Prema (1952 film)

Prema
Theatrical release poster in Telugu
Directed byP. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Written byKondamudi Goparaya Sarma (dialogues)
Screenplay byP. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Story byBhanumathi Ramakrishna
Produced byP. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (Presents)
StarringBhanumathi Ramakrishna
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
CinematographyKamal Ghosh
Edited byV. S. Narayanan
Music byC. R. Subburaman
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 June 1952 (1952-06-14)
Running time
171 minutes (Telugu)
169 minutes (Tamil)[1]
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Telugu
  • Tamil

Prema (transl. Love) is a 1952 Indian romance film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Studios banner. The film is simultaneously made in Telugu and Tamil languages, the latter titled Kaadhal.[2][1] It stars Bhanumathi Ramakrishna and Akkineni Nageswara Rao with music composed by C. R. Subburaman.[3][4] Bhanumathi wrote the story, for the first time.

  1. ^ a b Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 328.
  2. ^ "காதல்". Kalki (in Tamil). 15 June 1952. p. 31. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (6 July 2013). "Prema (1952)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ^ "1952 – காதல் – பரணி பிக்சர்ஸ் – பிரேமா (தெ)". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2024.