Rajasekhar Aningi

An orphanage resident, Nikita, flees justice to Moscow, where he meets Den, a rich orphan who offers Nikita a ticket to a better life in exchange for his friendship. Nikita agrees, not knowing what price he will have to pay for it.

The title Tholubommalata means life is like a puppet show, which forms the basis of this movie. In a village, an old man named Somaraju lives happily by selling Goli Soda. How he tries to resolve the issues and complexities arising in and around his family and how he behaves as a loving father and grandfather, form the story of this movie that focuses on humans relations versus greed.

After Shivudu learns that he is no commoner but is, in fact, the son of Amarendra Baahubali, the King of Mahishmati, he sets out on a quest to avenge his father's untimely death, and to also rescue his mother Devasena from the clutches of Bhallaladeva.