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| based_on      = ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' (Kannada)
| based_on      = ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' (Kannada)
| starring      = [[Silambarasan]]<br />[[Rakshitha]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
| starring      = [[Silambarasan]]<br />[[Rakshitha]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
| music          = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = [[A. Venkatesh (cinematographer)|A. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = [[A. Venkatesh (cinematographer)|A. Venkatesh]]
| editing        = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| editing        = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio        = Rockline Productions
| studio        = Rockline Productions
| released      = {{Film date|2003|04|12|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|2003|04|13|df=y}}
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
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'''''Dum''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]]-[[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] and written by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. The film stars [[Silambarasan]] and [[Rakshitha]], while [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] and [[S. S. Rajendran]] play pivotal roles. It is the Tamil remake of 2002 Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From 'School Master' to 'U Turn': A look at Kannada films remade in other Indian languages|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/articleshow/75161463.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
'''''Dum''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]]-[[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] and written by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. The film stars [[Silambarasan]] and [[Rakshitha]], while [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] and [[S. S. Rajendran]] play pivotal roles. It is the Tamil remake of 2002 Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From 'School Master' to 'U Turn': A look at Kannada films remade in other Indian languages|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/articleshow/75161463.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030064513/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/articleshow/75161463.cms |archive-date=30 October 2020 }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-05-04/page/n33/mode/2up ''Kalki'' review]</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Besant Ravi]]
* [[Besant Ravi]]
* [[Madhan Bob]]
* [[Cool Suresh]]


== Production ==
== Production ==
The film was initially set to be titled ''Idiot'' after the Telugu version, but the title was later changed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c83.html|title=Nilacharal – A Tamil entertainment ezine presenting interesting contents and useful services|publisher=|accessdate=3 June 2016}}</ref> A. Venkatesh remade the film from [[Puri Jagannadh]]'s 2002 Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'', which was also remade in Telugu in 2002 as ''[[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]''. Venkatesh was keen to cast [[Kiran Rathod]], but later selected [[Rakshitha]], who appeared in all three versions of the film.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20031212223531/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/07122002/news01.shtml</ref> During the making of the film, Silambarasan did his own stunts including a risky jump from the fifth floor of a building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/02/stories/2005040200030200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406212131/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/02/stories/2005040200030200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2005|title=We've the best of both worlds'|pages=02|accessdate=3 June 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 April 2005|via=The Hindu (old)}}</ref>
The film was initially set to be titled ''Idiot'' after the Telugu version, but the title was later changed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c83.html|title=Nilacharal – A Tamil entertainment ezine presenting interesting contents and useful services|publisher=|accessdate=3 June 2016}}</ref> A. Venkatesh remade the film from [[Puri Jagannadh]]'s 2002 Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'', which was also remade in Telugu in 2002 as ''[[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]''. Venkatesh was keen to cast [[Kiran Rathod]], but later selected [[Rakshitha]], who appeared in all three versions of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/07122002/news01.shtml |title=Archived copy |website=www.cinesouth.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212223531/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/07122002/news01.shtml |archive-date=12 December 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> During the making of the film, Silambarasan did his own stunts including a risky jump from the fifth floor of a building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/02/stories/2005040200030200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406212131/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/02/stories/2005040200030200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2005|title=We've the best of both worlds'|pages=02|accessdate=3 June 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 April 2005|via=The Hindu (old)}}</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==
''Dum'' was an average hit.<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-silambarasan-news-tamil-kkfvC9gfbdfsi.html Dum was Simbu's first hit]</ref>
''Dum'' was a average hit at the box office.<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-silambarasan-news-tamil-kkfvC9gfbdfsi.html Dum was Simbu's first hit]</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
There are eight songs composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]], while [[Sabesh-Murali]] handled the film's background score. The songs Chanakya, Polladha Padava, Manase are reused from the original Telugu movie [[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]. The song "Chanakya Chanakya" was sampled by Bulgarian pop-folk singer [[Emilia (Bulgarian singer)|Emilia]] in her song "Ti si mi". Lyrics written by [[Pa. Vijay]] and [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]].
There are eight songs composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], while [[Sabesh–Murali]] handled the film's background score. The songs Chanakya, Polladha Padava, Manase are reused from the original Telugu movie [[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]. The song "Chanakya Chanakya" was sampled by Bulgarian pop-folk singer [[Emilia (Bulgarian singer)|Emilia]] in her song "Ti si mi". Lyrics written by [[Pa. Vijay]] and [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]].


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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
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| 1 || "Adra Adra Dum" || [[Silambarasan]], [[Sabesh-Murali|Sabesh]] || Silambarasan
| 1 || "Adra Adra Dum" || [[Silambarasan]], [[Sabesh–Murali|Sabesh]] || Silambarasan
|-
|-
| 2 || "Chanakya Chanakya" || [[Sadhana Sargam]] || rowspan=1|[[Pa. Vijay]]
| 2 || "Chanakya Chanakya" || [[Sadhana Sargam]] || rowspan=1|[[Pa. Vijay]]
|-
|-
| 3 || "Kalakuven Kalakuven" I || [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || rowspan=2| [[Vaali (poet)| Vaali ]]
| 3 || "Kalakuven Kalakuven" I || [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || rowspan=2| [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
|-
| 4 || "Kalakuven Kalakuven" II || [[Shankar Mahadevan]] ||rowspan=1| [[Vaali (poet)| Vaali ]]
| 4 || "Kalakuven Kalakuven" II || [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|-
|-
| 5 || "Kannamma Kannamma" || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| 5 || "Kannamma Kannamma" || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
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Dum
Poster
Directed byA. Venkatesh
Produced byRockline Venkatesh
Written byPrasanna Kumar (dialogues)
Story byPuri Jagannadh
Based onAppu (Kannada)
StarringSilambarasan
Rakshitha
Ashish Vidyarthi
Music byDeva
CinematographyA. Venkatesh
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Production
company
Rockline Productions
Release date
  • 13 April 2003 (2003-04-13)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Dum is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action-romantic comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh and written by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Silambarasan and Rakshitha, while Ashish Vidyarthi and S. S. Rajendran play pivotal roles. It is the Tamil remake of 2002 Kannada film Appu.[1][2]

Plot

Satya (Silambarasan) is the son of a police constable. He gets into fights and ends up in jail where his own father gets him out on bail. While he is returning home from a party drunk, a group of college students beat him up. That is when Suchitra (Rakshitha) comes and takes him to the hospital and gives blood. She is the daughter of a police commissioner. Later, Satya falls in love with Suchitra. That leads to several problems which are faced bravely by Satya in the later part of the film. Finally, all goes well, and Satya also receives the letter confirming his selection for IPS.[3]

Cast

Production

The film was initially set to be titled Idiot after the Telugu version, but the title was later changed.[4] A. Venkatesh remade the film from Puri Jagannadh's 2002 Kannada film Appu, which was also remade in Telugu in 2002 as Idiot. Venkatesh was keen to cast Kiran Rathod, but later selected Rakshitha, who appeared in all three versions of the film.[5] During the making of the film, Silambarasan did his own stunts including a risky jump from the fifth floor of a building.[6]

Release

Dum was a average hit at the box office.[7]

Soundtrack

There are eight songs composed by Deva, while Sabesh–Murali handled the film's background score. The songs Chanakya, Polladha Padava, Manase are reused from the original Telugu movie Idiot. The song "Chanakya Chanakya" was sampled by Bulgarian pop-folk singer Emilia in her song "Ti si mi". Lyrics written by Pa. Vijay and Kabilan.

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 "Adra Adra Dum" Silambarasan, Sabesh Silambarasan
2 "Chanakya Chanakya" Sadhana Sargam Pa. Vijay
3 "Kalakuven Kalakuven" I Shankar Mahadevan Vaali
4 "Kalakuven Kalakuven" II Shankar Mahadevan
5 "Kannamma Kannamma" Udit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram Kabilan
6 "Karuppo Sivappo" Silambarasan Pa. Vijay
7 "Manase Manase" Hariharan
8 "Polladha Padava" Mahalakshmi Iyer, KK

References

  1. ↑ "From 'School Master' to 'U Turn': A look at Kannada films remade in other Indian languages". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Kalki review
  3. ↑ "Simbhu". Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Nilacharal – A Tamil entertainment ezine presenting interesting contents and useful services". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". www.cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "We've the best of both worlds'". The Hindu. 2 April 2005. p. 02. Archived from the original on 6 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2016 – via The Hindu (old).
  7. ↑ Dum was Simbu's first hit
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