Pretham
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| Directed by | Ranjith Sankar |
| Written by | Ranjith Sankar |
| Produced by | Ranjith Sankar Jayasurya |
| Starring | Jayasurya Govind Padmasoorya Sharaf U Dheen Aju Varghese Shruthi Ramachandran |
| 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 |
Pretham (transl. Ghost) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy horror drama film, written, co-produced, and directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Jayasurya, Govind Padmasoorya, Sharaf U Dheen, Aju Varghese, 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.
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.