''Dreams'' is a 2000 Indian
Malayalam film
Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ...
directed by
Shajoon Karyal
Shajoon Kariyal is an Indian film director and producer working in Malayalam cinema.
Life
Shajoon started his film career in 1984, at the age of 21, as an assistant director to I. V. Sasi. He worked as the assistant or associate director ...
. The film stars
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...
,
Meena
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,
Rahman
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*Rahman, one of the names of God in Islam
*Ar-Rahman, the 55th sura of the Qur'an
People
*Rahman (name), an Arabic male personal name
**Short form of Abd al-Rahman
*Rahman (actor) (born 1967), Indian actor
*Rah ...
and
Abbas. The movie is directed by
Shajoon Kariyal
Shajoon Kariyal is an Indian film director and producer working in Malayalam cinema.
Life
Shajoon started his film career in 1984, at the age of 21, as an assistant director to I. V. Sasi. He worked as the assistant or associate director ...
and produced by Kerala Pictures. The music is composed by
Vidyasagar
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People
* Acharya Vidyasagar (born 1946), prominent Digambar Jain Acharya (1946-)
*Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891), Bengali scholar
*Vidyasagar (composer) (born 1963), South Indian music director
*C ...
.
Plot
Nirmala Mathan (
Meena
Meena () is a sub-group of Bhils. They speak Meena language. They started adopting the Brahmin worship system. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mina''. Historians claim that they belong to the Matsya tribe. They got the sta ...
) seeks vengeance for the mysterious death of her lover Shiva (
Abbas). Meena suspect Dr. Roy (
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...
), who wanted to marry her. She woos him hoping to trap him in her own fabricated murder. Shiva's murder unfolds, and Dr. Roy's innocence is proven.
Cast
*
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...
as
Dr.
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Roy P John
*
Meena
Meena () is a sub-group of Bhils. They speak Meena language. They started adopting the Brahmin worship system. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mina''. Historians claim that they belong to the Matsya tribe. They got the sta ...
as Nirmala Mathen / Anna Anthony Nediyarakala
*
Rahman
Rahman (Arabic: or ) may refer to:
*Rahman, one of the names of God in Islam
*Ar-Rahman, the 55th sura of the Qur'an
People
*Rahman (name), an Arabic male personal name
**Short form of Abd al-Rahman
*Rahman (actor) (born 1967), Indian actor
*Rah ...
as
SP Peter
IPS
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* ''Ips'' (genus), a genus of bark beetle
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* Intraparietal sulcus, ...
*
Abbas as Shiva
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Srividya
Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...
as Thankam
*
Janardhanan as Thottathil Mathen, Nirmala's father
*
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decad ...
as
Dr.
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Sugunan
*
Jagadeesh
P. V. Jagadish Kumar (born 12 June 1955) known mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, television presenter and former politician. He has starred in over 375 Malayalam films and 2 Hindi films. He is best known for his comi ...
as Pachathullan
*
Sadiq
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as
SI Mohammed Basheer
*
Subair
Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films.
Personal life
Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry ...
as Pappachan (Brother-in-law of Roy)
*
Reshmi Soman
Reshmi Soman is an Indian actress working in Malayalam television soap opera's. She made her debut in the Malayalam film, Magrib in year 1993. Later she established herself as the most bankable actress in Malayalam Television with back to back ...
as Shyama Narayanan
* Reena as Reetha
* Sindhu as Anupama P John
*
Jose Pellissery
Jose Pellissery (1950 – 5 December 2004) was an Indian film and theatre actor.
Biography
As an actor in Malayalam cinema, he played supporting roles in about 100 films. His 15-year film career included roles in such movies as ''Aadhaaram'', ...
*
Kazan Khan
Kazan Khan is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called i ...
Reception
The film was not a box office success. Karyal believes that the film is technically well-made and it did not click because he was forced to make some compromises in the climax.
Soundtrack
Music:
Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar or Vidya Sagar may refer to:
People
* Acharya Vidyasagar (born 1946), prominent Digambar Jain Acharya (1946-)
*Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891), Bengali scholar
*Vidyasagar (composer) (born 1963), South Indian music director
*C ...
, Lyrics:
Gireesh Puthenchery
Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, Poet, Scriptwriter and Screenwriter. He was always referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the direc ...
References
External links
''Dreams''at the Malayalam Movie Database
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2000s Malayalam-language films
2000 crime thriller films
2000 films
2000s musical films
Films scored by Vidyasagar
Films directed by Shajoon Kariyal
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