''Prema Oka Maikam'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Chandu. It was released on 30 August 2013 and stars

Charmy Kaur Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi (born 17 May 1987), is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. Her most ...

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, and

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as the lead characters. The film's script was written by Chandu and Pulagam Chinnarayana, who worked as the script's dialogue writer. ''Prema Oka Maikam'' has been described as "a film for men, especially for those men who enjoy being drowsy and drowned into love, lust or wine" and Chandu commented that Charmy "has given soul to the character and will win all the hearts".

Synopsis

The film follows Mallika (

) an intelligent and independent young woman that works as a call girl but refuses to take just any man that comes along. When poet Lalith (Rahul) and Mallika have a chance meeting, the two connect instantly. Swathi (

) is a singer that gained her popularity after appearing on a television talent show, but ends up getting drawn into a love triangle between Mallika and Lalith.

Cast

Production

Development on ''Prema Oka Maikam'' began in 2012 and Charmi Kaur was announced to perform one of the lead roles. Chandu denied claims that Kaur was hired to "boost the movie's glamour quotient" and stated that they chose her because they believed that she could perform the role and that "we felt she was apt, but not because to add glamor". Footage for ''Prema Oka Maikam'' was shot in

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and

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and the film went into post production in early 2013. The film initially had a projected release date of February 2013, but was pushed back to an August release. The film's music was written by MGK Praveen who composed 3 songs for “Prema Oka Maikam” and the other 3 songs were composed by SR Posam .

Soundtrack

Reception

IndiaGlitz panned the movie, remarking that it was "easily the year's worst ever movie". The reviewer commented that the background music was "annoying and highly inappropriate", and that the narration was "downright stupid".

References

{{Reflist, 2 2013 films 2010s Telugu-language films