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Tholu Bommalata (transl. Puppetry) is a 2019 Telugu comedy drama film, produced by Maganti Durga Prasad on Suma Durga Creations banner and directed by Viswanath Maganti. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Vennela Kishore, Viswant Duddumpudi, Harshitha Chowdary in the lead roles and music composed by Suresh Bobbili.




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



Music composed by Suresh Bobbili. Lyrics were written by Chaitanya Prasad. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.




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