# Oru Yamandan Premakadha
**Oru Yamandan Premakadha** (ഒരു യമണ്ടൻ പ്രേമകഥ) is a 2019 Malayalam-language comedy-drama-romance film directed by B.C. Noufal and produced by Anto Joseph through Anto Joseph Film Company, starring [Dulquer Salmaan](https://www.edgepedia.org/dulquer-salmaan) as Lallu, a small-town painter searching for love.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oru_yamandan_premakadha) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha/umc.cmc.69h3acgkvwhiagb9pyhksxk8e) It marked Salmaan's return to [Malayalam cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/malayalam-cinema) after a two-year gap.[3](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2019/04/24/oru-yamandan-premakadha-dulquer-vishnu-bibin-movie-review-updates.amp.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 25 April 2019; CBFC certified U on 16 April 2019, running 164.56 minutes[4](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/box-office/language/malayalam/all-time/) • [5](https://www.uat.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/RTI.pdf) |
| Director / producer | B.C. Noufal; Anto Joseph, Anto Joseph Film Company[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oru_yamandan_premakadha) |
| Writers | Bibin George and Vishnu Unnikrishnan, who also appear in the cast[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oru_yamandan_premakadha) |
| Lead cast | Dulquer Salmaan (Lallu), Nikhila Vimal (Diya Francis), Samyuktha Menon (Jesna), Salim Kumar, Soubin Shahir, Suraj Venjaramoodu[6](https://www.mymovierack.com/show/oru-yamandan-premakadha) |
| Runtime / genre | 2h 45m; comedy, drama, romance[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oru_yamandan_premakadha) |
| Box office | ₹147.8 million (₹14.78 crore) net in India, ₹232 million (₹23.20 crore) worldwide gross against a ₹75 million (₹7.5 crore) budget; trade verdict Hit[7](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha/box-office-collection) |
| Audience rating | 5.1 on IMDb (about 1.6k votes)[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and cast
The film follows Lallu, a happy-go-lucky daily-wage painter who spends his time with his gang of friends and is in pursuit of true love. One day he finds a newspaper photograph of a missing woman, Diya, and feels a spark; he and his friends then search for her.[2](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha/umc.cmc.69h3acgkvwhiagb9pyhksxk8e) • [8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha) Rotten Tomatoes' synopsis frames the setup differently: when a young man confesses his desire to get married, his parents pressure their other son, a bachelor, to follow suit.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oru_yamandan_premakadha)
Many of Malayalam cinema's character actors fill the supporting roles, with [Salim Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/salim-kumar) playing Paanjikuttan, Suraj Venjaramoodu playing Francis, Vishnu Unnikrishnan playing Teni Sebastian, Bibin George playing Davis, Soubin Shahir playing Vicky Paedika, Renji Panicker playing John Kombanayil, and [Dileesh Pothan](https://www.edgepedia.org/dileesh-pothan) playing Abhilash Karikkan.[6](https://www.mymovierack.com/show/oru-yamandan-premakadha) The music is credited to Nadirshah and Bijibal.[9](https://erosnow.com/movie/watch/1069304/oru-yamandan-premakadha)
## Production and certification
The film was produced by Anto Joseph's banner and certified by the [Central Board of Film Certification](https://www.edgepedia.org/central-board-of-film-certification) as a digital print with English subtitles on 16 April 2019, with a listed runtime of 164.56 minutes and a U (suitable for all) rating.[5](https://www.uat.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/RTI.pdf) A pre-shoot permission record for the Malayalam film appears in an [Animal Welfare Board of India](https://www.edgepedia.org/animal-welfare-board-of-india) list from early 2019.[10](https://awbi.gov.in/uploads/documents/PSP_NOCs/2010-2020/List%20of%20pre-shoot%20permission%20%26%20noc%20issued%20-%2006-03-2019.pdf)
## Reception and box office
**Critical response was mixed to negative.** Manorama English called the film a clean entertainer and a fun-filled ride centered on a young man filled with love and compassion for others.[3](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2019/04/24/oru-yamandan-premakadha-dulquer-vishnu-bibin-movie-review-updates.amp.html) [The Week](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-week)'s review was titled "Dulquer fails to impress in this run-of-the-mill romcom", and The News Minute described a mass entertainer with a poor storyline whose characters combine several stereotypes.[11](https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2019/04/25/oru-yamandan-premakadha-dulquer-fails-to-impress-run-of-the-mill-romcom.html) • [12](https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/oru-yamandan-premakadha-review-dulquers-mass-entertainer-has-poor-story-line-100697) Firstpost's Anna M.M. Vetticad gave it 1.5 out of 5.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oru_yamandan_premakadha)
Commercially the film performed well against its cost. BoxOfficeIndia24 lists ₹147.8 million (₹14.78 crore) net in India, ₹170 million (₹17.00 crore) gross in India, ₹62 million (₹6.20 crore) overseas, and ₹232 million (₹23.20 crore) worldwide against a ₹75 million (₹7.5 crore) budget, a recovery of 309.3 percent, with a trade verdict of Hit.[7](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha/box-office-collection) A separate all-time Malayalam ranking places it 32nd with a worldwide gross of $2.2 million.[4](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/box-office/language/malayalam/all-time/) Rotten Tomatoes lists a gross of $21.7 thousand in the United States.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oru_yamandan_premakadha)
## Later availability
The film had its television premiere on Asianet during Onam 2019, on Uthradam day, 10 September, at 7 PM.[13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUTRIA0OUts) It later streamed on Eros Now and through the Eros Now Select Apple TV channel, and has also been listed on Jio, Aha, and Airtel Xstream Play.[8](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha) • [6](https://www.mymovierack.com/show/oru-yamandan-premakadha)
## References
1. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oru_yamandan_premakadha)
2. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha/umc.cmc.69h3acgkvwhiagb9pyhksxk8e)
3. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha review: a clean entertainer, Manorama English](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2019/04/24/oru-yamandan-premakadha-dulquer-vishnu-bibin-movie-review-updates.amp.html)
4. [Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movies of All Time, What's After the Movie](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/box-office/language/malayalam/all-time/)
5. [CBFC certified films list (RTI document)](https://www.uat.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/RTI.pdf)
6. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha, MyMovieRack](https://www.mymovierack.com/show/oru-yamandan-premakadha)
7. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha box office collection, BoxOfficeIndia24](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha/box-office-collection)
8. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/oru-yamandan-premakadha)
9. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha, Eros Now](https://erosnow.com/movie/watch/1069304/oru-yamandan-premakadha)
10. [AWBI list of pre-shoot permissions and NOCs, 2010–2020](https://awbi.gov.in/uploads/documents/PSP_NOCs/2010-2020/List%20of%20pre-shoot%20permission%20%26%20noc%20issued%20-%2006-03-2019.pdf)
11. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha review, The Week](https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2019/04/25/oru-yamandan-premakadha-dulquer-fails-to-impress-run-of-the-mill-romcom.html)
12. [Oru Yamandan Premakadha review, The News Minute](https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/oru-yamandan-premakadha-review-dulquers-mass-entertainer-has-poor-story-line-100697)
13. [Asianet Onam premiere announcement, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUTRIA0OUts)
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