Dear Vaappi

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Dear Vaappi
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Release poster
Directed byShan Thulasi
Written byShan Thulasi
Produced byR Muthaiah Murli
Starring Lal
Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju
Anagha Narayanan
Edited by Lijo Paul
Music by Kailas Menon
Production
company
Crown Films
Release date
17 February 2023
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Dear Vaappi is a 2023 Indian Malayalam Language film directed by Shan Thulasi. It stars Lal, Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju, Anagha Narayanan while Sri Rekha, Jagadish, Maniyanpilla Raju, Sunil Sukhada, Jayakrishnan, Chembil Ashokan, Nirmal Palazhi, Neena Kurup etc. play supporting roles. [1] [2] Kailas Menon has composed 5 songs for the movie. [3]

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Plot

Amira's father Basheer comes back to his hometown after 30 years of tailoring work in Mumbai and wanted to start his own business in hometown. The story is about the daughter Amira who supports his father for the venture and wanted to see her father's dream come true. [1] [4] [5]

Cast

[7] [8] [9]

Production

The principal photography of the film was started in September 2022 [10] and the first look of the film was released on 4 August 2022. [11] The shooting of the film was held in Thalassery, Mahe, Mysore, Mumbai and the entire shooting was wrap up in October 2022. [12] Later the teaser [13] and the trailer was released. [14] [15]

Box office

According to the source of Times of india the film collected the Rs 10 lakhs in 3 days. [16]

Release

The film was released on 17 February 2023 in theatres and started Over-the-top media service stream on 13 April 2023 on ManoramaMAX. [17]

Reception

Princy Alexander critic from Onmanorama stated that "However, while 'Dear Vaappi' has some interesting and feel-good moments, the excitement factor is slightly missing." [18] A Tamil critic from Thanthi TV gave mixed reviews. [19] Shilpa S critic from OTTplay gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated that "With its cliched, predictable story, black and white characters, and an insipid script, Dear Vaapi has very little to keep viewers engaged. But despite its mediocrity, the film does have a few bright spots in its third act, which tries to hold a mirror to the plight of entrepreneurs in the initial stage of setting up their businesses." [20]

However, critics from ManoramaOnline [21] and Samayam [22] gave mixed reviews about the film.

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  2. ↑ "'ഡിയർ വാപ്പി'യെ രണ്ടു കൈയും നീട്ടി സ്വീകരിച്ചവർക്ക് ഒരായിരം നന്ദി; പ്രേക്ഷകർക്ക് നന്ദി പറ‍ഞ്ഞ് ലാൽ". Mathrubhumi.
  3. ↑ "'Dear Vaappi' audio album will be a musical treat, says Kailas Menon - Exclusive". Times of India.
  4. ↑ "വാപ്പിയുടെയും മകളുടെയും സ്വപ്‌നത്തിലേക്ക്". Mathrubhumi.
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