Tholi Prema (1998 film)

Tholi Prema
Directed byA. Karunakaran
Written byChintapalli Ramana (dialogues)
Screenplay byA. Karunakaran
Story byA. Karunakaran
Produced byG. V. G. Raju
StarringPawan Kalyan
Keerthi Reddy
CinematographyY. Maheedhar
Chota K. Naidu
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byDeva
Production
company
SSC Arts
Release date
  • 24 July 1998 (1998-07-24)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Tholi Prema (transl. First Love) is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. It stars Pawan Kalyan and Keerthi Reddy, with music composed by Deva.[1] The cinematography was done by Y. Maheedhar and Chota K. Naidu.

The film was a blockbuster at the box-office and propelled Pawan Kalyan to stardom.[2] It is considered as one of the most iconic romantic films in Telugu cinema.[3] It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, six state Nandi Awards, and was featured in the Indian Panorama mainstream section at the 30th International Film Festival of India.[4] The film was later dubbed into Tamil as Anandha Mazhai,[5] remade in Kannada as Preethsu Thappenilla (2000), and in Hindi as Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001).[6][7]

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  2. ^ Vyas (2 September 2019). "A star with unfathomable craze - Pawan Kalyan". The Hans India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ Hemanth Kumar CR (8 February 2018). "Tholi Prema: Pawan Kalyan-Keerthi Reddy's romantic classic continues to inspire filmmakers even after 20 years". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ Devipriya (January 1999). "30th IFFI" (PDF). 30th International Film Festival of India '99. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 150. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ M. L. Narasimham (23 October 1998). "Evolving a style of his own". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Ghostarchive.
  6. ^ "I haven't yet done a dance film: Tusshar Kapoor". DNA India. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. ^ "19 Glorious Years for Pawan Kalyan's Tholi Prema". thetelugufilmnagar.com. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2020.