Adithya Varma (2018)

Original title

ஆதித்ய வர்மா

Directed by

Bala

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 48m

Rated

A

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brilliant surgeon with anger issues spirals into self-destruction after his girlfriend marries someone else. The film follows his downfall and eventual recovery.

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What happens

Adithya Varma is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Gireeshaaya in his directorial debut and produced by Mukesh Mehta under E4 Entertainment. The film stars Dhruv Vikram in his acting debut and Banita Sandhu in her Tamil debut, while Priya Anand appears in a supporting role. A remake of the Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017) directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, it follows the titular character, a high-functioning alcoholic surgeon who has anger management problems. He pushes himself down a self-destructive path after the marriage of his girlfriend Meera; following which, the film focuses on his downfall and subsequent resurgence. The film was originally directed by Bala under the title Varmaa and shot between March and September 2018; however, in February 2019, due to creative differences, E4 Entertainment decided to re-launch it with a new cast and crew; only Dhruv and music composer Radhan were retained. While the original version had cinematography and editing by M. Sukumar and Sathish Suriya, the new version had Ravi K. Chandran and Vivek Harshan. The new version, titled Adithya Varma, began filming in March 2019 and ended in May. Originally scheduled to release on 8 November 2019, the film was postponed due to distribution issues. The film was released worldwide on 21 November 2019, and in India, the next day. The film opened to positive reviews from critics and became a successful venture at the box office. Dhruv was awarded the Best Debut Actor at the 13th Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards and Zee Cine Awards Tamil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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