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{{Infobox film
| name = Dalam
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[B. Jeevan Reddy]]
| producer = M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy
| writer = Shankar Devaraj
| screenplay = B. Jeevan Reddy
| story = B. Jeevan Reddy
| starring = [[Naveen Chandra]] [[Piaa Bajpai]] [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] [[Abhimanyu Singh]]
| music = [[James Vasanthan]]
| cinematography = [[Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti]]
| editing = Madhu G. Reddy
| studio = The Mammoth Media & Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2013|08|15|Telugu|2014|4|4|Tamil}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Dalam''''' is a 2013 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-Tamil bilingual [[action film|action]] [[thriller film]] by debutant director [[B. Jeevan Reddy]], a protégé of noted Indian director [[Ram Gopal Varma]].<ref name="T"/> 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 (actor)|Nassar]], [[Abhimanyu Singh]], and [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] tells the story of a group of former [[naxalite|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==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Naveen Chandra]] as Abhi
*[[Piaa Bajpai]] as Shruthi
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as JK
*[[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as Satruvu
*[[Abhimanyu Singh]] as Ladda
*[[Krishnudu]] as Bhadram
*[[Subbaraju]]
*[[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]]
*[[Mahadevan (actor)|Mahadevan]]
*[[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]
*[[Thagubothu Ramesh]]
*[[Dhanraj (Telugu comedian)|Dhanraj]]
*[[Harsha Vardhan]]
*[[Sai Kumar (actor, born 1960)|Saikumar]]
*[[Nathalia Kaur]] as Item Number
{{colend}}

==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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-dalam-is-an-intelligent-film-south/20130817.htm| title = 'Dalam is an intelligent film' - Rediff.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[James Vasanthan]].

{{Infobox album
| name = Dalam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[James Vasanthan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2013
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 22:31
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = Vega Entertainment
| producer = [[James Vasanthan]]
| prev_title = [[Puthagam]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA]]
| next_year = 2013
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:31
| title1 = Yetellinaa Aranyame
| lyrics1 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra1 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| length1 = 3:09
| title2 = Thayya Thayya
| lyrics2 = [[Krishna Chaitanya (lyricist)|Krishna Chaitanya]]
| extra2 = Dhananjay, Belly Raj, Raghu, Somasundar, Prasad
| length2 = 4:44
| title3 = Ikkadi Nundi Ekkadi Dhakaa
| lyrics3 = [[Ananta Sriram]]
| extra3 = [[Haricharan]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
| length3 = 5:26
| title4 = Addirabanna
| lyrics4 = [[Sahithi]]
| extra4 = Priya Subramaniam
| length4 = 4:48
| title5 = Ekbaar Esukora Theenmar
| lyrics5 = [[Krishna Chaitanya (lyricist)|Krishna Chaitanya]]
| extra5 = Dhananjay, Sunandan, Srinivas, Pooja
| length5 = 4:24
}}

{{Infobox album
| name = Koottam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[James Vasanthan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2013
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 22:33
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Saregama]]
| producer = [[James Vasanthan]]
| prev_title =[[Puthagam]]
| prev_year =2013
| next_title =[[Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA]]
| next_year =2013
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:33
| title1 = Pattaana Kunjamum (Kannala Unnatha)
| lyrics1 = Sumathi
| extra1 = Arvind Raj, Bellie Raj, R. Ajay, Somasunder R.
| length1 = 4:40
| title2 = Ithanai Dhooram
| lyrics2 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra2 = [[Haricharan]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
| length2 = 5:23
| title3 = Yeni Mela
| lyrics3 = [[Mohan Rajan]]
| extra3 = Sunandan, V.V. Prasanna
| length3 = 4:25
| title4 = Nigarputha Pinangal
| lyrics4 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra4 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| length4 = 3:15
| title5 = Kaalanaa Kannu
| lyrics5 = [[Mohan Rajan]]
| extra5 = Priya Subramanian
| length5 = 4:50
}}

==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."<ref>http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/dalam/telugu/dalam-movie-reviews-5590-2.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref name="T">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/Dalam/movie-review/21863921.cms |title=Dalam movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131060521/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/Dalam/movie-review/21863921.cms |archive-date=2014-01-31}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2014/apr/05/Koottam-Could-Have-Been-a-Riveting-Thriller-594652.html | title=Koottam: Could Have Been a Riveting Thriller }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[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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