Tholu Bommalata (film)

This article is about 2019 Telugu film. For the shadow puppet theatre tradition, see Tholu bommalata.

Tholu Bommalata (transl. Puppetry) is a 2019 Telugu comedy drama 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]

Tholu Bommalata
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Viswanath Maganti
Screenplay by	Viswanath Maganti
Story by	Viswanath Maganti
Produced by	Maganti Durga Prasad
Starring	Rajendra Prasad Vennela Kishore Viswant Duddumpudi Harshitha Chowdary
Cinematography	Satish Mutyala
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Suresh Bobbili
Production company	Suma Durga Creations[1]
Release date	22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)
Running time	140 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹5.5 crore

Plot

The film begins with Somaraju / Sodala Raju, a top-tier, holding high esteem in a village. He leads a jolly life with the villagers, and his son Murali & daughter Janaki seldom visit him. Once, his grandson Rushi & granddaughter Varsha arrive, pronouncing their love and seeking his aid for their nuptial as the respective families despise. Hearing it, Somaraju is on cloud nine and vows them to knit, which he determines as his last wish. Somaraju convinces his children, but tragically, he dies the following day when turbulence occurs between the elders for wealth—additionally, the ego clashes split turtle doves, too. Currently, Somaraju’s soul is moving around them until the completion of the 12th-day ceremony, which devastates learning about the dark of his family. During that plight, Somaraju teams up with his distant relative, Santosh, who has the omnipotent power to connect with spirits. With his aid, he makes a play and disappears the family's discord and the rift between Rishi & Varsha. Finally, the movie ends happily with Somaraju’s soul free on the 12th day, affirming the values of human relations.

Cast

• 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

Tholu Bommalata
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
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

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