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1999 Indian film

Prem Poojari

Directed by	Hariharan
Written by	Dr. Balakrishnan
Starring	Kunchacko Boban Shalini Vineeth Thilakan
Cinematography	K. P. Nambiathiri
Edited by	M. S. Mani
Music by	Uttam Singh
Release date	9 February 1999 (1999-02-09)
Running time	172 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Prem Poojari is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language romance film directed by Hariharan, starring Kunchacko Boban, Shalini and Vineeth. The plot is loosely based on Engane Nee Marakkum. Prem Poojari is the third collaboration of the leading pair, Kunchacko and Shalini.

Plot

Prem Jacob wants to become a singer but is forced to pretend as a Brahmin to get a home for rent. There he meet Hema. Hema drew a picture of a rose on his shirt and gives him sweets. She gave him a note, writing Mandan (fool) as he does not notice her love. Prem gets angry and meets Hema in a park and angrily kisses her. Hema gets angry and says that she will tell her relatives. Prem becomes afraid and begs her forgiveness and said that he is ready for any punishment. Hema kisses his hands and they hug revealing their love.

Later Prem tells Hema that he is a Christian but she does not care. Prem gets a chance as a playback singer. Hema is being forced to marry Murali. Prem wins the national award for his song and when he sings in a program, Hema emotionally hugs him. Murali becomes angry and hurts Hema. Her relatives call off the wedding and agree that Prem and Hema can marry. Then Prem's friend Chanjal says that Murali is great as he understood Hema's love for Prem and was only acting to help them get united. Hema and Prem rushes to the airport and thank Murali as he was going back.

Cast

Kunchacko Boban as Prem Jacob / Premanathan Namboothiri
Shalini as Hema
Vineeth as Murali
Captain Raju as Hema's father
Thilakan as Music director
Jagathy Sreekumar as Pattabhi
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Bhairavan, Chanchal's father
Sudheesh as Prem's friend
Sukumari as Hema's grandmother
Mayoori as Chanchal
Mamukkoya as Kidavu
Reshmi Soman as Priya, Murali's sister
Mammootty as himself (cameo- song-Kathil Vellichittu)
Khushbu - Herself (Cameo- Song-Kathil vellichittu)
Suresh Gopi - Himself (cameo- song-Kathil Vellichittu)
Sukanya - Herself (Cameo- Song-Kathil vellichittu)
Manoj K. Jayan - Guest appearance as a singer
Chakyar Rajan as Sundaraman Iyer
Master Gokul as Kicha
KTS Namboodiri as Subbu
Dr. Siddhan as Kalyanaraman
Faisal Rasy

Songs

The soundtrack features songs composed by Uttam Singh, who is famous for his music in Dil To Pagal Hai and lyrics by O. N. V. Kurup.

No.	Title	Singers
1.	"Aayiram Varnamaayi"	K. J. Yesudas K. S. Chithra
2.	"Devaraagame"	P. Jayachandran K. S. Chithra
3.	"Humming and Swarangal"	K. J. Yesudas K. S. Chithra
4.	"Kathil Vellichittu"	K. J. Yesudas K. S. Chithra
5.	"Maanthalirin Pattu (M)"	K. J. Yesudas
6.	"Mathi Mounam Veene"	K. S. Chithra
7.	"Panineeru Peyyum Nilaavil"	K. J. Yesudas K. S. Chithra
8.	"Maanthalirin Pattu (F)"	K. S. Chithra

Reception

A critic rated the film 3⁄5 and wrote that "Prem Poojari is a good comedy for the first 90 minutes but after that the movie drags for the next hour".

References

Thomas, Edison (21 July 2014). "I'm taking my films more seriously now: Kunchacko Boban". The Times of India.
"10 best onscreen couples of Malayalam cinema". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
"Prem Pujari: Hit pair together again". Screen. 12 March 1999. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
"Uttam Singh named for Maharashtra's 'Lata Mangeshkar Award'". Business Standard. 27 September 2016.
"Prem Poojari (1999)- Boban Kunjacko, Shalini Vineeth". narayanan.n.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

External links

Prem Poojari at IMDb

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