Sugarless (film)
Sugarless is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film produced by K. M. Shashidhar in his directorial debut. The film stars Pruthvi Ambaar and Priyanka Thimmesh. It revolves around a 28-year old man getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but choosing to conceal it from his lover. The film was released on 8 July 2022. Plot 28-year old Venkatesh meets Mahalakshmi and falls in love with her. Shortly before the two are to marry, Venkatesh is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but he chooses to conceal this fact from Mahalakshmi. Cast Pruthvi Ambaar as Venkatesh Priyanka Thimmesh as Mahalakshmi Dharmanna Kadur as Venkatesh's colleague H. G. Dattatreya as a neglected father Naveen Padil as a pessimist Honnavalli Krishna as a bride's deaf father S. Narayan as a doctor Production In May 2020, it was announced that producer K. M. Shashidhar would be making his directorial debut with a film revolving around diabetes. The story and screenplay were written by Shashidhar, while the dialogues were written by Guruprasad, with Lavith as cinematographer. The title Sugarless was announced on 11 August, with Pruthvi Ambaar and Priyanka Thimmesh as the leading actors the same month. According to Shashidhar, he preferred "content-oriented" scripts over