Dracula 2012
| Dracula 2012 | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Written by | Vinayan |
| Produced by | Akash Films |
| Starring | Sudheer Sukumaran Monal Gajjar Shraddha Das Prabhu Thilakan Nassar |
| Cinematography | Sathish. G |
| Edited by | Nishadh Yusuf |
| Music by | Babith George |
Production company | Akash Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹10-12 crore[2][3] |
Dracula 2012 is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language vampire film directed by Vinayan, starring Sudheer Sukumaran, Prabhu, Monal Gajjar, Nassar, Shraddha Das and Thilakan.
The film was partially re-shot in Tamil and Telugu as Naangam Pirai and Punnami Ratri (Night of the Full Moon), respectively.[4] The film was dubbed in English for a Western release and later dubbed in Hindi as "Aur Ek Dracula" (One more Dracula). Portions of the film were shot in Bran Castle in Romania.[5] The cost of the film was ₹100-120 million[2][3] and was originally released on 8 February 2013.[6]
Premise
[edit | edit source]While on his honeymoon in Romania, a man visits the Bran Castle and upon his return to the hotel, kills his bride. He then returns to his homeland and begins to hunt for new victims.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Sudheer Sukumaran as Roy Thomas / William D'Souza / Count Dracula
- Monal Gajjar as Meena
- Shraddha Das as Thaara
- Prabhu as Dr. Paul Robinson
- Nassar as Suryamoorthy
- Aryan as Raju
- Priya Nambiar as Lucy Thomas
- Thilakan
- Krishna as Benny IPS
Music
[edit | edit source]| Dracula | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Babith George Vimal | |
| Released | 2012 |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 15:16 |
| Label | Manorama Music |
| Producer | Babith George Vimal |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Parijatha Pookkal" | Shalini Noble | Vidhu Prathap | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Manju Pole" | Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma | Renjith Unni, Manjari | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Prince of Darkness" | Vinayan | Sunidhi Chauhan, Sandra | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Dance" | Instrumental | 2:03 | |
| Total length: | 15:16 | |||
Naangam Pirai (Tamil version)
[edit | edit source]| Naangam Pirai | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Babith George | |
| Released | 2012 |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 17:49 |
| Label | Think Music India |
| Producer | Babith George |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paarijatha Poove" | Pa. Vijay | Karthik | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Andhi Vennila" | Pa. Vijay | Ranjith, Ganga | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Opening Theme" | Instrumental | 1:23 | |
| 4. | "Seductive Beats" | Instrumental | 2:04 | |
| 5. | "Prince of Darkness" | Instrumental | 4:57 | |
| Total length: | 17:49 | |||
Punnami Raathri (Telugu version)
[edit | edit source]| Punnami Raathri | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Babith George Raghu Ram | |
| Released | 2012 |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 20:09 |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Producer | Babith George Raghu Ram |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Punnami Raathri" | Kishore Senagala | Sravana Bhargavi | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Paarijatha Puvva" | Kishore Senagala | Karthik | 4:37 |
| 3. | "9848 Number" | Kedarnath Parimi | Mamta Sharma | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Manchupoola Vanalle" | Kishore Senagala | Ranjith, Ganga | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Punnami Raathri (Theme)" | Instrumental | 1:19 | |
| 6. | "Punnami Raathri (Romantic Beats)" | Instrumental | 1:57 | |
| Total length: | 20:09 | |||
Reception
[edit | edit source]Critical response
[edit | edit source]Dracula 2012 won mostly unfavourable reviews upon release with critics criticizing the visual effects, plot and performancesSify.com called the film "a sheer waste of time and money" as well as commenting that "the film has been presented in 3D but the effects look shoddy and mostly amateurish". Though the film was an underperformer, it ran for 50 days in theatres.[7]
See also
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External links
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