Don is for Sivakarthikeyan , a feather in the cap as he gets into the skin of the role of a college student disgruntled with life and a son who harbors a dislike to his father. In my view, after Balaji Sakthivel's Kalloori , I never enjoyed a campus backdrop film till I saw Don now. As for the father-son sentiment, it reminded me of Cheran's Thavamai Thavamairundhu . Looks like Sivakarthikeyan aka SK has another hit soon after Doctor.
Though one might dub the campus comedy as mindless, it keeps engaged. The film's strength is director Cibi whose script keeps the narration moving forward without getting stuck in any a rut. One might say that some scenes are `inspirational' from earlier films, overall it is entertaining. Anirudh score is just apt - nothing more or less and so is camerawork ( K Bhaskaran).
Performance wise, SK undoubtedly ,as her is in familiar territory. Second is Samudrakanni. His role has been kept to a correct level without going into a priest on a pulpit range. S J Suryah as the Dean who is a villain also does deliver but sadly at many situations the character turns into a caricature. On the comedy front, director does not bank on one comedian Soori but on a whole range of them, and it has paid off. Priyanka after Doctor, shows that she has the stuff in her to crack the Kollywood heroine circle.
Don will further strengthen SK fan base in the family audience.
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