Tholi Prema (2018 film)
| Tholi Prema | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Venky Atluri |
| Screenplay by | Venky Atluri |
| Story by | Venky Atluri |
| Produced by | B. V. S. N. Prasad |
| Starring | Varun Tej Raashi Khanna |
| Cinematography | George C. Williams |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sri Venkateswara Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | est. ₹451 million[1] |
Tholi Prema (transl. First love) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film. It is directed by debutant Venky Atluri and is produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under his banner Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra. It features Varun Tej and Raashi Khanna in the lead roles.
The film was originally going to be released on 9 February 2018, but was pushed back by one day to 10 February so it did not clash with films like Inttelligent and Gayatri. It was remade in Bengali in 2018 as Fidaa starring Yash Dasgupta.
Plot
The film starts with Aditya "Adi" Shekar (Varun Tej) searching frantically for his love in London, who's missing. The film cuts to a flashback and Adi starts talking about how he is successful at work but his love life is a failure. The flashback starts with Adi giving a revenge to his college professor for his 2 years of miserable life in college. After the principal finds out it was Adi who had done it. Then afterwards Adi leaves the place for Hyderabad on train. He is on the train and that's where he meets Varsha (Raashi Khanna). He instantly falls in love with her and does many tactics to win her heart. Varsha is a very reserved girl while Adi is outgoing. Adi proposes to Varsha and he expects an answer by the morning where the journey ends, but to his surprise when he wakes up, Varsha is nowhere to be found.
Adi joins college and about 3 months have passed and he has no idea where Varsha is. To his surprise, he finds Varsha and she tells him that she enrolled in his college just for him by paying a lot of money. Varsha gives a lot of signs that she is in love with him but she doesn't say those 3 words to Adi which he tries extremely hard for.
Their love blossoms and eventually they break up because of Adi's impulsive nature. Six years have passed and Aditya is a successful student, topping his college, but is unable to forget Varsha. Varsha and Adi both meet up in his workplace and at first, Adi hates her while Varsha yearns for his attention. Slowly, they both become friends yet Adi does not admit that he is still in love with Varsha and hurts her.
They both get into a fight and Varsha gives him back the things Adi gave her 6 years ago when they were in a relationship. He opens the box and finds out that she kept the love he gave her and the hate he gave her and realizes that she only decided to come back into Adi's life after 6 years because she still loves him. He realizes that he still loves her and runs back to find her only to realize that Varsha is gone. He runs and he finally finds her in a train station and he proposes to her. The story ends with both embracing with a kiss.
Cast
- Varun Tej as Aditya Sekhar
- Raashi Khanna as Varsha
- Priyadarshi Pullikonda as Ravi
- Apoorva Srinivasan as Kavita
- Naresh as House Owner
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Aditya's Mother
- Vidyullekha Raman as Godavari
- Sapna Pabbi as Sunaina
- Hyper Aadi as Raju
- Satyam Rajesh as Prakash
- Viva Harsha as Aditya's childhood friend
Soundtrack
| Tholi Prema | ||||
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| Released | 20 January 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:22 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | S. Thaman | |||
| S. Thaman chronology | ||||
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This film has six songs composed by S. Thaman. The audio launch has been held in Hyderabad on 20 January 2018 through Aditya Music.[2]
All lyrics are written by Sri Mani
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ninnila" | Armaan Malik, S. Thaman | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Break The Rules" | Raghu Dixit | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Sunona Sunaina" | Rahul Nambiar | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Allasani Vaari" | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Vinnane Vinnane" | Armaan Malik, Devan Ekambaram | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Toliprema" | Kaala Bhairava | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 25:09 | ||
Reception
Tholi Prema received extremely positive reviews from both the critics and the audience. Hemanth Kumar in his review for the Firstpost, gave 4 out of 5 stars and called the movie as "not just a love story, but an experience", thereby praising the performances of the lead actors and lauded Venky Atluri in his directorial debut.[3] Janani K in her review for India Today gave 3 out of 5 stars calls the film "refreshing to watch" and quoted the performances of Varun Tej and Raashi Khanna as "incredible".[4] Neeshita Nyayapati in her review for the Times of India, gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and called the film "an easy-breezy ride and purely for the romantic millennials. Give it a chance this weekend, it might just impress you with its big ol’ dose of reality".[5]
Box office
The film has collected a total share of 54.0 million rupees in Nizam, 17.0 million in ceded, 04.3 million in Nellore, 11.4 million in Guntur, 10.7 million in Krishna, 0.93 in West, 11.8 million in East, 21.5 million in Uttar Andhra, 12.0 million in Karnataka and 23.0 million in the USA. The rest of the world is estimated around 08.0 million rupees. [6]
The total Andhra Pradesh and Nizam gross is said to be 318 million while the share is 185.5 million. The gross in the USA, Karnataka and the rest of India is said to be 71 million, 3.6 and 26 million. The share in USA, Karnataka and the rest of India is 32 million, 13 million, 09 million respectively. The total worldwide gross is 451 million and the share is 239.5 million.[7]
Awards and nominations
| Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 6 January 2019 | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Favorite Debut Director | Venky Atluri | Won | [8] |
| Entertainer of the Year – Female | Raashi Khanna | Won | |||
| Favorite Music Director | S. Thaman | Won | |||
| 15 August 2019 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Director | Venky Atluri | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Cinematographer (Telugu) | George C. Williams | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) | Shreya Ghoshal | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Tollywood box office report of 2018: highest grossing Telugu movies of year; List of hits and flops". 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Tholi Prema Audio Launch FULL EVENT | Varun Tej | Raashi | Thaman S | Venky Atluri | #TholiPrema". 20 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Tholiprema movie review: Varun Tej, Raashi Khanna starrer is not just a love story, it's an experience - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ ChennaiFebruary 10, Janani K.; July 31, 2018UPDATED:; Ist, 2018 19:18. "Tholi Prema Movie Review: Varun Tej and Raashi Khanna deliver an endearing love story". India Today. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Tholi Prema Review {3.5/5}: Give Tholi Prema a chance and it might just surprise you, retrieved 9 October 2020
- ^ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2018-02-17/Varun-Tejs-Toli-Prema-First-Week-Box-office-report-/359781
- ^ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2018-04-04/Tholi-Prema-Final-Collections-Report/371624
- ^ "Tollywood's first and biggest Awards event of the Year on Zee Telugu". Zee News. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees". The Times of India. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links
- Tholi Prema at IMDb
- "Tollywood News". Tollywood.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "Varun Tej and team to whizz off to London – Telugu Movie News". India Glitz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "Varun Tej, Rashi Khanna film launched". Telugucinema.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
