The Don (2006 film)
The Don is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas and starring Dileep and Lal.
The Don | |
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Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
Written by | J. Pallassery |
Produced by | S. Chandrakumar |
Starring | |
Music by | Mohan Sithara |
Production company | Malavika Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Cast
- Dileep as Unnikrishnan / Salaam
- Lal as Kasim Baba
- Gopika as Shahida
- Sai Kumar as Subramanyam Swamy
- Shammi Thilakan as Baba's nephew
- Harisree Asokan as Salaam's friend
- Maniyanpilla Raju as MLA Abdullah
- Kazan Khan as Sharon
- Bheeman Raghu as Sikandar
- Baburaj as Abdutty
- Anil Murali as Salaam's friend
- Sreejith Ravi as Salaam's friend
- Chitra Shenoy
- Sukumari
- Lalu Alex
Production
This film marks the first collaboration between Shaji Kailas and Dileep.[1] Pooja was initially considered to be the heroine.[1][2]
Release
The film was scheduled to release before Onam, before the release was pushed to the first week of September.[1][3]
Reception
Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and opined that "The Don is simply a hotchpotch of many action-drama films, clumsily put together".[4] A critic from Webindia123 wrote that "It may be better for Dileep to stop trying to become an action hero".[5] A critic from Indiaglitz stated that "The screenplay of Pallaserry offers nothing new. And with the song which arrives an hour into the proceedings, the tempo slackens".[6] Unni Nair of Nowrunning said that "The Don is not his [Shaji Kailas'] worst effort yet".[7]
Future
Dileep and Shaji Kailas were reported to collaborate again for another film produced by Dileep, but it did not materialise.[10][11]
References
- "Previews: The Don (2006)". Webindia123.
- "Pooja is the heroine of Dileep in Don". Sify.
- "The Don". BizHat.
- Palicha, Paresh C (4 September 2006). "Dileep's Don is very disappointing". Rediff.
- "The Don (2006)". Webindia123.
- "The Don Review". Indiaglitz. 7 September 2006.
- Nair, Unni (8 September 2006). "The Don Malayalam Movie". Nowrunning.
- "New themes, new films". The Hindu. 7 November 2006.
- Rohini (31 July 2017). "ദിലീപിന്റെ മരുന്ന് പണ്ടേ തീര്ന്നതാണ്.. 2000 മുതലിങ്ങോട്ട് പ്രേക്ഷകരെ വെറുപ്പിച്ച് 34 സിനിമകള്". Filmibeat (in Malayalam).
- "Dileep - Shaji Kailas team up again". Nowrunning. 20 December 2006.
- "ഷാജി കൈലാസിന്റെ ആക്ഷന് പടം, ദിലീപ് നായകന്!". Webdunia (in Malayalam).