Category: Reviews

‘Bhale Unnade'(2024): Nutty for the most part

Telugu Funda’s reveal of the plot: Radha (Raj Tarun) is a saree draper brought up by a single mother. Krishna (Manisha Kandkur), a bank employee, falls in love with him. […]

ARM: Ajayante Randam Moshanam (2024): A Masala Adventure Folklore of Identity for this Onam Festival.

Movies that arrive at festivals like Sankranti (Pongal), Dussehra, or Eid and Onam– for Malayalees– will aim to have a special quality of being all-pleaser family entertainers. Tonivo Thomas’s ARM […]

Bench Life (2024): Passable Comedy-Drama that ‘Inspired’ Heavily from Insta-Relatability Reels

Whenever a filmmaker comes with an idea about the lives of urban IT-Tech people, it always leaves me wondering: what is it that TVF is doing better in capturing the […]

GOAT: The Greatest of All TIme (2024): Venkat Prabhu’s Worst of All Time.

The deaged Venkat Prabhu’s hero is a colossal mess that tried to be everything from a Hollywood style Mission Impossible sprinkled with Indian Father-Son mellow sentiments turning toxic in a […]

35 Chinna Katha Kaadu (2024): A Must Watch For Kids and Parents.

Nanda Kishore Emani’s 35 Chinna Katha Kadu is a rift of a small happy family with (ill)logics of society that reminds you of Amir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par’s sensibilities but […]

AfrAId (2024): Senseless Mediocre Awareness Campaigner of Dystopian Dangers Of AI.

What are your worst dreams about the power of AI? I am sure you would be able to tick off most of the things. It is a good thing that […]

Polite Society (2023): Wacky Spy-Comedy about Sisterhood & Aspirations.

What would happen if the confidence of a Batman meets the brain of a Mr. Bean?  Ria Khan (Priya Kansara), sister to Lena Khan (Ritu Arya), is an aspiring stuntwoman- […]

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024): Perfect Combo Delivers True Commercial Cinema.

Vivek Athreya’s new mass avatar banking on Dasara’s proven Massy Nani powered with Jakes Bejoy’s massiest background score is a true commercial action drama tailored for a theatrical experience, enjoyed […]

Alien: Romulus (2024) Review: Claustrophobic Inescapability added with Dilemmas of AI-Cyborgs and Humanity.

A lot has been explored in the Alien franchise within the less explored plot of Inescapability from dystopian Aliens.  Fede Álvarez’s addition to this franchise is a psychological edge-seater thriller. […]