anjana Sukhani to make her Telugu debut|url=http://andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=40865|website=Andhracafe.com|accessdate=2010-09-04|archive-date=8 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308232703/http://andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=40865|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/60301.html|title=Telugu Cinema News – Telugu Movie Reviews |website=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=17 October 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120235119/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/60301.html|archivedate=20 November 2010|url-status=dead}}

Critical response

A 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/12012.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726070252/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/12012.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2010|title=Telugu Cinema News – Telugu Movie Reviews – Telugu Movie Trailers|website=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=17 October 2018}}