Hora Hori Review

Teja's male leads have certain hallmarks.  They are timid to begin with; who turns them aggressive is, of course, the heroine, ably backed by the volatile mother.  Barring '1000...

Jayasurya Review

Vishal is back in action, back to do action.  Jayasurya is the Telugu version of Suseendhran's 'Payum Puli', a film that has simultaneously released in two versions today. ...

Dynamite Review

Despite a non-riveting 'Autonagar Surya', the very name of director Deva Katta rings a positive echo.  That makes 'Dynamite' one of the awaited movies for the discerning....

Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Review

At the end of first half, one would think that 'Bale Bale Mogadivoy' would be doomed if it further stretches the same idea of the travails of a forgetful lover boy.  However, Maruthi...

Malini & Co Review

Don't know if director Veeru K was thinking of experimentation when he conceptualized a seductive song forced into the audience's psyche midway while narrating how the husband became...

Best Actors Review

'Best Actors' is a film without a preachy tone and one that portrays male bonding in a fashion less seen in Telugu films.  For its exterior, the story is a bit ordinary while the comic...

Kick 2 Review

After striking gold at the box-office with 'Kick', Surender Reddy and Ravi Teja teamed up once again for 'Kick 2'. This time, the film has got much bigger as Kalyan Ram joined them...

Cinema Choopistha Mava Review

From 'Mem Vayasuku Vaccham' and 'Priyatama Neevachata Kushalama' to 'Nuvvila.. Nenila', Trinadha Rao Nakkina has been one inconsistent performer.  'Cinema Choopistha...

Srimanthudu Review

Here and there, 'Srimanthudu' is all about apparently passable but subtly remarkable moments.  Take for example the interval bang: The billionaire Harshavardhan (Mahesh Babu), after...

Mantra 2 Review

Riding on the popularity of Charmme's 2009 hit spooky thriller 'Mantra', the new film offers not even a semblance of a thematic sequel.  The idea of pulling wool over the audience&...

James Bond Review

A few minutes into the film, as the female lead is introduced you realize to your shock that there is a serious-minded don-action element out there!  After a bloody confrontation with the rival...

Baahubali Review

It's not for nothing that there has been incredible buzz around 'Bahubali'.  It's not the director alone or the genre alone that is the reason; it's both.  '...

Superstar Kidnap Review

This is a season of crime comedies.  'Super Star Kidnap' is yet another film belonging to this genre that has less mass appeal.  Set in the backdrop of a city, this one throws in...

Basthi Review

A few moments ago, his father-like non-brotherly 'brother' (Mukesh Rishi) was shot dead by a cold-blooded rival.  On the run along with his girl friend, the male lead while travelling...

Tiger Review

'Tiger' is an emotional story told in a cinematic way.  Sans melodrama and unnecessary action, the film entertains with its excellent story sequencing and screenplay.It is 1999 when...

Jadoogadu Review

When your male lead arrives in the city with unrealistic dreams and ends up being duped by a paper advertisement, you least expect the film to veer towards action thriller way.  And '...

Where is Vidya Balan Review

The director of 'Katha', Srinivas Raga, tries his hand at crime comedy and the quirky characters he relies on to deliver goods prove to be a shot in the arm.  If the trailers promised a...

Vinavayya Ramayya Review

It is time for yet another rom-com set in the rural backdrop.  A not-so-fresh idea gets the right dose of helping from an imaginative writer, but the debutantes don't redeem the show. ...

Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini Review

That the style of story-telling in Kannada films is not as voguish as that in Telugu and Tamil cinema is not controversial.  R Chandru, a shining director in Sandalwood, makes his debut in...

Kerintha Review

Sai Kiran Adivi of 'Vinayakudu' and 'Villagelo Vinayakudu' fame is back with a breezy bang.  'Kerintha', from the stable of the redoubtable Dil Raju, comes with as...