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Released On:Dec 31, 1969
The film starts off with Suri (Nagarjuna) and Raghava Lawrence and with the establishment of the fact that Suri is the Don with a golden heart. Then of course, he has Raghava (Raghava Lawrence) 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. The suave don with sideburns decides to add Andhra Pradesh to his underworld fiefdom. That’s what sets off the battle of the dons. Well, though we don’t want to disclose what happens next, it would be too naïve to assume it would be any different from the good-wins-over-evil genre of films.
Analysis :
Nagarjuna is the original style icon in Tollywood and he always charmed everyone with handsome looks. But in DON, his getup and intention to look like a real don doesn't go well with audiences. As an actor, he cakewalks through the character but somehow, whenever he played the character of mafia guy or killer (Neti Siddardha, Antham, etc), it boomeranged. Ageing is inevitable but a top hero like Nag should take care of it through make-up or other means.
TeluguOne Perspective :
As per technical aspects, senior cameraman S Gopal Reddy shows he still has the verve to show differently and competed with any young cameraman. Of the songs composed by Lawrence, three are good.Don has style but lacks substance. Lack of entertainment and weak script mar the film. It is disappointment.