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Tholi Prema (1998)

Tholi Prema poster
Original title
తొలిప్రేమ
Directed by
A. Karunakaran
Genre
soundtrack
Country
India
Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
U
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man falls in love for the first time. He pursues a woman while navigating the ups and downs of a budding relationship.

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What happens

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. The cinematography was done by Y. Maheedhar and Chota K. Naidu. The film was a super blockbuster at the box-office and considered to be a breakthrough for Pawan Kalyan. It is considered as one of the most iconic romantic films in Telugu cinema. 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. The film was later dubbed into Tamil as Anandha Mazhai, remade in Kannada as Preethsu Thappenilla (2000), and in Hindi as Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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