Premam (2016 film)
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| Telugu: ప్రేమమ్ | |
| Directed by | Chandoo Mondeti |
| Produced by |
S. Radha Krishna P. D. V. Prasad S. Naga Vamshi |
| Screenplay by | Chandoo Mondeti |
| Story by | Alphonse Putharen |
| Based on |
Premam by Alphonse Putharen |
| Starring |
Naga Chaitanya Shruti Haasan Madonna Sebastian Anupama Parameswaran |
| Music by |
Gopi Sunder Rajesh Murugesan |
| Cinematography | Karthik Ghattamaneni |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
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Production
company |
Sitara Entertainments
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| Distributed by | Haarika & Hassine Creations |
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Release date
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Running time
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136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office |
est.40 crore |
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Premam (English: Love) is an 2016 Telugu language coming-of-age romantic drama film co written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti of Karthikeya fame. It is a remake of the 2015 Malayalam film of the same name and features Naga Chaitanya, Shruti Haasan, Madonna Sebastian, and Anupama Parameswaran in lead roles, and Daggubati Venkatesh and Akkineni Nagarjuna appear in cameo roles. The film was released on 7 October 2016 to positive reviews from audience and critics alike.
The film opens in 2000, where Vikram (Naga Chaitanya), is shown to be a shy and modest young man who loves Suma (Anupama Parameswaran) who, unfortunately for Vicky, is loved by all the boys in the area. After a desperate attempt to write a love letter, Vikram is unable to give it to Suma due to her strict militarian father (Prudhviraj). He later gives the letter to his neighbour, a young girl, who is seen to be continuously hanging around Suma, to give it to her. Suma soon starts getting closer to Vicky, even coming to visit him at his home. However, he is shocked when he learns that she is already in love with another man, and only wanted help from Vicky to be able to communicate with her lover. Despite his friends and family trying to tell him that she is merely using him to achieve what she wanted, Vicky open-heartedly helps Suma whenever she needs help, showing his love for her.
Later, in 2006, Vicky is a thug student in college, who goes around making trouble with his friends, Vasu (Praveen) and Siva (Chaitanya Krishna). After getting suspended for 2 months after beating their rival group led by Arjun (Noel Sean), they re-enter the college only to start ragging on the very first day. They apprehend a Marathi-Tamil lecturer, Sithara (Shruti Hassan), assuming her to be a student. She lets them go, but later punishes them when she finds out they were consuming alcohol in the class. Vikram begins to fall in love with Sithara. Meanwhile, the P.E. coach (Brahmaji) fails attempting to help lecturer Kantha Rao (Narra Srinu) to fulfil his love for Sithara. Vikram tricks both of them and slowly begins getting closer to Sithara. Later, he even begins calling her on phone. However, He feels scared when Sanjay (Arvind Krishna), Sithara's cousin, shows up, and expresses closeness to her. Realising he is feeling jealous, Sithara tries to get closer to him, eventually reciprocating his feelings. After celebrating Gudi Padva together, They both realise that they are in love with each other. After joining their annual day functions for a dance performance, Vicky and his friends are unable to get a good choreographer. Sithara, revealing she is a state level dancer, volunteers to help them, and they win the dance contest. Sithara is soon forced to go on a month leave to her hometown. A month later, however, it is revealed that her bus met with an accident, rendering her amnesiac, forcing her to leave the college. Vikram leaves to her hometown with his friends, but is heart-broken when she fails to recognise him, even after he shows her a bracelet she made specially for him.
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