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A still from 'Raju Weds Rambai'
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‘Raju Weds Rambai’ Movie Review: Despite A Compelling Core, This Romance Stays Outdated

The Telugu romance attempts to portray the harsh realities of a romance opposed by families. In this pursuit, it forgets to address its own insensitivity.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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'Jatadhara' Movie Review: Shoehorns Religion Into Science and Becomes the Butt of Its Own Joke

The Sudheer Babu and Sonakshi Sinha film is so convinced about its withering logic, it keeps unraveling, like a hallucinating AI model

BY Prathyush Parasuraman
Srinidhi Shetty and Siddhu Jonnalagadda in 'Telusu Kada'
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‘Telusu Kada’ Movie Review: A Tedious Trip To The Centre Of The Male Ego

The film, on paper, revolves around a man who navigates his love for two women. But 'Telusu Kada', in reality, is a cautionary tale about a man who is full of himself.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Anushka Shetty in 'Ghaati'
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‘Ghaati’ Movie Review: Anushka Shetty Bears The Weight Of Tedious Writing in This Action-Drama

What could’ve been a robust action vehicle for Anushka Shetty, quickly meanders into terribly predictable revenge territory.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Anupama Parameswaran in a still from 'Paradha'
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'Paradha' Movie Review: An Important, Mostly Spunky Social Drama

Anupama Parameswaran, Darshana Rajendran and Sangitha headline director Praveen Kandregula’s film revolving around three women navigating patriarchy, not just in the buddy genre space, but also the mainstream landscape

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Vijay Deverakonda in a still from 'Kingdom'
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‘Kingdom’ Movie Review: Vijay Deverakonda, Satyadev Deliver Immersive Performances In An Often Colourless Film

A robust Vijay Deverakonda and Satyadev lead Gowtam Tinnanuri’s film. But its lack of tension often distances us from what could have been a solid story of redemption.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Pawan Kalyan in a still from 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu'
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‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ Movie Review: Pawan Kalyan In A Feeble, Warped Period Drama

What starts off as an occasionally amusing drama about a 17th century Robinhood type getting ready for a heist, goes into deeply problematic territory very soon.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Malavika Manoj and Suhas in a still from 'Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama'
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'Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama' Movie Review: An Earnest Suhas in a Charmless Rom-com

Suhas and Malavika Manoj are sincere in a film that has neither depth nor energy.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Nithiin in a still from 'Thammudu'
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‘Thammudu’ Movie Review: Nithiin’s Action Drama Is A Jarring Misfire

An exhausting boilerplate action fare wrapped in some impressive music and high production value.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Suhas and Keerthy Suresh in a still from 'Uppu Kappurambu'
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‘Uppu Kappurambu’ Movie Review: Keerthy Suresh and Suhas Come Alive In This Charming Comedy

The film and its residents operate out of a place of kindness and peculiarity that is quite original

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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'Muthayya' Movie Review: Big Dreams and Bigger Impact in This Charming Little Package

Bhaskhar Maurya’s Telugu feature is a wholesome look at the often lonely but deeply fulfilling lives of dreamers

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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'HIT: The Third Case' Movie Review: Nani Goes For the Jugular in Blunt Action-Thriller

Director Sailesh Kolanu trades the emotional catharsis of the previous instalments for more dramatic stakes, but with middling results.

BY Swaroop Kodur
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'Sarangapani Jathakam' Movie Review: Priyadarshi and Vennela Kishore Liven Up This Comedy

Mohanakrishna Indraganti’s film doesn't fully live up to its promise, but the superb one-liners and sharp-witted banter save the day.

BY Swaroop Kodur
A still from 'Arjun S/O Vyjayanthi'.
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'Arjun S/O Vyjayanthi' Movie Review: Kalyan Ram’s Unsparingly Violent Film Offers Little to No Reprieve

Pradeep Chilukuri’s film, starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, is an assault on the senses.

BY Swaroop Kodur
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‘Odela 2’ Movie Review: A Spiritual Horror Film That Preaches Without Punch

Led by Tamannaah Bhatia, the sequel shows flashes of ambition but lacks coherence or real conviction.

BY Swaroop Kodur
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'Jack' Movie Review: Siddhu Jonnalagadda Fights a Lonely Battle in This Hotchpotch Drag

'Bommarillu' Bhaskar's film yearns to be an action-comedy such as 'Kingsman' or 'Johnny English,' but without working efficiently on the anatomy of this sub-genre.

BY Swaroop Kodur
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'Court - State Vs. A Nobody' Movie Review: Priyadarshi and Sivaji Anchor an Impressive Courtroom Showdown

Some of the elements in Ram Jagadeesh’s debut film feel slightly off-base, but the film comes together because of strong performances and staging.

BY Swaroop Kodur
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'Mazaka' Movie Review: Sundeep's Well-Intended Comedy Drama Undone by Inorganic Writing

Trinadha Rao Nakkina's film has a strong central conflict that is fit for both humour and emotional resonance, but somehow the two aspects never come together.

BY Swaroop Kodur
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'Laila' Movie Review: Vishwak Sen's Cringe Comedy Is A Drag Gone Too Far

Almost nothing about Vishwak Sen's 'Laila' seems to have stemmed out of any kind of effort or interest. The result is something beyond any redemption.

BY Swaroop Kodur
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'Thandel' Movie Review: Sai Pallavi Lights Up This Contrived, Meandering Love Story

Chandoo Mondeti's drama feels like a squandered opportunity that not only remains unsure of its central conflict, but also ends up treading a path too sentimentally contrived for its own good. 

BY Swaroop Kodur