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{{short description|2019 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Nuvvu Thopu Raa
| image = Nuvvu Thopu Raa.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Harinath Babu B.
| producer = Srikanth Daduvai<br />James Watt Kommu<br />Ritesh Gupta
| writer =
| screenplay = Harinath Babu B.
| story = Ajju Mahakali
| starring = {{plainlist|
[[Sudhakar Komakula]]
[[Nitya Shetty]]
}}
| music = Suresh Bobbili<br />[[P. A. Deepak]]
| cinematography = Venkat Dilip Chunduru<br />Jacob Russo<br />Prakash Velayudhan
| editing = S.B. Uddhav
| studio = United Films<br /> SJK Films
| distributor = [[Geetha Arts]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Nuvvu Thopu Raa''''' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic, action drama film directed by Harinath Babu B. and starring [[Sudhakar Komakula]] and [[Nitya Shetty]].

== Plot ==
It's a story about an eccentric, free spirited guy, Suri, with a devil-may-care attitude and a confident, strong-minded middle-class girl, Ramya. Even though he falls for her in the first instance he sees her, she takes her time and makes sure she can handle him before she gives her consent. But due to his careless and egotistic attitude, he drives her away by breaking up with her. Ramya is affected by the break-up, but being a strong-minded women she picks herself up, leaves India and settles in the USA.

Life takes Suri on a new journey and he goes to the USA. Facing many hurdles there, he realizes his mistakes; he misses Ramya and understands the value of his mother and her love. His lost emotional connection with his mom and his sister is established. He changes his attitude towards life. Realizing that his love for Ramya, the influence she had on his life is the reason for his changeover, he tries to get back with her. Does he win her back? Or is he too late? How he finds the purpose of his life, discovers his true self and uplifts himself due to Ramya's love for him form the rest of the story.

Ramya is one of the main motivating factors for Suri to decide to get a green card, but he has only one day - a holiday, that is Ramzaan day - to achieve it since he works in a gas station where he can't afford to take leave. He has 100 days to prepare for that one day. Suri meets street criminals and drug peddlers in the USA and tries to go on the wrong paths to get his green card. What finally keeps Suri on a righteous path is his love for Ramya and his affection towards his mother.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
[[Sudhakar Komakula]] as Suri
[[Nitya Shetty]] as Ramya
[[Nirosha]] as Savitri, Suri's mother
[[Ravi Varma (actor)|Ravi Varma]] as Azhar
Gemini Suresh as Ramesh
* Jabardasth Rakesh as Nikki
Divya Reddy as Divya
Fun Bucket Mahesh Vitta as Satti
Cindy Perez as Isabella
Deepak Ravella as Attorney
* Vamsi Krishna Vuppaladadium as Dileep Madisetty
Hiranmayi Srinivasan as Jyo
Jarred Brannon as John
Daisy Peidra as Selina
Claire Brown as Zara
Raju Anandeshi as Paparao
[[Duvvasi Mohan]] as Ramya's father
Kalpalatha as Ramya's mother
[[Varun Sandesh]] as Kaushik (cameo appearance)
{{Colend}}

== Production ==
Harinath Babu, a protégé of [[Krishna Vamsi]] and [[YVS Chowdary]], who also wrote the film's screenplay made his debut as a director with this film, casting [[Sudhakar Komakula]], who garnered acclaim for ''[[Life is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life is Beautiful]]'' (2012), in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/life-is-beautiful-actor-sudhakar-komakula-is-back-returns-with-nuvvu-thopu-raa/article24563879.ece|title=Sudhakar Komakula’s comeback|first=Srivathsan|last=Nadadhur|date=July 31, 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> [[Nitya Shetty]] was cast as the lead actress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/060318/sudhakar-pins-his-hopes-on-new-film.html|title=Sudhakar pins his hopes on new film|first=Sashidhar|last=Adivi|date=March 6, 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> The film was initially shot in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nuvvu-thopu-raa-trailer-saroornagar-guys-thrilling-ride-in-the-united-states/articleshow/69004221.cms|title=‘Nuvvu Thopu Raa’ Trailer: Saroornagar guy’s thrilling ride in the United States — Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> About 70% of the film was shot in several locations across [[Utah]] including [[Bryce Canyon National Park]] and [[Bonneville Salt Flats]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/telugu-producer-allu-aravind-takes-up-distribution-rights-for-nuvvu-thopu-raa-2188304.html|title=Telugu producer Allu Aravind takes up distribution rights for Nuvvu Thopu Raa|date=March 17, 2019|website=Zee News}}</ref> The film was shot in the United States for fifty-three days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/apr/23/prabhas-supports-nuvvu-thopu-raa-11209.html|title=Prabhas supports Nuvvu Thopu Raa|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/prabhas-liked-nuvvu-thopu-raa-trailer-523772|title=Prabhas liked 'Nuvvu Thopu Raa' trailer|first=Hans News|last=Service|date=April 24, 2019|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref> Komakula plays a man from [[Saroornagar]] in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/sudhakar-plays-street-smart-guy--526176|title=Sudhakar plays street smart guy|first=Hans News|last=Service|date=May 3, 2019|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref> The film finished shooting in May of 2018.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nuvvu-thopu-raa-the-sudhakar-komakula-starrer-all-set-to-hit-the-screens-on-april-26/articleshow/68464930.cms|title=‘Nuvvu Thopu Raa’: The Sudhakar Komakula starrer all set to hit the screens on April 26|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/nuvvu-thopu-raa-wraps-filming-moves-into-post-production-mode/articleshow/63203415.cms|title=‘Nuvvu Thopu Raa’ wraps filming, moves into post-production mode — Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Nirosha]] returned to Telugu cinema after a sabbatical with this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20170627/283098479094769|title=Back after a break|work=The Hindu|first=Srivathsan|last=Nadadhur|date=27 June 2017}}</ref> The film was distributed by [[Allu Aravind]] and ''Bunny'' Vasu.<ref name="A" />

National Award winner, Padmashri [[Thota Tharani]] was the production designer of the film. Among the crew who were part of the filming in the USA are line producer Stephanie Ollertion (USA), location manager Edmund Rose (USA), Jake Buntjer (Art Director, USA), Duy Beck (Stunts, USA), and cinematographer Venkat C Dileep (USA). In India, the crew among others were cinematographer [[Prakash Velayudhan]], Vijay Master (Stunts), editor SB Uddhav, sound designer Krishnan Subramanyan and audiographer Siva Kumar. The music director was Suresh Bobbili - all songs of the movie except two were composed by him. He also composed the background score. Guest composer [[P. A. Deepak]] (Grammy Award winner) composed two songs and did the final mixing for all the songs. Dolby Atmos mix and sound design was done at AM studios, owned by [[A. R. Rehman]].

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by Suresh Bobbili with two songs by [[P. A. Deepak]]. Regarding the soundtrack, a critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' stated that "All in all, the album of Nuvvu Thopu Raa is good enough for a one-time listen, with the first six numbers standing out".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/music-review-nuvvu-thopu-raa/articleshow/69162857.cms|title=Music review: Nuvvu Thopu Raa — Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

{{Track listing
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| title1 = Pada Padamani
| lyrics1 = [[Shreshta]]
| music1 = [[P. A. Deepak]]
| extra1 = Sayantani Das
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = Oggu Katha to Get US Visa
| lyrics2 = Ajju Mahakali, Kasarla Shyam
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[Sudhakar Komakula]]
| length2 = 3:20
| title3 = Nakentho Nachinde
| lyrics3 = Kasarla Shyam
| extra3 = [[Anurag Kulkarni]]
| music3 =
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = Pori Poyindi
| lyrics4 = Kasarla Shyam
| music4 = PA Deepak
| extra4 = Gurudeep
| length4 = 4:36
| title5 = Akasham
| lyrics5 = Sopeti
| music5 =
| extra5 = Krishna Tejasvi, Adi Akkipeddi (rap)
| length5 = 3:42
| title6 = Raro Naa Suri
| lyrics6 = Kasarla Shyam
| music6 =
| extra6 = Aishwarya, [[Geetha Madhuri]], Suresh Bobbili, [[Ramya Behara]]
| length6 = 3:57
| title7 = Cheppamma Jeevithama
| lyrics7 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| music7 =
| extra7 = [[Kaala Bhairava]]
| length7 = 3:29
| title8 = Porilante BP Sugar
| lyrics8 = Kasarla Shyam
| music8 =
| extra8 = Sudhakar Komakula, Rakesh Jabardast, Mahesh Vitta, Bhasha
| length8 = 2:34
| title9 = Chal Chal Pada
| lyrics9 = Kasarla Shyam
| music9 =
| extra9 = Anurag Kulkarni, Sopeti (rap)
| length9 = 3:41
| title10 = Emayyavu Nanna
| lyrics10 = Chandrabose
| music10 =
| extra10 = Srikrishna
| length10 = 4:20
| total_length = 36:23
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film was scheduled to release on 26 April 2019, but was postponed to 3 May 2019.<ref name="A"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/nuvvu-thopu-raa-will-inspire-everyone/articleshow/69146151.cms|title=‘Nuvvu thopu Raa will inspire everyone’ - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

The film has had mixed reviews. The review on the ''[[Utah Film Awards]]'' website says, "It was entertaining, fun, exciting, not a dull moment at all."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theutahfilmawards.com/made-in-utah-part-1|title=Nuvvu Thopu Raa|website=The Utah Film Festival}}</ref> ''[[Telangana Today]]'' wrote that "This film starts off on a very cliched note with a good-for-nothing young man with more backlogs than one could care for and who is very creepy with his love interest till she falls in love with him. The film explores many aspects of the average aspiring-NRI and this would be one of the reasons why it will succeed as there are many relatable aspects in this film".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/nuvvu-thopu-raa-simple-yet-entertaining|title=Nuvvu Thopu Raa: Simple, yet entertaining|first=Siddharth|last=Rao|website=Telangana Today}}</ref> ''[[The News Minute]]'' wrote that "The only good part about this movie is its music, a collaboration which amongst others includes Grammy winner Deepak Pallikonda. At times, it is so wonderful, you wonder why such a good song has been wasted in a story that is miles away from being a good romantic tale.".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nuvvu-thopu-raa-review-underdog-story-takes-hilariously-bad-turn-101170|title=‘Nuvvu Thopu Raa’ review: An underdog story that takes a hilariously bad turn|date=May 3, 2019|website=The News Minute}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and noted that "With a tighter narrative minus all the fluff and cliché about life in the US, some focus and definitely some direction, Nuvvu Thopu Raa really had the scope to be something else".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/nuvvu-thopu-raa/movie-review/69160132.cms|title=Nuvvu Thopu Raa Movie Review {2/5}: Not even the cast can save this film|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> ''[[The Hans India]]'' gave the film a rating of two-and-three-quarters out of five stars and wrote that "Overall, 'Nuvvu Thopu Raa' is a one time watch with some visible shortcomings".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/movie-reviews/nuvvu-thopu-raa-movie-review-rating-2755--526358|title=Nuvvu Thopu Raa Movie Review & Rating {2.75/5 }|date=May 3, 2019|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "Despite its promising premise, what’s lacks in this movie is drama, conflict and emotions".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/may/04/nuvvu-thopu-raa-review-a-lacklustre-masala-film-1972601.html|title='Nuvvu Thopu Raa' review: A lacklustre masala film|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awards
! Date of ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
! {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference}}
|-
|[[Utah Film Awards]]
|21 Nov 2020
|Made in Utah - Feature
|''Nuvvu Thopu Raa''
|{{won}}
|<center><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theutahfilmawards.com/2020-nominees/|title=2020 Winners and Nominees - The Utah Film Festival|website=The Utah Film Festival}}</ref></center>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt7693236|Nuvvu Thopu Raa}}