''Dracula 2012'' is a 2013 Indian
supernatural horror
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romantic film
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directed by
Vinayan
T. G. Vinayakumar (born 16 May 1957), professionally credited as Vinayan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and lyricist, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema.
Early life
Vinayan is from ...
, starring Sudheer Sukumaran,
Prabhu
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,
Monal Gajjar
Monal Gajjar (born 13 May) is an Indian actress and model who mainly appears in Telugu and Gujarati films. She debuted with 2012 Telugu film '' Sudigadu''. She has also acted in Satish Kaushik directed Hindi film ''Kaagaz'' in 2021 which is a s ...
,
Nassar
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,
Shraddha Das
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and
Thilakan
Palappurathu Kesavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appearan ...
.
The film was partially re-shot in
Tamil
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and
Telugu
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as ''Naangam Pirai'' and ''Punnami Ratri'' (''Night of the Full Moon''), respectively. 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
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in
Romania
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.
The cost of the film was 350 million
and was originally released on 8 February 2013.
Premise
While on his honeymoon in Romania, a man visits the
Bran Castle
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and upon his return to the hotel, kills his bride. He then returns to his homeland and begins to hunt for new victims.
Cast
*Sudheer Sukumaran as Roy Thomas / William D'Souza /
Count Dracula
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Monal Gajjar
Monal Gajjar (born 13 May) is an Indian actress and model who mainly appears in Telugu and Gujarati films. She debuted with 2012 Telugu film '' Sudigadu''. She has also acted in Satish Kaushik directed Hindi film ''Kaagaz'' in 2021 which is a s ...
as
Meena
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Shraddha Das
Shraddha Das (born 4 March 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, and Kannada language films. She made her acting debut in the 2008 Telugu film Siddu from Sikakulam, and since then h ...
as Thaara
*
Prabhu
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as Robinson
*
Nassar
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as Suryamoorthy
*Aryan as Raju
*Priya Nambiar as
Lucy Thomas
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Thilakan
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*
Krishna
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as Benny
IPS
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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 performances
Sify.com
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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.
See also
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Vampire film
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List of Malayalam horror films
This is the chronological list of horror films produced in Malayalam cinema.
''Bhargavi Nilayam'', released in December 1964, is considered as the first true horror film in the language. The film was scripted by writer Vaikom Muhammed Basheer ba ...
References
External links
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2010s Malayalam-language films
2013 3D films
2013 films
Indian 3D films
Films shot in Romania
Dracula films
Indian vampire films
Films directed by Vinayan
2013 horror films
Films set in castles