Connect Review

Connect' could have been one uninterrupted stretch giving the audience the much-needed chills. But that's not the case. The final 30 minutes are lifeless....

Laatti Review

'Laththi' doesn't make the best use of its core idea. The larger-than-life staging and the violent action in the second half are undone by weak execution....

Avatar: The Way of Water Review

No prizes for guessing what works best in 'Avatar : The Way of Water' which is the breathtaking worlds of Pandora and the underwater and the creature effects, especially the tulkuns....

Avatar (The Way of Water) Review

The theatre of action underwater is filled with breathtaking visuals. The action choreography is creative and the editing is innovative. The background score comes with life....

Sasanasabha Review

This film narrates horse trading and resort politics in the silliest manner. Then there are pre-election survey reports that are touted like gospel by the CM and the CM-in-waiting....

Jagame Maya Review

A couple of stretches in the second half work, but before the audience start expecting a sucker punch, the end credits roll. ...

Rathasaatchi Review

The best thing about Rathasaatchi is the neatly written characters. The dialogues and story arcs were very sharp for these solid characters. Casting is one of the biggest strengths of Rathasaatchi....

Witness Review

The second hour is filled with legal arguments that give a glimpse of the nature and dynamics of a hearing. Here, too, when the scene shifts to the street or the house, the pace slackens....

Vijayanand Review

What works best in 'Vijayanand' is the period setting and dialogues filled with inspiring quotes on how to run a business successfully and honestly. The production values are high Biopics are being...

Naai Sekar Returns Review

Naai Sekar Returns is not the deserving comeback for the comedy legend Vadivelu. However, he manages to carry the film on his shoulders with his trademark mannerisms and dialogue delivery. This film...

Gurtundha Seetakalam Review

The very idea of quick romance followed by disease and/or death is so old-school. You really have to be living in a time warp to believe that such a conceit can work with today's audiences....

Mukha Chitram Review

Any film that falls back on CCTV footage as a clinching or prominent piece of evidence shouldn't be taken seriously, not because CCTV footage is untenable legally but because it smacks of laziness....

Panchathantram Review

All said, the natural performances are appealing. There is no attempt at sanitizing and it's one segment where elders are not hunky dory....

Monster Review

The first hour is plotless and vacuous; if you are someone who is too busy to indulge the film, you could just read the plot of 'Monster' on Wikipedia and jump headlong into the second half directly....

HIT 2 (The Second Case) Review

There are no forced elements, and the investigation track gives way to a finale. When the killer makes his appearance, we are a bit shocked but what is actually appealing is te poignancy....

Gatta Kusthi Review

Firstly, kudos to Vishnu Vishal for surrendering to the demands of the script and agreeing to play second fiddle to the heroine that too in his own production. As usual he has delivered a neat...

Repeat Review

Their interrogation is amateurish. They don't question the novelist's randomness. There is no attempt to understand the conundrum. The cops are either callous or stock types....

Chup Review

The film critiques the critics, terrifies the reviewers in its universe, and all. It also talks about the ethicality of the reviewing phenomenon. But the star-rating system is not questioned....

Love Today Review

If ever Tollywood makes a film of this nature, it should steer clear of 'Jabardasth'-type gags and instead focus on what the meme-y era has to offer, much as this film does....

Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam Review

Without a dashing monologue, without a hair-raising hero-worshipping song, without a love track where the heroine admires the hero's problem-solving skills, you can't have a realistic Tollywood film....