''Premikulu'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by B. Jaya and starring Yuvaraj and

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Plot

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

*Yuvaraj as Chandu *

as Vennela *Rishi Girish *

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*Abhinaya Krishna * Phani * Manu *

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as Chandu's father *Rambabu *

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* Venu Madhav *Lakshmipati *

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*Sai Suresh *TP Gopal *Viswanath Reddy *Suribabu *

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*Sheela Singh *

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Production

The film is produced by magazine editor BA Raju, who also produced the films ''

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'' (2002) and ''Chantigadu'' (2003; also directed by Jaya). The film began production in January of 2005. Newcomer Yuvaraj, a Telugu guy from Mumbai, and

made their debut with this film. Kamna Jethmalani was cast in the film after director Jaya convinced Jethmalani's parents to let her star in the film. The music is composed by Raveendran's son, Sajan.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sajan Madhav. The audio rights were bagged by

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Reception

Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' wrote that "On a whole, ''Premikulu'' - made with a novel point - does not live it up". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Despite choosing a plot with some potential (lovers failing to identify themselves due to amnesia), she ayais unable to hold an audience with interesting narration, relying on clichéd comedy instead". 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".

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