World Famous Lover
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| Directed by | Kranthi Madhav |
| Screenplay by | Kranthi Madhav |
| Story by | Kranthi Madhav |
| Produced by | K. A. Vallabha K. S. Rama Rao |
| Starring | Vijay Deverakonda Raashi Khanna Aishwarya Rajesh Catherine Tresa Izabelle Leite |
| Cinematography | Jaya Krishna Gummadi |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹12.55 crore[3] |
World Famous Lover is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav starring Vijay Deverakonda, Raashi Khanna, Aishwarya Rajesh, Catherine Tresa and Izabelle Leite in lead roles and produced by K. A. Vallabha under banner of Creative Commercials.[4]. The film was touted to be Vijay Deverakonda’s last love story in his career. The film opened to negative reviews from critics and audiences as well criticising the plot and storyline, having similar traces to Arjun Reddy movie and Vijay’s character and not giving proper justification to the movie’s title and Kranthi Madhav’s direction, though praised Vijay’s and Aishwarya performances.
Plot
The movie begins with Gautham (Vijay Devarakonda) in a prison and says that he too has story to tell. The movie cuts to Yamini (Rashi Khanna) and Gautham on bed. They are in a live in relationship and Gautham is pursuing his dream of becoming a writer. Yamini takes care of Gautham like a mother and is always supportive of his decisions. But she doesn't see him putting any efforts for his dream and is fed up with her routine life. She eventually breaks up with Gautham.
This makes Gauthum start writing again and he writes a story which takes place in Yellandu. The protagonist Srinu (Vijay Devarakonda) is a union leader in the coal mines and is married to Suvarna (Aishwarya Rajesh) unwillingly and the couple has a 5-year old son. The newly appointed officer Ms.Smitha (Catherine Tresa) gets close with Srinu, not knowing the fact that he is married. Srinu also does not disclose about his marital status and starts to avoid his wife Suvarna. Suvarna somehow gets to know about her husband's extra-marital affair but doesn't confront him. Instead she decides to pursue her career and she tops her exams. As her achievement gets published in the local newspaper, Smitha gets to know that Srinu is married and has a son. Srinu then rushes back home and finds Suvarna in a modern dress. She tells him that she'll be whatever he wants, even if its being naked. All this made Srinu understand his mistake and goes back to loving his wife. The story ends with a note saying that Srinu sacrificed everything to be with his wife.
Now the story cuts back to present and Gautham recalls his past on how he first encountered Yamini and how they fell in love. Then the next morning he goes to meet Yamini in her office to tell her that he started writing again, but Yamini asks him to leave. Another glimpse from his past is shown, when Gautham and Yamini used to work in the same office. Yamini was going to get terminated and Gautham was going to get a promotion to work in Paris. Instead he resigned the job for Yamini. The film again cuts back to present where Gautham says that if he hadn't resigned his job for love, he would have been in Paris right now. This inspires him to write another story which takes place in Paris.
In Paris, Gautham (Vijay Devarakonda) is working in a radio station, but loves Paragliding. He falls in love with his neighbour Iza (Izabelle Leite), a pilot. On Iza's birthday she wanted something memorable, so Gautham takes her for bike racing which ends in a tragic accident where Iza loses her eyesight. After 6 months, she gets a compatible eye donor and regains her vision. It is revealed that Gautham was the one who donated his eyes for Iza and he tells her to come back to him if she realized his love. This story ends with a note saying that Gautham sacrificed his vision for love.
The film cuts to the present when Yamini comes to visit Gautham to give invitation for her wedding which is in 3 days. Frustrated Gautham yells at Yamini and she leaves the house. Later Gautham goes to Yamini's house to try to convince her but fails. On his way home he gets into a fight with a random guy and ends up in prison for bashing his head with a rock. This is the first scene of the movie. After 2 years Gautham gets released from prison and his friend publishes his book on behalf of Gautham named "The World Famous Lover". Gautham attends the press meet of his book release and the public eagerly waits for the climax of the story. He recounts his tale, where after returning from jail Yamini waits for him and they both live happily ever after, whereas in reality no one was waiting for him. He says that its always been Yamini who compromised. And even in Srinu's story it is Suvarna who always compromised and not Srinu. And in the Paris love story, the sacrifice made by Gautham came from of the sacrifice made by Yamini in real life. He concludes the press meet by saying that he wants Yamini to be happy wherever she is.
Later, Yamini's father reveals to Gautham that when Yamini came to know that he had been arrested, she called off her wedding and leaves her daughter to Gautham. Gautham realises his mistake made in the past and asks to forgive him. She forgives him and she asks him whether he knows the route to his home and he nods implying, yes. The film ends with Gautham and Yamini getting back together and embrace with a kiss.
Cast
- Vijay Deverakonda as Srinu / Gautham
- Raashi Khanna as Yamini
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Suvarna
- Catherine Tresa as Smitha, Srinu's Lady Boss
- Izabelle Leite[4] as Iza
- Aditya Jonnawada as a Student
- Jayaprakash
- Priyadarshi
Production
Development
Kranthi Madhav started talks with Vijay Devarakonda for his upcoming movie[5] with Creative Commercials attached to produce the film. By October everything was set in place and film officially launched on 18 October 2018[6] on the occasion of Dusshera. The ceremony was graced by film's cast and crew along with T. Subbarami Reddy as main guest[7].
Casting
In the launch event it was announced that Raashi Khanna, Aishwarya Rajesh and Izabelle Leite are set to co star Vijay in un disclosed roles[7]. In January 2019, Catherine Tresa was announced to join the cast[8].
Filming
The production on film started in February 2019 at Yellandu of Khammam district[9]. In June 2019, a schedule was filmed in France with Deverakonda.[10].
Soundtrack
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| Released | 6 February 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Gopi Sundar | |||
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Telugu
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Love" | Rehman | Sri Krishna, Ramya Behara | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Boggu Ganilo" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Niranj Suresh | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Raletti" | Sreshta | Divya S. Menon | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Comosava Paris" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Benny Dayal | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Mana Kadha" | Ramajogayya Sastry | L. V. Revanth | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 17:07 | |||
Tamil
Release
The film was released on 14 February 2020, Valentine's Day.[2] Apart from Telugu, the film was released in, Malayalam, Tamil.[11]
Home Media
The movie was released on Netflix and Sun NXT on 15 April 2020 with English Subtitles.[12]
Marketing
The film's title was revealed on 17 September 2019.[13]. The first look poster of the film was released on 20 September 2019.[14] The film's first teaser was released on 3 January 2020.[15] The film's trailer launch event was held on 6 February 2020.[16]
Reception
Box office
The film collected ₹12.55 crore in four days.[3]
Critical reception
According to the Republic World, the fans and critics panned the film's script and lack of entertainment, but both praised Deverakonda's performance.[17]
Writing for Times of India, Suhas Yellapantula gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote that "World Famous Lover comes across as a caustic rant of a disgruntled writer who subjects the audience to two hours and 36 minutes of his tears and frustration. Vijay Deverakonda yells, cries, punches mirrors, bangs his head against rocks, speaks Telangana dialect and jumps off planes, but he still remains a helpless spectator as Kranthi Madhav tires the audience with his gloomy love story. Aishwarya Rajesh stands out among the women with a powerful performance."[18]
Janani K of India Today rated 2 out of 5 and wrote that "Director Kranthi Madhav’s World Famous Lover aims to be an emotional love story that speaks about compromise and sacrifice. Sadly, the film doesn’t have much substance to keep it going for two and a half hours."[19]
The New Indian Express wrote that "The director has been unable to make an impression with his script which is filled with heavy melodrama and contrived emotions".[20]
References
- ^ "ప్రపంచ ప్రఖ్యాత ప్రేమికుడు". Sakshi. 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Vijay Deverakonda's World Famous Lover to release on Valentine's Day". The Indian Express. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ a b Menezes, Gladwin (19 February 2020). "Vijay Deverakonda starrer 'World Famous Lover' sees a decline in its Box-Office collection". Republic World. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Vijay Devarakonda's new film titled World Famous Lover". TelanganaToday.
- ^ "Vijay Devarakonda And Kranthi Madav Film To Start Soon". Thupaki. 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Vijay Devarakonda's next to be helmed by Kranthi Madhav". The New Indian Express. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Vijay Devarakonda, Raashi Khanna Film Launch". Sakshi.
- ^ "NewsCatherine to romance Vijay Devarakonda". Andhra Jyothi. 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Vijay Devarakonda's next with Kranthi Madhav goes on floors". Times of India.
- ^ "France Dairies! Vijay Deverakonda takes a break from foreign shoot; spends time with family". Times of India.
- ^ "Vijay Deverakonda's World Famous Lover to release in multiple languages? - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "5 new Telugu movies coming on streaming services in April 2020 that you shouldn't miss". The Times of India. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Vijay Deverakonda's next film with Kranthi titled World Famous Lover; Here's everything you need to know". Pinkvilla.
- ^ "World Famous Lover' First Look: Vijay Deverakonda in a bloody avatar". Times of India. 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Watch: Vijay Deverakonda is AGAIN the angry young man in 'World Famous Lover' teaser". the news minute. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "'World Famous Lover' trailer: Vijay Deverakonda's last love story?". The Hindu. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Iyer, Siddharth (17 February 2020). "Vijay Deverakonda's 'World Famous Lover' fails to impress at Box Office?". Republic World. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Yellapantula, Suhas (14 February 2020). "World Famous Lover Review {2/5}: Vijay Deverakonda's film is a never-ending sobfest that fails to strike a chord". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ K., Janani (14 February 2020). "World Famous Lover Movie Review: Vijay Deverakonda's film is a tiring concoction of love stories". India Today. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "'World Famous Lover' review: Vijay Deverakonda stars in a love story without a soul". The New Indian Express. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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