Dum is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh. It is a remake of the 2002 Kannada film Appu.[1] The film stars Silambarasan and Rakshita (in her Tamil debut, reprising her role from original) while Ashish Vidyarthi and S. S. Rajendran play pivotal roles.
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| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Written by | Prasanna Kumar (dialogues) |
| Story by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Based on | Appu (Kannada) |
| Produced by | Rockline Venkatesh |
| Starring | Silambarasan Rakshitha Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Rockline Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Satya 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 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.
Cast edit
- Silambarasan as Sathya
- Rakshita as Suchitra
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Commissioner Thilak
- S. S. Rajendran as DGP Ramachandran
- Delhi Ganesh as Chokkalingam
- Livingston as Boopathi
- Radha Ravi as Inspector Ravikanth
- Sumitra as Sandhya
- Neelima Rani as Subha
- Besant Ravi as Chandra
- Madhan Bob as Kiran
- Cool Suresh as Vamshy
Production edit
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, which was also remade in Telugu in 2002 as Idiot. Venkatesh was keen to cast Kiran Rathod, but later selected Rakshita, who appeared in all three versions of the film.[3] During the making of the film, Silambarasan did his own stunts including a risky jump from the fifth floor of a building.[4]
Soundtrack edit
There are eight songs composed by Deva, while Sabesh–Murali handled the background score. The songs Chanakya, Polladha Padava, Manase are reused from the original Telugu film. 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.[citation needed]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Adra Adra Dum" | Silambarasan, Sabesh | Silambarasan |
| "Chanakya Chanakya" | Sadhana Sargam | Pa. Vijay |
| "Kalakuven Kalakuven" I | Shankar Mahadevan | Vaali |
| "Kalakuven Kalakuven" II | Silambarasan | |
| "Kannamma Kannamma" | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram | Kabilan |
| "Karuppo Sivappo" | Silambarasan | Pa. Vijay |
| "Manase Manase" | Hariharan | |
| "Polladha Padava" | Mahalakshmi Iyer, KK |
Release and reception edit
Dum was a hit at the box office.[5]
Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote makers made masala by fooling fans without caring about logic while panning the lead hero's character design calling it wrong heroism and concluded saying it does not matter if cinema does not do good to the society, there is no need to do bad things like this.[6] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote the film had "a racy screenplay, a fast-paced narration, non-stop action that leaves no room for lagging moments. All going to assure that 'Dum' makes for some compelling viewing for the youth and action lovers."[7]
References edit
- ^ "From 'School Master' to 'U Turn': A look at Kannada films remade in other Indian languages". The Times of India. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Bests of bests". Nilacharal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Silambarasan pairs with Kiran". Cinesouth. 7 December 2002. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "We've the best of both worlds'". The Hindu. 2 April 2005. Archived from the original on 6 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "'Manmathan' Silambarasan". Sify. 17 December 2004. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (4 May 2003). "தம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 32. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (18 April 2003). "Dum". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
