Tholi Muddu

Tholi Muddu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Rushendra Reddy
Written byGanesh Patro (Dialogue)
Screenplay byK. Rushendra Reddy
Story byRajiv Kaul
Praful Parekh
Produced byG. C. Gupta Presents
G. Radhadevi Gupta
K. K. Reddy
StarringPrashanth
Divya Bharati
CinematographyK. Shankar
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Durga Films
Release date
  • 16 October 1993 (1993-10-16)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Tholi Muddu (transl. The First Kiss) is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language teen romance film directed and co-written by K. Rushendra Reddy and starring Prashanth and Divya Bharati. The film is a remake of the 1990 Hindi-language film Dil.[1] The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Ilam Nenje Vaa.

This was the last Telugu film of actress Divya Bharti, which was posthumously released six months after her death. Due to Divya's death before filming was completed, her remaining scenes were completed by actress Rambha, who slightly resembled Divya (Only Divya was credited in the final film). The film was commercially successful.[2]

Plot

Prashanth and Divya get married without informing anyone. Soon enough, Divya's father tries to make their life a living hell.

Cast

Production

Due to Divya Bharti's death on 5 April 1993, the rest of Divya's scenes were completed by actress Rambha in Divya's role while Roja Ramani dubbed her voice.[3][4][5]

Soundtrack

Telugu version

The original score by Ilaiyaraaja consists of 6 tracks. The song "Vaane Laddi" was not included in the movie.

Title Singers
"Idhi Bombai Bulliro" S.P. Balu
"Toli Muddu" S.P. Balu, Janaki
"Mem Premikulam"
"Chittiguma Padave"
"Ravaa Priyathama"
"Vane Laddi"

Tamil version

Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja consists of 6 tracks and were released in 1995.

Title Singers
"Idhi Bombaye" S.P Balu, Chorus
"Oru Mutham" S.P Balu, Chithra
"Ini Vellvathu" S.P Balu, Chithra, Chorus
"Chittu Kuruvi" S.P Balu, Chithra
"Vezhva Maranama"
"Mattai Kozhi"

References

  1. ^ Sisodia, Kirti (1 January 2017). Aamir Khan: A Social Spark. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 9789352661183. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Sunil, Sreya. "Telugu Heroines - They drizzled, they sizzled and they fizzled". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ "6 Bollywood Celebs Who Replaced Their Colleagues In Projects Due To Their Untimely Demise". Desimartini. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The dark side of showbiz spotlight". The Times of India. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ "దివికేగిన దివ్య" [Divya died] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 9 April 1993. p. 9,11. Retrieved 28 December 2024.