Dear Death

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Dear Death
Dear Death.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byPrem Kumar
Written bySridhar Venkatesan
Produced bySathish Nagarajan
Starring
CinematographyAshok Swaminathan
Edited bySridhar Venkatesan
Music byNaveen Annamalai
Production
company
SNR Films
Release date
  • 6 January 2023 (2023-01-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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.

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Cast

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]

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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.
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  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.
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