Tholi Prema (2018 film)

First love) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Venky Atluri in his directorial debut.

Produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad's Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, the film stars Varun Tej and Raashii Khanna.

Dejected, Adi sits by the River Thames and starts talking about how he is successful at work but his love life is a complete failure.

When the train starts leaving, his friends instigate him saying that he doesn't have the fortune to drink the last golden drop in Vizag to which Adi responds as "Challenge Accepted."

He risks his life to get the coke bottle and almost gets hit by a lamp post before being pulled back inside the train by none other than Varsha.

He is a successful student, topping his university, but is unable to forget Varsha due to which he keeps rejecting any girl that is interested in him.

Varsha meets Adi for the last time and gives him a box with the things he gave her 6 years ago when they were in a relationship.

He runs all over London trying to find her and finally sits dejected near the River Thames asking God for just one sign to help his love.

[citation needed] Hemanth Kumar in his review for the Firstpost, gave 4 out of 5 stars and felt that the film is "not just a love story, but an experience", thereby praising the performances of the lead actors and lauded Venky Atluri in his directorial debut.

[4] Janani K in her review for India Today gave 3 out of 5 stars calls the film "refreshing to watch" and quoted the performances of Tej and Khanna as "incredible".

[5] Neeshita Nyayapati in her review for the Times of India, gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and called the film "an easy-breezy ride and purely for the romantic millennials.

However, he appreciated Atluri for right casting and keeping the audience entertained despite relying on the "overused plot devices of the romantic comedy genre.