''Premasoothram'' is a 2018 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film written and directed by Jiju Asokan, based on the short story ''Jalajeevitham'' by

Asokan Charuvil Asokan Charuvil is an Indian short story writer in Malayalam-language. He is a recipient of several awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Muttathu Varkey Award. Born in 1957 in Kattoor in Trichur district of Kerala, he completed ...

. The story is set in the period 1980-1990s. The film stars

Chemban Vinod Jose Chemban Vinod Jose (born 24 May 1976) is an Indian actor, film producer and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He is a physiotherapist by profession.Balu Varghese Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in '' Chanthupottu'' (2005). Early life and career Balu Varghese was born in Kochi. He is the son o ...

Dharmajan Bolgatty Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur , who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later for ...

Indrans K. Surendran (born 16 March 1956), better known by his stage name Indrans, is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough ...

Sudheer Karamana Sudheer Karamana (born 24 May 1971) is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor Karamana Janardanan Nair. Personal life He is the eldest son to actor Karamana Janardanan Nair and Jaya, at Karamana, Thiruv ...

and Lijomol Jose. The film was released in

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

on 11 May 2018. The movie is about a student played by Balu Varghese in one way love with his own classmate played by Lijomol Jose. His antics in trying to woo her is the crux of the whole movie.

Cast

as Prakashan * Lijomol Jose as Ammukutty *

as Manoharan * Vettukili Prakash as Subramaniyan *

as Kochubaby *

* Manju Sunichen as Sarasu *

Anumol Anumol is an Indian actress, predominantly acting in Malayalam and Tamil films. She appeared in Malayalam films such as '' Chayilyam'' (2014), '' Ivan Megharoopan'' (2012), '' Akam'' (2011), '' Vedivazhipadu'' (2013) and '' Jamna Pyari'' (2015 ...

as Manjurani * Sinoj Varghese as Rajappan *

Sreejith Ravi Sreejith Ravi (born 19 May 1976) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi. Early life Sreejith is the son of actor and industrialist T. G. Ravi and V. K. Sub ...

as Keshava Karuvan *

Chethan Jayalal Chethan Jayalal is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is known for ''Guppy'' (2016), '' Iyobinte Pusthakam'' (2014) and '' Oppam'' (2016). He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2016 for portraying the ch ...

* Sibi Thomas as Bhasurachandran * Anjali Nair as Sugandhi Teacher * Reshmi Anil as The woman carrying the baby * Vishnu Govindhan as Sukumaran * Vijilesh Karayad as Pandan Paramu *Preetha Pradeep as Mallika

Production

The film is based on the short story ''Jalajeevitham'' from the collection of short stories by Asokan Charuvil. The romantic comedy is set in the period 1980-1990s.

Release

The film was released in

on 11 May 2018.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 7959952 2018 films Indian romantic comedy films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2018 romantic comedy films