Mana Oori Ramayanam Review

As the very first scenes unfold, the patriarch in you is bombarded and troubled.  Much as Bhujangam (Prakash Raj) is more feared than loved by his voiceless wife as well as caged daughter, much...

Jaguar Review

There is a scene where, after a final year MBBS student narrates a short flashback involving Vishwa Ramachandrayya (Rao Ramesh as an altruistic, philanthropic doctor), the hero takes a deep yawn....

MS Dhoni - The Untold Story Review

It’s always tough taking a Biography, writing it might be easier but as a movie the immense pressure in bringing the truth that too when the celebrity is in still in his prime is altogether a...

Hyper Review

'Hyper' is escapist fare and messaging rolled into one.  The latter is all the more 'hyper' because it's integral to two characters - father and son.  The idea of a...

Majnu Review

As teasers go, 'Majnu' effectively pulled the wool over your eyes.  All that it takes to pull the crowds is to have Nani emote pathos listening to an Ilaiyaraja number.  Add a...

Rail Review

There is something about today's Kollywood directors (hailing from an industry known for some of the most splendid and realistic movies) that is sucking them into dishing out formula: it could...

Siddhartha Review

Just what was the director thinking when he was projecting Sagar (who rose to small-screen stardom after 'Mogali Rekulu') in this much-touted "violent love story"?  Neither...

Nirmala Convent Review

'Nirmala Convent' is 'Slumdog Millionaire'-meets-'Gangotri'.  OK, we mean a dumbed down version of both.The film is set in a village where unequal social relations means...

Jyo Achyutananda Review

Naughty yet emotionally sensitive characters, brothers whose warmth for each other has incrementally gone down over the years, a mother who has nothing much to do but helplessly watch her no-more...

Inkokkadu Review

Imagine a film where a hero who is out to outsmart/eliminate an 'asuric' villain has to prove his heroism by driving super fast, to no much avail, that too at a crucial juncture and that too...

Janatha Garage Review

NTR said before the release that 'Janatha Garage' has no hero.  Whether that matters to you or not, let it be said that it has no villain.  And for a film with two larger-than-life...

Evaru Review

There comes a point while watching 'Yevaru' when you start wondering if Yamini Chandrasekhar (played by Panchi Bora) has been blundering along by keeping faith in and engaging a inquisitive...

100 Days Of Love Review

'100 Days Of Love' is stuffed with cliches yes, but it also has elements that manage to at least let you sit through the film: Excellent cinematography, fine BGM, and confident performances....

Banthipoola Janaki Review

'Banthi Poola Janaki', probably an inspired movie, seems to take place in a parallel universe.  The only places where the film comes across as 'mana' Telugu cinema are where all...

Aatadukundam Raa Review

What is the probability that, one day, Samarasimha Reddy (the central character of 'Samrasimha Reddy-The Conclusion') returns big-time, but is projected small-time?  Very high. ...

Chuttalabbai Review

The writer knew that some character will have to say, "She may have left this house, but is very much there in your heart", at some crucial point.  But only director Veerabhadram...

Bommala Ramaram Review

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Thikka Review

Read the below para"Make no mistakes, only one thing is certain in this film.  Every conversation is invariably interrupted by an attack before the hero or his benevolent father or some...

Babu Bangaram Review

'Babu Bangaram' is a case of Venkatesh being allowed to be himself, while Maruthi tries to be someone else (Sreenu Vaitla, if one may say so).  Net impact: While Venky scores a '...

Manamantha Review

'Manamantha' largely fits into a particular genre of human drama.  And the telling is riddled with several cliches.  Ranging from a brilliant college student who loves his lap top...