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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|2000 film by Sekhar Kammula}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dollar Dreams<br />
| image = Dollar Dreams Poster (2000).jpeg<br />
| caption = Release Poster<br />
| director = [[Sekhar Kammula]]<br />
| producer = Sekhar Kammula<br />
| writer = Sekhar Kammula<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Santosh Kumar<br />
* [[Anish Kuruvilla]] <br />
* Ravi Raju <br />
* Dr. Anil Prashant<br />
* Dashveer Singh <br />
* Priyanka Veer <br />
* [[Satya Krishnan|Satya]] <br />
}}<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = [[Vijay C. Kumar]]<br />
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]<br />
| studio = [[Amigos Creations]]<br />
| distributor = Amigos Creations<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2000|10|19}}<br />
| runtime = 100 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br>English<br />
| budget = {{Indian Rupee}}16–20 lakh<ref>{{Citation |title=Alitho Saradaga {{!}} Sekhar Kammula (Director) {{!}} 12th April 2021 {{!}} Full Episode {{!}} ETV Telugu | date=12 April 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHLepbxu1ZA |language=en |access-date=2022-08-16}}; Event occurs at 7:15</ref><br />
| gross = {{INR}}16 Lakh<br />
}}<br />
'''''Dollar Dreams''''' is a 2000 Indian [[drama film]] written, directed and produced by [[Sekhar Kammula]] in his directorial debut. Shot in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[English language|English]], the film starred Santosh Kumar, [[Anish Kuruvilla]], Ravi Raju, Anil Prashant, Dashveer Singh, Priyanka Veer, and [[Satya Krishnan|Satya]]. <br />
The film explores the conflict between American dreams and human feelings. <br />
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''Dollar Dreams'' was screened at the [[33rd International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/17dream.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: The Dollar Dreams review}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19990823-dollar-dreams-is-the-great-american-dream-a-myth-or-reality-824404-1999-08-23|title=Dollar Dreams: Is the great American dream a myth or reality?|first1=Amarnath K.|last1=Menon|date=August 23, 1999|website=India Today}}</ref> It won the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director|National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director]] at the [[47th National Film Awards]].<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web |title=47th National Film Awards |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf |access-date=13 March 2012 |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref><ref name="rediff.com" /><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* Santosh Kumar as Balu<br />
* [[Anish Kuruvilla]] as Srinu<br />
* Ravi Raju as Ravi<br />
* Dr. Anil Prashant as Phani<br />
* Dashveer Singh as Sardar<br />
* Priyanka Veer as Usha<br />
* [[Satya Krishnan|Satya]] as Archana<br />
* Manasa as She<br />
* Gopal Krishna as Father<br />
* Radha Krishna as Lakshmi<br />
* Kushnaaz as Kamal<br />
*[[Sekhar Kammula]] (cameo appearance)<br />
}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
Rediff.com cited ''Dollar Dreams'' as a take off from where [[Hyderabad Blues]] ends.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm14.htm |title=Software engineer turned director wins National Award |work=reachouthyderabad.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Hyderabad-425-Cinema-and-the-city/article15474412.ece|title=Hyderabad 425: Cinema and the city|first=Sangeetha Devi|last=Dundoo|newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 October 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The film re-introduced [[social realism]] to Telugu screen.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/17dream.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: The Dollar Dreams review |date=2000-07-17 |publisher=M.rediff.com |access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist|2}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|2076837}}<br />
{{National Film Award Best First Film of a Director}}<br />
{{Sekhar Kammula}}<br />
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