Dracula 2012

Dracula 2012 (released in Tamil as Naangam Pirai and in Telugu as Punnami Ratri[3] (Night of the Full Moon)) is a 2013 Indian 3-D horror film directed by Vinayan, starring Sudheer Sukumaran, Prabhu, Monal Gajjar, Nassar, Shraddha Das and Thilakan. The film was shot in the Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil languages simultaneously, with additional scenes and songs featuring Tamil and Telugu actors. The film was dubbed in English for a Western release and later dubbed in Hindi as "Aur Ek Dracula" (And a/one Dracula). Portions of the film were shot in Bran Castle in Romania.[4] The cost of the film was ₹ 120 million[2] and was originally released on 8 February 2013.[5]

Dracula 2012
Film poster
Directed by	Vinayan
Starring	Sudheer Sukumaran Monal Gajjar Shraddha Das Prabhu Thilakan Nassar Sreeraj.S and Sindhu Eradi
Music by	Babith George
Cinematography	Sathish. G
Edited by	Nishad Yousef
Production company	Akash Films
Release date	8 February 2013 (2013-02-08)[1]
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹120 million[2]

Plot

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

Production

Soundtrack

Dracula
Soundtrack album by Babith George Vimal
Released	2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	15:16
Label	Manorama Music
Producer	Babith George Vimal

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Parijatha Pookkal"	Shalini Noble	Vidhu Prathap	4:40
2.	"Manju Pole"	Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma	Renjith Unni, Manjari	4:44
3.	"Prince of Darkness"	Vinayan	Sunidhi Chauhan, Sandra	3:49
4.	"Dance"		Instrumental	2:03
Total length:				15:16

Punnami Raathri (Telugu version)

Punnami Raathri
Soundtrack album by Babith George Raghu Ram
Released	2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	20:09
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Babith George Raghu Ram

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Punnami Raathri"	Kishore Senagala	Sravana Bhargavi	3:11
2.	"Paarijatha Puvva"	Kishore Senagala	Karthik	4:37
3.	"9848 Number"	Kedarnath Parimi	Mamta Sharma	4:28
4.	"Manchupoola Vanalle"	Kishore Senagala	Ranjith, Ganga	4:37
5.	"Punnami Raathri (Theme)"		Instrumental	1:19
6.	"Punnami Raathri (Romantic Beats)"		Instrumental	1:57
Total length:				20:09

Naangam Pirai (Tamil version)

Naangam Pirai
Soundtrack album by Babith George
Released	2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	17:49
Label	Think Music India
Producer	Babith George

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Paarijatha Poove"	Pa. Vijay	Karthik	4:41
2.	"Andhi Vennila"	Pa. Vijay	Ranjith, Ganga	4:44
3.	"Opening Theme"		Instrumental	1:23
4.	"Seductive Beats"		Instrumental	2:04
5.	"Prince of Darkness"		Instrumental	4:57
Total length:				17:49

Critical reception

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.[6]

See also

• Vampire film
• List of Malayalam horror films

References

1. Social Post (6 July 2012). "Dracula 2012 3D — Malayalam Movie Reviews, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
2. "Universal Pictures to release English version of Vinayan's Dracula 2012". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
3. Sathyendran, Nita (8 February 2013). "On track". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
4. Zachariah, Ammu (11 May 2012). "Monal Gajjar debuts in Mollywood". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
5. Sreekumar, Priya (8 February 2013). "Romancing the vampire". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
6. "Review: Dracula 2012 3D". Sify. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

External links

• Dracula 2012 on IMDb