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'Oh Butterfly' Movie Review: A Messy But Watchable Triangular Hate Story

Nivedhithaa Sathish holds it all in place as the guilt-ridden protagonist, struggling to deal with multiple heartbreaks.

BY Vishal Menon
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'Nukkad Naatak' Movie Review: A Spirited Indie That Bridges Art and Activism

Tanmaya Shekhar’s independent drama expands the Indian street-play aesthetic into a modest coming-of-age journey

BY Rahul Desai
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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.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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Berlinale 2026 | 'Members of the Problematic Family' Movie Review: One of the Most Distinctive, Disjunctive Films to Come out of India

A grimy, formally anarchic Tamil indie that rejects coherence for sensory overload, R Gowtham’s film turns death into spectacle and fragmentation into method

BY Prathyush Parasuraman
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‘Assi’ Movie Review: A Social Drama That Expects Complete Surrender

Anubhav Sinha attempts to recreate the urgency of 'Mulk,' but something is amiss this time

BY Rahul Desai
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'Pennum Porattum' Movie Review: A Truly Inventive Absurd Comedy

It’s impressive how first-time director Rajesh Madhavan—who also stars in the film—creates a multi-layered universe that feels distinctly original.

BY Vishal Menon
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'My Lord' Movie Review: A Distinctively Raju Murugan Social Comedy Until It Veers Into A Typical Melodrama 

Starring Sasikumar and Chaithra J Achar, 'My Lord' begins with promise, but unfortunately ends with a loud message delivered without any cinematic subtlety

BY Vishal Menon
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‘O’Romeo’ Movie Review: A Curiously Ineffective Vishal Bhardwaj Special

The 178-minute film, starring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri, fails to make a dent in the Bombay gangster-epic landscape

BY Rahul Desai
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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.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Tu Yaa Main’ Movie Review: Reels, Reptiles and a Fun Time at the Movies

Bejoy Nambiar’s survival thriller about an influencer couple stalked by a hungry reptile is silly, campy and perversely enjoyable

BY Rahul Desai
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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. 

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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'Ashakal Aayiram' Movie Review: The Jayaram We Missed In This Wholesome Anthikadian Comedy

Packed with meta jokes, the film unfolds like a Greatest Hits redux of memories that have come to make Jayaram feel special to us.

BY Vishal Menon
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'Anomie' Movie Review: An Inconsistent Thriller That’s Neither Personal Nor A Procedural

Despite its visual edge and a core idea with immense dramatic potential, the film falls apart in the second half

BY Vishal Menon
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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. 

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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'With Love' Movie Review: An Orkut-Era Rom-Com Told With Reels-Era Freshness

A tender Tamil rom-com that trades grand gestures for easy intimacy, finding modern love in friendship, comfort, and quiet honesty.

BY Vishal Menon
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‘Vadh 2’ Movie Review: A Decent Sequel, A Poignant Crime Drama

A sequel to 'Vadh' (2022), 'Vadh 2' stars veterans Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta at the top of their game

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Paro Pinaki Ki Kahani’ Movie Review: When Love And Intent Are Not Enough

Rudra Jadon’s low-budget indie about an interfaith couple in a crisis is undone by weak craft

BY Rahul Desai
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'Prakambanam' Movie Review: Original Ideas, Wild Laughs, And A Ghost Like You’ve Never Seen 

If 'Sarvam Maya' was a gentle breeze, propping up its ghost to behave like an angel, the ghost in 'Prakambanam' is a bloodthirsty matriarch out to seek revenge

BY Vishal Menon
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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