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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dear Death
| image = Dear Death.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Prem Kumar
| producer = Sathish Nagarajan
| writer = Sridhar Venkatesan
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Santhosh Prathap]]
*Jay
*Smruthi
}}
| music = Naveen Annamalai
| cinematography = Ashok Swaminathan
| editing = Sridhar Venkatesan
| studio = SNR Films
| distributor =
| runtime =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|01|06}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Dear Death''''' is a 2023 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by Prem Kumar and starring [[Santhosh Prathap]], Jay and Smruthi in the lead roles. It was released on 6 January 2023.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Santhosh Prathap]] as Death
*Jay
*Smruthi
*Venkatesan
*Sathish
*Sridhar Venkatesan
*Muthamil
*Juvi Arthi
*Sai Jeevitha
*Rakesh Karthik
*Mani Bose
*Mithun Rudran
*Sriram G.
}}

==Production==
The film was written by Sridhar Venkatesan, who had earlier made films such as ''[[6 Athiyayam]]'' (2018) and ''[[Yen Peyar Anandhan]]'' (2020). He used the concept of showcasing the concept of 'death' as on-screen character, and used it as a hyperlink between four separate stories shown in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2022 |title=Santhosh Prathap's next titled Dear Death |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/aug/29/santhosh-prathaps-next-titled-dear-death-34197.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225191003/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/aug/29/santhosh-prathaps-next-titled-dear-death-34197.html |archive-date=25 December 2022 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Vijay Sethupathi launches poster of Santhosh Prathap's 'Dear Death' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-launches-poster-of-santhosh-prathaps-dear-death/articleshow/93857621.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229144129/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-launches-poster-of-santhosh-prathaps-dear-death/articleshow/93857621.cms |archive-date=29 December 2022 |access-date=22 January 2023 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vijay Sethupathi launches poster of Santhosh Prathap's 'Dear Death' | சந்தோஷ் பிரதாப் நடிக்கும் புதிய படத்தின் பர்ஸ்ட்லுக் போஸ்டர் மற்றும் டைட்டில் வெளியீடு |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/app-lite/Cinema/CinemaNews/vijay-sethupathi-launches-poster-of-santhosh-prathaps-dear-death-780475 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123064732/https://www.dailythanthi.com/app-lite/Cinema/CinemaNews/vijay-sethupathi-launches-poster-of-santhosh-prathaps-dear-death-780475 |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=www.dailythanthi.com}}</ref> Production on the film was completed by September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dear death : தனது புதிய படத்தை வெற்றிகரமாக முடித்த சந்தோஷ் பிரதான் …! |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/dear-death-santhosh-pradhan-who-successfully-completed-his-new-film-/articleshow/94148397.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123064731/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/dear-death-santhosh-pradhan-who-successfully-completed-his-new-film-/articleshow/94148397.cms |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=Samayam Tamil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Santhosh :மரணத்தின் தலைவனான சந்தோஷ் பிராதான்….! புதிய படத்தின் ஃபர்ஸ்ட்லுக் வெளியிடு …! |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/santhosh-santhosh-pradhan-the-leader-of-death-release-the-first-look-of-the-new-film-/articleshow/93849615.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123064732/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/santhosh-santhosh-pradhan-the-leader-of-death-release-the-first-look-of-the-new-film-/articleshow/93849615.cms |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=Samayam Tamil}}</ref>

The makers attempted to release the film on 30 December 2022, and held a press show earlier that week, but the film was eventually delayed by a week owing to a lack of screens.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2022 |title=இறப்பின் சிறப்பை சொல்லும் டியர் டெத் | Santhosh prathap's next film Dear Death |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/110166/cinema/Kollywood/Santhosh-prathap%27s-next-film-Dear-Death.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123064738/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/110166/cinema/Kollywood/Santhosh-prathap%27s-next-film-Dear-Death.htm |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=தினமலர் - சினிமா}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=மலர் |first=மாலை |date=26 December 2022 |title=இறப்பு கம்பீரமானது என சொல்லும் 'டியர் டெத்' |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/tamil-cinema-dear-death-movie-update-553257 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226071205/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/tamil-cinema-dear-death-movie-update-553257 |archive-date=26 December 2022 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=www.maalaimalar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் சந்தோஷ் பிரதாப் நடிக்கும் 'டியர் டெத்' படத்தின் வெளியீட்டு திகதி அறிவிப்பு |url=https://www.virakesari.lk/article/144202 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227063020/https://www.virakesari.lk/article/144202 |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=Virakesari.lk}}</ref>

==Reception==
The film was released on 6 January 2023 across Tamil Nadu. A critic form ''[[Thinaboomi]]'' gave the film a positive review, praising the film's concept.<ref>{{Cite web |title=டியர் டெத் விமர்சனம் |url=https://www.thinaboomi.com/2023/01/02/190118.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119151218/https://www.thinaboomi.com/2023/01/02/190118.html |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Thanthi TV]]'' also presented a favourable review of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=டிவி |first=தந்தி |date=6 January 2023 |title=மரணங்கள் பற்றி பேசுகிறதா 'டியர் டெத் ' படம் எப்படி இருக்கு? |url=https://www.thanthitv.com/latest-news/dear-death-movie-review-160410 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123064733/https://www.thanthitv.com/latest-news/dear-death-movie-review-160410 |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=www.thanthitv.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|25134664}}

[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:2023 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2023 Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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