Credits

Banner: RR Moviemakers

Cast: Ravi Teja, Shriya, Anjana Sukhani, Srihari, Mahesh Manjrekar, Brahmanandam, Ali,Yashpal Sharma, Sayaji Shinde, Kasi Viswanath, Venu Madhav, Brahmaji, Sudha, Surekha etc

Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Sameer Reddy
Editing: Gowtam Raju Rao
Screenplay - dialogues: Kona Venkat
Art: AS Prakash
Fights: Stun Siva - Ram Lakshman
Story - screenplay - direction: Gopichand Malineni
Producer: Venkat
Release date: 6 August 2010

Context: Watched it in 2010 or 11 on YouTube, liked it then watched it again during lockdown in 2020 and loved it so entertaining then washed it again with my mom after a few months again in 2020, then wanted to see how it holds up now. In the 4 times ive watched it, everything has stayed the same. Movie has fantastic rewatch value and is every entertaining.

Interesting Facts:

(Gopichand Malineli) I am from Boddularivaripalem near Ongole. I am born and studied till 10th class in that village. I have completed by graduation in VR College, Nellore. I was attracted to film industry since I was a kid and I came to Hyderabad to fulfil my dreams.

I have joined the producer Mahendra (AA Arts) and worked for a Srihari film called ‘Police’. Later on I assisted in five of Srihari’s films. Then I joined EVV for Chala Bagundi film and did a few films with him.

My next break came with Seenu Vaitla’s Venky. I have worked for Andarivadu and Dhee as well.

Then I joined AR Murugadoss and worked for Stalin and Ghajini (Hindi). I also assisted Srivas (Lakshyam) and Meher Ramesh (Kantri and Billa). He used to be very active when he was assistant director and then working with Prabhas In Malaysia on Billa, Prabhas asked him if he had any story and told him to narrate it to him. First point of Donu Seenu gave him 5 mins narration, he was developing the story at that time and Prabhas said bagundi Darling we will do it but then when they got back to India he was already committed to Ek Niranjan so chance missed.

Then the story went to hero Gopichand and he asked if he had any story, he was supposed to do it and Gopichand Malinenli was still developing the script and the producer was supposed to be Dil Raju but at time he has started Brindavanam movie and he wanted to change banners, but Gopcihand said he wanted to do it only on Dil Raju’s banner.

Then Raviteja garu had heard about the story. Amitabh Bachchan, entertaining hero characterization, even when he told Dil Raju the story, Dil Raju felt the same.

Project was set in a week and due to Raviteja working with them for Kick, project was finalized on RR Movie Makers banner.

January 25th, 2010 movie muhurtham happened Ravi Teja’s latest movie Don Seenu was launched at Rama Naidu studios today morning. NTR sounded the clapboard, D Rama Naidu switched on the camera and VV Vinayak directed the first shot.

Huge star cast was set with Sayaji Shinde, Srihari, intitally Trisha was cast as the lead but replaced with Shriya who returned to Telugu cinema after 5 years. Ajana Sukhani was cast as other heroine.

Filming occurred in Hyderabad and Switerzerland even though they say it’s Germany.

July 23rd, 2010 audio was launched at Taj Deccan Hotel. D Ramanidu garu released first cassette.

And then on August 6th, 2010 movie released and got hit talk and grossed 15 crores share at the box office and was a hit.

Movie ran for 50 days and 100 days. What more could you want from a debut movie?

Gopichand got good name as a new commercial director and of course would go onto to direct Venkatesh next in Bodyguard, then Balupu, Padnaga Chesko, Winner, Krack, and Veera Simha Reddy.