Don (2022) User Reviews

Old wine presented in attractive new bottle ...

[m-ramanan · 8/10 · 17 May 2022]

RATED 8/10 Language: Tamil Media Partner: Netflix Source: Nil RECOMMENDED

Good story, funny execution and extraordinary climax portion. The first half till interval it goes like a serial/stage comedy show... Some funny moments are really likeable, like the parent meeting with Suri. Most of SJ Surya acting in first half is comic than terror. The saving grace in first half is that you can relate atleast one character crossed in everyone's college life.

The actual story and some nice sequences starts in the second half only. Some respectful acting of SJ Surya and self realising sequences are captured very well.

The last 40 minutes are make this movie more worthy and make us forgot all the mistakes in the previous portions.

Worth the watch.

Don't know why but my eyes were sweating a little towards the end

[ronakn-02116 · 8/10 · 22 May 2022]

Beautiful movie, Humour was on point. Pretty good character arc and a strong message. Hope SK holds up the streak. And a remarkable job by CIBI. Also IMBEEDI allow for shorter reviews.

Last 20 minutes saved the movie!

[personalacc-87247 · 6/10 · 4 June 2022]

The director probably tried to sneak as much as comedy in this film which made it into a mess!

Everything was good enough to make family audience happy!

But there was a lot of illogical scenes in this movie! The student vs principal thing would never happen in reality!

The only good thing in this film is SK, Ani's Music and last 20 minutes!

The father sentiment worked really well!

Overall: 6/10.

Just as SK said

[hariharan-83045 · 6/10 · 17 May 2022]

It's just an ordinary movie comedy works at some areas first half good entertainer like typical tamil cinema second half full of emotions. Nice acting and one time watchable. Emotions connected very well in last few minutes👍🏻

The Movie I Needed

[ugesh-54950 · 7/10 · 14 May 2022]

College Don is the movie I needed to see . The first half of the movie itself is Comic Relief of the Movie ,laughed all the way through Intermission. Some scenes are straight up absurd. The love story was good .S J Surya gave a great performance as Principle but the highlight of the movie is the father son relationship between Sivakarthikeyan and Samuthrakani.

Oh my... Samuthrakani's performance is top notch and I understood why is he so hot right now as he's in every other movie I watch. The second half slowly turns into drama and by the time of the climax it takes complete 180 and turns really dark in a good way. This type of Father Son dyanamic is not new but this movie is different in my opinion ,it is so relatable and at times I was watching myself on the big screen and by the end made to think and appreciate my father a bit more.

My Nitpicks are some absurd scenes and a few characters which I was not into and my main nitpick is Anirudh's music , which is not bad but I felt it was basic and generic. I had high expectations from him after the massive success of Beast(by the way I keep the Beast Album on loop at night while sleeping every day since past month) and his consistent great music albums which are completely new and different from each other. Maybe I had unrealistic expectations , maybe this movie really didn't need Beast or Master level Albums whatever ,the fact I didn't like the music remains...

6.9/10.

Another Blockbuster

[joepaulmathew-05997 · 10/10 · 13 May 2022]

Movie is really enjoyable ...The first half is filled with fun and entertainment in Second half its sentimental that worked out well ...SK , Samudrakani , Sj Surayah And Anirudh are backbones of the movie .. Good Debut for Cibi ✨

DoN

[vibhus-17780 · 7/10 · 13 May 2022]

Surprisingly , a well made entertainer . Emotion , Comedy , Romance , action , motivation everything was very well balanced . Story was pretty simple, it was inspired from the director's life ( Cibi )and he presented it well . Cat and mouse between SK and SJ Surya was really intresting . 1st half was completely filled entertaining elements plus few dose of cringe too . 2nd half was also entertaining and at same time motivating . Last 20mins emotional scenes really worked well . Eventhough Comedy was bit cringe it worked in most of the places . Performance wise SK , SJ Surya and Samuthirakani were show stealers , their characters were very well designed . Eventhough Priyanka had less screentime her characterisation was pretty impressive . Again Anirudh with his music just rocked it . 2hrs 43mins runtime was too long . Overall a well made entertainer . After some disappointing commercial movies in Kollywood, this movie is a well made one . I hope Don will satisfy audience in every aspects .

( padam disaster nenachu pona enaiya twist kuduthu anupuchutaingha )

First impression on this movie college emotional

[elavarasansk · 10/10 · 13 May 2022]

First half: fun & mass Second half: heart touching emotions. Sivakarthikeyan sir, Sj Suriya sir, Samthurakani sir super acting, Priyanka mohan also super acting... and Cute Sivagii Over all Family entertainment....

Fun Filled Entertainer

[mousyr1 · 7/10 · 13 May 2022]

A Usual story perceived well, written the best with comedy, romance, and emotions. The precise screenplay flowed the movie with no lags. Best acting by Sivakarthikeyan. Sivakarthikeyan and SJ Suryah opponents the scenes equally and gave out their best performances. As usual, Samuthirakani did his best in his foremost role. Adorable acting by Priyanka Mohan. From comedy, romance, songs, and emotional scenes everything has worked out well. Good editing & cinematography and fair bgm. The director did his best on comedy and emotions, where the emotion hits us at the best part which carries out till the last. Fun-filled ride with heaps of pressed components made the film the best engaging and Entertaining.

Too slow /lacks fun/ one time watch

[rajivgandhisekar · 5/10 · 28 May 2022]

Eventhough SK & other actors did theirpart well, the movie second half is a drag , poor writing, predictable scenes. First half tries to cover up with some decent comedy. Your target audience is looking for fun with bit of surprises and sentiments - yes screenplay had those elements but was not presented well.

I think the director might have missed out his real talent in his college.

Blockbuster

[hariharhari · 10/10 · 13 May 2022]

I liked this film❤✨Sivakarthikeyan acting was so nyz. A good film with comedy and emotional content . A sureshot blockbuster in 2022. Direction also good ❤❤

for father-son kinda film lovers

[saru2020 · 7/10 · 30 May 2022]

This is maybe the first Tamil film that is in line with Rajkumar Hirani films in Bollywood loosely based on 3 idiots, of course, due to its college-based plot. The first half of the film was very much enjoyable whereas the 2nd half lagged a bit except for the climax.

Samuthirakani's role as a father was an apt one and like usual he did a fab job on it.

SJ Surya's acting is also an exception like usual but it's a disappointment to see him not do anything like an anti-hero.

The film is overall carried by Anirudh's music & bgm.

If you'd have watched interviews of the director, it would also feel like the film is tightly coupled with the director's life.

The flash storytelling wasn't something that's very much suitable and doesn't seem like adding much value to the film.

The film was made almost fully inside a college campus and it does feel like watching the same scene again & again making us feeling of having deceived.

The film reveals the father's love in the climax like a big twist but it feels like that was expected otherwise the movie is watchable once and for all but it is a special one for those who've lost their father, as it'd connect them emotionally in many sequences.

A movie made by boomers for boomers

[jasphoton · 1/10 · 22 May 2022]

Watching the film is a bad way to waste 2 hours of your time. A colorful movie doesn't equate to a movie being well directed. If that was so, I can just smear all colors on a canvas, make it colorful, record it for 2 hrs and call it a movie. I wonder how directors such as these even make it to the industry. Guess nepotism is all that's required. Movies such as these make other good tamil movies get an infamy for being stupid, regressive and discourage audience from watching them.

Normal entertainer...!

[kamalbeeee · 6/10 · 14 May 2022]

The movie revolves around a college and aimless protogonist who is seek to find his own talent... But his strict dad refusing his wishes and follow his dream profession.. Meanwhile his college principal against him to study in college.. One time watchable movie 🎬...!

End was the movie's undoing

[MovieBuff02 · 6/10 · 17 June 2022]

The movie was slow in the beginning but quite funny too - rarely have I seen good (non-crass) jokes in Tamil movies and this movie delivered. I liked the movie right until the last 30 minutes or so - it got really dramatic and unnecessarily emotional. The end showcases the usual cinematic familial misunderstandings among families who have the emotional intelligence of a doorknob and refuse to talk to each other. Quite a random end to a rather fun movie. Disappointing!

The best reflection of the director's life

[antonyahashprivate · 10/10 · 13 May 2022]

A nice movie with a lot of fun filled in it. Each character will surely resemble in your life. The movie will bring back a lot of memories about your school and college life. SK SJ real good combination. The new people like sivaangi have given a great boost. The end of the movie does have a emotion filled package and a great message for the present society. The movie runs almost 2:45 hrs but the team has never given a chance to feel bored. The story is really written very well and the screen play is awesome. Samuthrakani does a promising character. And does a totally different role from his nature. Go and enjoy the movie with your family and friends.

Hard hitting climax

[harishnj · 6/10 · 15 May 2022]

The movie has all the emotions from fun to romance to hard hitting emotions. Complete good entertainer along with hard hitting climax which will definitely move you.

Best film for SK anna &Priyankamohan, and all co-acters, actrees

[dexterbss · 10/10 · 13 May 2022]

Best film for college life and engineer student how to survive the college, director life story is very heart touch moment... Thank you for this movie in tamil cinimas.

Good but not the best

[booshanpathy · 6/10 · 14 May 2022]

Verdict-Above average or hit I took 1 points off for some unwanted scenes.

The other 3 is for how long the movie was, it was too long for a topic.

My opinion: the second half was better than the first.

Edible only for masala movie lovers

[pradeeppvj · 4/10 · 9 June 2022]

For people who hate masala movies, I guarantee that this movie will be an excruciating experience.

I assure you that you will yearn for something good to happen in the movie and you will be disappointed when you never find it.

The makers have taken the audience for granted under the assumption that we will accept anything they do.

I really don't understand how Sivakarthikeyan chose this movie after doing a fine movie like Doctor.

Overall :- People who hate masala movies and love sensible movies, please avoid watching this movie.

Unexpectedly entertaining and emotional

[phantomkrome · 10/10 · 13 May 2022]

Initially the movie seems to follow a overdone formula but it shines in the second half. From start to finish it keeps you engaged and the last 30-40 minutes is where all it's strength lies and is an emotional rollercoaster.

Were they villains or were they your well-wishers?

[beevenkat · 6/10 · 16 May 2022]

Two baddies have made your life doleful. The first is your father, who forces you to study engineering. The second is your professor, a ruthless disciplinarian, who ensures that you don't enjoy a carefree college life. Eventually you leave college and achieve success and fame. But could you have done this without these two people? Were they villains or were they your well-wishers? Tamil movie #Don has good performances by Sivakarthikeyan, SJ Suryah and Samuthirakani. Running time should be reduced by 20 minutes. Rating 3/5.

Guilt trip

[juganedberg · 1/10 · 23 May 2022]

What is this movie about ?...Embrace toxicity cause at the end of the day it could be love.

Untold love👣... If ur gonna relate 'being toxic' and love as the award worthy combination, well this sure does pave way for far more deadly combinations...waiting for 50 shades of Chakaravarthi.

2nd half is the best part of the movie

[udayshetty-87800 · 7/10 · 13 June 2022]

Unnecessary things added in first half Duration is also long...2nd half saved the movie......................................................................................... "Celebrate your parents when they are with you"

Entertainer with a good message.

[saransasi-03024 · 6/10 · 14 May 2022]

I expected a normal commercial movie with lot of cringe comedies and a weak plot. But this film is very good film it have lot of good comedy and lot of emotional scenes. Anirudh songs and bgm is very well. The 1 st half have cliché scenes but it doesn't matter the comedy worked very well. When coming to 2nd half the film becomes more emotional and those scenes worked well. All the actors did good performance especially sj surya, sk and samuthirakani. The film gave us a good message. A good debut for the director.