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This article is about the Tamil language film. For the 2004 Indian Hindi language film, see Dev (film). For other purposes, see Dev.
Dev
Directed byRajath Ravishankar
Written byRajath Ravishankar
Produced byS. Lakshman Kumar
StarringKarthi
Nikki Galrani
Rakul Preet Singh
Prakash Raj
Ramya Krishnan
CinematographyR. Velraj
Edited byAnthony L. Ruben
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
company
Prince Pictures
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Release date
21 December 2018
Running time
TBA
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Telugu
Budget₹55crores

Dev (Template:Lang-en) (Template:Lang-ta) also known as Karthi 17 is an upcoming Indian Tamil Telugu language action adventure thriller romantic comedy drama film based on road adventure and inspired from the life of former Indian 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev written and directed by Rajath Ravishankar on his directorial debut.[1] The film stars Karthi and Rakul Preet Singh in the main lead prominent roles while Prakash Raj, Vamsi Krishna and Ramya Krishnan play supportive and pivotal roles in the film.[2] Harris Jayaraj has been roped into score music for the film while cinematography is handled by R. Velraj and editing is done by Anthony L. Ruben.[3] The movie was simultaneously shot in both Tamil and Telugu languages with a higher budget of over 50 Crores.[4] The film is expected to have its theatrical release on 21 December 2018 on the eve of Christmas.[5]

Cast

Production

The film titled Dev was announced by debutant Rajath Ravishankar who previously served as the assistant of Anurag Kashyap, as his maiden directorial project in March 2018 and it was revealed that Karthi and Rakul Preet Singh would play the main lead roles in the film for the second time in a film after Dheeran Athigaram Ondru.[6] The film went on floors from 8 March 2018 with the shooting being commenced at Chennai.[7] The first look poster of the film was unveiled by Karthi's brother Suriya on 24 October 2018.[8] The official teaser of the film was released on 4 November 2018 and received positive reviews from the audience.[9]

The film director revealed that the film's plot is inspired from the life of former Indian cricket captain and star all-rounder Kapil Dev. Most of the portions of the film include bike stunt sequences with lead actor Karthi playing the role of a bike lover/enthusiast and they were shot in the roads across India and Nepal especially at the Mount Everest.[10] The scenes of the film were extensively shot in areas such as Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Himalayas, Ukraine.[11] The shooting was wrapped in around early November 2018 in Ukraine.[12] The film is also set to be the first Tamil film to be made as a thriller road adventure film in Tamil cinema.

References

  1. ^ "First look of Karthi-starrer 'Dev' is out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  2. ^ "Karthi's upcoming film to be titled 'Dev'?". The News Minute. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  3. ^ Staff, Scroll. "'Dev' teaser: Karthi's character wants to live on the edge". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  4. ^ "Watch Teaser | Karthi's 'Dev' breaks free from the norm". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  5. ^ "Dev': The Karthi-starrer to release in December - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  6. ^ "Karthi's next with Rakul Preet Singh titled 'Dev'? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  7. ^ ""​​KARTHI 17" is a mega budget Film starring Karthi". View7media - latest update about tamil cinema movie reviews. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-11-29. {{cite news}}: zero width space character in |title= at position 2 (help)
  8. ^ "Dev: Suriya unveils first look posters of Karthi's upcoming film". The Indian Express. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  9. ^ "'Dev': The teaser of Karthi starrer unveiled - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  10. ^ "Dev teaser: Karthi's road movie looks beautiful". The Indian Express. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  11. ^ "Karthi's 'Dev' nears completion - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  12. ^ "Rakul Preet wraps up shooting for Karthi's 'Dev' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
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