Prema (1989 film)

Prema
File:Prema telugu.jpg DVD Cover
Directed by	Suresh Krissna
Produced by	D. Ramanaidu
Screenplay by	Suresh Krishna Ananthu
Story by	Suresh Krishna
Starring	Venkatesh Revathi
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	P. S. Prakash
Edited by	K. A. Marthand
Production company	Suresh Productions
Distributed by	Rajeswari Films
Release dates	12 January 1988 (1988-01-12)
Running time	156 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Prema (English: Love) is a 1988 Telugu Musical Romance film produced by D. Ramanaidu on Rajeswari Films banner, directed by Suresh Krissna. Starring Venkatesh, Revathi played the lead roles, with original soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a musical blockbuster of the time, but recorded as Average at the box-office. It was dubbed in Tamil as Anbu Chinnam. Suresh remade the film in Hindi as Love with Salman Khan and Revathi.

Plot

Pruthvi (Venkatesh) was an orphan and tries hard to become a great singer. One day he comes across with a beautiful, naughty young girl Maggi (Revathi Menon) and they both fall in love. But when he approached Maggi's parents to ask her hand in marriage, his criminal background comes in between and they disagree. In past Pruthvi has killed his father as his father was the reason for his mother's suicide.

He tries hard to get Maggi's parents consent and at last they agree. But on altar Maggi loses her consciousness while kissing Pruthvi. In hospital, doctors tell him that she has taken too many medicines for small problems and now they have poisoned her vital organs. Meanwhile, he gets a chance to participate in a singing competition. Maggi, after regaining her consciousness, knows about that and sends him to sing. Pruthvi sings and wins the competition and comes back to Maggi with trophy. By that time Maggi's condition becomes critical and she dies in the hands of Pruthvi saying that she will always be alive in his heart.

Cast

• Venkatesh as Pruthvi
• Revathi as Maggi
• S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Satya Rao
• Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Ananda Rao
• Manjula as Stella
• Kalpana as Geeta
• Brahmanandam as Gambler
• Rallapalli as House Owner
• Pradeep Shakthi as Peter
• P. L. Narayana as Geetha's Father
• P. J. Sarma as Father
• Chalapathi Rao as Minister
• Bhimaraju as Neighbor
• Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Gambler
• Jenny as S.I. Paramahamsa

Soundtrack

Prema
Film score by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	1989
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	32:04
Label	Echo Music
Producer	Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja chronology
Shiva (1989)Shiva1989 Prema (1989) Geethanjali (1989)Geethanjali1989

Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Lyrics written by Acharya Athreya. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on ECHO Music Company.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Priyatama"	SP Balu	5:49
2.	"Eenade Yedho"	SP Balu, Chitra	4:28
3.	"You Are My Hero"	SP Balu, Chitra	4:29
4.	"Ivvu Ivvu"	SP Balu, Chitra	5:18
5.	"Ekkada Ekkada"	S. P. Sailaja	4:35
6.	"I Am sorry"	SP Balu	4:43
7.	"Ontari Vadini Nenu"	SP Balu	2:09
Total length:			32:04

Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Actor - Daggubati Venkatesh

External links

• Prema at IMDb