Prema Katha Chitram

Prema Katha Chitram
Theatrical movie poster
Directed byJ. Prabhakara Reddy
Written byMaruthi Dasari
Produced byMaruthi Dasari
Sudarshan Reddy
Starring
CinematographyJ. Prabhakara Reddy
Edited byS. B. Uddhav
Music byJeevan Babu
Production
company
Maruthi Media House Productions
Distributed byMaruthi Media House Productions
Release date
  • 7 June 2013 (2013-06-07)
[1]
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹2.5 crore[2]
Box office₹20 crore[3]

Prema Katha Chitram (transl. A Love Story Picture) is a 2013 Telugu-language horror comedy film produced by Maruthi and Sudarshan Reddy, and directed by J.Prabhakara Reddy. It stars Sudheer Babu and Nanditha. Reddy also is the cinematographer with editing by S. B. Uddhav and music by J.B.[1] The audio of the film was launched on 12 April 2013 by Mahesh Babu.[4] The film released on 7 June 2013 to positive reviews from critics.[5]

The film was successful at the box office, emerging among the top 5 Telugu films in the year 2013.[6] The film was remade in Kannada as Chandralekha with Chiranjeevi Sarja and in Tamil as Darling with G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film is listed among the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion.[7] The film had a sequel in 2019 with a different cast reprising the roles, however, it became a failure at box office.

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  2. ^ "2013: The biggest hits & misses". 29 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Comedies reaped gold for southern cinema". Deccan Herald. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Mahesh Babu unveils PKC audio". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Prema Katha Chitram opens to positive reviews". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  6. ^ "'Prema Katha Chitram' In Top 5 Hits Of 2013". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. ^ "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade | Film Companion". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.