''Dollar Dreams'' is a 2000 Indian

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written, directed and produced by Sekhar Kammula. Primarily shot in Telugu and English, the film starred Santosh Kumar, Anish Kuruvilla, Ravi Raju, Anil Prashant, Dashveer Singh, Priyanka Veer, and Satya. The film was screened at the 33rd International Film Festival of India. It won the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director at the 47th National Film Awards.

Accolades

Dollar Dreams garnered the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director for its "taking in a very natural manner the burning problem of brain drain to the technologically developed world" as cited by the jury at the 47th National Film Awards. Reddiff.com cited ''Dollar Dreams'' as a take off from where Hyderabad Blues ends. Dollar Dreams explores the conflict between American dreams and human feelings. The film re-introduced

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to Telugu screen.

Cast

* Santosh Kumar as Balu * Anish Kuruvilla as Srinu * Ravi Raju as Ravi * Dr. Anil Prashant as Phani * Dashveer Singh as Sardar * Priyanka Veer as Usha * Satya as Archana * Manasa as She * Gopal Krishna as Father * Radha Krishna as Lakshmi * Kushnaaz as Kamal * Sekhar Kammula (cameo appearance)

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* {{Sekhar Kammula 2000 films 2000 drama films 2000 multilingual films Indian multilingual films 2000s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Films about Indian Americans English-language Indian films Films about immigration to the United States Indian independent films Films directed by Sekhar Kammula Best Debut Feature Film of a Director National Film Award winners 2000 directorial debut films