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	'''''Prema Pusthakam''''' ({{trans\|Book of Love}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[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]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=A bid day for Thala Ajith! Check to know why!\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/thala-ajith-completes-25-years-in-the-film-industry.html#bwqw12\|accessdate=2 August 2017\|publisher=Behindwoods.com\|date=2 August 2017}}</ref> It stars newcomers [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Kanchan (actress)\|Kanchan]], with [[Devendran]] was the music composer. This film is Ajith Kumar's only [[Telugu Cinema\|Telugu film]] to date ~~as his previous Telugu film did not release~~ after the director passed.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Warrier, Shobha \|title=Bad back, great future \|publisher=[[Rediff]]\|date=6 April 1997\| url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm}}</ref> The film won ~~two~~ [[Nandi Awards]].		'''''Prema Pusthakam''''' ({{trans\|Book of Love}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[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]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=A bid day for Thala Ajith! Check to know why!\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/thala-ajith-completes-25-years-in-the-film-industry.html#bwqw12\|accessdate=2 August 2017\|publisher=Behindwoods.com\|date=2 August 2017}}</ref> It stars newcomers [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Kanchan (actress)\|Kanchan]], with [[Devendran]] was the music composer. This film is Ajith Kumar's only [[Telugu Cinema\|Telugu film]] to date and was temporarily put on hold after the director had passed.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Warrier, Shobha \|title=Bad back, great future \|publisher=[[Rediff]]\|date=6 April 1997\| url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm}}</ref> The film won three [[Nandi Awards]].

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	{{colbegin}}		{{colbegin}}
	*[[Ajith Kumar]] as Sreekar		*[[Ajith Kumar]] as Sreekar (credited as Sreekar)
	*[[Kanchan (actress)\|Kanchan]] as Charitra		*[[Kanchan (actress)\|Kanchan]] as Charitra
	*Thangana		*Thangana
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	== Production ==		== 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 ninth day of the shoot, the debutant director died after succumbing to injuries suffered during a water accident on sets in [[Vizag]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-tragic-tale-of-ajiths-first-film-prema-pusthakam/article23727779.ece</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Bad back, great future\|website=[[Rediff.com]]\|date=6 July 1999\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm\|accessdate=8 July 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gollapudinationalaward.com/aboutus.htm \|title=About Us \|publisher=Gollapudi National Award \|accessdate=8 July 2011 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711105752/http://www.gollapudinationalaward.com/aboutus.htm \|archivedate=11 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy }}</ref> The film was duly delayed and later completed by Srinivas's father and only released in 1993.		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 when the producer was looking for a manly youth and was impressed with his photo randomly shown by late Mr.S.P.Balasubramaniyam. However, during the ninth day of the shoot, the debutant director died after succumbing to injuries suffered during a water accident on sets in [[Vizag]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-tragic-tale-of-ajiths-first-film-prema-pusthakam/article23727779.ece\|title=Nine days and a killer wave: the story behind Ajith’s ‘Prema Pusthakam’\|last=Ramanujam\|first=Srinivasa\|date=30 April 2018\|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Bad back, great future\|website=[[Rediff.com]]\|date=6 July 1999\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm\|accessdate=8 July 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gollapudinationalaward.com/aboutus.htm \|title=About Us \|publisher=Gollapudi National Award \|accessdate=8 July 2011 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711105752/http://www.gollapudinationalaward.com/aboutus.htm \|archivedate=11 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy }}</ref> The film was duly delayed and later completed by Srinivas's father and only released in 1993.<ref name="The Hindu"/>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	~~{{empty section\|date=October 2019}}~~		The songs were composed by Devendran.<ref>https://mio.to/album/Prema+Pusthakam+%281993%29</ref>
			* "Anukunnadhi"
			* "Geluchuko"
			* "Kaliki Seethammaku"
			* "Manugade Madhuramu"
			* "Modhalainadhi Mana" - [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
			* "Moodu Nelalaega"
			* "Poornamadham" - K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
			* "Thiyagga Puttadhae"
			* "Visakha Beach Lo" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra

	== Release ==		== Release ==
	The film has been described by commentators as an "eminently forgettable" debut for [[Ajith Kumar]], due to the problems faced during production.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm\|website=Rediff.com\|title=Pyar to hona hi tha\|date=15 September 1999\|accessdate=8 July 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com/heroes/id22.html Ajith Kumar] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref>		The film has been described by commentators as an "eminently forgettable" debut for [[Ajith Kumar]], due to the problems faced during production.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm\|website=Rediff.com\|title=Pyar to hona hi tha\|date=15 September 1999\|accessdate=8 July 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com/heroes/id22.html Ajith Kumar] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref>

	It was later dubbed and released in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] as ''Kadhal Puthagam'' in 1997.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ibv76-CAjoA Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref> A reviewer of the dubbed version wrote "The screenplay could have been better as the story flow seems to be discontinuous at times. In spite of this, the director has shown some flashes of talent in some scenes, especially scenes involving Ajit and Kanchan".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20001001001959/http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5473/kaputhak.html</ref>		It was later dubbed and released in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] as ''Kadhal Puthagam'' in 1997.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ibv76-CAjoA Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref> A reviewer of the dubbed version wrote "The screenplay could have been better as the story flow seems to be discontinuous at times. In spite of this, the director has shown some flashes of talent in some scenes, especially scenes involving Ajit and Kanchan".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5473/kaputhak.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001001001959/http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5473/kaputhak.html\|archive-date=1 October 2000\|title=Review of Kathal Puthakam}}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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	* [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer\|Best Screenplay Writer]] - [[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]]		* [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer\|Best Screenplay Writer]] - [[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]]
	* [[Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer\|Best Costume Designer]] - Manohar Reddy		* [[Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer\|Best Costume Designer]] - Manohar Reddy
			* [[Nandi Special Jury Award\|Special Jury Award]] - [[Kanchan (actress)\|Kanchan]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''''Prema Pusthakam''''' ({{trans\|Book of Love}}) is a 1993 [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[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]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=A bid day for Thala Ajith! Check to know why!\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/thala-ajith-completes-25-years-in-the-film-industry.html#bwqw12\|accessdate=2 August 2017\|publisher=Behindwoods.com\|date=2 August 2017}}</ref> It stars newcomers [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Kanchan (actress)\|Kanchan]], with [[Devendran]] was the music composer. This film is Ajith Kumar's only Telugu film to date as his previous Telugu film did not release after the director passed.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Warrier, Shobha \|title=Bad back, great future \|publisher=[[Rediff]]\|date=6 April 1997\| url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm}}</ref>		'''''Prema Pusthakam''''' ({{trans\|Book of Love}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[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]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=A bid day for Thala Ajith! Check to know why!\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/thala-ajith-completes-25-years-in-the-film-industry.html#bwqw12\|accessdate=2 August 2017\|publisher=Behindwoods.com\|date=2 August 2017}}</ref> It stars newcomers [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Kanchan (actress)\|Kanchan]], with [[Devendran]] was the music composer. This film is Ajith Kumar's only [[Telugu Cinema\|Telugu film]] to date as his previous Telugu film did not release after the director passed.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Warrier, Shobha \|title=Bad back, great future \|publisher=[[Rediff]]\|date=6 April 1997\| url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm}}</ref> The film won two [[Nandi Awards]].

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	== Release ==		== Release ==
			The film has been described by commentators as an "eminently forgettable" debut for [[Ajith Kumar]], due to the problems faced during production.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm\|website=Rediff.com\|title=Pyar to hona hi tha\|date=15 September 1999\|accessdate=8 July 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com/heroes/id22.html Ajith Kumar] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref>

	~~The film went on to win the~~ [[~~Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer~~]] in ~~1994 for [[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]]~~.<ref>https://~~www~~.~~telugucinema~~.com/c/~~publish~~/~~Guest_Articles_22~~/~~_509_printer.phpRetrieved~~ 8 July 2011. ~~{{webarchive \|url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/~~20101021055717~~/~~https~~://www.~~telugucinema~~.com/~~c/publish~~/~~Guest_Articles_22~~/~~_509_printer~~.~~php \|date=21 October 2010 }}~~</ref> ~~The film has been described by commentators as an "eminently forgettable" debut for~~ [[~~Ajith Kumar~~]]~~, due to the problems faced during production.~~<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=http://~~www~~.~~rediff~~.~~com/movies/1999~~/~~sep~~/~~15ajit~~.~~htm~~\|~~website~~=~~Rediff.com~~\|title=~~Pyar to hona hi tha~~\|~~date~~=~~15 September 1999~~\|~~accessdate~~=~~8 July 2011~~}}~~</ref><ref>~~[~~http://ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com/heroes/id22.html Ajith Kumar~~] ~~Retrieved 8 July 2011.~~</ref> ~~It was later dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Kadhal Puthagam'' in 1997.<ref>~~[~~https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ibv76-CAjoA Tamil Movie News~~--~~Pudhu Edition 3] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref>~~		It was later dubbed and released in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] as ''Kadhal Puthagam'' in 1997.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ibv76-CAjoA Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref> A reviewer of the dubbed version wrote "The screenplay could have been better as the story flow seems to be discontinuous at times. In spite of this, the director has shown some flashes of talent in some scenes, especially scenes involving Ajit and Kanchan".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20001001001959/http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5473/kaputhak.html</ref>

			==Awards==
			;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf\|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)\|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)\|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)\|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]\|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]])</ref>
			* [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer\|Best Screenplay Writer]] - [[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]]
			* [[Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer\|Best Costume Designer]] - Manohar Reddy

	== References ==		== References ==

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'''''Prema Pusthakam''''' ({{trans|Book of Love}}) is a 1993 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A bid day for Thala Ajith! Check to know why!|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/thala-ajith-completes-25-years-in-the-film-industry.html#bwqw12|accessdate=2 August 2017|publisher=Behindwoods.com|date=2 August 2017}}</ref> It stars newcomers [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Kanchan (actress)|Kanchan]], with [[Devendran]] was the music composer. This film is Ajith Kumar's only Telugu film to date as his previous Telugu film did not release after the director passed.<ref>{{cite web|author=Warrier, Shobha |title=Bad back, great future |publisher=[[Rediff]]|date=6 April 1997| url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Ajith Kumar]] as Sreekar
*[[Kanchan (actress)|Kanchan]] as Charitra
*Thangana
*Lakshmipriya
*Sohini
*Deepika
*Swati
*[[P. L. Narayana]]
*[[Maharshi Raghava]]
*[[Tanikella Bharani]] as priest
*[[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]]
*Balu
*[[S. K. Misro|Misro]]
*Kashi Viswanath
*[[Kallu Chidambaram]]
*Kumara Raja
*Prasada Rao
*Rajani Srinivas
* GV Rama
*Gauri Shankar
*Vidyasagar
*[[Murali Mohan]]
*[[Giri Babu]]
*[[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]]
*[[Suthivelu]]
{{Colend}}

== 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 ninth day of the shoot, the debutant director died after succumbing to injuries suffered during a water accident on sets in [[Vizag]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-tragic-tale-of-ajiths-first-film-prema-pusthakam/article23727779.ece</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bad back, great future|website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=6 July 1999|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm|accessdate=8 July 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gollapudinationalaward.com/aboutus.htm |title=About Us |publisher=Gollapudi National Award |accessdate=8 July 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711105752/http://www.gollapudinationalaward.com/aboutus.htm |archivedate=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> The film was duly delayed and later completed by Srinivas's father and only released in 1993.

== Soundtrack ==
{{empty section|date=October 2019}}

== Release ==

The film went on to win the [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer]] in 1994 for [[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]].<ref>https://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/Guest_Articles_22/_509_printer.phpRetrieved 8 July 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021055717/https://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/Guest_Articles_22/_509_printer.php |date=21 October 2010 }}</ref> The film has been described by commentators as an "eminently forgettable" debut for [[Ajith Kumar]], due to the problems faced during production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm|website=Rediff.com|title=Pyar to hona hi tha|date=15 September 1999|accessdate=8 July 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com/heroes/id22.html Ajith Kumar] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref> It was later dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Kadhal Puthagam'' in 1997.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ibv76-CAjoA Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3] Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2373606}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37NN0veur2M Full movie on Youtube]

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