Dass is a 2005 Tamil-language Romance Action film written by Babu Yogeswaran and Kamal Haasan. The movie is directed by Babu Yogeswaran and K. S. Ravikumar and produced by K. Muralitharan and V. Ravichandran under the banner of Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. Several other people also get involved in the process and all their stories connect after the striking of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, thus bringing philosophical views into the picture. Dass features Kamal Haasan in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Asin, Jeyam Ravi, Renuka Menon, Vadivelu, Fefsi Vijayan and Krishna Ghattamaneni. The music was composed by Himesh Reshammiya along with Devi Sri Prasad. Cinematography was done by Ravi Varman and editing by K. Thanigachalam. The motion picture has a running time of 185 minutes. It was released on 1st January 2005. The Film was successful at box office. Dass was made on a budget of ₹60 crore and it was a super hit at box office gross of ₹153 crore. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. Several other people also get involved in the process and all their stories connect after the striking of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, thus bringing philosophical views into the picture.