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Premalu's disappearance from Jio Hotstar drew backlash after Prem Keetanu's teaser fueled claims that the Veer Pahariya-starrer is a remake. A user asked Bhavana Studios to get the Malayalam film onto another OTT platform "ASAP", while others criticised the decision. Prem Keetanu's makers have yet to confirm whether it is a Premalu remake.

On Monday, the makers of Veer Pahariya-starrer Prem Keetanu shared a teaser of the film, and soon there was a buzz on social media that it is a remake of the Malayalam movie Premalu. Netizens also marked that Premalu, which was streaming on Jio Hotstar, has been removed from the OTT platform. Well, netizens are upset with the removal of the Malayalam film from OTT.

A netizen tweeted, "What a dumb and poor decision. Even casting for this (sic)." Another X user wrote, "Looks like #PremKeetanu isn’t a shot for shot remake of Premalu after all❗ It feels more generic and doesn’t have the freshness that made Premalu so special, though. The sad part is that Premalu has been removed from OTT because of this remake. (sic)."

One more netizen tweeted, "Premalu has been removed from Hotstar. @BhavanaStudios get the film back to some other OTT platform ASAP pls (sic)." Check out the tweets below...

Meanwhile, the makers of Prem Keetanu have not yet confirmed whether their film is a remake of Premalu or not.