Dear Vikram

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Dear Vikram
Directed byK. S. Nandheesh
Written byK. S. Nandheesh
Produced byK. S. Nandheesh
Starring Sathish Ninasam
Shraddha Srinath
Edited bySrikanth
Music by Tony Joseph Pallivathukal
Judah Sandhy
Production
companies
Backgate Productions
Jacob Films
Leader Film Productions
Sathish Picture House
Release date
  • 30 June 2022 (2022-06-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Dear Vikram is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by K. S. Nandheesh starring Sathish Ninasam and Shraddha Srinath. [1] [2] The film released after a five-year delay.

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Cast

Production and release

The film was initially titled Godhra but was changed to Dear Vikram in 2022 after the CBFC objected the title attributing its similarity to the Godhra riots. [3] [4] [5] The film began production in 2017, but only released in 2022 due to the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7] [8] The film was shot in multiple Indian states and Malaysia. [9]

The film was to release in 2020 after shooting for most of the film was complete except for the introduction song. [10] [11] The film streamed on Voot Select on 30 June 2022. [12] [13]

Reception

Muralidhara Khajane of The Hindu opined that "In his enthusiasm to address multiple burning socio-economic, cultural, religious and political issues in the span of one film, director Nandeesh seems to have lost his focus". [14] Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India said that "Dear Vikram could have been a film that could have raised interesting debates on the current political situation, but it ends up falling short as the tale seems too rushed between some unnecessary songs and sequences". [15] Jayadeep Jayesh of Deccan Herald called the film "a total misfire". [16] [17]

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  1. "ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಓಟಿಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಮಾಡ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ನಟ ಸತೀಶ್ ನೀನಾಸಂ!". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada).
  2. "Dear Vikram: ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕೆ ಕನ್ನಡಿ ಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇವೆ: ನೀನಾಸಂ ಸತೀಶ್‌". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
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  17. "Dear Vikram Review: ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ & ವಾಸ್ತವದ ಸಂಘರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕುವ 'ವಿಕ್ರಮ್'". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada).