Dollar Dreams (film)
Encyclopedia
Dollar Dreams is a bilingual (English
and Telugu
) film directed and produced by Sekhar Kammula
starring Anish Kuruvilla, Priyanka Veer, Santosh Kumar (hyd), Anil Prashanth and Dashveer Singh.
. It revolves around six characters & their choice of making careers and settling down in United States or in homeland (India).
had lot of difficulty in convincing the distributors while marketing the film. He approached management of Sangeet theater in hyderabad who agreed to rent the theatre at Rs 10,000 per show but were not interested in buying the film. Sekhar Kammula booked the theatre for one show a day for 30 days. Film ran well for 4 weeks.
English language
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and Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
) film directed and produced by Sekhar Kammula
Sekhar Kammula
Sekhar Kammula is an award-winning Indian Film director, writer and producer from Telugu cinema.-Early life:Sekhar was schooled at St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad. He completed his intermediate studies from St...
starring Anish Kuruvilla, Priyanka Veer, Santosh Kumar (hyd), Anil Prashanth and Dashveer Singh.
Plot
The film is about youngsters from Hyderabad who are obsessive of immigrating to United StatesUnited States
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. It revolves around six characters & their choice of making careers and settling down in United States or in homeland (India).
Awards
- Film bagged the award for Best First Film of a DirectorIndira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a DirectorThe Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director is a National Film Award - Golden Lotus Award, given to a feature film director's first film.The National Film Award - Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director winners:...
at 47th National film festivalNational Film AwardsThe National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...
.
Distribution
Sekhar KammulaSekhar Kammula
Sekhar Kammula is an award-winning Indian Film director, writer and producer from Telugu cinema.-Early life:Sekhar was schooled at St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad. He completed his intermediate studies from St...
had lot of difficulty in convincing the distributors while marketing the film. He approached management of Sangeet theater in hyderabad who agreed to rent the theatre at Rs 10,000 per show but were not interested in buying the film. Sekhar Kammula booked the theatre for one show a day for 30 days. Film ran well for 4 weeks.
Cast
- Satya Krishnan
- Anish Kuruvilla
- Priyanka Veer
- Anil Prashanth
- Santosh Kumar
- Dashveer Singh
- Ravi Raju