Pretham

Pretham

Theatrical release poster
Malayalam പ്രേതം
Directed by Ranjith Sankar
Produced by Ranjith Sankar
Jayasurya
Written by Ranjith Sankar
Starring Jayasurya
Aju Varghese
Sharafudheen
Sharanya Menon
Govind Padmasoorya
Music by Anand Madhusoodanan
Cinematography Jithu Damodar
Edited by Sajan Vasudev
Production
company
Dreams N Beyond
Distributed by Central Pictures
Fox Star Studios[1]
Release dates
  • 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
Country India
Language Malayalam

Pretham (English: Ghost) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam comedy horror film written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. Starring Jayasurya, Aju Varghese, Sharanya Menon and Sharafudheen in the lead roles. It is co-produced by Sankar and Jayasurya. The story revolves around three classmates who plan a reunion.[2]

It is the third collaboration of Sankar and Jayasurya after Punyalan Agarbattis and Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam.[3] Principal photography began in Cherai, Ernakulam on 24 May 2016.[4] The film released on 12 August 2016.[3]

Plot

Three young men - Denny Kokken (Aju Varghese), Priyalal (Sharafudheen), and Shibu Majeed (Govind Padmasoorya) have been friends since college. Together, they work till they hit their 30s and starts their own business that they can enjoy in a semi-retired manner. They get together and invest all their money in a resort in Kerala. However, their happy beginning is thwarted by paranormal activities and they approach John Don Bosco (Jayasurya), a psychic who works as a mentalist in cruise ships and entertainment industry. John Don Bosco assists the police as a human lie detector with his cold reading techniques and works with the three hoteliers in solving their otherworldly problem. His intervention reveals a crime of envy and jealousy which lead to death of a college student.

Cast

Production

In 2000, Ranjith Sankar wrote the script for the TV serial, Nizhalukal, "probably the first horror serial" to premiere on Malayalam television. Citing it as an inspiration for the film, he said, "(I) have thought of umpteen subjects to explore the genre in movies all these years before arriving on this. Pretham is a horror comedy," on his Facebook profile.[5] [3]

Jayasurya was selected to play the male lead, who is a Mentalist named John Don Bosco.[6] Shruthi Ramakrishnan and Pearle Maaney portrayed the female lead roles. Justin Jose, known for his work in the Telugu film Baahubali: The Beginning and the Bollywood film Bajrangi Bhaijaan, was selected for the film's sound design. The filming began on 24 May 2016 in the small town in Cherai in Ernakulam.

Release

Pretham was released on 12 August 2016.

Box office

There was over 30% hike in collection from day 1 to day 2 at the Kerala box office. The film grossed ₹2.67 crore in 3 days run.[7] It remained in more than 80 screens in Kerala in its third week.[8] The film grossed ₹12.45 crore in 23 days at the Kerala box office.[9]

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