Pretham
Pretham (transl. Ghost) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy horror drama film, written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. Starring Jayasurya, Aju Varghese, Govind Padmasoorya, Sharaf U Dheen, 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.
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| Directed by | Ranjith Sankar |
| Written by | Ranjith Sankar |
| Produced by | Ranjith Sankar Jayasurya |
| Starring | Jayasurya Aju Varghese Govind Padmasoorya Shruthi Ramachandran Sharaf U Dheen Dharmajan Bolgatty Hareesh Peradi |
| 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 |
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. Principal photography began in Cherai, Ernakulam on 24 May 2016. The film was released on 12 August 2016. A sequel titled Pretham 2 was released in 2018.