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Tholu Bommalata
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| Tholu Bommalata | |
|---|---|
| File:Tholu Bommalata poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Viswanath Maganti |
| Produced by | Maganti Durga Prasad |
| Written by | Viswanath Maganti (story /screenplay /dialogues) |
| Starring | Rajendra Prasad Vennela Kishore Viswant Duddumpudi Harshitha Chowdary |
| Music by | Suresh Bobbili |
| Cinematography | Satish Mutyala |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Production company | Suma Durga Creations[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹5.5 crore |
Tholu Bommalata (transl. Puppetry) is a 2019 Telugu philosophy film, produced by Maganti Durga Prasad on Suma Durga Creations banner[2] and directed by Viswanath Maganti.[3] It stars Rajendra Prasad, Vennela Kishore, Viswant Duddumpudi, Harshitha Chowdary in the lead roles[4][5] and music composed by Suresh Bobbili.[6][7][8]
Plot[edit]
The film begins on Somaraju / Sodala Raju (Rajendra Prasad) a top-tier, holding high-esteem in a village. He leads a delightful life with the entire villagers and his son Murali (Devi Prasad) & daughter Janaki (Kalpana) seldom visit him. Once, his grandson Rushi (Viswant duddumpudi) & granddaughter Varsha (Harshita) arrive claiming that they are in love and seeks his help for their espousal as the respective families despise each other. Here, Somaraju promises them to couple up which he determines as his last wish and even convinces his children. But suddenly, Somaraju passes away when turbulence occurs in between the elders for the property. Parallelly, the ego clashes split Rishi & Varsha too. Right now, Somaraju’s soul moving around them until the completion of the 12th-day ceremony goes into despondency learning the real appearance of his family. During that plight, Somaraju teams up with his distant relative Santosh (Vennela Kishore) who has the power of talking with sprits. With his support, he makes a play and disappears the discord in the family and also the rift between Rishi & Varsha. Finally, the movie ends Somaraju’s soul is happily freed on the 12th-day affirming the values of human relations.
Cast[edit]
- Rajendra Prasad as Somaraju / Sodala Raju
- Vennela Kishore as Santosh
- Viswant Duddumpudi as Rushi
- Harshitha Chowdary as Varsha
- Chalapati Rao as Ranga
- Prasad Babu as Somaraju's friend
- Narayana Rao as Chandram
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Aatmaram
- Dhanraj as Kotthem
- Devi Prasad as Murali, Somaraju's son
- Narra Srinivas as Somaraju's son-in-law
- Pooja Ramachandran as Bhavana
- Sangeetha as Somaraju's sister
- Kalpana as Janaki, Somaraju's daughter
- Sireesha Sougandh as Somaraju's daughter-in-law
Soundtrack[edit]
| Tholu Bommalata | |||
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| Soundtrack album by Suresh Bobbili | |||
| Released | 18 November 2019 | ||
| Recorded | 2019 | ||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||
| Length | 19:50 | ||
| Language | Telugu | ||
| Label | Aditya Music | ||
| Producer | Suresh Bobbili | ||
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Music composed by Suresh Bobbili. Lyrics were written by Chaitanya Prasad. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.[9]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Goppadira Manishi Puttuka" | Vijay Yesudas | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Manasara Mansara (M)" | Sid Sriram | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Aakasamaa" | Hemachandra | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Manasara Mansara (F)" | Chinmayi | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Netho Poti Paduthu" | Yazin Nizar | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Manasara Mansara (Duet)" | Sid Sriram, Chinmayi | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Yennenno Anandalu" | Anurag Kulkarni | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 19:50 | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ Chowdhary, Y Sunita (22 November 2019). "Tholu Bommalata' movie review: Heart-warming and entertaining". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "Tholu Bommalata – Old School Emotions". 123 telugu.com.
- ↑ "Tholu Bommalata (Director)". indiaglitz.
- ↑ "Tholu Bommalata (Overview)". Filmibeat.
- ↑ "Tholu Bommalata Review – A Very Sincere But Boring Attempt". Mirchi9.com.
- ↑ "Tholu Bommalata (Music)". Tollywood.Net.
- ↑ "తోలుబొమ్మలాట మూవీ రివ్యూ". The Times of India.
- ↑ "'తోలుబొమ్మలాట' మూవీ రివ్యూ". Sakshi.com.
- ↑ "Tholu Bommalata (Songs)". gaana.com.