Premam (2016)
September 9, 2016Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Naga Chaitanya Akkineni
Vikram
Shruti Haasan
Sithara
Madonna Sebastian
Sindhu
Anupama Parameswaran
Suma
Praveen
Vasu
Chaitanya Krishna
Siva
Brahmaji
Coach
Viva Harsha
Vikram's Friend
Jeeva
College Principal
Arvind Krishna
Sanjay
Venkatesh
DCP K. Ramachandra (Cameo Appearance)
Joy Badlani
Sithara's father
Nagarjuna Akkineni
Vikram's Father (Cameo Appearance)
Easwari Rao
Sithara's Mother (Cameo Appearance)
Raveena Ravi
Sindhu (Voice)
Avantika
Young Sindhu
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Release DateSeptember 9, 2016
Original Nameప్రేమమ్
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 37m
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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. 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.