Don (2003 film)
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| Directed by | P. N. Sathya |
| Written by | P. N. Sathya |
| Produced by | Ramesh Yadav |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Meghna Naidu |
| Cinematography | Anaji Nagaraj |
| Edited by | P R Sounder Rajan |
| Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Production company | Royal Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Don is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by P. N. Sathya and starring Shiva Rajkumar and Meghna Naidu.[1]
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar as Surya
- Meghna Naidu as CBI Jhansi alias Kaveri
- Avinash as Ramaswamy Iyenger
- Jai Jagadish as police officer
- Rajan P. Dev as Sadhu Shetty
- Ashok as Inspector Indrajith (cameo)
- H. G. Dattatreya
- Harish Rai
- Shobharaj
- Chitra Shenoy
- P. N. Sathya
- Bullet Prakash
- Mandeep Roy
- Ruchita Prasad (item number)[2]
Production
During the shooting of the film, a misinterpretation of the Tamil dialogues of the film crew led to them being mobbed by Bajrang Dal.[3]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Sadhu Kokila.[4]
- Kaveri Kandanu - Shankar Mahadevan
- Ondene Naavu Ondene - Sangeetha, Shivarajkumar
- Sundari Sundari - Nanditha, Udit Narayan
- Kannu Bitre - Manjula Gururaj
- Mehbooba Mehbooba - Shaan, Soumya
Release
The film was scheduled to release on 17 January 2003,[5] but the film ended up releasing a day earlier. Although the film was a box office success and ran for fifty days,[6] the film was not as big a success as it was thought to become.[7]
Reception
A critic from Viggy wrote that "Don is a must see movie for Shivanna's fans".[8] A critic from IndiaInfo wrote that "Apart from Shivaraj Kumar this film has nothing to offer".[9] Deccan Herald wrote "Director Satya, who was successful with Majestic, has come up with a similar theme keeping in mind Shivanna’s image. The film’s music has nothing much to write home about though this is Sadhu Kokila’s 100th film. This one is a must-see for Shivanna’s fans!".[10]
References
- ^ "MAJESTIC DIRECTOR PN SATHYA NO MORE". Chitraloka.com. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Ruchitaprasad joined Jogula". Viggy.
- ^ "Attack on Don film troupe". Viggy. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Don (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Gaana.
- ^ "Don releasing on Jan. 17th". Viggy. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ K.N. Venkatasubba Rao (3 January 2004). "2003, a flop for Kannada cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "'ದಾಸ' ದರ್ಶನ್ 'ಗುರು' ಪಿ.ಎನ್ ಸತ್ಯರವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿಮಗೆಷ್ಟು ಗೊತ್ತು". News18 (in Kannada). 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Don film review". Viggy. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "DON – Review". indiainfo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Srikanth (19 January 2003). "DON (Kannada)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2025.