World Famous Lover is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav.

The film stars Vijay Deverakonda in a double role alongside, Raashii Khanna, Aishwarya Rajesh, Catherine Tresa and Izabelle Leite.

The protagonist Srinu is a union leader in the coal mines and is married to Suvarna unwillingly and the couple has a 5-year old son.

She tops her examinations and it is published in the local newspaper, causing Smitha realise that Srinu is married, that too with a son.

Now, the story cuts back to the present where Gautham recalls his past on how he first encountered Yamini and how they fell in love.

Gautham attends the press meet of his book's success event while the public eagerly waits for the unfinished climax of the story.

The ceremony was graced by film's cast and crew along with T. Subbarami Reddy as main guest.

[7] 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.

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 remains a helpless spectator as Kranthi Madhav tires the audience with his gloomy love story.

"[13] 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.

"[14] 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".

[15]Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "More annoyingly, writing this story doesn’t seem to have given Gautham any kind of catharsis.

When we return to the present day, to the real-life Gautham, he is still Arjun Reddy the angsty wallower he was when Yamini left him.