FIR Review

What works best in 'FIR' is the last half hour when the film is brief and effective. It is heartening to see four female characters getting impactful scope in the screenplay....

DJ Tillu Review

Most crime comedies struggle to achieve the status of a medium-range film. 'DJ Tillu' didn't have to. Like last year's 'Jathi Ratnalu', it made a grand announcement with its trailer....

Khiladi Review

There are one too many dark characters who want to outwit him. But they are always going to fail in the game. It's because Mohan Gandhi is always a step ahead of them....

Bhama Kalapam Review

The story of 'Bhama Kalapam', which has been directed by Abhimanyu Tadimeti, unfolds over a span of two days. Its characters implement lessons they have learned over a lifetime....

Malli Modalaindi Review

The dialogues are well-written in some stretches. Terms like 'emotionally needy' and 'emotionally self-sufficient' are used to describe the characters' state of mind....

Samanyudu Review

How the common man is impotent in the face of influential people is a theme the film tries to exploit well. But there is nothing heart-touching in the way the scenes play out....

Good Luck Sakhi Review

Writer-director Nagesh Kukurnoor has made his Telugu debut more than 20 years after debuting as a parallel filmmaker. He has made a film that can work only in the parallel universe....

The American Dream Review

'The American Dream' is not a feel-good rom-com or an escapist entertainer. It's a thriller. A lot of the scenes that unfold after the first half an hour feel well-written in retrospect....

Hero Review

The director had hinted in a pre-release interview that 'Hero' has traces of dark comedy. This one is more of a crime comedy where the co-incidences tickle the funny bone....

Rowdy Boys Review

There is a ragging scene, there is a party song, there are friends of the male lead who are funny, there are friends of the female lead who lend a shoulder to cry on. 'Rowdy Boys' has them all....

Bangarraju Review

The film under review was a long time coming. A sequel to the 2016 movie 'Soggade Chinni Nayana', it had to feature Naga Chaitanya as the ultimate legatee and none else....

Veyi Subhamulu Kalugu Neeku Review

The performances are strained, and the conversations about the ghost/with the ghost are incredulous. The second half is driven by an outmoded style of telling a formulaic story....

Atithi Devo Bhava Review

Telugu cinema has been usually interested in straightforward, formulaic, multi-genre films. Romantic thrillers are not its cup of tea....

Senapathi Review

It is said that the story derives its premise from Akira Kurosawa's 'Stray Dog' (1949). The script would have looked organic had the contrivances been thought of in a better way....

Arjuna Phalguna Review

Everything is so convenient. 'Arjuna Phalguna', in the hands of a better director, would have been a raw and rustic crime comedy. But that's not the case here....

Back Door Review

Even at 90 minutes, the film is peppered with more than a couple of songs. The climax offers a sound message. The entire drama revolves around just two characters....

Shyam Singha Roy Review

The run-time is 157 minutes, but one wouldn't have complained even if the climax was a bit stretched. A couple of interesting dialogues here would have made the love story more epic....

Pushpa Review

'Pushpa: The Rise' hits the bull's eye. Allu Arjun's flawless acting, Sukumar's Midas Touch, and the span of the story make it worth a watch....

Maa Oori Polimera Review

The scenes between the two husbands and their respective wives could have been stronger. There is also a red herring, which the screenplay could have avoided without compromising on the thrills....

Lakshya Review

The action sequences don't raise the bar. There is no dynamism in the archery scenes; had there been gravitas in the way they are staged, 'Lakshya' would have been a special experience....