Telugu Reviews
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 point is patriotism in the theme worked in films like Indian (Hindustani) because it had a story to tell otherwise.Sadly that…
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 and new. But if it stereotyped and hackneyed, like it is in Mr. Erra Babu, then you run for…
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 to have a particular bent of mind to like Hungama. The theme is of course comedy of errors…
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 going for glory, he seems to have over stretched himself. Still, there is enough spunk in the story and its…
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 and vindicated. But when it is cliched and unimpressive, like it is in Bhadra, it all looks tame…
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 any more in such roles.And that is the problem in Narasimhudu. A thoroughly predictable plot,…
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 dream thought up by Shankar's sense of grandeur. It is a dream that is almost made a reality by the astounding histrionics…
Below par
Even an ordinary story can be made into a €˜watchable€™ movie with a skilful screenplay. And on the contrary, even a workable story can be let down by a silly script.It is the case of latter in Jagapati, as a shambolic screenplay dilutes the…
Thrill Bill
We break the suspense right at the start. Well, Jagapathi Babu has been the best kept secret in the film. The makers just pulled a surprise on us by spring him on us in the film. His role has been a closely-guarded concealment in the…
Squaring up a triangle
The triangular love story is a favorite of our filmmakers.They fall back on it every third film. Despite its repetition, some of our most popular mainstream films have had this variation of this theme.In that sense, Oka Voorilo, which belongs to that genre,…
