| Premaloka | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ravichandran |
| Produced by | Ravichandran |
| Written by | Ravichandran |
| Starring | Ravichandran Juhi Chawla Leelavathi Lokesh |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Premaloka (Kannada: ಪ್ರೇಮಲೋಕ) is a Kannada feature film, starring Ravichandran Juhi Chawla and Leelavathi, released in 1987. Premaloka literally means "World of Love" in Kannada. It was a super hit film, becoming the biggest grosser of that time. The film had twelve songs, all of which are popular even today. The film gave a talented music director Hamsalekha to the Kannada film industry. It gave Juhi Chawla a break in the film industry and V. Ravichandran a name as director. Vishnuvardhan and Ambarish made a guest appearance in the movie.
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Loosely based on Grease 2, the film revolves around the protagonist, who tries to woo a girl (his classmate). On being spurned, he poses as a mysterious biker and sweeps her off her feet. Toward the end, she comes to know that the biker and her classmate are in fact the same guy.
In spite of an ordinary story and moderate performances, the film had a tremendous response for a few reasons: For one, the whole package was fresh. It was a complete break-away from Anant Nag, Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan movies. The sets and art direction gave the viewer an impression that Kannada films can be big budget. The music by Hamsalekha was a huge plus. The songs are hummed even today, and it made Hamsalekha an overnight star. One of the songs, "Nodamma Hudugi," was reused by Sundeep Malani for his Kanglish film SMS 6260 featuring Diganth, Kiran, Janu. It started the trend of lavish movies in Kannada. It also marked the debut of Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla to filmdom.
Hamsalekha would go on to compose music for many more Ravichandran films, making them a superb pair in the 1980s and 90s.
The film was dubbed in Tamil as Paruva Ragamand in telugu as premalokam .It was a hit there, too.
Music director: Hamsalekha