Director’s Rahul Sankrityan’s next is a folk-noir Rayalaseema film

Director’s Rahul Sankrityan’s next is a folk-noir Rayalaseema film

In almost nine years, Rahul Sankrityan has preferred to go slow and steady and directed three films — The End, Taxiwaala and Shyam Singha Roy. In this interview as part of the directors’ series, he discloses that he turned down a few quick projects. He states that he cannot direct a film unless he likes […]

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‘Nani 30’: Nani’s next to release on December 21

‘Nani 30’: Nani’s next to release on December 21

Poster of ‘Nani 30’ | Photo Credit: @NameisNani/Twitter Telugu star Nani on Saturday announced that his next feature film will hit the theatres on December 21 this year. Tentatively called Nani 30, the family drama is written and directed by debutant Shoryuv. Nani shared the release date of his upcoming big screen project on Twitter. […]

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Cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan on ‘Dasara’: We wanted everything to look real and natural

Cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan on ‘Dasara’: We wanted everything to look real and natural

Cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan is overwhelmed with the response to his work for the Telugu film Dasara. Speaking from Chennai where he is working on Nayanthara’s 75th film, he says, “I have never witnessed so many people on social media tagging me with frames that they loved from the film. This happened to an extent after […]

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‘Dasara’ movie review: Nani, Keerthy Suresh lead this gritty, emotional ride

‘Dasara’ movie review: Nani, Keerthy Suresh lead this gritty, emotional ride

Nani and Keerthy Suresh in director Srikanth Odela’s Telugu movie ‘Dasara’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Dasara, written and directed by first-timer Srikanth Odela, ventures into a space that mainstream Telugu films do not often dare to. It tries to be a ‘massy’ Telugu film that explores the ugly caste politics in a semi-fictional story […]

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‘Dasara’ trailer: Nani, Keerthy Suresh in an intense action drama directed by Srikanth Odela

‘Dasara’ trailer: Nani, Keerthy Suresh in an intense action drama directed by Srikanth Odela

Nani in a still from director Srikanth Odela’s ‘Dasara’ The trailer of Dasara, the first big Telugu film to arrive in theatres this summer, was unveiled in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. The film starring Nani and Keerthy Suresh, written and directed by first-timer Srikanth Odela, aims to capture the attention of audiences across India and […]

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Nani’s ‘Dasara’ teaser promises a raw and rustic actioner

Nani’s ‘Dasara’ teaser promises a raw and rustic actioner

Nani in a still from ‘Dasara’ | Photo Credit: SLV Cinemas The teaser of Telugu star Nani’s much-anticipated film Dasara was unveiled by the makers on Monday. The one-minute teaser introduces us to Veerlapalli, a village surrounded by coal mines. Liquor, as Nani’s character informs us, isn’t just an addiction to the villagers here, but […]

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Nani, Mrunal Thakur start shooting for their next Telugu film

Nani, Mrunal Thakur start shooting for their next Telugu film

Nani and Mrunal Thakur from the muhurat ceremony of the film | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actors Nani and Mrunal Thakur have started shooting for their upcoming Telugu film in Hyderabad. Billed as an emotional family drama, the film is directed by Shouryuv. Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi feliciated the muhurat ceremony of the film today in […]

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Telugu cinema: Release dates of NTR, Kalyan Ram and Samantha’s films; Nani and Mrunal Thakur to collaborate, Adivi Sesh to launch ‘G2’

Telugu cinema: Release dates of NTR, Kalyan Ram and Samantha’s films; Nani and Mrunal Thakur to collaborate, Adivi Sesh to launch ‘G2’

NTR’s 30th film, directed by Koratala Siva, will release in April 2024 NTR’s 30th film on floors soon Actor NTR’s 30th film, to be directed by Koratala Siva, is scheduled to go on floors in February and arrive in theatres on April 5, 2024. Though the project was announced a few months ago, there have […]

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‘HIT 2’, ‘HIT: The Second Case’ movie review: Adivi Sesh scores in a taut cop drama that paves the way for a ‘HIT Universe’

‘HIT 2’, ‘HIT: The Second Case’ movie review: Adivi Sesh scores in a taut cop drama that paves the way for a ‘HIT Universe’

Meenakshi Chaudhary and Adivi Sesh in director Sailesh Kolanu’s cop drama ‘HIT 2’ In the pre-intermission segment of the Telugu film HIT: The Second Case or HIT 2, we see Krishna Dev aka KD (Adivi Sesh), a slightly laidback cop, being challenged like never before. With limited powers at his disposal, he has to think […]

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Director Sailesh Kolanu on Adivi Sesh-starrer ‘HIT: The Second Case’, presented by Nani: ‘HIT 2’ lays the foundation for a ‘HIT’ universe

Director Sailesh Kolanu on Adivi Sesh-starrer ‘HIT: The Second Case’, presented by Nani: ‘HIT 2’ lays the foundation for a ‘HIT’ universe

Imagine a cop franchise in which each protagonist investigates heinous crimes and, eventually, they all come together in a cop universe to take on something larger and sinister. If all goes well, director Sailesh Kolanu might be able to pull off such a feat, a first for Telugu cinema. His debut film as a writer […]

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