Prema Kavali

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Prema Kavali (transl. “I want love”) is a 2011 Telugu romantic action film written and directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by K. Atchi Reddy under Max India Productions, introducing Aadi and Isha Chawla in the lead roles. Anup Rubens composed the music and Chota K. Naidu was the cinematographer. Released on 25 February 2011, it ran 100 days, and Aadi won several best-debut awards for it. It was re-released in theatres on 25 October 2024. Our record lists a running time of 166 minutes.

What the story is about

Prema is the beloved daughter of an honest, strict police officer, but she is quietly being blackmailed, and her sister-in-law notices how worried she is. The reason goes back to college, where her classmate Srinu fell for her. Prema did not return his feelings but became his friend, until one unexpected moment when Srinu kissed her, after which she turned against him. Now photographs of that moment are being used to blackmail her, and Srinu sets out to find out who is behind it, a trail that leads somewhere far more dangerous than either of them expects.

Cast

• Aadi as Srinivas “Srinu”
• Isha Chawla as Prema
• Dev Gill as Tagore
• Nassar as Prema’s father
• Nagababu as Srinu’s father
• Jayasudha as Srinu’s mother
• Sindhu Tolani as Neeraja, Prema’s sister-in-law
• Brahmanandam as Serlingam, a software engineer
• Ali as Chain Raja
• Shafi as Appa Rao
• Gundu Sudarshan as a house owner

Music

Dasari Narayana Rao launched Anup Rubens’s soundtrack at Shilpakala Vedika on 9 January 2011, with Jayasudha, Manchu Manoj, Lakshmi Manchu, Sharwanand, Varun Sandesh, Brahmanandam and Sundeep Kishan among the guests, each introducing a song. According to IndiaGlitz, the film unit donated ₹10 lakh at the event towards medical care for child patients at a cancer hospital.

Box office and awards

The film ran for 100 days, an occasion marked by a function reported by IndiaGlitz, and Wikipedia calls it a blockbuster. T2BLive, listing the top Telugu grossers of 2011, puts its distributors’ share at ₹13.7 crore. Aadi won the Hyderabad Times award for Promising Newcomer, the CineMAA Award for Best Debut Actor, the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and the SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu). Wikipedia carries no contemporary reviews.

Where to watch Prema Kavali

We do not have a confirmed streaming platform for Prema Kavali on file. The OTT details on this page will be updated when a platform’s own listing confirms it.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Prema Kavali and the reports it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.