Dollar Dreams

Dollar Dreams is a 2000 Indian drama film written, directed and produced by Sekhar Kammula in his directorial debut. Primarily shot in Telugu and English, the film starred Santosh Kumar, Anish Kuruvilla, Ravi Raju, Anil Prashant, Dashveer Singh, Priyanka Veer, and Satya. The film was screened at the 33rd International Film Festival of India. It won the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director at the 47th National Film Awards.

Accolades
Rediff.com cited Dollar Dreams as a take off from where Hyderabad Blues ends. Dollar Dreams explores the conflict between American dreams and human feelings. The film re-introduced social realism to Telugu screen.

Cast

 * Santosh Kumar as Balu
 * Anish Kuruvilla as Srinu
 * Ravi Raju as Ravi
 * Dr. Anil Prashant as Phani
 * Dashveer Singh as Sardar
 * Priyanka Veer as Usha
 * Satya as Archana
 * Manasa as She
 * Gopal Krishna as Father
 * Radha Krishna as Lakshmi
 * Kushnaaz as Kamal
 * Sekhar Kammula (cameo appearance)