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Wikipedia article
'Dalam' is a 2013 Telugu-Tamil bilingual action thriller film by debutant director B. Jeevan Reddy, a protg of noted Indian director Ram Gopal Varma. The Telugu version 'Dalam' was produced by M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy under the banner of Mammoth Media & Entertainment and released in the first week of 15 August 2013, while 'Koottam', the Tamil version, was released in 2014. The film starring Naveen Chandra, Piaa Bajpai, Nassar, Abhimanyu Singh, and Kishore tells the story of a group of former naxals and their struggles against the police and politicians when they start their lives afresh from Jail.
Plot
The scene begins in a Naxal-infested area, where a gun battle is ensuing between state policeman and Naxals. In the battle, the Naxals lose many men. They decide to forgo their pursuit of war and hand themselves to the government. During their time in jail, they undergo many tortures, but then one of the jail's seniors offers the Naxals to switch sides to the police and do hit jobs.
Cast
*Naveen Chandra as Abhi
*Piaa Bajpai as Shruthi
*Nassar as JK
*Kishore as Satruvu
*Abhimanyu Singh as Ladda
*Krishnudu as Bhadram
*Subbaraju
*Pragathi
*Mahadevan
*Ajay
*Thagubothu Ramesh
*Dhanraj
*Harsha Vardhan
*Saikumar
*Nathalia Kaur as Item Number
Production
The film began pre-production in early 2012 with Piaa Bajpai in the role of love interest to Naveen Chandra, the male lead in the film. Chandra had already filmed 'Therodum Veedhiyile' in Tamil. Actors Kishore, Nasser and Saikumar play important roles in the film. James Vasanthan has scored the music. Each scene was shot twice, for a Tamil and Telugu version.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by James Vasanthan.
Release
The Telugu version of the film released in August 2013 released to average reviews, with a critic noting "it's a decently directed movie, and the story flows neatly for the most part" and that "despite its violent content, the film is not as loud as it is thought-provoking. The film is also suitably intriguing."http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/dalam/telugu/dalam-movie-reviews-5590-2.html The Tamil version of the film released in April 2014 with Malini Mannath of 'The New Indian Express' writing that "'Koottam' has a plot with the potential to turn into a riveting thriller. It would probably have, had the screenplay been more coherent and focused".
References
Category:Indian multilingual films
Category:2013 films
Category:2013 action thriller films
Category:Films scored by James Vasanthan
Category:2010s Tamil-language films
Category:2010s Telugu-language films
Category:Films about Naxalism
Category:Indian action thriller films
Category:Indian gangster films
Category:2013 multilingual films
Category:2013 directorial debut films
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