Rising Damp (film) Rising Damp (film) Rising Damp is a 1980 comedy film based on the British situation comedy "Rising Damp", which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. The television series was, in turn, adapted from Eric Chappell's stage play "The Banana Box". Chappell adapted the play to television, and wrote the screenplay for this feature film. The film's director was Joseph McGrath. Leonard Rossiter plays Rupert Rigsby, the middle-aged landlord of a decrepit townhouse. Rigsby has fallen for his only female tenant, Ruth Jones (Frances de la Tour). Ruth, however, prefers Philip, who is much younger, more attractive, and more sophisticated
Don (character) films, most of which are remakes of the 1978 original. These include the Telugu film "Yugandhar" (1979) where he was played by N. T. Rama Rao, the Tamil film "Billa" where he was played by Rajinikanth, and the Malayalam film "Shobaraj" (1986), where he was played by Mohanlal. Ajith Kumar played the character in "Billa"s 2007 remake of the same name, while Prabhas reprised the role in its 2009 Telugu version. Don (character) Don is a fictional character in the "Don" film franchise. He was first introduced in the 1978 film "Don". He later appears in a remake "Don" and