The Don (2006 film)

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The Don
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Directed by Shaji Kailas
Written by J. Pallassery
Produced byS. Chandrakumar
Starring
CinematographySanjeev Sankar
Edited by Don Max
Music by Mohan Sithara
C. Rajamani (background score)
Production
company
Malavika Films
Release date
  • September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The Don is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film directed by Shaji Kailas from a story written by J. Pallassery. It stars an ensemble cast of Dileep and Lal.

Contents

The Don was released on 5 September 2006. [1]

Premise

Unnikrishnan becomes a trusted right hand to Kasim Baba after he saves him from a group of goons. However, when Kasim gets killed by his nephew, Sulaiman, Unni gets accused of the murder and is arrested. He decides to prove his innocence and avenge Kasim's death, by killing his murderers.

Cast

Production

This film marks the first collaboration between Shaji Kailas and Dileep. [2] Pooja was initially considered to be the heroine. However, the role went to Gopika. [2] [3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Mohan Sithara. [4]

Release

The Don was scheduled to release before Onam but was pushed to the first week of September. [2]

Critical response

Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and wrote "The Don is simply a hotchpotch of many action-drama films, clumsily put together". [5] A critic from Webindia123 wrote that "It may be better for Dileep to stop trying to become an action hero". [6]

Future

Dileep and Shaji Kailas were reported to collaborate again for another film produced by Dileep which did not materialise. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "New themes, new films". The Hindu. 7 November 2006. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Previews: The Don (2006)". Webindia123. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Pooja is the heroine of Dileep in Don". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "List of Malayalam Songs from the movie The Don". Malayalachalachitram.
  5. ↑ Palicha, Paresh C (4 September 2006). "Dileep's Don is very disappointing". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Don (2006)". Webindia123. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "ഷാജി കൈലാസിന്‍റെ ആക്ഷന്‍ പടം, ദിലീപ് നായകന്‍!". Webdunia (in Malayalam).
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