[ad_1] Vijay Raghavendra in a still from ‘Raaghu’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Debutant M Anand Raj’s Raaghu, a solo-actor film, is a thriller set in the backdrop of the second wave of the pandemic. The film is a gutsy attempt, yet it keeps you at arm’s length throughout its 93-minute runtime due to its poor […]
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[ad_1] Jaggesh in a still from ‘Raghavendra Stores’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In Santhosh Ananddram’s Raghavendra Stores, the shift from one plot point to another is so abrupt that it’s hard to comprehend the film’s central theme. You think the film is about Hayavadana (Jaggesh), a diligent cook at a traditional eatery called Raghavendra Stores, […]
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[ad_1] Sai Dharam Tej in ‘Virupaksha’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When a story discusses paranormal activities, it is easy to brush it aside as superstition. The task of the storyteller, then, is to build the world of the story such that the viewer is drawn into it and remains invested in the mysterious happenings […]
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[ad_1] Vishwak Sen takes on a dual role in ‘Das ka Dhamki’ Das ka Dhamki, actor-director Vishwak Sen’s new Telugu film in which he plays a dual role and also shares the writing credits with Prasanna Kumar Bezawada, has a shape-shifting story that tries to tick many boxes. It tries to be a breezy romance, […]
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[ad_1] Rangamarthanda’s strength is its talented cast | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The stage that has been ravaged by time and fire has witnessed better times; an ageing actor who stands amid the ruins on that stage has also witnessed better times. His story serves as a foil to discussing the purpose of art and […]
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[ad_1] Naga Shaurya and Malvika Nair in the Telugu film ‘Phalana Ammayi Phalana Abbayi’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nearly a decade ago when Srinivas Avasarala debuted as a writer and director with the breezy rom-com Oohalu Gusagusalade, Telugu movie buffs were charmed by the uncanny humour, music and smart writing of the characters. That […]
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[ad_1] (Clockwise) Phani Acharya, Venkatesh Maha, Bindu Madhavi, Ravindra Vijay, Madonna Sebastian and Tharun Bhascker in the Telugu anthology ‘Anger Tales’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A nagging situation someone faces might seem trivial to others. The one who faces the triggering situation might put up with something until it reaches a breaking point and […]
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[ad_1] Priyadarshi, Kavya Kalyanram and Sudhakar Reddy in the Telugu movie ‘Balagam’ In Balagam, debut director Venu Yeldandi’s Telugu movie set in rural Telangana, a lady wails while recalling how the elderly man who has breathed his last had always relished the tea she served and asked for two more spoons of sugar and had […]
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[ad_1] Kiran Abbavaram in ‘Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At the conceptualisation stage of the Telugu film Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha, directed by Murali Kishor Abburu and starring Kiran Abbavaram in the lead, perhaps the makers thought they had a few incredible ideas and some twists and turns that add to […]
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[ad_1] Kalyan Ram in three avatars in the Telugu movie ‘Amigos’ In the first few minutes of debut writer-director Rajendra Reddy’s Telugu film Amigos, Siddharth (Kalyan Ram) tells his family members, who are searching for a suitable matrimonial alliance for him, that he wants to meet a girl who will pique his interest. He uses […]
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