Prem Kumar: Salesman of the year is a 2018 Action Odia language film directed by Tapas Sargharia and produced under banner Tarang Cine Productions.[1][2] The movie stars Anubhav Mohanty, Tamanna Vyas and Shivani in lead roles.[3][4] The movie is a remake of 2016 Punjabi movie Ambarsariya.
| Prem Kumar Salesman of the year | |
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| Directed by | Tapas Sargharia |
| Written by | Sanjay Mahakul,Sakti Baral |
| Screenplay by | Tapas Sargharia Debidutta Mohanty |
| Produced by | Tarang Cine Productions |
| Starring | Anubhav Mohanty Sivani Sangita Tamanna Vyas |
| Edited by | Rajesh Dash |
| Music by | Prem Anand |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
| Budget | ₹ 1 Crore |
| Box office | ₹ 2.5 Crores |
Plot
editKumar aka Prem Kumar is a policy agent in an insurance company. He is very successful, selling 50 policies in a single day.
The story then switches to RAW headquarters where Prem is entering as an officer. It is revealed that Prem is a RAW secret agent disguised as an insurance agent. He was assigned to decode a phone call from which he learned that the defense minister's life is at risk and some person named SAROJ is to kill him in Bhubaneswar. He set out to Bhubaneswar to trace the person and tracked down three suspects, namely Saroj Das, an event manager; Saroj, a dance teacher; and Saroj Khan, a very intelligent lady with ambitious of becoming an actress. He starts to spy on them. Meanwhile, he rents a room at Simran's house and eventually falls in love with her.
During his investigation he discovers that all the people he has suspected are innocent and have no connections to terrorist groups. Simran thinks he has deceived her and asks him to leave. Prem, out of duty, does not tell her his real identity and leaves.
Prem begins to track down the real culprit and comes in contact with one of henchmen of the group who tried to kill him. He learns that there is no change in plan and Saroj is going to kill the minister. He tries to pass the information to Simran, but she doesn't respond. He calls Saroj Das who succeeds in passing the information to Simran; she is told to reveal it only to the minister or his secretary.
When Simran speaks to the secretary, he takes her away from the auditorium and locks her in a room. It is then revealed that the secretary is the mastermind. Meanwhile, Prem reaches the hall and is also kidnapped by the secretary. After an intense fight with the secretary's henchmen, he saves Simran and heads off to save the minister. Saroj Khan has been watching all this from a control room and comes to help Prem take care of Simran.
Prem learns that Bablu, Simran's brother, is actually Saroj Kumar and is going to kill the minister in an act of Bhagat Singh. Prem reaches him in time and makes Saroj realize that the real General Diare and fired the secretary.
Prem returns from his mission to take care of Simran and promises her not to take on any further missions. He receives a call that reveals the real culprit, who is above the secretary, has been traced to Abu Dhabi and he has to go there. When Simran asks why he must go to Abu Dhabi he says he wants to have their honeymoon there and the film ends.
Cast
editSoundtrack
edit| Prem Kumar: Salesman of the year | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 16 October 2018 |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack |
| Length | 25.55 |
| Language | Odia |
| Director | Tapas Sargharia |
| Producer | Tarang Cine Productions |
The music of this film is composed by Prem Anand and Lyrics are written by Basantraj Samal, Subrat Swain and Debidutta Mohanty.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunjaara Sunjaara" | Basantraj Samal | Humane Sagar, Ananya Nanda | 04.27 |
| 2. | "Jhumka Tike Haleide" | Basantraj Samal | Diptirekha Padhi, Ashutosh Mohanty | 02:56 |
| 3. | "To Sathire Jebe Dekhahue" | Subrat Swain | Ananya Nanda | 04:33 |
| 4. | "First To Pain" | Debidutta Mohanty | Diptirekha Padhi, Ashutosh Mohanty | 04:10 |
| 5. | "Premara Maza Nabaa" | Subrat Swain | Satyajeet Pradhan, Lopamudra Dash | 03:22 |
| 6. | "Dil Se Bande Mataram" | Basantraj Samal | Rituraj Mohanty | 07:07 |
| Total length: | 25.55 | |||
Production
editDuring the shooting actor Anubhav Mohanty was injured on the set, so shooting of the film got delayed. The film was supposed to be released during Raja festival but it was released during Durga puja. Songs of the movie were shot in Kashmir.[7][8] Initially the film was believed to be inspired by Rocket singh. During the audio release lead actor Anubhav Mohanty confirmed it was not a remake and not inspired by any movie,[9] however the story has similarities to Ambarsariya a Punjabi movie.[citation needed]
Release
editPreviously it was finalised to be released on the day of Raja Festival. But due to some development of the film It was released on 16 October 2018 during Durga Puja in theatres all over Odisha.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Tarang Cine's two big releases- 'Prem Kumar' & 'Sriman Surdas' to hit screens today". odishatv.in. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Palit, Ashok. "'Sriman Surdas' and 'Prem Kumar' scheduled to hit theaters on October 16". Odisha News Times. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Anubhav is back with Odia film Prem Kumar". Update Odisha. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Tarang Cine's two big releases- 'Prem Kumar' & 'Sriman Surdas' to hit screens today". odishatv.in. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Bureau, O. B. (13 October 2018). "Odia Flicks 'Prem Kumar' & 'Sriman Surdas' To Keep Audiences Engaged During Durga Puja". Odisha Bytes. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Prem Kumar, retrieved 25 January 2019
- ^ "'Prem Kumar is not a remake'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Odisha News - Prem Kumarâ€"Salesman of the Year is slated to be a Durga puja release-2018". www.nuaodisha.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Bureau, Odisha Sun Times. "Ollywood superstar Anubhav's next 'inspired' by a Ranbir Kapoor movie! | OdishaSunTimes.com". Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Palit, Ashok. "Prem Kumar—Salesman of the Year is slated to be a Durga puja release". Odisha News Times. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Anubhav is back with Odia film Prem Kumar - Update Odisha". DailyHunt. Retrieved 25 January 2019.