Pretham
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Theatrical release poster
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| Malayalam | പ്രേതം |
| Directed by | Ranjith Sankar |
| Produced by | Ranjith Sankar Jayasurya |
| Written by | Ranjith Sankar |
| Starring |
Jayasurya Aju Varghese Sharafudheen Sharanya Menon Govind Padmasoorya |
| Music by | Anand Madhusoodanan |
| Cinematography | Jithu Damodar |
| Edited by | Sajan Vasudev |
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Production
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Dreams N Beyond
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| Distributed by | Central Pictures Fox Star Studios |
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Release date
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | 12.45 Crore |
Pretham (English: Ghost) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam comedy horror film written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. Starring Jayasurya, Aju Varghese, Sharanya Menon and Sharafudheen in the lead roles. The character played by Jayasurya is based off of Patrick Jane Simon Baker from the American Drama Series The Mentalist. It is co-produced by Sankar and Jayasurya.
It is the third collaboration of Sankar and Jayasurya after Punyalan Agarbattis and Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam. Principal photography began in Cherai, Ernakulam on 24 May 2016. The film released on 12 August 2016.
Jayasurya was selected to play the male lead, who is a Mentalist named John Don Bosco. Shruthi Ramakrishnan and Pearle Maaney portrayed the female lead roles.Justin Jose, known for his work in the Telugu film Baahubali: The Beginning and the Bollywood film Bajrangi Bhaijaan, was selected for the film's sound design. The filming began on 24 May 2016 in the small town in Cherai in Ernakulam.
Pretham was released on 12 August 2016.
There was over 30% hike in collection from day 1 to day 2 at the Kerala box office. The film grossed ₹2.67 crore in 3 days run. It remained in more than 80 screens in Kerala in its third week. The film grossed ₹12.45 crore in 23 days at the Kerala box office.
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