| Dear Megha | |
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| Directed by | Sushanth Reddy |
| Screenplay by | Sushanth Reddy |
| Story by | K. S. Ashoka |
| Based on | Dia by K. S. Ashoka |
| Produced by | Arjun Dasyan |
| Starring | Megha Akash Adith Arun Arjun Somayajula |
| Cinematography | I. Andrew |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Gowra Hari |
Production company | Vedaansh Creative Works |
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Running time | 121 minutes [1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Dear Megha is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Sushanth Reddy. [2] Produced by Arjun Dasyan under Vedaansh Creative Works, the film stars Megha Akash, Adith Arun and Arjun Somayajula. A remake of 2020 Kannada film Dia, [3] the plot follows the triangular love story. [4] The film was released on 3 September 2021. [5]
Megha takes three years to confess her feelings to Arjun but he dies in a terrible accident. Later, when she begins a new life with Aadi, she finds out that Arjun is still alive.
The film was launched with a muhurat shot on 10 December 2020. The film was shot at various locations including Gateway of India in Mumbai, and Pernem railway station in Pernem (Goa). [6] Filming was done for four days, at Pernem railway station. The entire filming was done in 28 days and was wrapped up in February 2021. [7] Pavitra Lokesh reprised her role from the original version. [8]
The first single "Aamani Unte" was released on 16 July 2021. [9] Prakash Pecheti of Telangana Today wrote that "Sid Sriram’s voice and music director Gowra Hari’s rendition would probably be the best work that a film like ‘Dear Megha’ could get." [10]
| Dear Megha | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by Gowra Hari | |||||
| Released | August 26, 2021 (Jukebox) | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 18:00 | ||||
| Language | Telugu | ||||
| Label | Silly Monks Music | ||||
| Producer | Gowra Hari | ||||
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| Singles from Dear Megha | |||||
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All lyrics are written by Krishna Kanth; all music is composed by Gowra Hari.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aamani Unte" | Anurag Kulkarni | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Bagundhi Ee Kaalame" | Sid Sriram | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Chusa Ninu Chusa" | Sahithi | 00:15 |
| 4. | "Gundello Kanneeti Megham" | Harini | |
| 5. | "Kashtam Vasthe Nake" | Gowra Hari |
In August 2021, The Hans India reported that the film will be released directly on the over-the-top media service. [11] Later, it was announced that the film would release in theatres on 3 September 2021. [12]
Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and felt that the film is a faithful remake of its original. He added "Dear Megha is a well-shot film that’ll leave you disturbed – just what the makers intended. But how fair is it really to not delve further into Megha’s life is a question the audience can answer." [13] In contrast, Murali Krishna CH felt that film is not so efficient remake of Dia. He praised Megha's acting performance and film score. [14] The Hindu 's Y Sunita Chowdhary commented that the film was neither great nor bad. [15]