Premam is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-Tamil languages coming-of-age musical romantic drama film written, edited, and directed by Alphonse Puthren. It was produced by Anwar Rasheed under his production company, Anwar Rasheed Entertainment. The film features Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The soundtrack and score were composed by Rajesh Murugesan, while the cinematography was handled by Anand C. Chandran. The plot follows love life of George David (Nivin) from teenage to adulthood in three stages.[1] The film was also remade in Telugu in 2016 with the same name.[2]
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Produced on a budget of ₹40 million,[3] Premam was released on 29 May 2015 and grossed ₹600 million.[4] The film was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam-language films of the decade.[5] The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, screenplay, Nivin and Pallavi's performance, music, cinematography, and editing. The film won 37 awards from 60 nominations.
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 those for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Lyricist, Best Male Playback Singer (Vijay Yesudas). Nivin and Sai Pallavi won the Best Actor Critics and Best Debut Actress awards respectively. At the 1st IIFA Utsavam it received nine nominations and won four, including those for 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. But the movie was not considered by the Kerala State Film Awards, which is official state film award given by Government of Kerala.[6]
Awards and nominations edit
| Award[b] | Date of ceremony[c] | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asianet Comedy Awards | 13 November 2015 | Best Comedy Pair | Soubin Shahir & Vinay Forrt | Won | [7] |
| Best Comedy Dialogue | Sharaf U Dheen | Won | |||
| Best Comical Scene Song | Shabareesh Varma, Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |||
| Asianet Film Awards | 7 February 2016 | Most Popular Film | Premam | Won | [8] |
| Popular Malayalam Actor | Nivin Pauly | Won | |||
| Best Director | Alphonse Puthren | Won | |||
| Best Music Director | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |||
| Best Singer – Male | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | |||
| Special Jury Award | Sai Pallavi | Won | |||
| Asiavision Movie Awards | 2 December 2015 | Best Popular Movie | Premam | Won | [9] |
| Man Of The Year | Nivin Pauly | Won | |||
| Sensational Actor Of The Year | Sai Pallavi | Won | |||
| Best Singer – Male | Vineeth Sreenivasan ("Aluva Puzha") | Won | |||
| CPC Cine Awards | 9 March 2016 | Best Movie | Alphonse Puthren (Premam) | Won | [10] |
| Best Music Director | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |||
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Film – Malayalam | Premam | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Best Director – Malayalam | Alphonse Puthren | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor – Malayalam | Nivin Pauly | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Sai Pallavi | Won | |||
| Best Music Director – Malayalam | Rajesh Murugesan | Nominated | |||
| Best Lyricist – Malayalam | Shabareesh Varma ("Malare") | Nominated | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | |||
| IBNLive Movie Awards | 7 March 2016 | Best Film (South) | Premam | Nominated | [13] |
| Best Southern Director | Alphonse Puthren | Nominated | |||
| Best Southern Debut | Sai Pallavi | Won | |||
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Best Picture | Premam | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Best Director | Alphonse Puthren | Nominated | |||
| Performance In A Negative Role | Nominated | ||||
| Performance In A Leading Role – Male | Nivin Pauly | Nominated | |||
| Performance In A Supporting Role – Female | Madonna Sebastian | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance In A Comic Role | Vinay Forrt | Won | |||
| Best Music Direction | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |||
| Best Lyrics | Shabareesh Varma ("Malare") | Won | |||
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | |||
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 27 July 2016 | Album of the Year | Rajesh Murugesan | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year | "Malare" | Nominated | |||
| Listeners Choice Song of the Year | Won | ||||
| North American Film Awards | 24 July 2016 | Best Playback Singer – Male | Vijay Yesudas | Won | [18] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Film – Malayalam | Premam | Won | [19] [20] |
| Best Director – Malayalam | Alphonse Putharen | Won | |||
| Best Actor – Malayalam | Nivin Pauly | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor Critics' Choice – Malayalam | Won | ||||
| Best Comedian – Malayalam | Soubin Shahir | Nominated | |||
| Vinay Forrt | Nominated | ||||
| Best Male Debut – Malayalam | Shabareesh Varma | Nominated | |||
| Sharaf U Dheen | Nominated | ||||
| Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Sai Pallavi | Won | |||
| Madonna Sebastian | Nominated | ||||
| Anupama Parameswaran | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music Director – Malayalam | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist – Malayalam | Shabareesh Varma ("Malare") | Won | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | |||
| Vineeth Sreenivasan ("Aluva Puzha") | Nominated | ||||
| Vanitha Film Awards | 16 February 2016 | Popular Film | Premam | Won | [21] |
| Popular Actor | Nivin Pauly | Won | |||
| Best Newcomer – Actor | Krishna Sankar, Sharaf U Dheen, Shabareesh Varma | Won | |||
| Best Newcomer – Actress | Sai Pallavi | Won | |||
| Best Music Director | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |||
| Best Singer – Male | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won |
Notes edit
- ^ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
- ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in Alphabetical order.
- ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Premam Telugu remake". India Today. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Southern films that turned out to be the biggest surprises of 2015". News18. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "'Premam' 50 Days Box Office Collection". International Business Times. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade". The Hindu. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Here's why 'Premam' couldn't bag any Kerala State Film Awards". International Business Times. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Anu James (30 November 2015). "Watch Asianet comedy awards 2015: Jayaram, Jagathy Sreekumar and other celebs honoured [Photos+winners' list]". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- Malayalam Television (24 November 2015). "Asianet Comedy Awards 2015 Winners List – Full List of Winners". KeralaTV.in. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Anu James (8 February 2016). "18th Asianet Film Awards: Vikram, Trisha, Prithviraj, Mohanlal, Nivin Pauly bag awards [Full winners' list+photos]". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Anu James (18 November 2015). "Asiavision movie awards 2015: 'Ennu Ninte Moideen', 'Pathemari, 'Premam' win maximum awards [Complete list of winners]". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "സിനിമാ പാരഡീസോ ക്ലബ്ബിന്റെ പുരസ്കാരം പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; മികച്ച ചിത്രം പ്രേമം". Filmibeat. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2020.(in Malayalam)
- ^ "63rd Filmfare Awards Malayalam nominations". International Business Times. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ IBN Live (17 March 2016). "IBNLive Movie Awards: Prabhas' 'Bahubali' voted Best Film (South) of 2015". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- IBN Live (27 January 2016). "IBNLive Movie Awards 2016: Nominees for best Southern director". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- Anu James (8 March 2016). "Sai Pallavi of 'Premam' fame wins IBNLive Best Southern Debut 2015 award". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ IIFA Utsavam. "IIFA Utsavam 2015 Nominees – Malayalam". Iifautsavam.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Anu James (25 January 2016). "IIFA Utsavam Malayalam: Prithviraj honoured as Best Actor; 'Premam', 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' bag maximum awards [Winners List]". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Mirchi Music Awards 2015 Malayalam Nominations". Mirchi Music Awards. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Mirchi Music Awards 2015 Malayalam Winners". Mirchi Music Awards. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "North American Film Award (NAFA) 2016 in US, winners list". International Business Times. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2016 Malayalam Nominees". WorldHab. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2016 Winners' list". International Business Times. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Anu James (16 February 2016). "Vanitha Film Awards 2016: Prithviraj, best actor; Parvathy bags best actress award [Full winners list]". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.