This article is about the 2015 Malayalam language film. For the 2016 Telugu-language remake, see Premam (2016 film).
Premam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Alphonse Puthren
Written by
Alphonse Puthren
Produced by
Anwar Rasheed
Starring
Nivin Pauly Sai Pallavi
Cinematography
Anend C. Chandran
Edited by
Alphonse Puthren
Music by
Rajesh Murugesan
Production company
Anwar Rasheed Entertainments
Distributed by
A&A Release
Tricolor Entertainment
(Kerala and Tamil Nadu)
Release date
28 May 2015 (2015-05-28)
Running time
156 minutes
Country
India
Language
Malayalam
Budget
₹4 crore[1]
Box office
est.₹74.5 crore[2][3]
Premam (transl. Love) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romance film written, directed and edited by Alphonse Puthren. It was produced by Anwar Rasheed and stars Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi (in her major film debut). It also features with an ensemble supporting cast including Madonna Sebastian, Anupama Parameswaran, Shabareesh Varma, Krishna Sankar, Siju Wilson, Ananth Nag, Vinay Forrt, Soubin Shahir, Sharafudheen and others. The plot follows George (Nivin)’s romantic journey with his friends from their teens to adulthood. While George's first love turns out to be a disappointment, Malar (Pallavi), a college lecturer, rekindles his love interest. His romantic journey takes him through several stages, helping him find his purpose.
The film was produced on a budget of ₹4 crore. It was a Major commercial success grossing ₹74.5 crore. The film had a theatrical run of 175 days in Kerala and over 300 days in Tamil Nadu. The film was remade in Telugu in 2016 with the same name. The film received nominations and won awards in several categories including Nivin and Pallavi's performance, music, cinematography, and editing. The film was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam movies of the decade. Pallavi and Nivin's performances were included by the Film Companion in its list of “100 Greatest Performances of the Decade”.
At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, Premam was nominated in seven categories, winning Best Female Debut (Sai Pallavi) and Best Male Playback Singer (Vijay Yesudas for "Malare"). At the 5th South Indian International Movie Awards, it received fifteen nominations and won seven, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Lyricist, and Best Male Playback Singer (Vijay Yesudas). Nivin and Sai Pallavi won the Best Actor Critics and Best Debut Actress awards. At the 1st IIFA Utsavam, it received nine nominations and won four, including Best Performance in a Comic Role, Best Music Direction, Best Lyricist and Best Male Playback Singer. Among other wins, the film received six Asianet Film Awards, six Vanitha Film Awards, three Asianet Comedy Awards, four Asiavision Awards and two CPC Cine Awards. The film was not considered by the Kerala State Film Awards, the official state film award given by the Government of Kerala.
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