Akhanda 2 (2025), a mass fantasy
Akhanda 2 is a Telugu mass entertainer built around high-voltage action and mythological fantasy. The film relies heavily on spectacle rather than realism. It delivers a steady stream of exaggerated…
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Lucky Baskhar (2024), engaging and nostalgic
The Harshad Mehta scam altered Indian banking and stock markets permanently, and over the years, it has become a rich source of material for filmmakers. Lucky Baskhar, starring Dulquer Salmaan,…
Narayana & Co (2023), an uneventful family comedy
The Telugu comedy, Narayana & Co (2023) is a story of a middle-class family taking up smuggling illegal goods due to their predicaments and it all goes bad for the…
Waltair Veerayya (2023), masala to the core!
Waltair Veerayya (2023) is an example of an engaging and entertaining film, despite having an age-old plot, cliche characters and an unbelievable amount of masala. The thing that carries this…
Middle Class Melodies (2020), an underrated entertainer
Middle Class Melodies (2020) starring Anand Devarakonda (Vijay Devarakonda‘s brother) and Varsha Bollamma is a movie with a simple story and it was entertaining. I liked this feel-good movie, a…
Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022), was disappointing
I like Mahesh Babu, I found his film Srimanthudu (2015) to be a total entertainer and I watched it a few times. So, I was curious with his latest film…
Cinema Bandi (2021)
What happens when a few villagers find a high-end digital camera and decide to make a movie? This interesting plot gets explored in Cinema Bandi (2021). Director Praveen Kandregula has…
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020)
After watching stylish star Allu Arjun‘s performance in Pushpa (2021) I watched his earlier film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020), a Telugu action drama that was a super hit. Unabashedly this was…