''Ice'' is a 2003 Indian

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directed by

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. The film stars Ashok and

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, while Vivek and Mouli appeared in other pivotal role. The film produced by, had music scored by

Devi Sri Prasad Devi Sri Prasad (; born 2 August 1979) is an Indian film composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter and performer. Popularly known by his initials DSP, he is best known for his work in Telugu-language films, and has also worked in a few Tamil film ...

. This film is the Tamil remake of the 2002 Telugu film ''

Kalusukovalani ''Kalusukovalani'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by R. Raghuraj and written by Vakkantham Vamsi. The film stars Uday Kiran, Gajala and Prathyusha. The film also marks Prathyusha's final film, just before her ...

''. The film released in 2003 to below average collections and reviews.

Cast

*Ashok as Ashok *

as Anjali *Haripriya as Madhavi * Vivek * Mouli as Vishwanathan * Devan * Anu Mohan *

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Production

''Ice'' is a remake of the director's 2002 Telugu film ''

'' which featured

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and Gajala. The film became the maiden production venture of Sherif Ahmed for his Joy Entertainment.

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was first chosen to play the heroine, but was subsequently replaced by

. Devi Sri Prasad's tunes from the original version were retained, while cranking the camera was Shri, who had apprenticed with P. C. Sriram. The sets are designed by M. Prabhakar, the stunt and dance choreography are by Shiva and Cool Jayant respectively. At the YMCA grounds, Chennai, a song was picturised on the hero. After a schedule in Chennai, the unit shifts to locations abroad to the

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Soundtrack

reused many songs from the original Telugu film.

Release

The Hindu commended the film's technical aspects but stated "as the game goes on without respite, the viewer feels restless and exasperated." Soon after the release of the films, Ashok signed on to appear in ''Varma'' opposite

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. However the project was later cancelled.

References

2003 films Indian romantic comedy films Tamil remakes of Telugu films 2000s Tamil-language films Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad 2003 romantic comedy films {{2000s-romance-film-stub