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Dreams (2004 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Dreams' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Kasthuri Raja and produced by Saraswathi Srikanth. The film featured Raja's son Dhanush in the lead role with Diya. The music was composed by Bharathwaj with cinematography by Kichas. The film released on 12 November 2004 and opened to negative reviews and became a failure at the box office.
Premise
Shakti, a young man, is spoilt by his father and leads a wayward life. However, when he falls in love, he works on changing himself for the better but things take a turn for the worse.
Cast
* Dhanush as Shakti
* Diya as Shruti
* Parul Yadav as Charu
* Pyramid Natarajan as Shakti's father
* Rajyalakshmi as Shakti's mother
* Kaajal Pasupathi as Shakti's friend
* Ramji as Guna
* Manobala as Moosa
* Thalaivasal Vijay as Mahendran, Shruti's father
* Kuyili as Charu's mother
* Nithin Sathya as Shakti's friend
* Rajesh
* Poovilangu Mohan
* Karthik Sabesh
* Aryan
* Bala Singh
* Sujibala
* Vasanthi in a special appearance
Production
The project was launched shortly after the success of 'Thulluvadho Ilamai' in 2002, but as Dhanush's 'Kaadhal 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 Kasthuri Raja were still engaged in a legal tussle.
Music
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".[https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-11-14/page/72/mode/2up 'Kalki' review]
The film opened simultaneously with two successful ventures, Ajith's 'Attahasam' and Simbu's 'Manmadhan' and subsequently 'Dreams' started slowly and eventually became a colossal failure.
References
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