Viswaroopam Review

Viswaroopam comes with not just Hollywoodish feel but also its idiom.  This is not to say that the assessment of terrorism is "rooted in pop culture framework", but the cinematic idiom of this...

Shatruvu Review

It is said that if the characterizations and the reactions of characters are apt, half the battle is won.  Unfortunately, most films are found wanting on this front.  Shatruvu falls in...

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Review

If Mahesh Babu seems to be the most important star, be it in terms of the screen time or the number of lines he gets to speak, it is Venkatesh who takes a lion's share in SVSC's story.  It is...

Naayak Review

A fiery youngster, somewhere in an Andhra town, comes across as a naive, happy-going, rustic guy who swears everlasting allegiance to Nasser.  Least do we know that he has a fearsome flashback...

Genius Review

The absence of visionary leadership at the helm has ensured that there is an unacknowledged policy that promotes talented youth flock to the US, thereby putting our dream of becoming a knowledge...

Ko Antey Koti Review

It is not often that we see a fledgling filmmaker leave his directorial mark radically different from his previous outing with his very second film. Anish Kuravilla (he has added Yohan as the...

Yamudiki Mogudu Review

When will our filmmakers realize that even the dreamiest of socio-fantasy flicks need to have a semblance of logic? Comedy defying sense is not utterly detestable in a film mainly meant for the...

Mithunam Review

Mithunam is a one-of-its-kind film. At one point, it seems very earthy; and at another, it feels beautifully surreal. It is uplifting now, heart-tugging now, mature now, innocent now, unpretentious...

Gajaraju Review

Generally speaking, if most Telugu filmmakers may be said to write the songs and fights situations first and then the rest of the story, and most Kannada filmmakers may be said to watch Telugu (or...

Saarocharu Review

Saarocharu's story did not deserve to be made into a feature film.  Instead, Parusuram should have actually thought of starting an irreverent website targeted at unmarried girls and asked them...

Yamaho Yama Review

As Yamaho Yama completes, it is sure to seem like an accidental socio-fantasy film. The hero, at some point in the story, falls in love with Swapna (Parvathi Milton), who is loved and lusted by...

Yeto Vellipoyindi Manasu Review

If you discover Yeto Vellipoyindi Manasu to be your-kind-of-film, you will find it almost flawless; otherwise, if you are someone who loves a Puri Jagannadh-type filmmaking, you will not like the...

Devaraya Review

As the film begins, certain Nani 'gadu' starts narrating his socio-fantasy story to actor Srikanth.  When the narrator unashamedly tells that the king could be anyone, you shudder to think...

Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Review

If Reddeppa (Milind Gunaji) mixes business, politics and crime, Krish Jagarlamudi mixes theatre drama, dance and a bit of anger and angst in KVJ.  The trailers deluded us into believing that...

Routine Love Story Review

At a time when promiscuity goes for contemporary urban romance, second-rate vulgarity goes for realism, naive manner of character-etching and scene-writing is advertised by complacent directors as...

Dhamarukam Review

If you go with an incredulous attitude, Dhamarukam will keep you hooked throughout.  Srinivas Reddy executes it well.  Among other things, he extracts fine performances from one and all,...

Thupaki Review

Thupaki is a film which would have been this year's noteworthy film among dubbed movies had it had a better romantic track, music with Telugu nativity and a strong comedy (even if occasional).; ...

Bus Stop Review

For a good part, watching Bus Stop is like reliving the experience of savoring Ee Rojullo minus a unique emotional touch.  Here the innocent moments of this March's 'sleeper' hit are replaced...

Dhenikaina Ready Review

For most of you, Dhenikaina Ready offers the much-needed time-pass dose on any day.  It is Sreenu Vytla-meets-G Nageshwara Reddy with a Molly idea thrown in.  The story could have been...

Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu Review

It all starts beautifully with a nameless, ordinary citizen named Rambabu audaciously foiling the Opposition leader's bid to foment caste violence and questioning provocatively, 'When we have same...