Premalekha is a 1996 Tamil romance film directed byAgathiyan, in which Ajith Kumar and Devayani play lead roles, apart fromHeera Rajgopal, Thalaivasal Vijay, and Karan who played important roles.[2]
The film was a major commercial success at the box office and also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, theNational Film Award for Best Direction as well as the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Agathiyan. It garnered positive critical acclaim upon release in July 1996, and was subsequently remade into several Indian regional languages.