# List of accolades received by Premam

Premam is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-Tamil languages coming-of-age musical romantic drama film written, edited, and directed by Alphonse Puthren. It was produced by Anwar Rasheed under his production company, Anwar Rasheed Entertainment. The film features Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The soundtrack and score were composed by Rajesh Murugesan, while the cinematography was handled by Anand C. Chandran. The plot follows love life of George David (Nivin) from teenage to adulthood in three stages. The film was also remade in Telugu in 2016 with the same name.
Produced on a budget of ₹40 million, Premam was released on 29 May 2015 and grossed ₹600 million. The film was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam-language films of the decade. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, screenplay, Nivin and Pallavi's performance, music, cinematography, and editing. The film won 37 awards from 60 nominations.
At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, Premam was nominated in seven categories, winning Best Female Debut (Sai Pallavi) and Best Male Playback Singer (Vijay Yesudas for "Malare"). At the 5th South Indian International Movie Awards it received fifteen nominations and won seven, including those for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Lyricist, Best Male Playback Singer (Vijay Yesudas). Nivin and Sai Pallavi won the Best Actor Critics and Best Debut Actress awards respectively. At the 1st IIFA Utsavam it received nine nominations and won four, including those for Best Performance in a Comic Role, Best Music Direction, Best Lyricist and Best Male Playback Singer. Among other wins, the film received six Asianet Film Awards, six Vanitha Film Awards, three Asianet Comedy Awards, four Asiavision Awards and two CPC Cine Awards. But the movie was not considered by the Kerala State Film Awards, which is official state film award given by Government of Kerala.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Asianet Comedy Awards | 13 November 2015 | Best Comedy Pair | Soubin Shahir & Vinay Forrt | Won | |
| Asianet Comedy Awards | 13 November 2015 | Best Comedy Dialogue | Sharaf U Dheen | Won | |
| Asianet Comedy Awards | 13 November 2015 | Best Comical Scene Song | Shabareesh Varma, Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |
| Asianet Film Awards | 7 February 2016 | Most Popular Film | Premam | Won | |
| Asianet Film Awards | 7 February 2016 | Popular Malayalam Actor | Nivin Pauly | Won | |
| Asianet Film Awards | 7 February 2016 | Best Director | Alphonse Puthren | Won | |
| Asianet Film Awards | 7 February 2016 | Best Music Director | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |
| Asianet Film Awards | 7 February 2016 | Best Singer – Male | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | |
| Asianet Film Awards | 7 February 2016 | Special Jury Award | Sai Pallavi | Won | |
| Asiavision Movie Awards | 2 December 2015 | Best Popular Movie | Premam | Won | |
| Asiavision Movie Awards | 2 December 2015 | Man Of The Year | Nivin Pauly | Won | |
| Asiavision Movie Awards | 2 December 2015 | Sensational Actor Of The Year | Sai Pallavi | Won | |
| Asiavision Movie Awards | 2 December 2015 | Best Singer – Male | Vineeth Sreenivasan ("Aluva Puzha") | Won | |
| CPC Cine Awards | 9 March 2016 | Best Movie | Alphonse Puthren (Premam) | Won | |
| CPC Cine Awards | 9 March 2016 | Best Music Director | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Film – Malayalam | Premam | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Director – Malayalam | Alphonse Puthren | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Actor – Malayalam | Nivin Pauly | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Sai Pallavi | Won | [11] [12] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Music Director – Malayalam | Rajesh Murugesan | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Lyricist – Malayalam | Shabareesh Varma ("Malare") | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | [11] [12] |
| IBNLive Movie Awards | 7 March 2016 | Best Film (South) | Premam | Nominated | |
| IBNLive Movie Awards | 7 March 2016 | Best Southern Director | Alphonse Puthren | Nominated | |
| IBNLive Movie Awards | 7 March 2016 | Best Southern Debut | Sai Pallavi | Won | |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Best Picture | Premam | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Best Director | Alphonse Puthren | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Performance In A Negative Role | Alphonse Puthren | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Performance In A Leading Role – Male | Nivin Pauly | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Performance In A Supporting Role – Female | Madonna Sebastian | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Best Performance In A Comic Role | Vinay Forrt | Won | [14] [15] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Best Music Direction | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | [14] [15] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Best Lyrics | Shabareesh Varma ("Malare") | Won | [14] [15] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24—25 January 2016 | Best Playback Singer – Male | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | [14] [15] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 27 July 2016 | Album of the Year | Rajesh Murugesan | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 27 July 2016 | Male Vocalist of the Year | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 27 July 2016 | Song of the Year | "Malare" | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 27 July 2016 | Listeners Choice Song of the Year | "Malare" | Won | [16] [17] |
| North American Film Awards | 24 July 2016 | Best Playback Singer – Male | Vijay Yesudas | Won | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Film – Malayalam | Premam | Won | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Director – Malayalam | Alphonse Putharen | Won | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Actor – Malayalam | Nivin Pauly | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Actor Critics' Choice – Malayalam | Nivin Pauly | Won | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Comedian – Malayalam | Soubin Shahir | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Comedian – Malayalam | Vinay Forrt | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Male Debut – Malayalam | Shabareesh Varma | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Male Debut – Malayalam | Sharaf U Dheen | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Sai Pallavi | Won | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Madonna Sebastian | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Anupama Parameswaran | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Music Director – Malayalam | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Lyricist – Malayalam | Shabareesh Varma ("Malare") | Won | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June – 1 July 2016 | Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Vineeth Sreenivasan ("Aluva Puzha") | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Vanitha Film Awards | 16 February 2016 | Popular Film | Premam | Won | |
| Vanitha Film Awards | 16 February 2016 | Popular Actor | Nivin Pauly | Won | |
| Vanitha Film Awards | 16 February 2016 | Best Newcomer – Actor | Krishna Sankar, Sharaf U Dheen, Shabareesh Varma | Won | |
| Vanitha Film Awards | 16 February 2016 | Best Newcomer – Actress | Sai Pallavi | Won | |
| Vanitha Film Awards | 16 February 2016 | Best Music Director | Rajesh Murugesan | Won | |
| Vanitha Film Awards | 16 February 2016 | Best Singer – Male | Vijay Yesudas ("Malare") | Won | |