I’ve watched Premam 3-4 times: Prabhas

Prabhas is currently basking in the glory of the excellent response that his latest outing Baahuabli 2: The Conclusion has been getting. This SS Rajamouli directorial is the second installment in the hugely popular Baahubali franchise. In the sequel, he continues to play the dual role of Mahendra Baahubali and Amarendra Baahubali along with Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Sathyaraj, Ramya Krishnan and a host of other actors.

The actor was recently in Kerala for the movie’s promotions. He had a chat session with Manorama when he was asked about his opinion on Malayalam movies. He instantly replied back that he shares huge respect for the two pillars of Malayalam cinema, Mohanlal and Mammootty.

He mentioned that Premam was the last Malayalam movie he watched. Prabhas said he thoroughly enjoyed watching the movie and has seen it 3-4 times. He also added that the movie was a huge success in the Telugu speaking states, enjoying a theatrical run of 50 days.

Premam, directed by Alphonse Puthren and starring Nivin Pauly was a coming of age rom-com released in 2015. The movie was a blockbuster success not only in Kerala but all over South India. The movie was also remade in Telugu with the same starring Naga Chaitanya in the lead. Telugu version of Premam directed by Chandoo Mondeti was a successful affair in the box office.