| Pretham | |
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| Directed by | Ranjith Sankar |
| Written by | Ranjith Sankar |
| Produced by | Ranjith Sankar Jayasurya |
| Starring | Jayasurya Govind Padmasoorya Sharaf U Dheen Aju Varghese Shruthi Ramachandran |
| Cinematography | Jithu Damodar |
| Edited by | V. Saajan |
| Music by | Anand Madhusoodanan |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | est.₹ 12.45 crore[1] |
Pretham (transl. Ghost) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy horror drama film, written, co-produced, and directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Jayasurya, Govind Padmasoorya, Sharaf U Dheen, Aju Varghese, Shruthi Ramachandran, Pearle Maaney, Dharmajan Bolgatty and Hareesh Peradi in the prominent roles. It is co-produced by Sankar and Jayasurya. The film was a commercial success and in 2018 a sequel, Pretham 2, was released.[2]
It was remade in Telugu under the title Raju Gari Gadhi 2. It is also the third collaboration of Sankar and Jayasurya after Punyalan Agarbattis and Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam.[3] Principal photography began in Cherai, Ernakulam, on 24 May 2016.[4] The film was released on 12 August 2016.[3] A sequel titled Pretham 2 was released in 2018.
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