Dum (2016 film)

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Dum
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnuram
Written byAnuram
Produced byJude Agnel Sudhir
Starring Shine Tom Chacko
Lal
Shritha Sivadas
Parvathi T
Juby Ninan
Sreejith Ravi
Kochu Preman
CinematographySunil Prem
Edited byVijay Shankar
Music by Jassie Gift
Release date
  • 26 August 2016 (2016-08-26) [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Dum is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language film, written and directed by Anuram. The film stars Shine Tom Chacko, Lal, Joju George, Shritha Sivadas, Parvathi T, and Sreejith Ravi. Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi were the major locations of the film. [2] [3] [4] The film released on 26 August 2016. [1]

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Summary

Dum is story of goon named Xavier and his henchman Antony and the struggle they face to achieve their goals. [5]

Cast

Music

The film's songs and background music has been composed by Jassie Gift for the lyrics of Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma, while the singers are Vineeth Sreenivasan, Lal, Nelson Shooranadu, and Jassie Gift himself. [5]

Reception

Kevin Kishore of Deccan Chronicle rated 2 out of 5 stars. He criticised the script but gave positive nod to Lal's acting. [6]

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