Telugu
iSmart Shankar Movie Review: A wildly inconsistent potboiler
The director can’t seem to strike a consistent tone for his storytelling, see-sawing unevenly between regressive and plain pedestrian
iSmart Shankar Movie Review: A wildly inconsistent potboiler
The director can’t seem to strike a consistent tone for his storytelling, see-sawing unevenly between regressive and plain pedestrian
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118 Review: An inconsistent thriller born out of an intriguing idea
Despite its novel concept, the film is bloated from packing in too many things
01 Mar 2019
NTR Mahanayakudu Review: Indulgent narrative showcasing partial truths
What is positioned as the political journey of Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao, ends up glorifying his son-in-law, Chandrababu Naidu, as the lone saviour of TDP
22 Feb 2019
4 Letters Review: Insensitive, infuriating and inexplicable
An unintended spoof of itself, it's hard to pick just one thing as the worst part of this film
22 Feb 2019
Yatra Review: A biopic with a difference
Neither a biopic nor a propaganda film, this Mammootty-starrer makes a difference with surprising emotional depth, strong character arcs, and an affectionate nostalgia
08 Feb 2019
Mr Majnu Review: A bland, archaic love story
The film seems like a poorly done rip-off of Love Aaj Kal, Rangula Ratnam and Venky Atluri's own Tholi Prema
25 Jan 2019
NTR Kathanayakudu: A middling biopic of a demigod
If the director had focused half of the energy he put into elevating an already larger-than-life figure, into writing his life and the drama in it effectively, the film would have worked better
11 Jan 2019
Vinaya Vidheya Rama Review: Unreal heroics that never end make for a tiresome film
Mindless gallantry laced with nauseating family relations all tied together by a single unfailing hero - this is the epitome of a masala movie
11 Jan 2019
Bluff Master Review: An old-fashioned heist thriller that fails to live up to its potential
The film works only in parts as it is weighed down by its choppy editing, cardboard characters, and inconsistent screenplay
28 Dec 2018
Idam Jagath Review: A botched rip-off
The screenplay is convoluted and the plot has holes big enough to fit in a reworked script
28 Dec 2018