Dalam

Dalam
Directed by	B. Jeevan Reddy
Produced by	M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy
Written by	Shankar Devaraj
Screenplay by	B. Jeevan Reddy
Story by	B. Jeevan Reddy
Starring	Naveen Chandra Piaa Bajpai Nassar Kishore Abhimanyu Singh
Music by	James Vasanthan
Cinematography	Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Edited by	Madhu G. Reddy
Production company	The Mammoth Media & Entertainment
Release date	15 August 2013 (2013-08-15) (Telugu) 4 April 2014 (2014-04-04) (Tamil)
Country	India
Language	Telugu Tamil

Dalam is a 2013 Telugu-Tamil bilingual action thriller film by debutant director B. Jeevan Reddy, a protégé of noted Indian director Ram Gopal Varma. The Telugu version Dalam was produced by M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy under the banner of Mammoth Media & Entertainment and released in the first week of 15 August 2013, while Koottam, the Tamil version, was released in 2014. The film starring Naveen Chandra, Piaa Bajpai, Nassar, Abhimanyu Singh, and Kishore tells the story of a group of former naxals and their struggles against the police and politicians when they start their lives afresh from Jail.

Plot

The scene begins in a Naxal-infested area, where a gun battle is ensuing between state policeman and Naxals. In the battle, the Naxals lose many men. They decide to forgo their pursuit of war and hand themselves to the government. During their time in jail, they undergo many tortures, but then one of the jail's seniors offers the Naxals to switch sides to the police and do hit jobs.

Cast

• Naveen Chandra as Abhi
• Piaa Bajpai as Shruthi
• Nassar as JK
• Kishore as Satruvu
• Abhimanyu Singh as Ladda
• Krishnudu as Bhadram
• Subbaraju
• Pragathi
• Mahadevan
• Ajay
• Thagubothu Ramesh
• Dhanraj
• Harsha Vardhan
• Saikumar
• Nathalia Kaur as Item Number

Production

The film began pre-production in early 2012 with Piaa Bajpai in the role of love interest to Naveen Chandra, the male lead in the film. Chandra had already filmed Therodum Veedhiyile in Tamil. Actors Kishore, Nasser and Saikumar play important roles in the film. James Vasanthan has scored the music. Each scene was shot twice, for a Tamil and Telugu version.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by James Vasanthan.

Dalam
Soundtrack album by James Vasanthan
Released	2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	22:31
Language	Telugu
Label	Vega Entertainment
Producer	James Vasanthan
James Vasanthan chronology
Puthagam (2013) Dalam (2013) Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA (2013)

Track list
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yetellinaa Aranyame"	Vijay Yesudas	3:09
2.	"Thayya Thayya"	Dhananjay, Belly Raj, Raghu, Somasundar, Prasad	4:44
3.	"Ikkadi Nundi Ekkadi Dhakaa"	Haricharan, Shweta Mohan	5:26
4.	"Addirabanna"	Priya Subramaniam	4:48
5.	"Ekbaar Esukora Theenmar"	Dhananjay, Sunandan, Srinivas, Pooja	4:24
Total length:			22:31

Koottam
Soundtrack album by James Vasanthan
Released	2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	22:33
Language	Tamil
Label	Saregama
Producer	James Vasanthan
James Vasanthan chronology
Puthagam (2013) Koottam (2013) Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA (2013)

Track list
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Pattaana Kunjamum (Kannala Unnatha)"	Arvind Raj, Bellie Raj, R. Ajay, Somasunder R.	4:40
2.	"Ithanai Dhooram"	Haricharan, Shweta Mohan	5:23
3.	"Yeni Mela"	Sunandan, V.V. Prasanna	4:25
4.	"Nigarputha Pinangal"	Vijay Yesudas	3:15
5.	"Kaalanaa Kannu"	Priya Subramanian	4:50
Total length:			22:33

Release

The Telugu version of the film released in August 2013 released to average reviews, with a critic noting "it's a decently directed movie, and the story flows neatly for the most part" and that "despite its violent content, the film is not as loud as it is thought-provoking. The film is also suitably intriguing." The Tamil version of the film released in April 2014 with Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express writing that "Koottam has a plot with the potential to turn into a riveting thriller. It would probably have, had the screenplay been more coherent and focused".