Tholi Valapu
{{short description|2001 film by Muthyala Subbaiah}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Tholi Valapu
| image = Tholi Valapu.jpg
| caption = Movie Poster
| writer = Vara Prasad Varma {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Vara Prasad Varma
| screenplay = Muthyala Subbaiah
| producer = M. Nageswara Rao
| director = Muthyala Subbaiah
| starring = Gopichand
Sneha
P. Ravishankar
| music = Vandemataram Srinivas
| cinematography = R. Rama Rao
K. V. Ramana Kumar
| editing = Kola Bhaskar
| studio = T. Krishna Memorial Films
| released = {{Film date|2001|08|03|df=y}}
| runtime = 144 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Tholi Valapu ({{translation|First Love}}) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by M. Nageswara Rao under the T. Krishna Memorial Films banner, directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It stars Gopichand and Sneha, with music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. This film was the debut of Gopichand. It didn't do so well at the box office and made Gopichand wait for a while to be a hero for his next film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/gopichand-meets-his-mentor-for-a-hit-581996|title=Gopichand meets his mentor for a hit|author=Vyas|work=The Hans India|date=17 November 2019 |access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803065115/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/gopichand-meets-his-mentor-for-a-hit-581996|url-status=live}} The film has been dubbed into Tamil as Hari and into Hindi as Blast Barood (2009).{{Cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/telugu-film-tholi-valapu-dubbed-in-tamil-as-hari/|title=Tholi Valapu to be dubbed to Tamil as Hari|work=Kollywood Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208004319/http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/telugu-film-tholi-valapu-dubbed-in-tamil-as-hari/|archive-date=8 December 2009}}
Plot
Prem lives with his friends in the city. His dream is to own a bike, and with some help from his rural agriculturist father, he does get it. However, on the first night itself it gets punctured, and because there is no mechanic around so late, Prem decides to park it in a nearby house for the night. The door is opened by a very pretty girl Soumya, and the smitten and dumbstruck Prem manages to explain his predicament and leaves the bike and keys. The next morning when he goes to pick up the bike, he doesn't find it, and the girl and her father completely deny any knowledge. Our man understandably gets riled and creates a ruckus, but to no avail.
The story progresses and a thief is caught who admits to having burgled the house in question that night. But the father continues to stoutly deny any such happening. This creates some confusion, and then the burglar reveals that he also molested the daughter. There has to be a villain somewhere - enter wicked son-in-law Kailash, who is the husband of the elder daughter. Kailash grinds the family about the police case where Soumya under pressure confesses that she is the one who got molested that night. Kailash then spreads the news about Soumya and even gets the families to call off marriage with her. Prem, however, who is in love with her agrees to marry her despite allegations. After marriage, Soumya becomes pregnant, and Kailash poisons Prem's parents' mind that the child can be a molester's child and prompts them to force Soumya to abort the child. With no other option, Soumya gives in and almost gets her child aborted but at the nick of time, Soumya's sister comes in. She reveals to everyone that she was molested that night, and Soumya takes the blame because Kailash would never accept her sister if she were molested. Soumya's sister then breaks all ties with Kailash and all live happily ever after.
Cast
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- Gopichand as Prem
- Sneha as Soumya
- P. Ravi Shankar as Kailash
- Chandra Mohan as Peddireddy Mohan Rao
- Sudhakar as Sundaram
- Ali as Prem's friend
- Sunil as Prem's friend
- L.B. Sriram as Annavaram
- M.S. Narayana as Insurance Narayana
- Vinod as Police Inspector
- Tirupathi Prakash as Tirupathi
- Gautham Raju as Servant
- Kallu Chidambaram as Zoo Incharge
- Sudha as Prem's mother
- Madhurisen as Suguna
- Tejaswini as Sandhya
{{colend}}
Production
A few songs were shot in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/sneha-and-sensibility/article28355410.ece|website=The Hindu|title=Metro Plus Vijayawada / Personality : Sneha and sensibility|date=2004-11-27|author=Y. Sunitha Chowdhary|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803063237/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/sneha-and-sensibility/article28355410.ece|url-status=live}}
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Tholi Valapu
| type = film
| artist = Vandemataram Srinivas
| cover =
| released = 2001
| recorded =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 29:36
| label = Mayuri Audio
| producer = Vandemataram Srinivas
| prev_title = Ammo Okkato Tariku
| prev_year = 2001
| year = 2001
| next_title = Chirujallu
| next_year = 2001
}}
Music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. Music released Mayuri Audio Company.
{{Track listing
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| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 29:36
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = First Rank Manaderaa
| lyrics1 = Chandrabose
| extra1 = K.K.
| length1 = 5:26
| title2 = Paalato Kadigina
| lyrics2 = Chandrabose
| extra2 = Hariharan, K.S.Chithra
| length2 = 5:14
| title3 = Boforce Bullama
| lyrics3 = Chandrabose
| extra3 = Sukhwinder Singh
| length3 = 4:33
| title4 = Main Tumse Pyar
| lyrics4 = Veturi
| extra4 = Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
| length4 = 4:20
| title5 = Kurrakaruki Bikeunte
| lyrics5 = Chandrabose
| extra5 = K. K.
| length5 = 5:07
| title6 = Vandanam
| lyrics6 = Sai Harsha
| extra6 = Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy
| length6 = 4:56
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Reception
Ajay Bashyam of Full Hyderabad opined that the film was "just about okay" and was for "timepass".{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/tholi-valapu/telugu/tholi-valapu-movie-reviews-516-2.html|title=Tholi Valapu Review|work=Full Hyderabad|author=Ajay Bashyam|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201023351/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/tholi-valapu/telugu/tholi-valapu-movie-reviews-516-2.html|url-status=live}} A critic from Cine South wrote that "Tholi Valapu is an impressive show of love in a new dimension and worth, a try".{{cite web|url=https://ganeshyamalalove.tripod.com/sneha/id11.html|title=Tholivalapu|work=Cine South|via=Sneha Reviews|access-date=10 May 2022|archive-date=27 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327081618/https://ganeshyamalalove.tripod.com/sneha/id11.html|url-status=live}} CV of Telugucinema.com wrote, "Director Muthyala Subbaiah has good intentions to launch his guru's son as a hero but he did not work hard to make it big. But for suspense building twist in the beginning itself the rest of the story couldn't sustain the tempo".{{Cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/reviews/tolivalapu.html|title=Tolivalapu|author=CV|work=Telugucinema.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020210060327/http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/reviews/tolivalapu.html|archive-date=10 February 2002}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1365041|Tholi Valapu}}
{{Muthyala Subbaiah}}
Category:2000s Telugu-language films
Category:Films directed by Muthyala Subbaiah
Category:Indian romantic drama films
Category:2001 romantic drama films
Category:Films shot in New Zealand
Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India
Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India
Category:Films about Indian weddings
Category:Films about sexual harassment