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DAM 999
Directed bySohan Roy
Produced byMarine BizTV
StarringAshish Vidyarthi
Joshua Fredric Smith
Rajit Kapur
Vinay Rai
Vimala Raman
Linda Arsenio
Megha Burman
Jaala Pickering
Jineeth Rath
CinematographyAjayan Vincent
Music byOuseppachan
LanguageEnglish

DAM 999 an International 3D Movie by the Mariners, directed by Sohan Roy. The movie is based on a true incident, a dam disaster in 1975 that took the lives of 250,000 souls of China[1].The film falls in the category of an emotional thriller, based on the ancient Indian concept of `Navarasas’ or the nine human emotions, represented by an assortment of actors from India and Hollywood. Movie also portrays the concepts of Ayurveda as well as lost love in the backdrop of a sound story of a dilapidated colonial dam. [2][3].

Plot

The story revolves around the central edifice in this movie, a 100 year old Dam built by British during their colonial days in India . Like a Dam, each character in this movie, holds back their emotions for various reasons, eventually the DAM breaks along with that of its characters drawing the audience to gripping climax. The numerical 999 has got great importance in British Colonial Indian historical pages. The story reveals the concealed truth of India's age old myths and science.

Cast

  • Ashish Vidyarthi - The national award winning actor Ashish Vidyarthi plays Durai, the antagonist in the movie. Bheebatsa is the rasa of the foe, the rasa that symbolizes disgust and aversion. Ashish won the award for Best Supporting Actor in 1995 for the Hindi movie Drohkaal. Though he started his acting career with a Kannada film, he soon became the 'most punched' villain in Bollywood. He is a gifted actor who has completed over 150 movies in all regional languages in India. Bheebatsa is the rasa of the foe, the rasa that symbolizes disgust and aversion.
  • Joshua Fredric Smith - He plays Captain Fredrick Brown, a tongue-in-cheek Anglo-Indian mariner, an epitome of Hasya, the rasa of mirth and fun. Joshua, who was born in Northern California, made it to Hollywood following his grandfather's desire to make him a 'star'. Through his passion and determination, he is slowly and steadily on his way to fulfilling that dream. Joshua's recent films are 'Finding a Place' and 'The Road to Freedom'.
  • Rajit Kapur - Rajit Kapur, the versatile Indian actor, is the winner of the 1996 National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the movie 'The Making of the Mahatma'. He has also bagged the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for the Malayalam movie 'Agnisakshi'. Rajit Kapur is a theatre actor as well as a director. In Dam 999, the acting maestro dons the role of Shankaran.
  • Vinay Rai - Vinay Rai take the part of Vinay in the movie, a mariner and Freddy's trusted friend. Vinay is aggressive, fierce and ferocious and stands for Roudra rasa, the rasa of wrath. [4][5]
  • Linda Arsenio - The audacious and heroic mood of Veera rasa is portrayed by the character Sandra, a clued-in TV journalist. Linda hit the big time with the Hindi film Kabul Express. This young actress and model from Texas debuted with an English film 'The Process of Creative Deception' before stepping into the Indian film industry.
  • Vimala Raman - An actor, a model and a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, the charming Vimala Raman plays Meera, an archetype of the rasa of compassion, Karuna. This former Miss India Australia 2004 has proved her mettle as an actress in four South Indian languages.
  • Megha Burman - The young Bengali beauty is Raziya,a Pakistani in DAM999. The core of the character is Shringara rasa, the expression of romance and lust. The young actress has been a part of plays penned by Gulzar, the great Indian lyricist and Ibsen theatre festival in Delhi which was authored by Ibsen, the celebrated Norwegian playwright. With her presence in numerous top brand advertisements and print campaigns, she is a known face to many.
  • Jaala Pickering - Jaala is Maria in Dam 999, Freddy's invalid sister who is confined to her home. A picture of Bhayanaka rasa, Maria characterizes fear, doom and despair. Jaala Pickering is a well known English actress, model, television host and a professional dancer. She has played lead roles in 'A Brief History of Women' and 'The Humdrummer'. This hazel-eyed beauty has had many highly popular TV series and commercials to her credit.
  • Jineeth Rath - The Child actor who plays the character of Sam in DAM 999,portraying Abdutha Rasa.

Development

DAM 999 is the result of inspiration of many real life incidents.The movie is a tribute to the 250,000 souls who lost their lives in the 1975 Banqiao Dam disaster in China[6]. , through this film Sohan Roy also wants to convey the psychological stress every individual experiences by restricting one’s feelings and desires. One cannot go on for long without expressing one’s feelings. Like a pressure mounted DAM, concealed emotions will explode at some point of time. Words are not enough to convey the aftermaths of this outburst. The audience will relate to the symbolic representation of a DAM across everyone’s mind. In a very simple way, DAM 999 is a story of nine characters and their emotions. The lives of all the nine characters revolve around a pressure mounted dam.The movie also shows the world the life of a mariner and the hidden beauty of the sea[7].

Sohan Roy introduces a new toy - 'Octopian Boy', a solid action figure, through this movie.[8].

Production

DAM 999 started its shooting at Alleppey, Kerala.[9]A lot of unexpected hurdles was faced by the crew with the progression of the movie, the issues began with one of the lead actors being banned from the film society due to some controversies,which ended up forcing makers of DAM 999 to pay a huge compensatory amount to the actor as he couldn't be included to be part of the project [10][11][12].While the prior issue sublimed, another lead character from India walked out due to disputes with the crew, while the shoot was in progress, making the movie come to a halt[13].The star cast of the movie was immediately altered and the initial sequences in Kerala was completed as planned[14] [15] .From various exotic locations such as Ooty in India,the shoot of the movie progressed to Fujairah,Dubai,where DAM999 has captured a couple of its sequences on the longest oil tanker vessel that has ever been filmed.The climax of the movie was compiled in an expensive set in Ramoji film city in Hyderabad, built by the Art Director Padmashree Thotta Tharani [16][17][18].DAM 999 is now in the phase of post production, the world wide release of the movie is expected in the near future.[19].

References

  1. ^ "DAM999 Official Website". DAM999. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  2. ^ "A film based on Mullaperiyar dam issue". Express Buzz. 28 Feb 2010.
  3. ^ "Rimes of the modern mariner". The Week Manorama Online News. February 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "VINAY'S ENGLISH FILM". Behind Woods News Stories. February 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "Thilakan is excluded from the English Movie". Mathrubhumi. March 02, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "I will be submitting Dam 999 for the Oscars". Rediff.com. June 22, 2010.
  7. ^ "Nine's the word!". The hindu. Oct 24, 2009.
  8. ^ "Another Superhero". damthemovie blog. June 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Shooting of DAM 999 to commence at Alappuzha from Mar one". Kerala2010 Blogspot. February 27, 2010.
  10. ^ "Suspended from AMMA, Thilakan says he will not give up". The Hindu. March 1, 2010.
  11. ^ "Thilakan out of Dam 999". indiaglitz. March 03, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Thilakan paid compensation by 'Dam 999' makers". Nowrunning. Mar 8, 2010.
  13. ^ "Heroine issue stops 'Dam 999'". Indiaglitz. March 26,2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "My toughest challenge was learning Telugu'". Newshunt. 13 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Dam 999 in trouble again!". Entertainment oneindia. March 30, 2010.
  16. ^ "Smooth sailing". The Hindu. May 14, 2010.
  17. ^ "Hyderabad witnesses climax of DAM 999 - A Sohan Roy Film". Washingtonbanglaradio. 02 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "Shooting mostly complete - world premiere in October" ignored (help)
  18. ^ "DAM 999 has successfully completed its shoot in Hyderabad". Maritime-executive. June 1st, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "DAM 999 – Releasing Dec 2010". isongz. August 12th, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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