This new-age romantic film features fresh star cast and has delivered an impressive profit of...
Published: October 6, 2024 2:17 PM IST By Every Since Stree 2 has released, it is making history at the box office, and has become the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. Well, if there is one movie, that Rajkummar Rao-starrer failed to surpass is Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD. It is the only Indian film to gross over Rs 1000 crore in 2024.
Surprisingly, none of these films are the most profitable ventures in Indian cinema this year. Well, there is a short Malayalam film with Rs 3 crore budget that has outshone them both in terms of profitability. Malayalam cinema had a golden year this year with critically acclaimed and commercially successful films.
Movies like Manjummel Boys and Aavesham has done commendable at the box office. Among these films, there is a new-age romantic drama that has been made with a budget of Rs 3 crore and features all-newcomers. It went on to earn Rs 136 crore, delivering an impressive 4500% profit.
Directed by Girish AD, Premalu stars Naslen K. Gafoor and Mamitha Baiju, alongside Sangeeth Prathap, Shyam Mohan, Meenakshi Raveendran, Akhila Bhargavan, Mathew Thomas and Althaf Salim. Released in February, Premalu debuted across multiple platforms.
In April, it premiered on Disney + Hotstar in Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil, while the Telugu was available on Aha. The only film that comes anywhere closer to beat Premalu is the Telugu superhero flick HanuMan,.