The
Reunion
Of
A
Group
Of
Friends
Interestingly,
Premam marked
the
reunion
of
a
group
of
childhood
friends,
including
lead
actor
Nivin
Pauly,
director
Alphonse
Puthren,
supporting
actors
like
Shabareesh
Varma,
Krishna
Shankar,
Siju
Wilson,
cinematographer
Anend
C
Chandran,
and
so
on.
The
team
shot
in
all
major
locations
of
Aluva
town
where
they
used
to
spend
time
during
their
teenage
days,
especially
the
tea
shop
and
bridge.
Nivin
Pauly
Was
Not
The
Original
Choice
For
George
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
Film
Companion,
director
Alphonse
Puthren
has
revealed
that
Nivin
Pauly
was
not
the
original
choice
for
the
character
George.
During
the
initial
stages
of
scripting,
Alphonse
wrote
the
character
with
Dulquer
Salmaan
in
mind.
But
he
later
changed
his
decision
and
roped
in
Nivin
Pauly
for
the
role,
as
he
is
his
best
friend.
Finding
Malar
Reportedly,
it
took
director
Alphonse
Puthren
so
long
to
convince
Sai
Pallavi
to
play
the
character
Malar.
The
actress,
who
was
pursuing
MBBS
in
Georgia
that
time,
had
quit
acting
to
concentrate
on
her
medical
career.
But
she
changed
her
mind
after
the
script
narration,
as
she
had
fallen
in
love
with
the
character
Malar.
A
Film
Without
Teaser
&
Trailer
Premam
was
a
complete
mystery
for
the
audiences
until
right
before
the
first
show.
The
makers
had
revealed
a
first
look
poster
and
Aluva
Puzha
song
featuring
Nivin
Pauly
and
Anupama
Paramehswaran,
just
before
the
release.
It
is
one
of
the
rare
Malayalam
films
which
was
released
without
a
teaser
or
trailer.
Struggles
To
Find
Celine
To
the
uninitiated,
Madonna
Sebastian
was
not
the
original
choice
for
the
character
Celine.
The
role
was
initially
offered
to
a
few
actresses
including
Aishwarya
Lekshmi
and
Bigil
fame
Reba
Monica
John,
but
they
couldn't
take
it
up
due
to
personal
reasons.