Dev (2019 film)

Dev
Official Movie Poster
Directed byRajath Ravishankar
Written byRajath Ravishankar
Produced byS. Lakshman Kumar
StarringKarthi
Rakul Preet Singh
Prakash Raj
Ramya Krishnan
Narrated byRJ Vignesh
CinematographyR. Velraj
Edited byRuben
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
company
Prince Pictures
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Murali Cine Arts (Tamil Nadu)
Release date
  • 14 February 2019 (2019-02-14)
Running time
159 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget55 crore[2]

Dev is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic action-adventure film written and directed by Rajath Ravishankar on his directorial debut.[3] The film stars Karthi and Rakul Preet Singh, with Prakash Raj and Ramya Krishnan playing supportive and pivotal roles in the film.[4][5] 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.[6] The film marks the first collaboration between Karthi and music director Harris Jayaraj.[7] The film was earlier scheduled to have its theatrical release on the eve of Christmas, and later scheduled to post Thai Pongal but was postponed due to tight race at the box office.[8]

The film was scheduled to have its theatrical release on 14 February 2019 on the eve of Valentine's Day.[9][10] It premiered in the United States, a day before the original release. The film received lukewarm reviews upon release from critics, which led the makers to trim its duration after releasing.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Karthi's Dev trimmed by 15 minutes". The Times of India. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ Online Desk (5 November 2018). "Karthi's 'Dev' breaks free from the norm". New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ "First look of Karthi-starrer 'Dev' is out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Karthi's upcoming film to be titled 'Dev'?". The News Minute. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Dev Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 31 January 2019
  6. ^ "'Dev' teaser: Karthi's character wants to live on the edge". Scroll.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (28 December 2018). "If you instantly recognise a Harris song, that is my success: Harris Jayaraj". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Dev': The Karthi-starrer to release in December". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. ^ "'Dev': Makers reveal that release date of the Karthi starrer". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  10. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (31 January 2019). "Tamil movies in February: From Vandha Rajavadhan Varuven to Dev, here are Kollywood films releasing this month". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 31 January 2019.