Prema Chadarangam Review

This is a movie that has proved to be a major success in Tamil as Chellame. And when you see it Telugu, though the some of the nativity is lost, the movie comes across as a gritty entertainer still...

Vijayendra Varma Review

Quite simply, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who had alleged that Indian films generally portray Pakistanis as being stupid and uni-dimensional, should not be allowed to see Vijayendra Varma...

Aa Naluguru Review

Principles always help one to anchor in life. In these cynical times, it takes a lot of conviction to stick to one's ideals. To make a film on an idealistic person so deserves acclaim.So Chandra...

Vidhyardhi Review

These it is poetically correct to show students as being very responsible and going to any length to achieve any goal. There is nothing wrong with this, per se. But when it is taken  to absurd...

Leela Mahal Center Review

Leela mahal Centre had been lying in the cans for several months. After you see the film, it doesn't surprise you. In a sense, it was better that way. Because there is nothing to recommend in this...

Konchem Touchlo Unte Cheputhanu Review

Veteran Vamsi is quite good at handling sensitive but quirky human emotions. In Koncham Touch Lo Unte Cheputhanu, he tries to mix it with some mass and market elements. The end product, in the, ...

No Review

No gets it perfectly right. It is a title that is inspired and almost intuitive. Anyone who watches this schmaltzy, gooey nothing will simply say 'no'. And for that the director (who presumably must...

Suryam Review

Star sons are an unenviable lot. It is not just that they have to create a reputation for themselves. But also, they have to live up to their father's. The burden on somebody like Vishnu, son of...

Sakhia (Na Tho Ra) Review

For many Telugu directors, it is always a dilemma to decide on whether to make a film on a love subject or on the larger than life factional feuds. It is a conundrum that is difficult to crack.So...

Sundarangudu Review

Beauty is an enigma. It is not the eye that decides what is beautiful. If that is the case then what you see is what the other person also sees ---in essence there will be a consensus on what beauty...

Kaani Review

Horror films are the flavor of the industry. Even though fans do not seem to have given a thumbs-up to the genre, filmmakers are churning out spooky-spirited films with gay abandon.Kaani, obviously...

Chanti Review

A good man against a bad man. A revenge remix. It is almost the essential leitmotif of Indian films. Chanti is no different. It is about an honest military man against a corrupt MLA. The rest of the...

Yuvasena - 4 The People Review

In many ways, Yuvasena is an amplification of youthful righteous indignation. Most youths, before they fall prey to the inexorable and ineluctable corrupt system, harbor notions of cleaning it. It...

Swaraabhishekam Review

In this fast-changing world, sometimes past is the most re-assuring prop for us. And K Vishwanath's films offer a glimpse of what life was and comes in muted and pastel shades. His films are about...

Apparao Driving School Review

Last week we saw the problems of image trap in Rajasekhar's Apthudu. This week it is Rajendra Prasad in Appa Rao Driving School.Now, his essential brand is coarse and lurid comedy. Since it has won...

Marrichettu Review

Ram Gopal Varma has a fixation these days. And they are ghosts and other other world spirits and nymphs.After his sensational Bhoot, he is back (as a producer) with the same thing in Marrichettu ...

Apthudu Review

Peter Pan never grew up. But there was an impish attraction to him that made his mischief acceptable. But when grown up men are struck in the same groove, it becomes boring and unacceptable...

Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishna Murthy Review

Lost and found themes have a special appeal to Indian cinema. Mother and daughter. Father and son. Brothers and sisters. Lovers. Animals. You name it --- everything is lost and found. It is a theme...

Anand Review

It is an old saying that art movies are art movies, commercial ones are commercial, and the twain shall not meet.What will happen if they try to?Well, it will be a mismatch like it has been in Anand...

Shankar Dada MBBS Review

If ever there is a winning prescription for box-office success then it has be to Munnabhai MBBS. Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film was a major hit in Hindi. And its remake in Tamil is perhaps the success of...