''Ice'' is a 2003 Indian

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directed by R. Raghuraj. The film stars newcomer Ashok,

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and Haripriya, while

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

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. It is a remake of the 2002 Telugu film ''

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

Cast

Production

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

'' which featured

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and

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. 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

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. 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 all songs from the original Telugu film except "Appappa Un Paarvai", "Gumthalakkadi", "Hey Penne" and "Vaaname Enakke".

Release and reception

A critic from ''

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'' commended the film's technical aspects but stated "as the game goes on without respite, the viewer feels restless and exasperated." Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "And to think that the film's original Telugu version 'Kalasu Kavalani' was a big success in Andhra! At least the Tamil version doesn't look like it will repeat the success story! In the growing list of promising debutants is Ashok who can dance-fight-romance as good as any other hero. Priyanka is a sight for sore eyes. Vivek's is comedy-missed". A critic from ''

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'' wrote "The film is weak due to crippled performances and lack of originality and presentation". 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

External links

*{{IMDb title 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films 2003 films 2003 romantic comedy films Films directed by R. Raghuraj Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad Films shot in Austria Indian romantic comedy films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romantic comedy films