Jai Sreeram Review

There was a time when, if the director was not a Teja, or a VN Aditya, Uday Kiran looked as though he was doing rehearsals in front of the camera.  Since he looked promising in his first three...

Baadshah Review

  Would a hero who has averted serial blasts in multiple Indian cities look God-like when the mastermind's empire had been built till recently by the generous casino money unscrupulously looted...

Jaffa Review

Unlike his directorial debut, 'Vennela' Kishore has seamlessly captured the attention of the audience for Jaffa, having chosen a slang word with an offending connotation as the title of a...

Aravind 2 Review

Did you wonder how characters in mortal danger exercise exceptional presence of mind while watching a thriller any time in the past?  You will understand how much of a haranguing experience...

Swamy Ra Ra Review

If you did not squander away your precious time on unproductive Sundays and instead chose to jot down the scenes of all the chase-for-the-coveted-price movies, you might have successfully brought...

Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama Review

Having seen films that reflect true-to-life thinking of average girls in YVM and RLS did not do so well as was expected, one began to feel that there is no incentive for penning love stories...

Bad Boy Review

Right from the word go, one thing is very clear in Alex Pandiyan - its commercialism. Director Suraaj's script is typical for an action entertainer in Kollywood, and we have seen numerous such...

3G Love Review

One did expect a sprightly take on the vagaries/superfluity of new age love (for want of a better word) because the title itself suggested that.  3G Love, it turns out, shakes up all the well...

Mahankali Review

Having cast no less an angry young man like Rajsekhar in a difficult-to-perform role, Jeevitha made a path-breaking film like Bala's Sethu look so lousy that Vikram might have thought of filing a...

Gundello Godari Review

For all the allegorical import of the title and the furious backdrop in which the story takes place in the present, Gundelo Godari, as it wraps up, tastes like a slice-of-life human story full of a...

Race Review

At a time when it has become almost an impossible feat to pull audiences to the theatre when you have neither a star face nor an acclaimed director, Race is a technically sound and intelligent film...

Mr. Pellikoduku Review

A widely-acclaimed film like '3 Idiots' should be remade only if a director has something new to add.  A regular film like 'Tanu Weds Manu' doesn't lend itself to be remade because many South...

Jabardasth Review

Do you think there is anything funny in Siddharth being chased by Shakuntala with a sword in hand because he has not paid the loan amount due to her?  Can anything be funny, remotely funny, in...

David Review

Films made by good directors influenced by Tamil greats (Mani Ratnam in this case) more often than not have three qualities: intelligent dialogue, subtle humour, and sublime emotions.  Bejoy...

Chammak Challo Review

If you did not believe Mahesh Babu when he figuratively said to Trisha, in Athadu, that we all like Benz, but eventually, we buy Ambassador, then urgently go and watch Chammak Challo.  The film...

Pizza Review

Released amidst low expectations in Telugu, this Karthick Subbaraj directorial is a must-watch (almost) film.  With right toppings in the form of a neat screenplay, deft camera work, eerie...

Okkadine Review

The only interesting episode in Okkadine is the interval bang, which unveils the trappings of a psychological thriller.  Those of you who watched Katha (which is one of the best films of both...

Mirchi Review

Mirchi is yet another film whose story is woven around a done-to-death theme of Telugu cinema.  It tells the message that true heroism lies in making peace with one's venom-spewing, blood...

Kadali Review

If you watch Kadali with a silent mind, it is sure to immerse you in the spiritual ocean at a few places.  Without setting forth to break new ground, Mani Ratnam delivers a film with invaluable...

Ongolu Gittha Review

Ongolu Gittha is a kind of film which should have been made for the Tamil audience, and dubbed later into Telugu after it did modest business in the state of TN (but even then, it would not have...