Dreams (2004 film)
Dreams is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Kasthuri Raja and produced by Saraswathi Srikanth. The film featured Raja's son Dhanush in the lead role with Diya and Parul Yadav playing other pivotal roles. The music was composed by Bharathwaj with cinematography by Kichas. The film released on 12 November 2004 and opened to negative reviews and became a failure at the box office.[1]
| Dreams | |
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| Directed by | Kasthuri Raja |
| Produced by | Saraswathi Srikanth |
| Starring | Dhanush Diya Parul Yadav |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
| Cinematography | Kichas |
Production company | Akshay Films |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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CastEdit
- Dhanush as Shakti
- Diya as Shruti
- Parul Yadav as Charu
- Pyramid Natarajan as Shakti's father
- Rajyalakshmi as Shakti's mother
- Kaajal Pasupathi as Shakti's friend
- Ramji as Guna
- Manobala as Moosa
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Mahendran, Shruti's father
- Kuyili as Charu's mother
- Nithin Sathya as Shakti's friend
- Rajesh
- Poovilangu Mohan
- Karthik Sabesh
- Aryan
- Bala Singh
- Sujibala
ProductionEdit
The project was launched shortly after the success of Thulluvadho Ilamai in 2002, but as Dhanush's Kaadhal Kondein became a large success, Dreams was stalled temporarily as Dhanush's dates became blocked.[2] The film ran into a legal tussle with the makers of his other film, Sullan, with the producers adamant that Dreams was released first although to no avail.[3] The film's delay meant that Dhanush shot ten straight days for the project to complete it, while the delay also had resulted in failings in continuity.[4][5] By the time of the release, the producer Srikanth and director Kasthuri Raja were still engaged in a legal tussle.[6][7]
SoundtrackEdit
| Dreams | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 10 September 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 42:07 | |||
| Label | Bayshore Divo Think Music | |||
| Producer | Bharathwaj | |||
| Bharathwaj chronology | ||||
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All lyrics written by Kasthuri Raja, all music composed by Bharathwaj.
| Track-List | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Alai Alaiyai" | Tippu, Malathi | 5:25 | ||||||
| 2. | "Appa Amma" | Nithish Gopalan, Ranjith, Mahathi | 5:29 | ||||||
| 3. | "Unnai Unnai" | Harish Raghavendra, Camli | 5:33 | ||||||
| 4. | "Uyire Uyire" | Harish Raghavendra | 6:04 | ||||||
| 5. | "Payyanukku Meesa Vandha" | Nitish Gopalan, Kaushik | 4:48 | ||||||
| 6. | "Oh Penne" | P. Unnikrishnan | 5:57 | ||||||
| 7. | "Dreams Music" (Instrumental) | 4:54 | |||||||
| 8. | "Violin" (Instrumental) | 3:57 | |||||||
Total length: |
42:07 | ||||||||
ReleaseEdit
The film upon release in November 2004 gained unanimously poor reviews from critics. A critic described that the "film is poor pastiche of double meanings, bedroom scenes and a few other vulgar segments", criticizing all aspects and giving it a verdict as a "dull and laborious film".[8]
The film opened simultaneously with two successful ventures, Ajith's Attahasam and Simbu's Manmadhan and subsequently Dreams started slowly and eventually became a colossal failure.[9][10][11]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Entertainment / Film Review : "Dreams"". The Hindu. 26 November 2004. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Entertainment / Cinema : 'Dreams' in the making". The Hindu. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 1 February 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Bollywood Cinema News - Bollywood Movie Reviews - Bollywood Movie Trailers". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Diwali films censored". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Metro Plus Coimbatore : Treat from tinseldom". The Hindu. 8 November 2004. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Dhanush postpones honeymoon!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Bollywood Cinema News - Bollywood Movie Reviews - Bollywood Movie Trailers". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Dhanush's desperate hours". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2018.