Dear Comrade(2019)
Telugu169 mins
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 .
Director:Bharat Kamma
Mood:
emotionalintenseuplifting
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.”
Film Details
6.9Rating
169Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date26 July 2019
Also Known Asถึงเพื่อน…เพื่อน
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalintenseuplifting
Themes
loveidentityjusticefriendship
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion5
Humor2
Rewatchability4
Cast & Crew
#1
Vijay DeverakondaBobby
→#2Rashmika MandannaLilly
→#3S
Shruti RamachandranJaya
→#4Rao RameshSupporting Actor
→#5SukanyaSupporting Actress
→#6Raghu BabuSupporting Actor
→#7Anish KuruvillaSupporting Actor
→#8BrahmajiSupporting Actor
→#9S
Sujith SarangPhotographer
→#10Justin PrabhakaranMusic Director
→#11B
Bharat KammaDirector
→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.
