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‘Thursday Special’ Short Film Review: Eat, Sleep, Grieve, Repeat

Presented by Shoojit Sircar and Vikramaditya Motwane, Varun Tandon’s poignant short film explores grief through the love language of food

BY Rahul Desai
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'Valathu Vashathe Kallan' Movie Review: Jeethu Joseph Regains Lost Form In This Procedural

Anchored by a great Biju Menon performance, director Jeethu Joseph explores the theme of parenting in 'Valathu Vashathe Kallan', narrating stories of all the personal battles that come your way when you try to bury your secrets.

BY Vishal Menon
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‘Valavaara’ Movie Review: When A Missing Cow Leads to An Emotional Discovery

In Sutan Gowda’s sweet Kannada film, a lost cow leads a young boy to discover the meaning of childhood and found family.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Mardaani 3’ Movie Review: One Plus Two Does Not Equal Three 

Rani Mukerji returns as the massy-emotions-donning supercop in 'Mardaani 3', a movie that’s too reheated and calculated to make an impact

BY Rahul Desai
Bhumi Pednekar in 'Daldal'
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‘Daldal’ Series Review: Bhumi Pednekar In A Corny Crime Thriller That Loses Its Way 

The 7-episode series suffers from the women-written-by-men syndrome

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Mayasabha’ Movie Review: An Original But Less-Than-Affecting Psychological Drama

Rahi Anil Barve’s intriguing second film after 'Tumbbad' is set in a rundown movie theatre, but gets consumed by the stagey-ness of it all

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Landlord’ Movie Review: A Land Rights Drama That Gets Lost In Melodrama

Vijaya Kumar is earnest in ‘Landlord,' but that doesn’t beget any order or emotion in this chaotic action-drama co-starring Raj B Shetty.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Sunny Deol in 'Border 2'
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'Border 2' Movie Review: Whose Line Is It Anyway?

The spiritual sequel to J.P. Dutta’s 'Border' is predictably loud and aggressive, refusing to conquer new ground.

BY Rahul Desai
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'Baby Girl' Movie Review: No Room For Nuance In Nivin Pauly's Silly Thriller 

What we then end up with in 'Baby Girl' is a film that’s no match to the classic the same team made with 'Traffic' more than a decade ago.

BY Vishal Menon
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'Chatha Pacha' Movie Review: The Boys Are OK In This Well-Made Nostalgic Action Comedy 

'Chatha Pacha' may not be a Stone Cold stunner, but works as a great tribute to a group of boys, who dared to try it at home... just like we all did

BY Vishal Menon
Nakuul Mehta in 'Space Gen: Chandrayaan'
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‘Space Gen: Chandrayaan’ Series Review: Failure to Launch

The TVF series dramatising ISRO’s landmark lunar mission is steeped in a lack of curiosity, craft and wonder

BY Rahul Desai
Sobhita Dhulipala in 'Cheekatilo'
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‘Cheekatilo’ Movie Review: Sobhita Dhulipala Gently Anchors This Simmering Murder Mystery

The familiar serial killer drama is given the slow-burning true-crime podcast treatment in ‘Cheekatilo’

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Rahu Ketu’ Movie Review: A Feature-Length Prank Disguised As A Comedy

Starring Fukrey alumni Varun Sharma and Pulkit Samrat, Rahu Ketu is a vapid Bollywood comedy that gives up on itself

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’ Movie Review: Let’s Put A Smile On That Face

The Vir Das-starring comedy about a bumbling NRI spy in Goa is unapologetically crazy, clumsy and contagious

BY Rahul Desai
Naveen Polishetty in 'Anaganaga Oka Raju'
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‘Anaganaga Oka Raju’ Movie Review: Naveen Polishetty Keeps The Laughs Coming

A light hand at writing and a hilarious Naveen Polishetty largely carry this film through a slippery second half.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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'Vaa Vaathiyar' Movie Review: Something Is Amiss In Karthi's Vigilante Movie Remix

Director Nalan Kumarasamy and Karthi's film doesn't do enough with its several fascinating ideas and premise

BY Vishal Menon
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‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’ Movie Review: A Fun Chiranjeevi Navigates A Trite Marriage Drama

Anil Ravipudi directs Chiranjeevi and Nayanthara in a drama that lets its lead star have unbridled fun—often against the backdrop of an antiquated marriage portrait

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Prabhas in 'The RajaSaab'
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‘The Raja Saab’ Movie Review: Prabhas In A Haunting Misfire

Maruthi directs Prabhas in a horror comedy that is terrifyingly clichéd and over-the-top.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Freedom At Midnight’ Season 2 Series Review: The Historical Drama We Deserve — and Need

The second season of Nikkhil Advani’s ambitious dive into Partition-era politics is bigger, smarter, fuller and fuelled by a terrific cast.

BY Rahul Desai