Premam | |
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Directed by | Chandoo Mondeti |
Screenplay by | Chandoo Mondeti Alphonse Puthren |
Story by | Alphonse Puthren |
Based on | Premam (2015) |
Produced by | Suryadevara Naga Vamsi |
Starring | Naga Chaitanya Shruti Haasan Anupama Parameswaran Madonna Sebastian |
Cinematography | Karthik Gattamneni |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Music by | Rajesh Murugesan Gopi Sundar |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Haarika & Hassine Creations |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹20 crore[1] |
Box office | est.₹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.
Premam has collected a total of Rs 37.95 crore at the worldwide box office in its lifetime.