Chandrika Review

'Chandrika' reminds one of 'Chandramukhi' more often than it would have had it been directed by someone with no 'Chandramukhi' hangover.  The male lead is a celebrated...

Subramanyam For Sale Review

A hero who wears his calcuated nature on his sleeves, a heroine who elopes to marry a morally depraved character, a cliched set-up in America - all this is easily not a premise worth attention.; ...

Mayuri Review

Months after 'Chandrakala' starring Hansika Motwani, here we have another spooky affair straight from Kollywood.  There is a difference in the genre thought.  At a time when some...

Ketugadu Review

A hero who lifts costly things and makes a luxurious living is a familiar character in Indian cinema.  Such a hero becoming a saviour of the damsel in distress, too, is a familiar premise.; ...

Courier Boy Kalyan Review

With the makers strongly claiming that the story of 'CBK' is one-of-its-kind, the audience probably did not doubt their wisdom given the fact that Gautham Menon is associated with this film....

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...