Dear Comrade(2019)
A hot-blooded student union leader falls for a state-level cricketer but his anger management issues and violent streak threatens to derail their love story .
Dear Comrade is streaming on MX Player and Hotstar since 25 July 2019.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- MX Player, Hotstar, Prime Video, Sun Nxt
- OTT Release Date
- 25 July 2019
- Theatrical Release
- 26 July 2019
- Director
- Bharat Kamma
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 49m
- Rating
- 6.9/10
Storyline
A hot-tempered college activist falls in love with a talented cricket player. His struggles with anger and tendency toward violence put their relationship in serious danger.
“Love fueled by fire, tested by fury.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Dear Comrade
Cast reunions in this film: Rao Ramesh & Raghu Babu (12 films together), Rao Ramesh & Brahmaji (12 films together), Rao Ramesh & Rashmika Mandanna (6 films together), Raghu Babu & Brahmaji (6 films together), Brahmaji & Rashmika Mandanna (3 films together), and Brahmaji & Anish Kuruvilla (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Dear Comrade' was inspired by the way student union leaders often address each other.
- Vijay Deverakonda performed many of his own stunts, including the intense fight scene in the college corridor.
- The song 'Kadalalle' was shot in Georgia, marking one of the first major Telugu song sequences filmed there.
- Director Bharat Kamma reportedly wrote the character Bobby with Vijay Deverakonda in mind after seeing his performance in 'Arjun Reddy'.
- The film's soundtrack by Justin Prabhakaran won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in Telugu that year.
- A minor controversy arose because the film's portrayal of student politics was compared to real-life university unions in Andhra Pradesh.
- The cricket sequences featuring Rashmika Mandanna's character required intensive training to look authentic.
