Don is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Cibi Chakaravarthi, in his directorial debut. Produced by Lyca Productions and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, it stars Sivakarthikeyan, S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Soori and Sivaangi Krishnakumar. The film revolves around a reluctant engineering student repeatedly clashing with his college's discipline mentor, while still trying to discover his passion in life and prove his eligibility to his father.
The film was officially announced in 2021 with production taking place between February–December 2021. It was shot extensively across Tamil Nadu including Coimbatore, Chennai, Pollachi and Udumalaipettai, while a song was filmed in Agra. The film features music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography and editing by K. M. Bhaskaran and Nagooran respectively.
Don theatrically released on 13 May 2022 and received favorable reviews from critics and audiences, who praised the performances, music, cinematography, direction, story, screenplay, dialogues, humour, emotional weight, climax and social message. The film grossed over Template:INR100 crores at the worldwide box office and became a critical and commercial success.
Plot[]
Chakaravarthi, a famous film director, is desperately trying to make it to college. As he drives, he narrates the story of his college days.
Past: Chakaravarthi's father, Ganesan, is a strict father who cares a lot about Chakaravarthi's studies and wants him to be a civil engineer. But Chakaravarthi hates studying and lies to his father about his test marks. At the same time, Chakaravarthi falls in love with Angaiyarkanni, alias Angu, during his 12th year of school. Initially, she avoids him but soon reciprocates his feelings, but end up going their separate ways after Ganesan and Angu's father confront Chakaravarthi's and Angu's relationship since Chakaravarthi claims Angu is just his friend to avoid his father bashing him up.
Chakaravarthi joins BEC (Best Engineering College) in Coimbatore. However, the college's disciplinarian professor, Bhoominathan, whom the students fear and hate, ruins his expectations of enjoying college life. Chakaravarthi constructs a plan to send Bhoominathan away to be a visiting professor at St. Paul's University in Russia so that students can be happy. Meanwhile, Chakaravarthi meets Angu again, who is also a part of BEC. Angu befriends Lilly, a first-year student, despite his attempts to woo her. Lilly explains to Chakravarthi that, after the incident in their school days, Angu's father stopped talking to her.
Chakaravarthi successfully patches them up after creating a short film and ends it on an emotional note with Angu's father and Angu reconciling. Angu is impressed and reciprocates his feelings. Amidst this, Bhoominathan unexpectedly returns from Russia and discovers that Chakaravarthi sent him there. In revenge, his assistant clicks a photo of Chakaravarthi and Angu at the Taj Mahal. He uses it to complain to Killivallavan, the BEC chairman. Chakaravarthi, in return, presents a picture of Bhoominathan with Miss Swetha at the Taj Mahal. It gains the wrath of Killivallavan, who is disappointed in Bhoominathan.
Meanwhile, Ganesan discovers the truth about Chakaravarthi, including his college test scores. Feeling cheated and enraged, he slaps Chakaravarthi. Chakaravarthi decides to venture into filmmaking by attending a short film competition. However, Ganesan does not allow him to do filmmaking and wants him to do engineering. Chakaravarthi secretly films portions of the college with cameraman Perusu. At the film's climax, Bhoominathan finds out about his secret filming. In a mix of guns, drama, and confusion, Bhoominathan suffers an accident that severely injures his neck, but Bhoominathan eventually survives. The chairman of BEC dismisses Chakravarthi from the college.
Ganesan discovers Chakaravarthi's secret filmmaking and destroys his short film, resulting in an intense confrontation between them. Frustrated with his father, he leaves the house. Bhoominathan gradually recovers while Chakaravarthi prepares another short film for the competition. Bhoominathan and Chakaravarthi develop a positive rapport. Bhoominathan tells Chakravarthi that he spoke with the chairman. He informs Chakaravarthi that if he clears all of his arrears, he can get his engineering degree, thus burying the hatchet and ending their conflict.
Chakaravarthi's short film gets shortlisted to the top and becomes a feature film, which enters the 100 Crore Club. The movie 'Untold Love' is about Chakaravarthi's emotional bond with Ganesan. He realises Ganesan really cared for him before he died. Chakaravarthi later marries Angu.
Present: Chakaravarthi was desperate to get an engineering education from Bhoominathan; that was the only reason to attend college. He accepts and takes his degree. Chakravarthi then delivers an emotional speech to the students and audience. He also sees a vision of Ganesan applauding. Chakaravarthi gets added to the Proud Alumni list at BEC, which was something he asked Bhoominathan in his earlier college days.
Cast[]
- Sivakarthikeyan as Chakaravarthi Ganesan (Don)
- S. J. Suryah as Bhoominathan
- Samuthirakani as Ganesan, Chakaravarthi's father
- Priyanka Arul Mohan as Angaiyarkanni (Angu), Chakaravarthi's love interest
- Soori as Perusu
- Sivaangi Krishnakumar as Lilly, Angu's friend
- Singampuli as Kandhan Arts
- Munishkanth as Professor Azhagu, Bhoominathan's assistant
- Kaali Venkat as Professor Arivu, Bhoominathan's assistant
- Swetha Venkit as Swetha Miss
- Bala Saravanan as Bala, Chakaravarthi's friend
- RJ Vijay as Mani, Chakaravarthi's friend
- Raju Jeyamohan as Raghu[3]
- Radha Ravi as Killivallavan, BEC Chairman
- Shariq Hassan as Teja, Raghu's friend
- Manobala as School teacher and Invigilator
- George Maryan as Principal George Mathews
- Aadhira Pandilakshmi as Bhavani
- Maheshwari Chanakyan as a contest anchor
- Kavitha Bharathy as film director
- Gautham Vasudev Menon as himself (cameo appearance)[4]
Production[]
Development[]
TBA
Casting[]
TBA
Filming[]
TBA
Post-production[]
Post-production for the film began during 23 September 2021, with the dubbing process.[5] Sivakarthikeyan and Sivaangi Krishnakumar began dubbing for their portions.[6] On 9 November 2021, Sivakarthikeyan tweeted that he had completed the dubbing works of the film in Chennai, despite the bad weather prevailing.[7] In late-December 2021, Chakravarthi had announced that S. J. Suryah had completed dubbing his portions for the film.[8]
Music[]
| Don | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 12 May 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021–2022 | |||
| Studio | Albuquerque Records, Chennai Krimson Avenue Studios, Chennai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 11:04 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
| Anirudh Ravichander chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Don | ||||
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The film's soundtrack album is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, in his seventh collaboration with Sivakarthikeyan.[9] The lyrics for the songs were written by Vignesh Shivan and Rokesh. Besides acting, Sivakarthikeyan had written lyrics for one of the tracks, which was a duet song.[10] In an interview to Radio Mirchi, Anirudh revealed that the film will feature five songs and will be a youthful album to be appreciated by the masses.[11]
On 16 December 2021, the first single track from the film titled "Jalabulajangu" was released by Sony Music,[12] which features vocals written by Rokesh and sung by the composer himself.[13] It is a college dance number, infused with campus band tune with heavy beats.[14] The opening lyrics of the track also featured lines such as "Ammuku Dummuku Amaal Dumaal" and "Inna Thalaa" which were popular among the masses (Amukku Dumukku Ajith was credited for the lines in the track).[15] In the year-end review for Cinema Express, Avinash Ramachandran's article about Jukebox 2021, mentioned the track regarding the use of trending and popular words in film songs.[16]
The second single "Bae" was released on 3 February 2022. Written by Vignesh Shivan, the track was sung by Adithya RK.[17] The third single "Private Party" was released on 30 April 2022.[18] K. M. Bhaskaran, the cinematographer spoke about the filming of the song: "It was planned aesthetically from the beginning. Private Party was one of the firsts for Sivakarthikeyan when it came to costumes and the sets. We went with neon lightings and different layers of colours like green, blue and red. The art direction team was on the same page as well".[19]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jalabulajangu" | Rokesh | Anirudh Ravichander | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Bae" | Vignesh Shivan | Adithya RK | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Private Party" | Sivakarthikeyan | Anirudh Ravichander, Jonita Gandhi | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Mudhal Naayagan" | Vivek | Ananthkrrishnan | 2:24 |
| Total length: | 13.64 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jalabulajangu" | Sri Sai Kiran | Nakash Aziz | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Bae" | Srinivasa Mouli | Adithya RK | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Private Party" | Srinivasa Moorthy | Sreerama Chandra, Sahithi Chaganti | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 11.04 | |||
Release[]
Theatrical[]
Don was initially reported to be releasing in the Valentine's Day weekend 14 February 2022,[21] and later 17 February 2022, to coincide with Sivakarthikeyan's birthday.[22] However, in late-January 2022, the film was confirmed to be releasing on 25 March 2022.[23][24] The release was postponed in order to avoid clashing with RRR being scheduled to release on the same date,[25] and a new release date of 13 May 2022 was announced later.[26][27] The film was finally released theatrically on 13 May 2022 along with a Telugu dubbed version titled College Don.[28]
Distribution[]
The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by Udhayanidhi Stalin under the banner of Red Giant Movies.[29]
Marketing[]
TBA
Home media[]
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV.[30][31] The digital rights were acquired by Netflix and was started streaming from 10 June 2022.[32][33][34]
Reception[]
Box office[]
TBA
Critical response[]
TBA
Accusations of toxic parenting[]
TBA
Accolades[]
| Award Ceremony | Date of Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Innovative International Film Festival | 6-9 October 2022 | South Indian Best Entertainment Film Award | Lyca Productions Sivakarthikeyan Productions |
Won |
| 15th Edison Awards | 7 January 2023 | Best Debut Director | Cibi Chakaravarthi | Won |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 30 March 2023 | Best Villain - Male | S. J. Suryah | Nominated |
| Best Debut Director | Cibi Chakaravarthi | Nominated | ||
| Best Choreographer | Shobi Paulraj | Nominated | ||
| Best Comedian - Male | Soori | Nominated | ||
| Bala Saravanan | Nominated |
References[]
- ↑ [TBA Don (2022)].
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named100Crore - ↑ [TBA Bigg Boss Tamil 5: This Contestant will Feature in Sivakarthikeyan's Don] (14 October 2021).
- ↑ Suganth, M (19 September 2021). [TBA Gautham Menon plays a cameo in Siva Karthikeyan's Don].
- ↑ [TBA Dubbing for Sivakarthikeyan's Don begins] (23 September 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Sivaangi begins dubbing for Sivakarthikeyan's 'Don'] (29 September 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Sivakarthikeyan completes dubbing for Don] (9 November 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Actor SJ Suryah Completes Dubbing For Cibi Chakaravarthi's Don] (27 December 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Actor Sivakarthikeyan's next film titled 'Don', Anirudh to score music] (27 January 2021).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:2 - ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mirchi Jawi (13 January 2022). [TBA DON COLLEGE STUDENTSகான படம் - SIVAKARTHIKEYAN & ANIRUDH Exclusive about DON | Mirchi Jawi] Check
|url=value (help) (in Tamil). Mirchi Tamil. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ [TBA Sony Music bags the audio rights of Sivakarthikeyan's 'Don'!] (16 December 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Jalabulajangu: First single from Sivakarthikeyan's Don to be out tomorrow] (15 December 2021).
- ↑ [TBA First Single Jalabulajangu From Sivakarthikeyan's Don released] (17 December 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Sivakarthikeyan and Anirudh magic combo rocks again in Jalabula Jangu song video from 'Don'] (16 December 2021).
- ↑ Ramachandran, Avinash (29 December 2021). [TBA CE Year In Review: The 2021 Jukebox, celebrating the music of Tamil cinema].
- ↑ [TBA Bae: Second single from Sivakarthikeyan's Don out] (3 February 2022).
- ↑ [TBA DON Third Single Titled Private Party! New Stills Out] (30 April 2022).
- ↑ Rajaraman, Kaushik (20 May 2022). [TBA Don was a huge responsibility as well as a challenge: KM Bhaskaran].
- ↑ [TBA College Don] (11 May 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Sivakarthikeyan's 'Don' to release for Valentine's Day 2022?] (24 November 2021).
- ↑ [TBA 'Don' to release on Sivakarthikeyan's birthday?] (20 December 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Sivakarthikeyan's Don to hit screens on March 25] (31 January 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Sivakarthikeyan's Don to release in theatres, makers announce date] (31 January 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Will Sivakarthikeyan's 'Don' be rescheduled?] (1 February 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Sivakarthikeyan's Don to release in theatres in May] (2 March 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Sivakarthikeyan's Don to hit screens in May] (2 March 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Sivakarthikeyan gives surprise visit to a theater in Hyderabad; watches Telugu dubbed 'College Don' with fans] (26 May 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Red Giant Movies acquires Tamil Nadu theatrical rights of Sivakarthikeyan's comic caper Don] (6 April 2022).
- ↑ [TBA 'டான்' படத்தின் சேட்டிலைட் உரிமையை வாங்கிய பிரபல தொலைக்காட்சி!] (ta) (25 February 2022).
- ↑ [TBA சிவகார்த்திகேயனின் 'டான்' படத்தைக் கைப்பற்றிய பிரபல தொலைக்காட்சி] (ta) (26 February 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Satellite and OTT rights acquired for Sivakarthikeyan's 'Don'] (26 February 2022).
- ↑ [TBA DON: Satellite, Digital Rights Bagged For Sivakarthikeyan's Film!] (25 November 2021).
- ↑ [TBA 'Don' to make its digital premiere next month] (16 May 2022).
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