Kathakali Review

Vishal's films have their share of takers in the Telugu States. For someone with a good number of fans among girls, his character  in Kathakali offers him an opportunity to endear himself...

Drushyakavyam Review

The writer-director (Bellam Ramakrishna Reddy) seems to have conceived Drushya Kavyam in a moment of spiritual excitement.  The Annamayya leitmotif is pious, but when viewed as a story, this...

Romance With Finance Review

While watching Romance With Finance, you can't miss two constants: the extended videoshoots of the heroine, and the number of times the hero rubs his chest for different reasons.  The hero ...

Chikkadu Dorakadu Review

How would you consider this: A rustic goon who rules the town, an ardent filmmaker who takes the extra mile to make a movie out of a gangster. Well, unusual?Siddharth plays Karthik, a youngster...

Tulasidalam Review

One doesn't need a great budget to think sensibly.  There is a character by name Subbu who, although living in Las Vegas, has his superstitions rooted in India.  The thinking of the...

Tuntari Review

Tuntari, a remake of the Tamil film Maan Karate, comes with a novel concept.  On the paper, it tells a human story intertwined with a message: Hard work triumphs over destiny.  However,...

Shourya Review

As the film is coming to a finish, Manchu Manoj narrates a story to Prakash Raj, a top cop.  In the hands of a more intelligent maker of thriller films, such kind of a narration would have been...

Guntur Talkies Review

The greatest item film that many filmmakers ever fell in love with is, unarguably, Delhi Belly.  It opened up new vistas for those looking for indulging in everything that was not considered...

Kalyana Vaibhogame Review

Nandini Reddy of Ala Modalaindi fame returns to tell a story on relationships.  The human element in the story makes this film a worthy watch.  A family entertainer to boot, it has...

Kshanam Review

As suspense thrillers go, Kshanam couldn't have been slicker; but deftness is not all what it has got.  At a time when technical finesse is the minimum and the maximum that you get from so...

Yamapasam Review

Having your hero and his sidekick indulge in humour while a heart-searing tragedy is playing out, should beat the imagination  of one and all.  Has mediocrity evolved into insensitivity to...

Terror Review

Satish Kasetty, the maker of award-winning films Hope and Kalavaramaye Madilo, explores a mainstream genre this time around.  In telling the story of a wronged cop (essayed by Srikanth) who has...

Padesave Review

Debutante director Chuniya chooses a now-dated genre (triangular love story), featuring new actors.  It's a gamble in our times to try to tell such a love story, at a time when the...

Malupu Review

Touted as a coming-of-age mystery film, Malupu keeps the audience engrossed with its gripping screenplay.  There is violence, there is a tale of friendship interwoven into the story, there is a...

Krishnashtami Review

Remember a thing.  When our Telugu hero must win over the hearts of hardcore persons, it's invariably one of these two things that's there: the hero fools them so easily that even...

Garam Review

Our directors may give stepmotherly treatment to the heroine, our directors may ignore the story, our directors may forget the head and the tail, but one thing is for sure: no power on earth can...

Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha Review

In a scene that brings out the unusual touch of Hanu Raghavapudi, Nani is seen narrating a dream-like imaginary situation to his friend Sathyam Rajesh - a scene where 'you' in his sentences...

Lajja Review

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Vennello Hai Hai Review

If Vamsi is that celebrated director with rare sensibilities, D Venkatesh is that producer with a penchant for being the force behind sensible entertainment.  Vennello Hai Hai was released this...

Speedunnodu Review

Speedunnodu was touted as a tale of love, friendship, and revenge, complete with Telugu nativity.  The nativity, to be sure, has been taken too seriously by Bheemineni Srinivasa Rao in the hope...