Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna Review

'Bhanumati Ramakrishna' makes for a decent watch. This is a convincing love story, by and large. True-to-life conversations and character arcs are a plus. But the rushed climax, and simplistic...

47 Days Review

This is an underdeveloped thriller with a fragile investigation track. The action moments in the climax are a cop-out. There are twists but they hardly excite even if your bar for thrillers is low....

Shylock Review

Savage villains are so unprepared that, even when they face an existential crisis, they are hardly six in number. No goons and no fighters, probably because junior artists had gone on a holiday....

Naked Nanga Nagnam Review

With no emotional arc and even a respectable run-time, 'Naked' is a colossal dud. It's one-note and voyeuristic. RGV hard-sells unmitigated cheap stuff. His emptiness is naked....

Krishna and His Leela Review

Krishna and his Leela movie suddenly got released on Netflix, without any intimation. The movie trailers were released recently and promotions of the film were happening at a leisurely pace....

Penguin Review

Policemen in 'Penguin' have as much say in the story as Swamy Nithyananda's Kailasa Island has in the ongoing Indo-China tensions. They are worse than jokers....

Madha Review

Characters come with longing looks and self-absorbed traits. Mentally-retarded people pop out suddenly and can give you jump scares. The suspense unravels in the climax....

Anukunnadhi Okkati Ayyinadi Okati Review

'AOAO' takes below-the-belt jokes so too seriously that such "humour" accounts for most of the content.  Had the second half done away with "comedy", there would have been scope for seriousness....

Palasa 1978 Review

This film speaks up for the oppressed Dalits, and provides both an Amebdkarite solution (welcome in every respect) as well as a radical path (incompatible with values of modern society). ...

Hit Review

Humans don't take to extreme crimes so unconsciously unless they are demented. Also, you can take only so much of mental illness in a single film. The hero is already mentally disturbed....

Kanulu Kanulanu Dochayante Review

In crime dramas and thrillers like this, some creative liberties are a given.  This film does take liberties.  To its credit, it doesn't take the audience's intelligence for granted too...

Bheeshma Review

Essentially conceived as a rom-com, this film intersperses serious moments with light-veined scenes involving the lead pair. The result is some fun, more fun, and a few emotional scenes to boot....

World Famous Lover Review

'World Famous Lover' fails to engage the audience with a soulful story. Of the three segments, only one of them is decent. The other two are drastically flawed and even stretched....

Jaanu Review

Unlike typical love stories, this film is not about events. It's a lot about conversations and how two souls revisit their past and look at the future with hope (or maybe, with nothing in)....

Choosi Choodangaane Review

'Choosi Choodangane' is a rom-com that doesn't resort to low-hanging fruits. It has an interesting plot. Don't expect a Sekhar Kammula-type entertainer. Suffice it to say that it's watchable....

Aswathama Review

'Aswathama' falls in the category of crime-thrillers where the hero is a vigilante who is also a victim's relative and the villain is a psychopath with a scary mindset....

Disco Raja Review

As though the film doesn't have too many overdone and fashioned elements already, there is a manufactured and inorganic twist in the climax....

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Review

Without getting melodramatic, it makes you root for its sentimentality. Trivikram has a firm grip on the narrative for the most part. Allu Arjun is in top form....

Sarileru Neekevvaru Review

An army operation plays out like a basthi fight involving uniformed men, with the hero almost howling to his superior to leverage his heroism and an impulsive soldier doing something foolhardy....

Darbar Review

There are larger-than-life fights, Rajini's charismatic presence and stylish deliveries, a gangster who is too ruthless, a doting daughter, and more....