Dracula 2012

2013 film directed by Vinayan

  • 8 February 2013 (2013-02-08)[1]
Running time
129 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageMalayalamBudget₹3.5 crore [2]

Dracula 2012 is a 2013 Indian supernatural horror romantic 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.[3] 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.[4] The cost of the film was ₹350 million[2] and was originally released on 8 February 2013.[5]

Premise

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

  • 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

Dracula
Soundtrack album by
Babith George
Vimal
Released2012
Recorded2012
GenreSoundtrack
Length15:16
LabelManorama Music
ProducerBabith George
Vimal
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Parijatha Pookkal"Shalini NobleVidhu Prathap4:40
2."Manju Pole"Vayalar Sarath Chandra VarmaRenjith Unni, Manjari4:44
3."Prince of Darkness"VinayanSunidhi Chauhan, Sandra3:49
4."Dance" Instrumental2:03
Total length:15:16

Punnami Raathri (Telugu version)

Punnami Raathri
Soundtrack album by
Babith George
Raghu Ram
Released2012
Recorded2012
GenreSoundtrack
Length20:09
LabelAditya Music
ProducerBabith George
Raghu Ram
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Punnami Raathri"Kishore SenagalaSravana Bhargavi3:11
2."Paarijatha Puvva"Kishore SenagalaKarthik4:37
3."9848 Number"Kedarnath ParimiMamta Sharma4:28
4."Manchupoola Vanalle"Kishore SenagalaRanjith, Ganga4:37
5."Punnami Raathri (Theme)" Instrumental1:19
6."Punnami Raathri (Romantic Beats)" Instrumental1:57
Total length:20:09

Naangam Pirai (Tamil version)

Naangam Pirai
Soundtrack album by
Babith George
Released2012
Recorded2012
GenreSoundtrack
Length17:49
LabelThink Music India
ProducerBabith George
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Paarijatha Poove"Pa. VijayKarthik4:41
2."Andhi Vennila"Pa. VijayRanjith, Ganga4:44
3."Opening Theme" Instrumental1:23
4."Seductive Beats" Instrumental2:04
5."Prince of Darkness" Instrumental4:57
Total length:17:49

Reception

Critical response

Dracula 3D 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". The film ran successfully for 50 days.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Social Post (6 July 2012). "Dracula 2012 3D — Malayalam Movie Reviews, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis". entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Universal Pictures to release English version of Vinayan's Dracula 2012". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  3. ^ Sathyendran, Nita (8 February 2013). "On track". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  4. ^ Zachariah, Ammu (11 May 2012). "Monal Gajjar debuts in Mollywood". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  5. ^ Sreekumar, Priya (8 February 2013). "Romancing the vampire". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Review: Dracula 2012 3D". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

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