''Thipparaa Meesam'' () is a 2019 Indian
Telugu-language
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suspense thriller
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film starring
Sree Vishnu
Sree Vishnu (born Rudraraju Vishnuvardhan; 29 February 1984) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. After appearing in minor roles, Vishnu got his breakthrough with '' Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' (2013). He later starred in films such as ''Secon ...
and
Nikki Tamboli
Nikki Tamboli (born 21 August 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema and Hindi television. She participated in reality shows such as '' Bigg Boss 14'' where she emerged as 2nd-runner up and '' Fear Factor: ...
with
Rohini in an important role.
Cast
*
Sree Vishnu
Sree Vishnu (born Rudraraju Vishnuvardhan; 29 February 1984) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. After appearing in minor roles, Vishnu got his breakthrough with '' Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' (2013). He later starred in films such as ''Secon ...
as Mani Shankar
*
Nikki Tamboli
Nikki Tamboli (born 21 August 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema and Hindi television. She participated in reality shows such as '' Bigg Boss 14'' where she emerged as 2nd-runner up and '' Fear Factor: ...
as Mounika
*
Rohini as Lalita, Mani's mother
*
Bannerjee as Mani's uncle
*
Praveen
* Neha Deshpande
* Lahari Shari as Samyukta
*
Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran Velayutham (11 December 1958 – 19 March 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in films made in South India. He has acted in more than 200 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. According to the ''Hindustan T ...
as Mani's deceased father (photo shown)
Production
Sree Vishnu
Sree Vishnu (born Rudraraju Vishnuvardhan; 29 February 1984) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. After appearing in minor roles, Vishnu got his breakthrough with '' Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' (2013). He later starred in films such as ''Secon ...
plays a
DJ in the film and grew his mustache and beard out to portray the role. His character has negative shades. The film is directed by Krishna Vijay and
Nikki Tamboli
Nikki Tamboli (born 21 August 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema and Hindi television. She participated in reality shows such as '' Bigg Boss 14'' where she emerged as 2nd-runner up and '' Fear Factor: ...
and
Rohini play the female leads. Neha Deshpande was signed to play a supporting role.
The teaser was released in September. Krishna Vijay previously worked with Vishnu in ''
Asura
Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings in Indian religions, Indic religions. They are described as power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Deva (Hinduism), Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. In its Buddhism, Buddhi ...
'' (2015). The first look was released in February and the film was initially scheduled to release in the summer.
The film gained popularity since the film released after the successful ''
Brochevarevarura
''Brochevarevarura'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film written and directed by Vivek Athreya and produced by Vijay Kumar Manyam under the banner of Manyam Productions. The film features Sree Vishnu, Nivetha Thomas, Nive ...
'' (2019) starring Vishnu.
''Thippara Meesam'' was jointly produced by Rizwan Entertainment and Krishna Vijay L Productions.
The trailer was released on 6 November. The theatrical rights for the film were bought by Asian Cinemas. The film released on 8 November.
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Suresh Bobbili. The first single "Dhethadi Pochammagudi" released in September and the second single "Mouna Hrudaya Ragam" released in October.
Release
The film received negative reviews from critics. ''
The Times of India
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'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "After watching Thipparaa Meesam, one feels is like Mani in a key scene, wandering around in boxers and broken sunglasses, confused and affronted at the way the story unfolds".
''
The Hindu
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'' wrote that "Sree Vishnu and Rohini shoulder a story of strained bonds between a mother and her son".
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 9680090
2010s Telugu-language films
2019 thriller films
2019 films
Indian thriller films