Niharika Konidela throws Tollywood retro-themed birthday bash for bff Pranith Bramandapally

Actress Niharika Konidela surprised her bff, filmmaker Pranith Bramandapally, with a special Tollywood retro-themed party for his 29th birthday. All guests at the party dressed up as iconic characters from Tollywood classics. Niharika channeled her inner Sridevi as she came dressed from the actress' iconic look from Jagadeka

Veerudu Athiloka Sundari

. Her beau JV Chaitanya came dressed as Chiranjeevi from Bava Garu Bagunnara while music composer Kaala Bhairava turned heads in his look as

Venkatesh

from Kshana Kshanam.

Birthday boy Pranith, who came dressed as Venkatesh from Coolie No.1, tells us, "This was truly a special surprise and all thanks to Niha for making my birthday so memorable. I found out later that she came up with this idea and planned the whole thing all by herself in a very short time. I knew she was planning something but had no idea that she had planned this themed party. I was surprised when I was asked to dress up as Venkatesh garu from Coolie No.1, but when I saw how the others were dressed, I was truly stunned."

Some of the other guests came as

Nagarjuna

from Govinda Govinda, Nagma from

Gharana Mogudu

and Soundarya from Rikshavodu. "It was a great night catching up with old friends, reliving childhood memories and revelling in retro Tollywood nostalgia," adds Pranith.

- Pathi Thadhagath