Dear Death

Dear Death
Promotional poster
Directed by	Prem Kumar
Written by	Sridhar Venkatesan
Produced by	Sathish Nagarajan
Starring	Santhosh Prathap Jay Smruthi
Cinematography	Ashok Swaminathan
Edited by	Sridhar Venkatesan
Music by	Naveen Annamalai
Production company	SNR Films
Release date	6 January 2023 (2023-01-06)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Dear Death is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Prem Kumar and starring Santhosh Prathap, Jay and Smruthi in the lead roles. It was released on 6 January 2023.

Cast

• Santhosh Prathap as Death
• Jay
• Smruthi
• Venkatesan
• Sathish
• Sridhar Venkatesan
• Muthamil
• Juvi Arthi
• Sai Jeevitha
• Rakesh Karthik
• Mani Bose
• Mithun Rudran
• Sriram G.

Production

The film was written by Sridhar Venkatesan, who had earlier made films such as 6 Athiyayam (2018) and Yen Peyar Anandhan (2020). He used the concept of showcasing the concept of 'death' as on-screen character, and used it as a hyperlink between four separate stories shown in the film. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Production on the film was completed by September 2022. ^{[4] [5]}

The makers attempted to release the film on 30 December 2022, and held a press show earlier that week, but the film was eventually delayed by a week owing to a lack of screens. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Reception

The film was released on 6 January 2023 across Tamil Nadu. A critic form Thinaboomi gave the film a positive review, praising the film's concept. ^[9] A reviewer from Thanthi TV also presented a favourable review of the film. ^[10]

References

1. "Santhosh Prathap's next titled Dear Death". Cinema Express . 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
2. "Vijay Sethupathi launches poster of Santhosh Prathap's 'Dear Death'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
3. "Vijay Sethupathi launches poster of Santhosh Prathap's 'Dear Death' | சந்தோஷ் பிரதாப் நடிக்கும் புதிய படத்தின் பர்ஸ்ட்லுக் போஸ்டர் மற்றும் டைட்டில் வெளியீடு". www.dailythanthi.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
4. "Dear death : தனது புதிய படத்தை வெற்றிகரமாக முடித்த சந்தோஷ் பிரதான் …!". Samayam Tamil. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
5. "Santhosh :மரணத்தின் தலைவனான சந்தோஷ் பிராதான்….! புதிய படத்தின் ஃபர்ஸ்ட்லுக் வெளியிடு …!". Samayam Tamil. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
6. "இறப்பின் சிறப்பை சொல்லும் டியர் டெத் | Santhosh prathap's next film Dear Death". தினமலர் - சினிமா. 26 December 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
7. மலர், மாலை (26 December 2022). "இறப்பு கம்பீரமானது என சொல்லும் 'டியர் டெத்'". www.maalaimalar.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
8. "நடிகர் சந்தோஷ் பிரதாப் நடிக்கும் 'டியர் டெத்' படத்தின் வெளியீட்டு திகதி அறிவிப்பு". Virakesari.lk. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
9. "டியர் டெத் விமர்சனம்". Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
10. டிவி, தந்தி (6 January 2023). "மரணங்கள் பற்றி பேசுகிறதா 'டியர் டெத் ' படம் எப்படி இருக்கு?". www.thanthitv.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

External links

• Dear Death at IMDb