Media Dreams

Media Dreams was an Indian film production and distribution company formed in 1997. It produced several Tamil language films in the early 2000s, and was later acquired by Pentamedia Graphics.[1]

Media Dreams
TypeFilm production
Film distribution
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1997
Headquarters,
Key people
Sujatha Rangarajan
ProductsMotion pictures
(Tamil)
OwnerPentamedia Graphics

History

Media Dreams was set up in 1997 as an Indian entertainment business unit catering to the television, theatre and the internet. It was acquired by Pentamedia Graphics in December 2000.[2][3][4] The group's key partners included prominent writer Sujatha Rangarajan as its managing director.[5]

The studio's first feature film Bharathi, a biopic of poet Subramania Bharati, opened to critical and commercial acclaim, prompting the producers to take on several more projects in the early 2000s.[6][7] Other notable films that the group made during the period included Cheran's family drama Pandavar Bhoomi (2001), Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's multilingual fantasy film Little John (2001) and Moulee's comedy drama Pammal K. Sambandam (2002) starring Kamal Haasan.[8][9][10][11] The group also subsequently moved onto distribute films, make television serials such as Balu Mahendra's Kadhai Neram, and release audio albums.[12]

In early 2001, Media Dreams announced that they would produce Robo, a science fiction film by Shankar, starring Kamal Haasan and Preity Zinta in the lead roles. However, the film was later stalled due to escalating costs.[13] The team had also announced that they would produce the film version of Sundara Ramaswamy's novel Oru Puliyamarathin Kathai, which would mark the directorial debut of art director P. Krishnamoorthy, but the project eventually did not materialise.[14] The commercial failure of some of its films forced the group to stop making films, with its final release Whistle (2003), having a delayed release.[15]

Filmography

Films as producer
Title Year Language Director Cast Synopsis Ref.
Bharathi 2000 Tamil Gnana Rajasekaran Sayaji Shinde, Devayani, Nizhalgal Ravi [16]
Nila Kaalam 2001 Tamil Gandhi Krishna Udayaraj, Dinesh, Ranjani, Roja
Little John 2001 English, Hindi, Tamil Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Bentley Mitchum, Jyothika, Anupam Kher [17]
Krishna Krishna 2001 Tamil S. Ve. Shekher S. Ve. Shekher, Sukanya, Sriman
Pandavar Bhoomi 2001 Tamil Cheran Arun Vijay, Shamitha, Rajkiran, Ranjith
Pammal K. Sambandam 2002 Tamil Moulee Kamal Haasan, Simran, Abbas, Sneha [18]
Whistle 2003 Tamil J. D.- Jerry Vikramaditya, Sherin, Gayathri Raguram [19]
Films as distributor

In addition to the films produced by Media Dreams, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company.

  • 12B (2001)
  • Samrat Ashoka (2001; dubbed)
Television
  • Balu Mahendra Kathai Neram
  • Ladies Club - "Senior / Junior"
  • Southern Spice
  • Neelavaanam
  • Thozhigal
  • Thanthira Bhoomi
  • Ambighai

References

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  12. "KBC in Tamil!". rediff.com. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  13. "Kadal Pookal for Tamil new years day  Bharathiraja". cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  14. "'Hamsa Geethe' to 'Bharathi': Meet Krishnamoorthy, the designer behind iconic film sets". The News Minute. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  15. "Chinna". cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. "rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Review: Tamil film Bharati". rediff.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  17. "Film review: Little John - OTHERS". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  18. "rediff.com, Movies: The review of Pammal K Sambandham". rediff.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  19. ""Whistle" - CHEN". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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