''Premasoothram'' is a 2018 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
-language
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film written and directed by
Jiju Asokan
Jiju Asokan (born May 18, 1977) is an Indian film director and Scriptwriter best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.
Personal life
Jiju Asokan was born in Padiyur, Kerala with Asokan E.k and Valsala Asokan as his parents. Jiju Asokan compl ...
, based on the short story ''Jalajeevitham'' by
Asokan Charuvil
Asokan Charuvil is an Indian short story writer in Malayalam-language. He is a recipient of several awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Muttathu Varkey Award.
Born in 1957 in Kattoor in Trichur district of Kerala, he completed ...
. The story is set in the period 1980-1990s. The film stars
Chemban Vinod Jose
Chemban Vinod Jose is an Indian actor, film producer, and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He is a physiotherapist by profession.Balu Varghese
Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in Chanthupottu (2005).
Early life and Career
Balu Varghese was born in Kochi . He is the son of E. ...
,
Dharmajan Bolgatty
Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur, who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later foraye ...
,
Indrans
Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...
,
Sudheer Karamana
Sudheer Karamana (born 24 May 1971) is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Karamana Janardanan Nair.
Personal life
He is the eldest son to actor Karamana Janardanan Nair and Jaya, at Karamana, ...
and
Lijomol Jose
Lijomol Jose is an Indian actress, who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is famous for portraying Senggeni in the Tamil film ''Jai Bhim'' along with Suriya, which won her Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil at the 67th ...
. The film was released in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
on 11 May 2018. The movie is about a student played by Balu Varghese in one way love with his own classmate played by Lijomol Jose. His antics in trying to woo her is the crux of the whole movie.
Cast
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Chemban Vinod Jose
Chemban Vinod Jose is an Indian actor, film producer, and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He is a physiotherapist by profession.Balu Varghese
Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in Chanthupottu (2005).
Early life and Career
Balu Varghese was born in Kochi . He is the son of E. ...
as Prakashan
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Lijomol Jose
Lijomol Jose is an Indian actress, who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is famous for portraying Senggeni in the Tamil film ''Jai Bhim'' along with Suriya, which won her Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil at the 67th ...
as Ammukutty
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Sudheer Karamana
Sudheer Karamana (born 24 May 1971) is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Karamana Janardanan Nair.
Personal life
He is the eldest son to actor Karamana Janardanan Nair and Jaya, at Karamana, ...
as Manoharan
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Vettukili Prakash
Prakash V. G., professionally credited as Vettukili Prakash, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He acts in supporting roles.
Career
Prakash born in 1966, hails from Ayyanthole in Thrissur, India. He took graduation in stage act ...
as Subramaniyan
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Indrans
Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...
as Kochubaby
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Dharmajan Bolgatty
Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur, who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later foraye ...
*
Manju Sunichen
Manju Pathrose is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam television and films. She was a contestant along with her husband in the reality TV show ''Veruthe Alla Bharya'' (2012) on Mazhavil Manorama. She got her first break with the chara ...
as Sarasu
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Anumol
Anumol is an Indian actress, predominantly acting in Malayalam and Tamil films. She appeared in Malayalam movies such as ''Chayilyam'' (2014), ''Ivan Megharoopan'' (2012), '' Akam'' (2011), ''Vedivazhipadu'' (2013) and ''Jamna Pyari'' (2015).
...
as Manjurani
* Sinoj Varghese as Rajappan
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Sreejith Ravi
Sreejith Ravi (born 19 May 1976) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi.
Early life
Sreejith is the son of actor and industrialist T. G. Ravi and V. K. Subhad ...
as Keshava Karuvan
*
Chethan Jayalal
Chethan Jayalal is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is known for ''Guppy'' (2016), ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' (2014) and ''Oppam'' (2016). He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2016 for portraying the charac ...
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Sibi Thomas
Sibi ( Sindhi: سيوي ur, ) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name.
Etymology
The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hindu la ...
as Bhasurachandran
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Anjali Nair as Sugandhi Teacher
* Reshmi Anil as The woman carrying the baby
* Vishnu Govindhan as Sukumaran
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Vijilesh Karayad
Vijilesh Karayad is an Indian actor works in malayalam cinema, known for his performances in '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', ''Varathan'', '' kothth'' and Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi.
Early life and career
Vijilesh grew up in Karayad in the Kozhik ...
as Pandan Paramu
*Preetha Pradeep as Mallika
Production
The film is based on the short story ''Jalajeevitham'' from the collection of short stories by Asokan Charuvil. The romantic comedy is set in the period 1980-1990s.
Release
The film was released in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
on 11 May 2018.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 7959952
2018 films
Indian romantic comedy films
2010s Malayalam-language films
2018 romantic comedy films