Blockbuster 'Premalu' Becomes 10th Highest-Grossing Malayalam Film of All-Time

By Sunit Jangir
February 28, 2024 at 3:09 PM IST
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Blockbuster 'Premalu' Becomes 10th Highest-Grossing Malayalam Film of All-Time
Kochi, February 28 - Director Girish A. D.'s romantic-comedy Premalu has become the 10th highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time at the worldwide box office. The latest sensation was released on February 9 and in just under three weeks, it is now among the biggest Malayalam grossers ever.



Produced by Fahadh Faasil, Dileesh Pothan, and Syam Pushkaran, Premalu has grossed approximately 42 crores at the domestic box office while the overseas collection is around 28 crores so far for worldwide 70+ crores gross at the time of writing this piece.





Premalu has beaten superstar Mohanlal's period action drama Kayamkulam Kochunni which grossed around 70 crores worldwide in 2018. It will be surpassing Premam (73 crores) in the next couple of days to climb one more step. The film will be eyeing to finish over 80 crores worldwide.





The film stars Naslen K. Gafoor and Mamitha Baiju in the lead roles alongside an ensemble cast including Sangeeth Prathap, Shyam Mohan M, Meenakshi Raveendran, Akhila Bhargavan, Althaf Salim, Mathew Thomas.





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