Dear Uma(2025)
"Dear Uma" is a film that narrates the story of Dev, a rock star who falls in love with Uma, a medical student. As the plot unfolds, Dev realizes that he is enamored with Uma's soul rather than Uma herself. The central mystery revolves around why Dev is the only one who can perceive the soul of Uma, who had passed away long ago.
Dear Uma is streaming on Sun NXT and Airtel Xstream Play.
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- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 18 April 2025
- Director
- Sai Rajesh Mahadav
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
Storyline
A rock star named Dev falls for a medical student, Uma. He discovers his love is actually for her soul, not the living woman. The mystery is why only Dev can see the spirit of Uma, who died years earlier.
“A rock star falls for a soul from the past.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Dear Uma
Cast reunions in this film: Saptagiri & Ballireddy Prudhviraj (9 films together), Rajiv Kanakala & Saptagiri (4 films together), Rajiv Kanakala & Ballireddy Prudhviraj (4 films together), Aamani & Saptagiri (2 films together), Aamani & Ballireddy Prudhviraj (2 films together), and Saptagiri & Ajay Ghosh (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Dear Uma' was inspired by a real-life love letter the director Sai Rajesh wrote in his youth.
- Lead actor Dev's rock star look required over 30 hours of tattoo application using temporary ink for shooting.
- A key scene was filmed at the historic Koti Women's College in Hyderabad, a rare permission for film crews.
- The movie's soundtrack features a cameo vocal by playback singer Sid Sriram in an uncredited background track.
- This was the first Telugu film to use a special 'soul vision' visual effect developed by a Hyderabad VFX studio.
- The climax was shot in a single 22-minute take requiring 17 rehearsals with both lead actors.
- Uma's medical books in the film were actual borrowed textbooks from a local medical student to ensure accuracy.