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‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ Movie Review: Propped Up By Pawan Kalyan, Undone By Musty Template
The Telugu film is a perplexing and often wearying mishmash of every old trick in the mass film pocketbook.
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Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Writer and Film Critic
A writer and critic who has been covering films from South India for the past eight years.
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The Telugu actor speaks about his recent wedding to Nayanika Reddy, and cherishing actor Suriya’s presence on his special day.
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Stand-up comedian Alex on singing ‘Rasathi’ at the AR Rahman concert, fielding acceptance and occasional ire for being a proponent of Carnatic music as a Christian, and the importance of rigour over success.
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‘Mrithyunjay’ Movie Review: Sree Vishnu’s Thriller Has The Smarts But Settles for Convenience
Sri Hussain Sha Kiran’s film is a clean, operational, and sometimes convenient thriller that digs deep into the workings of a perfect criminal.
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Exclusive | Naga Chaitanya On 'Vrushakarma' And Playing A Treasure Hunter: 'I've Dreamt Of This'
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Make-up Artists Decode Indian Cinema's Most Memorable Looks: From Trisha in 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa' to Alia Bhatt in 'Rocky Aur Rani...'
The make-up artists behind Indian cinema’s most memorable characters reveal the vision, techniques and details on how they transformed actors into icons, and how to recreate the magic.
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Exclusive | Vijay Kiragandur On Hombale Films' Overseas Distribution: 'This Isn't Just Expansion, But Responsibility'
The Bengaluru-based production house, known for landmark blockbusters like 'KGF', 'Kantara', and 'Mahavatar Narasimha', has announced its official entry into overseas distribution.
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Exclusive | Kichcha Sudeep To Star In A Romcom Soon
A source close to the project reveals that an associate of noted Telugu filmmaker Sukumar will direct the film.
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Exclusive | ‘777 Charlie’ Director Kiranraj’s Next Film Will Be With Dhruva Sarja
K Kiranraj last directed Rakshit Shetty in the popular adventure drama ‘777 Charlie’.
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Vijay Raghavendra is perfectly cast as a vulnerable cop racing to recover a missing corpse’s head and save his own.
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‘Second Case Of Seetharam’ Movie Review: A Procedural That Runs Low on Fuel
Vijay Raghavendra returns as Seetharam, but this time to solve a knotty serial murder that intercepts his life.
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Actor Vijay Raghavendra on Career Struggles and Never Giving Up: 'This Profession Doesn't Work on Comfort'
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‘Funky’ Movie Review: Funny In Parts, But Never Quite Takes Off
Director Anudeep KV tries his best to keep the laughs coming, but the jokes don’t really write themselves in this comedy.
Interviews
Exclusive | Anil Ravipudi Talks Budgets, Using Ilaiyaraaja’s ‘Sundari’ and His Next Project: 'Going to Work On A Family Entertainer'
Ravipudi speaks about being conscious of budgets, casting Nayanthara, reacting to criticisms, and the nervous excitement of delivering back-to-back hits.
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‘JC The University’ Movie Review: A Sharp Gangster Origin That Unravels Toward the End
The Kannada crime thriller fleshes out the intricacies of lost innocence and the coming-of-age of a criminal.
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‘Rakkasapuradhol’ Movie Review: Raj Shetty Holds His Ground In This Meandering Thriller
Ravi Saranga’s Kannada film has the bones of a solid murder mystery. It’s uneven in parts, but Raj B Shetty holds it together.
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Anil Ravipudi on ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’: 'I Wanted To Bring Back The Real Chiranjeevi Garu Swag'
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Daali Dhananjaya on Reuniting With Shiva Rajkumar and Producing: 'I Earn Here, Invest Here'
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