Premalu

Premalu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Girish A. D.
Written by	Girish A. D. Kiran Josey
Produced by	Fahadh Faasil Dileesh Pothan Syam Pushkaran
Starring	Naslen K. Gafoor Mamitha Baiju
Cinematography	Ajmal Sabu
Edited by	Akash Joseph Varghese
Music by	Vishnu Vijay
Production companies	Bhavana Studios Fahadh Faasil and Friends Working Class Hero
Distributed by	Bhavana Release
Release date	9 February 2024 (2024-02-09)
Running time	156 minutes[1][2]
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹3 crore[3][4]
Box office	₹132 crore[5]

Premalu (Telugu word; transl. Love) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film^[6] directed by Girish A. D. and produced by Bhavana Studios in the company of Fahadh Faasil and Friends and Working Class Hero. The film stars Naslen K. Gafoor and Mamitha Baiju, alongside Sangeeth Prathap, Akhila Bhargavan, Shyam Mohan, Meenakshi Raveendran, Mathew Thomas and Althaf Salim. In the film, Sachin Santhosh, a graduate from Kerala, plans on moving to UK, but instead goes to Hyderabad and take a GATE course, where he meets and falls in love with Reenu Roy, an employee of an IT company.

The film was officially announced in July 2023 under the tentative title Production No. 5 as it is the fifth production for Bhavana Studios and the official title was announced in December 2023. Principal photography commenced the same month in Thiruvananthapuram. It was shot in Kochi, Hyderabad, Pollachi and wrapped by mid-September 2023. The music was composed by Vishnu Vijay, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ajmal Sabu and Akash Joseph Varghese.

Premalu was released theatrically on February 9, 2024 to critical acclaim with praise for its performances, script, soundtrack, direction and humor.^[7] It ranks as the sixth highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time and the fourth highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2024. A sequel titled Premalu 2 is in development.