Dracula 2012

Dracula 2012 is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language supernatural horror romantic film directed by Vinayan, starring Sudheer Sukumaran, Prabhu, Monal Gajjar, Nassar, Shraddha Das and Thilakan.

Dracula 2012
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vinayan
Written by	Vinayan
Produced by	Akash Films
Starring	Sudheer Sukumaran Monal Gajjar Shraddha Das Prabhu Thilakan Nassar
Cinematography	Sathish. G
Edited by	Nishadh Yusuf
Music by	Babith George
Production company	Akash Films
Release date	8 February 2013 (2013-02-08)[1]
Running time	129 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹35.5 crore[2]

The film was partially re-shot in Tamil and Telugu as Naangam Pirai and Punnami Ratri (Night of the Full Moon), respectively.^[3] The film was dubbed in English for a Western release and later dubbed in Hindi as "Aur Ek Dracula" (One more Dracula). Portions of the film were shot in Bran Castle in Romania.^[4] The cost of the film was ₹350 million^[2] and was originally released on 8 February 2013.^[5]

Premise

While on his honeymoon in Romania, a man visits the Bran Castle and upon his return to the hotel, kills his bride. He then returns to his homeland and begins to hunt for new victims.

Cast

• Sudheer Sukumaran as Roy Thomas / William D'Souza / Count Dracula
• Monal Gajjar as Meena
• Shraddha Das as Thaara
• Prabhu as Dr. Paul Robinson
• Nassar as Suryamoorthy
• Aryan as Raju
• Priya Nambiar as Lucy Thomas
• Thilakan
• Krishna as Benny IPS

Music

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

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

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

Reception

Critical response

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