Dum (2003 Tamil film)
| Dum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Produced by | Rockline Venkatesh |
| Written by | Prasanna Kumar (dialogues) |
| Story by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Starring |
Silambarasan Rakshitha Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
Production company |
Rockline Productions |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Dum is a 2003 Tamil action-romantic comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh and written by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Silambarasan and Rakshitha in the lead roles, while Ashish Vidyarthi and S. S. Rajendran play pivotal roles. The movie is a remake of Jagannadh's 2002 Kannada film Appu starring Puneet Rajkumar .The movie got mixed reviews from critics but was declared as a super hit at the box office.
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.[1]
Cast
- Silambarasan as Satya
- Rakshitha as Suchitra
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Thilak
- S. S. Rajendran
- Radha Ravi
- Delhi Ganesh as Chokkalingam
- Livingston
- Sumitra
Production
The film was initially set to be titled Idiot after the Telugu version, but the title was later changed.[2] A. Venkatesh remade the film from Puri Jagannadh's 2002 Kannada film Appu starring Puneet Rajkumar, which was also remade in Telugu in 2002 as Idiot starting Ravi Teja . Rakshitha appeared in all three versions of the film. During the making of the film, Silambarasan did his own stunts including a risky jump from the fifth floor of a building.[3]
Release
Dhum is a mixture of two cliches. One, the rich girl-poor boy love story, is an old and oft-seen one while the other, a young man standing up to someone in power, has gained popularity in recent times with the success of Dhill and Dhool. BalajiBbalasubramanian of Thiraipadam.com claims that's "its uninspired treatment of a cliched story and over-stylized actions".[4] The film performed well at the box office and it was declared as a super hit.[5]
Box office
- The film grossed $3 million at the box office.
- It ran for 100 days.
- This film was considered one of the biggest blockbuster hits in Simbu's career of acting.
- This movie has also increased Silambarasan's popularity.
Soundtrack
There are eight songs composed by Deva, while Sabesh-Murali handled the film's background score. The songs chanakya, polladha padava, manase are lifted from the Telugu movie Idiot composed by Chakri.
- Adra Adra Dum - Silambarasan
- Chanakya Chanakya - Sadhana Sargam
- Kalakuven Kalakuven - Silambarasan
- Kalakuven Kalakuven - Shankar Mahadevan
- Kannamma Kannamma - Anuradha Sriram & Udit Narayan
- Karuppo Sivappo - Silambarasan
- Manase Manase - Hariharan
- Polladha Padava Mahalakshmi Iyer & KK
References
- ↑ "Simbhu". Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ↑ "Nilacharal - A Tamil entertainment ezine presenting interesting contents and useful services". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ ""We've the best of both worlds'". p. 02. Retrieved 3 June 2016 – via The Hindu (old).
- ↑ "Movie Review: Dum (2003)".
- ↑ "`Manmathan` Silambarasan". Retrieved 3 June 2016.