Prema Pusthakam

Prema Pusthakam (English: Book of Love) is a 1993 Telugu romance film which was partly directed by Gollapudi Srinivas before his death on the set of the film; it was later finished by his father, Gollapudi Maruthi Rao. It featured Ajith Kumar, in his first leading role, alongside Kanchan in the lead roles, with Devendran as music composer.

Cast

• Ajith Kumar as Siddhartha
• Kanchan
• Thangana
• S. K. Misro

Production

The film was written by Gollapudi Srinivas, son of noted director Gollapudi Maruthi Rao, in early 1992 and Ajith Kumar was signed on to feature in the lead role in August 1992. However, during the first month of the shoot, the debutant director died after succumbing to injuries suffered during a water accident on sets in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh.^[1] The death led to creation of the Gollapudi Srinivas Award, with the director's father Gollapudi Maruthi Rao giving the award to promising debutant directors to continue his son's legacy.^[2] The film was duly delayed and later completed by Srinivas's father and only released in 1993.

Release

The film went on to win the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer in 1994 for Gollapudi Maruthi Rao.^[3] The film has been described by commentators as an "eminently forgettable" debut for Ajith Kumar, due to the problems faced during production.^[4][5] It was later dubbed and released in Tamil as Kadhal Puthagam in 1997.^[6]

References

External links

• Prema Pusthakam at the Internet Movie Database