Dracula 2012

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Dracula 2012
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Vinayan
Written byVinayan
Produced byAkash Films
StarringSudheer Sukumaran
Monal Gajjar
Shraddha Das
Prabhu
Thilakan
Nassar
CinematographySathish. G
Edited byNishad Yousef
Music byBabith George
Production
company
Akash Films
Release date
  • 8 February 2013 (2013-02-08) [1]
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget3.5 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.

Contents

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

Music

Dracula
Soundtrack album by
Babith George
Vimal
Released2012
Recorded2012
Genre Soundtrack
Length15:16
Label Manorama Music
Producer Babith George
Vimal
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(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, Sandra3:49
4."Dance"  Instrumental 2:03
Total length:15:16

Punnami Raathri (Telugu version)

Punnami Raathri
Soundtrack album by
Babith George
Raghu Ram
Released2012
Recorded2012
Genre Soundtrack
Length20:09
Label Aditya Music
Producer Babith George
Raghu Ram
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(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

Naangam Pirai (Tamil version)

Naangam Pirai
Soundtrack album by
Babith George
Released2012
Recorded2012
Genre Soundtrack
Length17:49
Label Think Music India
Producer Babith George
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(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

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]

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