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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
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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
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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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‘Dhandoraa’ Movie Review: Telugu Social Drama Finds Its Footing Over Time

Murali Kanth Devasoth centres an anti-caste drama around themes of dignity in death.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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'Sirai' Movie Review: Well-Written Drama About a Cop Transforming from Hero to Human

With many smart touches in the writing, Vikram Prabhu's 'Sirai' makes a living, breathing life form of what could easily have remained an intellectual exercise

BY Vishal Menon
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‘Ikkis’ Movie Review: Sriram Raghavan Hits the Sweet Spot Between Love and War

The first Hindi film of 2026 excels as both a patriotic war drama and a poignant anti-war epic.

BY Rahul Desai
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'Mindiyum Paranjum' Movie Review: Aparna Balamurali and Unni Mukundan's Long-Distance Relationship Drama is a Thing of Joy

Aparna Balamurali and Unni Mukundan share a joyous chemistry in this intimate take on the long-distance relationship

BY Vishal Menon
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'Sarvam Maya' Movie Review: Nivin Pauly Anchors A Clumsy But Heartfelt Horror-Comedy

It is Nivin Pauly’s hulking presence and pointed, restrained performance that hold all the strands of genre together.

BY Prathyush Parasuraman
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‘45’ Movie Review: A Surreal But Disjointed Take On Karma

Upendra and Shiva Rajkumar add freshness to a genre experiment that ultimately falls flat

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders’ Movie Review: A Cleverly Calibrated Crime Thriller

Honey Trehan’s sequel to 'Raat Akeli Hai' (2020), starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, makes a Knives Out-sized dent in the Hindi genre landscape

BY Rahul Desai
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'Bha Bha Ba' Movie Review: Dileep’s Mass Action Comeback Is Absolute Gibberish

In its effort to create a film that tries to be wild, we’re left feeling like we’re watching gibberish on screen.

BY Vishal Menon
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Movie Review: James Cameron’s Beautiful Return to a World That No Longer Surprises

This third trip to Pandora with 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' is ravishing, earnest, and emotionally overloaded.

BY Anushka Halve
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'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2' Movie Review: Kapil Sharma Versus The World

Kapil Sharma is once again a man with many wives in this belated sequel; it's satire meets fantasy meets low comedy

BY Shilajit Mitra
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'The Devil' Movie Review: Darshan's Film Is Devilishly Dated

Prakash Veer’s Kannada film twists and stretches a half-decent idea into dreadful form.

BY Sruthi Raman
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'Dhurandhar' Movie Review: No Love Lost or Found In Ranveer Singh's Spy Thriller

Aditya Dhar’s second film after 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' stars Ranveer Singh as a patriotic spy trapped in an inert and distracted action thriller.

BY Rahul Desai
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'Kalamkaval' Movie Review: Mammootty Like Never Before In This Genre-Defining Thriller

Vinayakan is surely the film’s driving force, but Mammootty also shows us a side to him that we haven’t yet witnessed before

BY Vishal Menon
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‘Angammal’ Movie Review: A Sari Blouse Becomes the Thread for a Stunning Portrait of Motherhood

Geetha Kailasam headlines this beautifully rich portrait of a woman who struggles to make sense of the changing times and her children.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman