Dalam

Koottam
Directed by	M. Jeevan (Ram Gopal Varma associate)
Written by	Shankar Devaraj
Screenplay by	M. Jeevan
Story by	M. Jeevan
Produced by	M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy
Starring	Naveen Chandra Piaa Bajpai Nassar Kishore Abhimanyu Singh
Edited by	Madhu
Music by	James Vasanthan
Production company	The Mammoth Media & Entertainment
Release dates	15 August 2013 (2013-08-15) (Telugu) 4 April 2014 (2014-04-04) (Tamil)
Country	India
Languages	Telugu Tamil

Koottam is a 2013 Telugu-Tamil bilingual action thriller film by debutant director M Jeevan, a protégé of noted Indian director Ram Gopal Varma. The Telugu version Dalam was produced by M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy under the banner of Mammoth Media & Entertainment and released in the first week of 15 August 2013, while Koottam, the Tamil version, will release in 2014. The film starring *Kishore, Naveen Chandra, Nassar, Abhimanyu Singh, Piaa Bajpai tells the story of a group of former naxals and their struggles against the police and politicians when they start their lives afresh from Jail.

Cast

• Naveen Chandra as Abhi
• Piaa Bajpai as Shruthi
• Nassar as JK
• Kishore as Satruvu
• Abhimanyu Singh as Ladda
• Krishnudu as Bhadram
• Pragathi
• Mahadevan
• Ajay
• Dhanraj
• Harsha Vardhan
• Saikumar
• Nathalia Kaur as Item Number

Plot

The Scene begins in a Naxal infested area, where gun battle is ensuing between State policeman and Naxals. In the battle, the Naxals lose many men and they decide to forgo their pursuit of war and they decide to hand themselves to government. During their time in jail, they undergo many tortures but then one the Jail Seniors offers them to switch sides to the police and do hit jobs.

Production

The film began pre-production in early 2012 with Piaa Bajpai in the role of love interest to Naveen Chandra, the male lead in the film. Chandra had already filmed Therodum Veedhiyile in Tamil. Actors Kishore, Nasser and Saikumar play important roles in the film. James Vasanthan has scored the music. Each scene was shot twice, for a Tamil and Telugu version.

Soundtrack

The Music Was Composed By James Vasanthan.

Dalam
Film score by James Vasanthan
Released	2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	22:31
Language	Telugu
Label	Vega Entertainment
Producer	James Vasanthan
James Vasanthan chronology
Puthagam (2013) Dalam (2013) Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA (2013)

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yetellinaa Aranyame"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Vijay Yesudas	3:09
2.	"Thayya Thayya"	Krishna Chaitanya	Dhananjay, Belly Raj, Raghu, Somasundar, Prasad	4:44
3.	"Ikkadi Nundi Ekkadi Dhakaa"	Ananta Sriram	Haricharan, Shweta Mohan	5:26
4.	"Addirabanna"	Sahithi	Priya Subramaniam	4:48
5.	"Ekbaar Esukora Theenmar"	Krishna Chaitanya	Dhananjay, Sunandan, Srinivas, Pooja	4:24
Total length:				22:31

Koottam
Film score by James Vasanthan
Released	2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	22:33
Language	Tamil
Label	Saregama
Producer	James Vasanthan
James Vasanthan chronology
Puthagam (2013) Koottam (2013) Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA (2013)

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Pattaana Kunjamum (Kannala Unnatha)"	Sumathi	Arvind Raj, Bellie Raj, R. Ajay, Somasunder R.	4:40
2.	"Ithanai Dhooram"	Madhan Karky	Haricharan, Shweta Mohan	5:23
3.	"Yeni Mela"	Mohan Rajan	Sunandan, V.V. Prasanna	4:25
4.	"Nigarputha Pinangal"	Madhan Karky	Vijay Yesudas	3:15
5.	"Kaalanaa Kannu"	Mohan Rajan	Priya Subramanian	4:50
Total length:				22:33

Release

The Telugu version of the film released in August 2013 won above average reviews, with a critic noting "it's a decently directed movie, and the story flows neatly for the most part" and that "despite its violent content, the film is not as loud as it is thought-provoking. The film is also suitably intriguing."