Dreams (2004 film)
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Dreams is a 2004 Tamil
romantic 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 film opened to negative reviews and became a failure at the box office.
in 2002, but as Dhanush's Kadhal Kondein
became a large success, Dreams was stalled temporarily as Dhanush's dates became blocked. 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. 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. By the time of the release, the producer Srikanth and director Kastoori Raja were still engaged in a legal tussle.
The film opened simultaneously with two successful venture, Attagasam
and Manmadhan
and subsequently Dreams started slowly and eventually became a colossal failure.
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
romantic film directed by Kasthuri Raja
Kasthuri Raja
Kasthuri Raja is an Indian film director based in Chennai, India. He is the father of well known personalities, Selvaraghavan and Dhanush. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G.-Direction:-References:...
and produced by Saraswathi Srikanth. The film featured Raja's son Dhanush
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
in the lead role with Diya and Parul Yadav playing other pivotal roles. The film opened to negative reviews and became a failure at the box office.
Cast
- DhanushDhanushVenkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
as Shakti - Diya as Shruti
- Parul Yadav as Charu
- Kuyili
- Thalaivasal VijayThalaivasal VijayThalaivasal Vijay is a Tamil film actor. He is noted for his character roles, especially in R. Sukumaran's 2010 Malayalam film Yugapurushan as Narayana Guru...
Production
The project was launched shortly after the success of Thulluvadho IlamaiThulluvadho Ilamai
Thulluvadho Ilamai is a 2002 Indian Tamil film, directed by Kasthuri Raja, written by his son Selvaraghavan and introducing his second son Dhanush as an actor, who enacted the lead role character...
in 2002, but as Dhanush's Kadhal Kondein
Kadhal Kondein
Kaadhal Kondein is a 2003 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, starring his brother Dhanush and newcomer Sonia Agarwal in lead roles, whilst newcomers Sudeep, Nagesh and Daniel Balaji play supporting roles...
became a large success, Dreams was stalled temporarily as Dhanush's dates became blocked. The film ran into a legal tussle with the makers of his other film, Sullan
Sullan
Sullan is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2004 with a soundtrack written by Vidyasagar.This film was later dubbed into Hindi as 'Tezaab-The terror'.-Plot:...
, with the producers adamant that Dreams was released first although to no avail. 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. By the time of the release, the producer Srikanth and director Kastoori Raja were still engaged in a legal tussle.
Release
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".The film opened simultaneously with two successful venture, Attagasam
Attagasam
Attahasam is a 2004 Tamil film directed by Saran featuring Ajith Kumar in dual lead roles with Pooja playing the female lead. Sujatha, Karunas and Ramesh Khanna play pivotal roles in the film, while the score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj....
and Manmadhan
Manmadhan
Manmadhan is a 2004 blockbuster Indian Tamil thriller film written and Directed by A.J. Murugan, STR plays the lead title role. The film has Jyothika enacting the lead female role, Goundamani, Sindhu Tolani, Atul Kulkarni and Santhanam playing supporting roles and guest appearances by Mandira...
and subsequently Dreams started slowly and eventually became a colossal failure.