Sudigaadu is first-of-its-kind spoof film: Srinivas

Bheemaneni Srinivas has stuck out after a hiatus of six years. His last film, Annavaram, was released in 2006. He says that Sudigaadu is not a remake but only an adaptation. The maker should be credited with choosing a novel concept to dole out fun. Tamila Padam is a terrific idea as it mixes genres and a hundred funny scenes even while telling the story of a born-lucky hero and his separated

LIB is Kammula's biggest release ever

Whatever may be said of Shekar Kammula's limited audience base, he is the finest filmmaker we have. Had he been making films only a decade ago, he would not have got so much fame. An upshot of the multiplex era is that there is an audience with a taste for cinema with a difference.

Young hero has a negative role in Baadshah

One of the best-kept secrets (till the other day) about Baadshah is that Navdeep is playing an anti-villain in the movie. To be sure, he is only one of the villains and not the only villain. (When it is NTR, there cannot be less than two villains. Added to this is Sreenu Vytla, who used many negative characters to raise Mahesh's stature in Dookudu).

Sudigaadu mocks at serials, parodies ads

We went to Sudigaadu believing that it is a spoof only on popular and over-used cliches of Telugu cinema. As it turns out, however, the film took pot shots at mawkish television serials and had parodies on some brands.

Nikhil-Swathi's Swamy Ra Ra in full throttle

Starring the chirpy and sprightly Nikhil and Swathi is Swamy Ra Ra. The film is directed by Sudhir Verma. "We shot a schedule in Hyderabad from the 12th of July to the 7th of August. We began a new schedule yesterday, which will go on till September 7. From Sept 20, we will shoot in Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu," the makers said.