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| Directed by | Vinayan |
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| Written by | Vinayan |
| Produced by | Akash Films |
| Starring | Sudheer Sukumaran Monal Gajjar Shraddha Das Prabhu Thilakan Nassar |
| Cinematography | Sathish. G |
| Edited by | Nishad Yousef |
| Music by | Babith George
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | Template:INR120 million[1]
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Dracula 2012 is a 2013 Indian supernatural horror romantic film directed by Vinayan, starring Sudheer Sukumaran, Prabhu, Monal Gajjar, Nassar, Shraddha Das and Thilakan. The film was paritally re-shot in Tamil and Telugu as Naangam Pirai and Punnami Ratri (Night of the Full Moon), respectively.[2] 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.[3] The cost of the film was Template:INR 120 million[1] and was originally released on 8 February 2013.[4]
Premise
While on his honeymoon in Romania, Roy Thomas visits the Bran Castle and is possessed by Count Dracula. Upon his return to the hotel, kills and vampirise his bride. He then returns to his homeland along with her and he begins to hunt for new victims.
Cast
- Sudheer Sukumaran as Roy Thomas / William D'Souza / Count Dracula
- Monal Gajjar as Meena
- Shraddha Das as Thaara
- Prabhu
- Nassar as Suryamoorthy
- Aryan as Raju
- Priya Nambiar as Lucy Thomas
- Thilakan
- Krishna (Malayalam actor) as Benny IPS
Production
Music
Punnami Raathri (Telugu version)
Naangam Pirai (Tamil version)
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.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Universal Pictures to release English version of Vinayan's Dracula 2012. The Hindu(13 January 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ On track. The Hindu(8 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ Monal Gajjar debuts in Mollywood. The Times of India(11 May 2012). Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ Romancing the vampire. Deccan Chronicle(8 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ Review: Dracula 2012 3D. Sify. Retrieved 23 April 2013.