Don (2007 film)
2007 film directed by Raghava Lawrence
Don is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence. Produced by M. L. Kumar Chowdary under the Sri Keerthi Creations banner, the film features Nagarjuna in the lead role, alongside Anushka, Lawrence, Kelly Dorji, and Nikita. Lawrence also made his debut as a music composer with this film. The film has emerged as a Blockbuster at the box office, grossing ₹59 crore worldwide on a ₹26 crore budget. The film has also earned a strong worldwide distributor share of ₹36 crore, second highest ever for a Telugu film.
The film was released on 20 December 2007. It was later dubbed into Hindi as Don No. 1 in 2008 and in Tamil under the same title. Additionally, it was remade in other languages, including Bangladeshi as Don Number 1 (2012) and Oriya as Don (2010).
Plot
1987: Surya, also known as Suri, escapes from the police after avenging his parents’ murder by killing the gangster responsible.
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