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{{Infobox film
| name = Premaloka
| image = Premaloka DVD cover.jpg
| caption = DVD cover in Kannada
| director = [[V. Ravichandran]]
| producer = V. Ravichandran [[N. Veeraswamy]] '''(presenter)'''
| writer = {{plainlist|
*V. Ravichandran
*[[Panchu Arunachalam]] '''(Tamil dialogues)'''
}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Grease 2]]''|[[Ken Finkleman]]}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*V. Ravichandran
*[[Juhi Chawla|Juhi]]
}}
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]
| cinematography = R. Madhusudan
| editing = K. Balu
| distributor = Sri Eswari Productions
| released = {{Film date|1987|||df=yes}}
| runtime = {{plainlist|
*147 minutes {{small|(''Premaloka'')}}
*141 minutes {{small|(''Paruva Ragam'')}}
}}
| country = India
| language = {{Plainlist|
* Kannada
* Tamil
}}
}}

'''''Premaloka''''' in Kannada ({{Translation|World of Love}}), '''''Paruva Ragam''''' in Tamil ({{Translation|The Melody of Age}}), is a 1987 bilingual [[Romance film|romantic]] [[musical film]], written and directed by [[V. Ravichandran]] in [[List of directorial debuts|his directorial debut]] based on the 1982 movie ''[[Grease 2]]''.<ref>https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Vivek-Deepa-Sannidhi-Aneesh-Tejeshwar-Sindhu-Loknath-remake-films-Ravichandran/articleshow/33623549.cms?</ref> He additionally served as the lead actor and producer under Eshwari Productions.

Produced simultaneously in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]], the film stars V. Ravichandran in the lead role alongside [[Juhi Chawla|Juhi]], in her acting debut. [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] and [[Lokesh]] play supportive roles in the Kannada version while [[Jai Shankar]] and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] reprise their respective roles in the Tamil version. [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Ambareesh]], [[Tiger Prabhakar|Prabhakar]], [[Srinath]], and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] made guest appearances in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Ranadheera-may-do-a-Premaloka/articleshow/35908280.cms|title=Ranadheera may do a Premaloka – Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> [[Thengai Srinivasan]], [[Cho Ramaswamy]] and [[Delhi Ganesh]] portray the respective roles of Ambareesh, Prabhakar, and Srinath, in the Tamil version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/juhi-chawla-birthday-photos-from-the-actress-younger-days-you-may-not-have-seen/6426|title=Juhi Chawla: Photos from her younger days you may not have seen|website=mid-day}}</ref>

== Plot ==
A young man is in love with his classmate who rebukes his advances. Desperate for her affection, he decides to pose as a mysterious biker and sweep her off her feet.

== Cast ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
! Actor (Kannada) !! Actor (Tamil) !! Role
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[V. Ravichandran]] ||Ravi
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Juhi Chawla]]||Shashikala (Shashi)
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] || Sharadamma / Thayamma
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Lokesh]] ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Jai Shankar]] ||Ravi's father
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Srinath]] ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Delhi Ganesh]] ||Shashi's father
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] ||Ravi's friend
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Jayachitra]] ||Kaveri
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Poornam Viswanathan]] ||Chief Minister
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|K. Vijaya ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Vadivukkarasi]] ||Ravi's mother
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Tiger Prabhakar|Prabhakar]] ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Cho Ramaswamy]] ||College principal
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|'''Guest appearances:'''{{efn|Both versions credit the following actors as making guest appearances in the film. The Kannada version additionally credits Prabhakar, Srinath, and Lokesh as making guest appearances in the film<ref>''Prema Loka'' (VCD): opening credits from 0.05 to 5.03</ref> while the Tamil version does not credit their respective actors (namely Cho Ramaswamy, Delhi Ganesh, and Jai Shankar) as making guest appearances.<ref>''Paruva Ragam'' (VCD): opening credits from 0.00 to 5.03</ref>}} ||
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] ||Professor Manohar
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Ambareesh]] ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Thengai Srinivasan]] ||Hotel supplier
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] ||Rohini
|}

== Production ==
The film marked the directorial debut of V. Ravichandran.<ref name="Premaloka">{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/36066713.cms|title=Premaloka was my acting school: Juhi Chawla – TOI Mobile – The Times of India Mobile Site}}</ref> For the lead actress, Ravichandran rejected 52 girls before choosing Juhi Chawla as the heroine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Showman-of-Sandalwood-Crazy-StarRavichandran-Apoorva-Ekangi-Juhi-Chawla-Premaloka/articleshow/43355328.cms|title='You will be dumbstruck'|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> Apart from composing music, Hamsalekha has also written lyrics for all songs and dialogues for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/composer-lyricist-Hamsalekha-Sandalwood/articleshow/31682813.cms|title=Hamsalekha to don director's hat|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> When Ravichandran was mulling over the theme of the film, Hamsalekha suggested him to do a musical script on the lines of ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' and ''[[Grease 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.newshunt.com/india/english-newspapers/deccan-herald/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-entertainment--musical-musings_29279737/995/c-in-l-english-n-deccan-ncat-SundayHerald|title=Sunday Herald entertainment » Musical musings – Deccan Herald – DailyHunt}}</ref>

Jolly Bustin who went on to become a stunt master worked as a body double for Ravichandran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=QkdNSVIvMjAxMS8xMC8xMyNBcjAzNDAx|title=Such a Jolly ride}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/he-defies-the-law-of-gravity/article3217556.ece|title=He defies the law of gravity|date=17 March 2006|via=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Premaloka / Paruva Raagam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Hamsalekha]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Soundtrack cover
| released = 7 May 1986
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 47:39
| label = [[Lahari Music]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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}}

[[Hamsalekha]] composed the music for the film (in his Tamil debut) and also penned the lyrics for the Kannada soundtrack while [[Vairamuthu]] penned the lyrics for the Tamil soundtrack. The soundtrack album consists of eleven tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Premaloka (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/premaloka-original-motion/id608842609 |publisher=iTunes|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> The distribution rights were bought by [[Lahari Music]] for a hitherto record price of {{INR}}150,000.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Riti|first1=M. D.|title=The Nightingale to sing in Kannada!|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/apr/14ss.htm|work=rediff.com|access-date=8 February 2017|date=14 April 2001}}</ref>

The music and the songs in the film were widely appreciated and created records in the [[audio cassette]] sales during the time.<ref>{{cite web |title= Hamsalekha at his ribald best |url= http://www.themusicmagazine.com/review2a.html |publisher= The Music Magazine |access-date= 21 August 2014}}</ref> Tulsiram Naidu (Lahari Velu) of Lahari Audio, says, "Premaloka continues to be the biggest hit among film music albums in Kannada cinema. Back then audio rights were sold for a pittance and nominally paid {{INR}}100 or {{INR}}1,000. With Premaloka things changed and rights began to be sold in lakhs".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Kannada-film-industry-Lahari-Audio-EshwariPremalokas-music-album-Eshwari-productions/articleshow/45744473.cms|title=Lahari and Eshwari together after 25 years|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> The lyrics of the soundtrack also received acclaim from critics.<ref>{{cite news |title= The sparkling native pen |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-sparkling-native-pen/article2273170.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 27 July 2007 |access-date= 21 August 2014}}</ref>

The soundtrack sold 3.8{{nbsp}}million units, setting a record for South Indian [[soundtrack albums]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bahubali audio sold for Rs 3 cr, sets record|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Bahubali-audio-sold-for-Rs-3-cr-sets-record/articleshow/47366344.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 May 2015}}</ref>

The lyrics of two songs from ''[[Grease 2]]'' – ''Back to School Again'' and ''Who's That Guy?'' were retained as '' Hogona Kaalejige'' and '' Yaarivanu'', respectively. Another song '' Premalokadinda Banda'' was an adaptation of the 1963 Chinese (Hokkien) song ''Cup (in the) Shadow''.<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=zdogmznNF24</ref>

=== Kannada version ===
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 47:39
| all_lyrics = [[Hamsalekha]]
| title1 = Premalokadinda
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]], [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length1 = 4:34
| title2 = Geleyare Nanna Gelathiyare
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 5:31
| title3 = Ee Nimbe Hanninantha
| extra3 = Ramesh
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = Nodamma Hudugi
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Latha Hamsalekha]]
| length4 = 5:14
| title5 = Cheluve Ondu Kelthini
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length5 = 4:19
| title6 = Yaarivanu Ee Manmathanu
| extra6 = S. Janaki
| length6 = 4:49
| title7 = Boy Friend Barthaanantha
| extra7 = S. Janaki
| length7 = 4:25
| title8 = E Gangu Ee Biku Kalisikodu
| extra8 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length8 = 4:44
| title9 = Idu Nanna Ninna Prema Geethe
| extra9 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length9 = 4:33
| title10 = Mosagaarana
| extra10 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length10 = 4:21
| title11 = Bathroominalli
| extra11 = [[Vani Jayaram]]
| length11 = 2:10
}}

=== Tamil version ===
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 47:39
| all_lyrics = [[Vairamuthu]]
| title1 = Kadhal Illai
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]], [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length1 = 4:34
| title2 = Paadum ilam
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 5:31
| title3 = Oru Minnal Pola
| extra3 = Ramesh
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = Kelamma Kelamma
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length4 = 5:14
| title5 = Poove Unnai Nesithen
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length5 = 4:19
| title6 = Yaar Evano
| extra6 = S. Janaki
| length6 = 4:49
| title7 = Adea Amma Kannu
| extra7 = S. Janaki
| length7 = 4:25
| title8 = Hey Maama Vandi Otta
| extra8 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length8 = 4:44
| title9 = Oru Aanum Pennum
| extra9 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length9 = 4:33
| title10 = Mosakaarana Naan
| extra10 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length10 = 4:21
| title11 = Vanavillai Parthen
| extra11 = [[Vani Jayaram]]
| length11 = 2:10
}}

=== Telugu version ===

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list<ref name="Prema Lokam songs">{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/2URzeaQaOGHARTB9RDpSfS | website = [[Spotify]] | title = Prema Lokam | access-date = 18 January 2021}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 48:14
| all_lyrics = [[Rajashri]]<ref name="Prema Lokam songs" />

| title1 = Paruvam Needenani
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 5:57

| title2 = Satileni Premalokam
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 = 4:35

| title3 = Toli Aasalu Pongee
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length3 = 4:33

| title4 = Boy Friend – Boy Friend
| extra4 = S. Janaki
| length4 = 4:23

| title5 = Nuvve Nenani Thalachaane
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length5 = 4:18

| title6 = Chilakamma Chittemma
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
| length6 = 5:14

| title7 = Oka Muddabanthi
| extra7 = M. Ramesh
| length7 = 2:58

| title8 = Evare Veedu
| extra8 = S. Janaki
| length8 = 4:54

| title9 = Eh Mama Biku Nerpava
| extra9 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length9 = 4:45

| title10 = Mosagaadina
| extra10 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length10 = 4:22

| title11 = Levandi Premikulu
| extra11 = P. Susheela
| length11 = 2:09
}}

== Box-office ==
The film opened to an underwhelming response for "first few days" and was almost declared as failure "for the first three weeks". However, due to positive word-of-mouth, the film became successful a month after the release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/exclusive/4019-jatta-how-to-support-a-trend-setting-film.html|title=Jatta – How To Support A Trend Setting Film – chitraloka.com – Kannada Movie News, Reviews – Image|publisher=Chitraloka}}</ref>It sold nearly 2 crores tickets<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXGGrbKtr_M</ref> and collected more than 6 crores at box office. However, ''Paruva Ragam'' underperformed due to competition from other bigger films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=S. |title=Youngster with fresh ideas |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1398963261823852545 |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 September 1988 |page=17}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
One of the songs, ''Nodamma Hudugi'', was reused by Sundeep Malani for his Kanglish film ''SMS 6260'' featuring [[Diganth]], Kiran, Janu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/from-text-to-film/article3193750.ece|title=From text to film|date=3 June 2006|via=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Hamsalekha]] would go on to compose music for many more Ravichandran films. This film established [[V. Ravichandran]] as new entry star in Kannada film industry.

''Premaloka'' was dubbed in Telugu as ''Premalokam''. Juhi Chawla recalling her experiences stated that "My 45-day shoot for Premaloka ensured that going on the set of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was a cakewalk. The other good thing about Premaloka was that the team was young, so it was like college buddies hanging out. [..] Since the film was a musical, it was like a party on the set. The only senior person there was our cinematographer. I fondly look back at my stint in Kannada cinema during my early days as the foundation for my career in Bollywood".<ref name="Premaloka" />

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0173042}}
*[http://www.kannadaaudio.com/Songs/Moviewise/home/Premaloka.php ''Premaloka'' film songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui8kmjZrAhg Song from ''Premaloka'']

{{Grease}}
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