Umamaheswara Ugraroopasya Review

By the time "revenge" is mounted, the film convinces the audience that the lead man's priorities are different. It takes just a one-line sermon from a dear one for him to recoup his inner strength....

Parannajeevi Review

Scene after scene, it tells the same narrative: that RGV sexually exploits women in the name of film offers, that he is arrogant, that he develops scripts on the fly, that he is unprofessional....

Power Star Review

'Power Star' infuses lazy political commentary that is ineffective for the most part. Expect no political or intellectual insights. Expect no satire but for the climax....

100 Review

'100' is a formula-driven vigilante cop drama with a twist. It barely makes us root for its characters. With its pedestrian action sequences, it makes the experience all the more tiresome....

Balloon Review

In 'Balloon', the characters try to be funny and chilling inducing neither laughter nor scares. At 133 minutes, this is one overlong film that takes the viewer for a ride....

Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna Review

'Bhanumati Ramakrishna' makes for a decent watch. This is a convincing love story, by and large. True-to-life conversations and character arcs are a plus. But the rushed climax, and simplistic...

47 Days Review

This is an underdeveloped thriller with a fragile investigation track. The action moments in the climax are a cop-out. There are twists but they hardly excite even if your bar for thrillers is low....

Shylock Review

Savage villains are so unprepared that, even when they face an existential crisis, they are hardly six in number. No goons and no fighters, probably because junior artists had gone on a holiday....

Naked Nanga Nagnam Review

With no emotional arc and even a respectable run-time, 'Naked' is a colossal dud. It's one-note and voyeuristic. RGV hard-sells unmitigated cheap stuff. His emptiness is naked....

Krishna and His Leela Review

Krishna and his Leela movie suddenly got released on Netflix, without any intimation. The movie trailers were released recently and promotions of the film were happening at a leisurely pace....

Penguin Review

Policemen in 'Penguin' have as much say in the story as Swamy Nithyananda's Kailasa Island has in the ongoing Indo-China tensions. They are worse than jokers....

Penguin Review

Penguin could have been a much better product with some better writing, gripping screenplay and some interesting scenes, and now ends as a predictable watch with Keerthy Suresh's acting as the....

Gulabo Sitabo Review

A film like Gulabho Sitabho, if released under normal circumstances would have been highly criticised by audiences who watched it at the theatres. Because the story doesn't just move at all even...

Ponmagal Vandhal Review

Ponmagal Vandhaal has numerous emotional moments and Jyothika delivers an impactful performance that conveys the pain, anger and the long wait to get justice, and she's ably supported by a strong...

Madha Review

Characters come with longing looks and self-absorbed traits. Mentally-retarded people pop out suddenly and can give you jump scares. The suspense unravels in the climax....

Dharala Prabhu Review

What works best in 'Dhaarala Prabhu' is the core messages about child adoption and removing the stigma associated with sperm donorship for which the credit goes to the original writer Shoojit Sircar....

Anukunnadhi Okkati Ayyinadi Okati Review

'AOAO' takes below-the-belt jokes so too seriously that such "humour" accounts for most of the content.  Had the second half done away with "comedy", there would have been scope for seriousness....

Palasa 1978 Review

This film speaks up for the oppressed Dalits, and provides both an Amebdkarite solution (welcome in every respect) as well as a radical path (incompatible with values of modern society). ...

Gypsy Review

What works best in Gypsy is humanity above all else message that the film emphasizes throughout. The political commentaries on many issues including beef...

Draupathi Review

What works best in 'Draupathi' is the first half which plays out like a murder mystery thriller with a vigilante touch. The director has also cleverly built up the curiosity over who the Draupathi...