Premante Idera(1998)
'Premante Idera' (1998) is a Telugu romantic drama film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. It stars Venkatesh and Preity Zinta in her Telugu debut. The story follows Murali who falls in love with Sailu during a friend's wedding, only to discover she is engaged to a police officer. The film is set in a traditional village and explores the conflict between love and family obligations. It was praised for its cinematography by Jayanan Vincent, who won the Nandi Award. The music by Ramana Gogula became a chartbuster. The film was commercially successful and was later remade in Kannada as 'O Premave'.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, JioTV, Airtel Xstream Play, Plex, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1998
- Director
- Jayanth C. Paranjee
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 48m
- Rating
- 4.9/10
Storyline
Murali travels to a village for a friend's wedding and meets Sailu. They fall in love but Sailu is already engaged to a police officer. Murali must convince her family to break the engagement and let them marry.
“This is what love feels like.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Premante Idera
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & Chandramohan (31 films together), Venkatesh & Daggubati Venkatesh (29 films together), Brahmanandam & Daggubati Venkatesh (22 films together), Srihari & Brahmanandam (17 films together), Venkatesh & Brahmanandam (16 films together), and Brahmanandam & Rama Prabha (11 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Premante Ideraa' translates to 'Is This Love?' and was a popular phrase from a song in the 1995 film 'Premikudu', which also starred Nagarjuna.
- This was one of the early films where actress Preeti Jhangiani worked in Telugu cinema, having debuted in Bollywood just a year prior.
- Director Jayant Paranji and actor Nagarjuna collaborated frequently, with this film coming after their successful family drama 'Sisindri' in 1995.
- The movie features a cameo appearance by actor Srikanth in a song sequence, adding to the star-studded ensemble for a late 90s romance.
- Composer Koti provided the music, and the soundtrack included a recreated version of his own hit 'Muddula Mavayya' from the film 'Muddula Mavayya'.
- The film's plot of winning over a resistant father-in-law was a common theme in late 90s Telugu cinema, reflecting family-centric storytelling trends.
- Despite starring popular lead actors, the film had a moderate box office performance compared to Nagarjuna's bigger action and family dramas of the era.