Telugu Movie Reviews
Critic verdicts on the latest Telugu releases.
Challenge of love
It is very difficult to find fault with limited meals ---you know what€™s on offer and in what quantity. And in most cases, you willingly…
Not all Sachins are champions
When a successful film is remade in another language, one has to carefully weigh in who is doing what. The real success of remade films…
Cliches of love
They say there are only six plot lines in the movie industry. But in Tollywood, it seems there is only one ----love and its attendant…
Tripping on ego
Ego is actually a twin-edged knife. It can make or unmake a person. Marriage, which, in a sense, is a kind of ego trip, can also do the…
Prayer on lips
Sai Kumar's film is like a full circle --- whichever way you look at it, it remains the same. Slokam is no different. It is a story that is…
Depressing, doubly so
Just imagine Gharshana with two heroes and a villain who almost looks like the heroes. Get the picture? Add an impossible scientific idea.…
Preachy and ponderous
The biggest disadvantage to any film is over hype. Chakram is a victim of this syndrome. On its own, the film, though not the most original…
Good in intent
Having good intentions is one thing. Putting them into proper use and perspective is another. Director Neelakanta falters on the second in…
All gloss and glitz
Garnishing the food stylishly and presenting it artfully is an important part of serving food. But still, the core is always about the…
Noblesse Oblige
You cannot help marvel at Teja€™s mental tenacity. He has received so much flak in the last one month or so that it would have been…
Good, could’ve been better
In these days of extreme competition, it is very difficult to live up to expectations. It is more so when the expectations are hyped up.…
Rajni sees it through
Rajnikanth, like Chiranjeevi, is in an unenviable position. Expectations from their fans are usually so huge that it is almost impossible…
Chugs along merrily
Dubbing films usually lose their nativity and flavor for obvious reasons. But in Kamal Haasan's Mumbai Xpress there is no such problem. And…
Return of the bose
Making films with patriotism as an underlying thread is pretty much in trend. It is very difficult to speak against patriotism, nah? But…
Challenge of love
Love never bores you is an assumption on which Telugu filmmakers usually begin their movies. Yes, love does not bore as long as it is fresh…
For fun sake
If you like to have fun without any logic and you don't mind ribald and risque dialogues, then Hungama may be your kind of film. You have…
Desperation shows
When you are desperate you seldom make the right moves. This is partly true in Atanokkade. It is Kalyan Ram's ambitious aim at glory. And…
Mediocre masala
The problem for Ravi Teja will always be his masala movies. He cannot rise above them. When the film is good and clicks, he will look great…
A tame lion
NTR is a prisoner of his action image. It is impossible to think him in any other kind of role. And it is equally impossible to see him in…
Grand and gritty
It is difficult to quibble over Aparichithudu, a film whose scale has never been attempted before in Indian films. It is a wide-canvas…