Dollar Dreams

Dollar Dreams is a 2000 Indian drama film written, directed and produced by Sekhar Kammula in his directorial debut. Shot in Telugu and English, the film starred Santosh Kumar, Anish Kuruvilla, Ravi Raju, Anil Prashant, Dashveer Singh, Priyanka Veer, and Satya. The film explores the conflict between American dreams and human feelings.

Dollar Dreams
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Directed by	Sekhar Kammula
Written by	Sekhar Kammula
Produced by	Sekhar Kammula
Starring	Santosh Kumar Anish Kuruvilla Ravi Raju Dr. Anil Prashant Dashveer Singh Priyanka Veer Satya
Cinematography	Vijay C. Kumar
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Production company	Amigos Creations
Distributed by	Amigos Creations
Release date	19 October 2000 (2000-10-19)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Telugu English
Budget	₹16–20 lakh[1]
Box office	₹16 Lakh

Dollar Dreams was screened at the 33rd International Film Festival of India.^[2][3] It won the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director at the 47th National Film Awards.^[4][2]

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)

Production

Rediff.com cited Dollar Dreams as a take off from where Hyderabad Blues ends.^[5][6] The film re-introduced social realism to Telugu screen.^[7]