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Penguin Review – Keerthy Suresh tries hard to salvage this underwhelming thriller

Srivathsan Nadadhur The least that a passable investigative thriller could do is to make its antagonist interesting or make the protagonist’s pursuit to find him/her...

Father’s Day Special – What to watch on Disney + Hotstar?

This Father’s Day the perfect gift you can give the special man in your life is to spend some quality time with him, and...

Rajeev Kanakala flags off a new production house

Being a character actor is one of the most thankless jobs in an industry that is obsessed with its heroes. The support that character...

Opinion: Nehru honoured Godse?

What RGV tweeted was right, when we were children, we were made to believe that Godse is a villain and he killed Gandhi. At...

Opinion: Sushant’s death, the killing of a Bollywood dream

Social media unleashes the wild beast in us, especially when it has to do with an incident of an unfortunate death of a celebrity....

Telugu dubbed version of 16 Vayithinile to release on OTT soon

There’s a reason they say reality is stranger than fiction. The 1977 release 16 Vayathinile starring Sridevi, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, directed by Bharathi...

Gulabo Sitabo Review – A bitter-sweet ode to human greed

Srivathsan Nadadhur What makes Shoojit Sircar the filmmaker that he’s? What makes his collaboration with scriptwriter Juhi Chaturvedi magical? Gulabo Sitabo is probably the answer...

Good vibes for Bhanumathi Ramakrishna

“No tweets about the film’s opening. No tweets about its weekend. No tweets about the ‘Monday test’. Just love for the film (sometimes through...

Opinion: Why aren’t our stars taking a pay cut?

A few weeks ago when Tamil actor, producer Vijay Antony announced that he would be taking a 25% pay cut for his upcoming three...

Opinion: Why’s Telugu cinema not moving forward?

Extraordinary measures need to be taken to handle extraordinary times and it’s time Telugu film producers and actors realised this. Though Bollywood and Kollywood...

Opinion: Boyapati comes to the rescue of Balakrishna

Time and again, Balakrishna has proved to be a man of surprises. Little needs to be said that his forthrightness has been a cause...

Opinion: NNN – Another low for RGV

At a time when several filmmakers are using OTT platforms to peddle soft-porn in the garb of bold content, here’s an unsurprising new entrant...

Zee5’s Loser, the surprising winner

Loser is a Telugu series that has quenched the thirst of many streaming viewers looking to consume regional content amid the pandemic. Starring Priyadarshi,...

Voot Select’s focus on intriguing international shows

Viacom18’s premium subscription platform Voot Select is coming up with a slew of international shows for streaming viewers this season. The platform which had...

Opinion: Bustling business for adult content

Opinion: Since viewership for OTT is growing, every other production house wants adult content to do business. The buzz is Geeta Arts is also...

Sushmita Sen’s timely return to form

Sushmita Sen’s screen presence and aura, when channelised well by a capable director, can be a movie enthusiast’s stuff of dreams. However, barring a...

Kamal says there’s more time for film shoots to happen

Actor-cum-politician Kamal Haasan, through his party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), had recently introduced an initiative 'Naame Theervu' to reach out to people in this...

Disney+ Hotstar’s bid for a fit bod

Premium streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar has added an interesting dimension to its portal as they offer global health and wellness content to its subscribers....

Opinion: Priyamani makes her second innings count

If one were to name an instance of immense potential going down the drain and not being nourished to the fullest in Telugu cinema,...

Opinion: Hero’s should stand up for heroines

It is indeed sad that female artistes are subject to trolling, body shaming and criticism always. This is not the first time it is...

Opinion: Lockdown on shoots till October

Though there has been an announcement that post the lockdown being lifted, the under production films and post production films can continue with their...

Cinematographer Sajeesh Rajendran on films, his craft and the value of the OTT space

Srivathsan Nadadhur Sajeesh Rajendran, a cinematographer with oodles of experience in advertising, who has cranked the camera for several commercials, music videos over the previous...

Run Review (Aha) – Entertaining thriller despite a few glitches

Srivathsan Nadadhur Everything seems perfect in the marital life of corporate employee Sandeep and his wife Shruti until the latter is found dead at her...

Baaghi 3 review

Direction: Ahmed Khan Cast: Tiger Shroff, Riteish Deshmukh, Shraddha Kapoor, Ankita Lokhande, Jameel Khoury, Jaideep Ahlawat, Vijay Varma The "Baaghi" films are basically all about creating...

HIT review: Edge-of-the seat thriller

Direction: Sailesh Kolanu Cast: Vishwak Sen, Ruhani Sharma, Brahmaji, Hari Teja, Murli Sharma Producers : Nani, Prashanti Tipirneni Music Director : Vivek Sagar Cinematographer : S.Manikandan Editor: Garry BH Sailesh...

Taapsee Pannu’s Thappad review: Powerful, impactful

Direction: Anubhav Sinha Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak Shah, Tanvi Azmi, Maya Sarao, Dia Mirza, Manav Kaul "Thappad", Anubhav Sinha recently declared,...

Bheeshma review: Nithiin is back

Direction: Venky Kudumula Cast: Nithiin ,Rashmika Mandanna ,Anant Nag Music: Mahati Swara Sagar Cinematography: Sai Sriram Edited: Navin Nooli Production: Sithara Entertainments Producer: Suryadevara Naga Vamsi Actor Nithiin after a hiatus...

World Famous Lover review: Tiresome love story

Direction: Kranthi Madhav Cast: Vijay Deverakonda, Raashi Khanna, Catherine Tresa, Izabelle Leite, Aishwarya Rajesh Producers: K. S. Rama Rao, K.A. Vallabha Music Director: Gopi Sundar Cinematographer: Jaya Krishna...

World Famous Lover Twitter review: Positive talk

Kranthi Madhav's film World Famous Lover has hit the screens today, February 14. Starring Vijay Deverakonda,  Raashi Khanna, Aishwarya Rajessh, Catherine Tresa and Izabelle Leite....

Jaanu review: Poignant love tale

Direction: Prem Kumar Cast: Samantha, Sharwanand, Vennela Kishore Producer: Dil Raju, Sirish Music: Govind Vansantha   Story: Ram, a travel photographer visits his native place Vizag. While passing by his...
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