| Premikulu | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | B. Jaya |
| Written by | B. Jaya Ganesh Ravuri Veligonda Srinivas (dialogues) |
| Produced by | BA Raju |
| Starring | Yuvaraj Kamna Jethmalani |
| Cinematography | Vijaya Sri |
| Music by | Sajan |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Premikulu (transl. Lovers) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by B. Jaya and starring Yuvaraj and Kamna Jethmalani.
Plot
[edit]Chandu and Vennela fall in love against their parents' wishes, so they jump from the top of a building. They both lose their memory of each other. How they reunite forms the rest of the plot.
Cast
[edit]- Yuvaraj as Chandu
- Kamna Jethmalani as Vennela
- Rishi Girish
- Rajiv Kanakala
- Abhinaya Krishna
- Phani
- Manu
- Sana
- Ahuti Prasad as Chandu's father
- Rambabu
- Brahmanandam
- Venu Madhav
- Lakshmipati
- Kallu Chidambaram
- Sai Suresh
- TP Gopal
- Viswanath Reddy
- Suribabu
- Sudhakar
- Rajyalakshmi
- Suma Kanakala
- Sheela Singh
- Abhinayashree (item number)
Production
[edit]The film is produced by magazine editor BA Raju, who also produced the films Premalo Pavani Kalyan (2002) and Chantigadu (2003; also directed by Jaya).[1][2] The film began production in January of 2005.[3] Newcomer Yuvaraj, a Telugu guy from Mumbai, and Kamna Jethmalani made their debut with this film.[4][5] Kamna Jethmalani was cast in the film after director Jaya convinced Jethmalani's parents to let her star in the film.[6] The music is composed by Raveendran's son, Sajan.[4]
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Sajan Madhav. The audio rights were bagged by Aditya Music.[7]
Reception
[edit]Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "On a whole, Premikulu - made with a novel point - does not live it up".[8] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Despite choosing a plot with some potential (lovers failing to identify themselves due to amnesia), she [Jaya] is unable to hold an audience with interesting narration, relying on clichéd comedy instead".[9] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Eminently worth a miss, and if it's the songs you want to watch it for, there are always the cassettes and CDs".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Audio CD release - Premikulu". Idlebrain.com. 1 June 2005.
- ^ "Chitchat with Jaya". Idlebrain.com. 2 August 2005.
- ^ "Muhurat: Superhit Friends Production No3". Idlebrain.com. 19 January 2005.
- ^ a b "Pressmeet: Premikulu (But they dont know each other)". Idlebrain.com. 2 March 2005.
- ^ "Pressmeet: Premikulu (But they dont know each other)". Idlebrain.com. 16 March 2005.
- ^ SM, Shashiprasad (20 March 2015). "Kamna Jethmalani in Kathak mode". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Audio release - Premikulu". Idlebrain.com. 27 March 2005.
- ^ Jeevi (4 August 2005). "Movie review - Premikulu". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ Anuradha, B. (9 August 2005). "Premikulu: Unusual, unsatisfying". Rediff.com.
- ^ Pulla, Priyanka. "Premikulu Review". Full Hyderabad.