Don Seenu - Movie Review

Film: Don Seenu
Cast: Ravi Teja, Srihari, Shriya, Anjana Sukhani, Shayaji Shinde, Mahesh Manjrekar, Brahmanandam, Ali, Raghubabu, Brahmaji, Surekha Vani, Sudha, and others
Story, screenplay: Kona Venkat
Music: Manisharma
Cinematography: Sameer Reddy
Editing: Gowtham Raju
Art: A S Prakash
Produced by: Venkat
Banner: R R Movie Makers
Dialogues and directed by: Gopichand Malineni
CBFC Rating: U/A
Release date: August 06, 2010

What’s it about!
As a child, Seenu (Ravi Teja) is fascinated with Amitabh Bachchan’s acting and his especially the star’s role of Don. His sole aim is to become Don; so he changes his name to Don Seenu. His stepmother scolds as he turning into a bad guy that prompts him to run away from home. Years later, he comes to Hyderabad and joins in a gang run by Machiraju (Shayaji Shinde) who wants to on another gang leader Narsing (Srihari). Machiraju sends Don Seenu to Germany to woo Narsing’s sister Deepthi (Shriya), to scuttle her marriage alliance with a big businessman’s (Mahesh Manjrekar) son. Rest of the drama is all about Don Seenu impressing Deepthi (Shriya) and revealing his true side in the end.

Analysis

Most of recent Ravi Teja’s films are packaged in similar pattern with some good laughs, some action sequences, and a little bit of glamour. Don Seenu has the same elements. It is regular mass action entertainer. You don’t find anything new in the movie but gets some good laughs in the first half thanks to Ali and Venu Madhav and some more entertainment in the second half by Brahmanandam.

Don Seenu is clearly intended for Ravi Teja’s target audiences in B and C centers, so most of the scenes are designed in such way with liberal dose of double meaning dialogues. First half is racy but second half drags on. It needs urgent trimming. On the whole, it may be termed as a time pass flick.

Performances

Ravi Teja is first rate in scenes where he has to act as a mute guy. As a fan of Amitabh Bachchan he also mimics the superstar in dialogues. Shriya who is returned to straight Telugu film after long time adds glamour quotient. She is eye-catching in some scenes. The other heroine Anjana Sukhani hardly has heroine looks. Srihari lends credence to his role. Ali evokes laughter and so is Brahmanandam. In fact, both of them bring cheerfulness to otherwise dull proceedings. Shayji, Mahesh Manjrekar, Surekha Vani and others are okay in their roles.

Cinematography by Sameer Reddy is pleasant. Dialogues are witty sometimes. Script is weak. Kona Venkat’s screenplay runs on predictable manner (more like 'Adhurs' and 'Ready'). Music by Manisharma is okay. And new director Gopichand Malineni has not shown any trace of novelty in the film. Production values by R R Moviemakers are excellent. Looks like they have invested lot of money for grandeur.

Bottom-line!

If you are expecting typical laughs from Ravi Teja’s film, Don Seenu may seem good timepass. But if you are really looking some ‘kick’ entertainment, this film is not right choice. On the whole, Don Seenu is predictable but the package of glamour, some comedy and action makes it okay. Second half is big letdown