+ List of accolades received by Premam Accolades Award Won NominatedAsianet Comedy AwardsAsianet Film AwardsAsiavision AwardsCPC Cine AwardsFilmfare Awards SouthIBNLive Movie AwardsIIFA UtsavamMirchi Music Awards SouthNorth American Film AwardsSouth Indian International Movie AwardsVanitha Film AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References
Premam is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-Tamil languages coming-of-age musical romantic drama film written, edited, and directed by Alphonse Puthren. It was produced by Anwar Rasheed under his production company, Anwar Rasheed Entertainment. The film features Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The soundtrack and score were composed by Rajesh Murugesan, while the cinematography was handled by Anand C. Chandran. The plot follows love life of George David (Nivin) from teenage to adulthood in three stages. The film was also remade in Telugu in 2016 with the same name.
Produced on a budget of 40 million, Premam was released on 29 May 2015 and grossed 600 million. The film was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam-language films of the decade. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, screenplay, Nivin and Pallavi's performance, music, cinematography, and editing. The film won 37 awards from 60 nominations.
At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, Premam was nominated in seven categories, winning Best Female Debut (Sai Pallavi) and Best Male Playback Singer (Vijay Yesudas for "Malare"). At the 5th South Indian International Movie Awards it received fifteen nominations and won seven, including those for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Lyricist, Best Male Playback Singer (Vijay Yesudas). Nivin and Sai Pallavi won the Best Actor Critics and Best Debut Actress awards respectively. At the 1st IIFA Utsavam it received nine nominations and won four, including those for Best Performance in a Comic Role, Best Music Direction, Best Lyricist and Best Male Playback Singer. Among other wins, the film received six Asianet Film Awards, six Vanitha Film Awards, three Asianet Comedy Awards, four Asiavision Awards and two CPC Cine Awards. But the movie was not considered by the Kerala State Film Awards, which is official state film award given by Government of Kerala.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Asianet Comedy Awards 13 November 2015 Best Comedy Pair & Best Comedy Dialogue Best Comical Scene Song , Asianet Film Awards 7 February 2016 Most Popular Film Premam Popular Malayalam Actor Best Director Best Music Director Best Singer – Male ("Malare") Special Jury Award Asiavision Movie Awards 2 December 2015 Best Popular Movie Premam Man Of The Year Sensational Actor Of The Year Best Singer – Male ("Aluva Puzha") CPC Cine Awards 9 March 2016 Best Movie (Premam) (in Malayalam) Best Music Director Filmfare Awards South 18 June 2016 Best Film – Malayalam Premam Best Director – Malayalam Best Actor – Malayalam Best Female Debut – Malayalam Best Music Director – Malayalam Best Lyricist – Malayalam ("Malare") Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam ("Malare") IBNLive Movie Awards 7 March 2016 Best Film (South) Premam Best Southern Director Best Southern Debut IIFA Utsavam 24—25 January 2016 Best Picture Premam Best Director Performance In A Negative Role Performance In A Leading Role – Male Performance In A Supporting Role – Female Best Performance In A Comic Role Best Music Direction Best Lyrics ("Malare") Best Playback Singer – Male ("Malare") Mirchi Music Awards South 27 July 2016 Album of the Year Male Vocalist of the Year ("Malare") Song of the Year "Malare" Listeners Choice Song of the Year North American Film Awards 24 July 2016 Best Playback Singer – Male South Indian International Movie Awards 30 June – 1 July 2016 Best Film – Malayalam Premam Best Director – Malayalam Best Actor – Malayalam Best Actor Critics' Choice – Malayalam Best Comedian – Malayalam Best Male Debut – Malayalam Best Female Debut – Malayalam Best Music Director – Malayalam Best Lyricist – Malayalam ("Malare") Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam ("Malare") ("Aluva Puzha") Vanitha Film Awards 16 February 2016 Popular Film Premam Popular Actor Best Newcomer – Actor Krishna Sankar, , Best Newcomer – Actress Best Music Director Best Singer – Male ("Malare")
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See also List of Malayalam films of 2015
References
External links Accolades for Premam at the Internet Movie Database