Premam (2016 film)

Premam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChandoo Mondeti
Screenplay byChandoo Mondeti
Alphonse Puthren
Story byAlphonse Puthren
Based onPremam (2015)
Produced bySuryadevara Naga Vamsi
StarringNaga Chaitanya
Shruti Haasan
Anupama Parameswaran
Madonna Sebastian
CinematographyKarthik Gattamneni
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byRajesh Murugesan
Gopi Sundar
Production
company
Distributed byHaarika & Hassine Creations
Release date
  • 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget20 crore[1]
Box officeest.37.95 crore[2]

Premam (transl. Love) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age romantic drama film co-written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti. It is a remake of the 2015 Malayalam film of the same name, and features Naga Chaitanya and Shruti Haasan, portraying the respective roles played by Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the original, whilst Madonna Sebastian and Anupama Parameswaran reprise their roles from the original.[3] Venkatesh and Nagarjuna appear in guest roles. The plot shows Vikram and his friends' life from teenage to adulthood.

Principal photography commenced in September 2015, and ended within June 2016. The college portion, which became a crucial part of the original, was shot in Andhra University in Vizag, whereas two songs were shot at Norway. The film's cinematography was handled by Karthik Ghattamaneni and the editing was done by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film's soundtrack was composed by Rajesh Murugesan and Gopi Sundar, with former retaining four songs from the original, whereas the latter also composing the score. The film was released on 7 October 2016, coinciding with the Dasara festival weekend and received generally positive response from critics as well as audience. The film was one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year 2016.

  1. ^ "Premam in Telugu was reportedly made on a budget of around Rs 20 crore". Indian Express. 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Premam total worldwide box office collection". International Business Times. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2019. Premam has collected a total of Rs 37.95 crore at the worldwide box office in its lifetime.
  3. ^ "Revealed: All the details about Naga Chaitanya's 'Premam' remake!". www.dnaindia.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2016.