My love for Hyderabad inspired me to make ‘Premalu’: Director Girish AD

Malayalam By Arjun Ramachandran Feb 07, 2024 Read the article

Girish AD’s third directorial Premalu is all set for release in theatres on 9 February. The romantic comedy casts Naslen K Gafoor and Mamitha Baiju in the lead roles.

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Girish earlier helmed Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019) and Super Sharanya (2022), both superhits. Premalu has huge expectations as Naslen and Mamitha were introduced by Girish.

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Addressing the media, Gireesh said he had no plans to do films in the same pattern. “It was a coincidence. But Premalu is different from my previous works,” he explained.

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When asked why the movie was shot in Hyderabad, Girish said many Malayalam films were shot in Chennai and Bengaluru but not in Hyderabad.

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“I like Hyderabad. I used to watch Telugu films during my college days. My love for Hyderabad took birth at that time and inspired me to write Premalu,” Girsh added.

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Girish also revealed that he wants to do a Telugu film as the industry has space for low-budget movies. He added that his next (Malayalam venture) will be based on cyber-crimes.

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Dileesh Pothen, who was also present at the press meet, oozed confidence that the actors in Premalu would draw crowds to the theatres.

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“Premalu is a movie of the present generation. It has no regular drama but lots of entertainment. We believe that it would become a trendsetter,” he added.

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