Well,
we
just
saw
Rajinikanth's
Kabali
doing
amazing
business
at
the
box-office.
The
film
has
Rajinikanth
in
the
role
of
a
character
named
Kabaleeswaran,
a
reformed
don
and
the
actor
simply
sizzled
in
that
particular
role.
Coming
to
Malayalam
films,
we
have
had
some
brilliant
movies
which
had
their
lead
characters
as
dons.
Take
a
look
at
the
top
5
dons
from
Malayalam
films.
Go
through
the
slides..
Vincent
Gomez
In
Rajavinte
Makan
The
character
of
Vincent
Gomez
came
as
a
big
turning
point
in
the
film
career
of
Mohanlal.
The
actor
gave
a
splendid
performance
as
Vincent
Gomez;
the
film
and
the
character
had
set
a
style,
back
in
those
days.
Alexander
In
Samrajyam
Remember
the
stylish
entry
of
Alexander
in
the
film
Samrajyam?
The
film
was
a
trendsetter
back
then
and
Mammootty
had
given
a
splendid
performance
as
Alexander,
the
daring
and
super-stylish
don.
Sagar
Alias
Jacky
In
Irupatham
Noottaandu
Nothing
much
has
to
be
said
about
this
character
since
the
name
alone
speaks
volumes.
Sagar
Alias
Jacky
from
the
film
Irupatham
Noottaandu,
would
feature
among
the
best
characters
played
by
Mohanlal.
Such
is
the
fan
following
for
the
character
that
another
film
Sagar
Alias
Jacky
was
made
later
in
2009.
Tharadas
In
Athirathram
Mammootty
played
the
role
of
Tharadas,
a
smuggler,
in
the
film
Athirathram.
By
far,
Tharadas
has
been
one
of
the
most
good-looking
and
daring
dons
ever
seen
in
Malayalam
films.
Check
out
for
the
opening
scene
of
Tharadas
in
which
the
character
says
that
he
is
a
smuggler,
without
any
fear.
Hari
Anna
In
Abhimanyu
Hari
Anna
from
the
film
Abhimanyu
might
not
be
as
celebrated
a
character
like
the
others
in
this
list.
The
character
was
more
glued
to
realism
and
Mohanlal
essayed
the
role
to
perfection.
Take
a
close
look
at
the
above
list
and
you
would
get
to
know
that
the
characters
played
by
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal
have
occupied
the
top
places
in
the
list.
In
fact,
the
role
of
a
powerful
and
stylish
don
has
always
been
safe
in
the
hands
of
superstars
of
any
particular
film
industry.
Such
a
role
definitely
falls
in
to
the
section
of
mass
hero
roles.
But,
it
also
has
to
be
noted
that,
there
has
been
a
shift
in
this
trend
and
of
late,
Malayalam
films
of
this
genre
are
comparatively
lesser
in
demand.
Recently,
we
saw
Mammootty
starrer
Gangster,
which
had
the
actor
in
the
role
of
a
don
named
Akbar
Ali,
failing
to
make
a
mark
at
the
box
office.
Since,
Malayalam
films
and
film-makers
are
more
inclined
to
realistic
films
nowadays,
we
should
wait
to
see
whether
such
stylish
characters
would
step
in
to
make
a
mark
again
in
Malayalam
films.