Director Prasanth Varma: I sought Rajamouli’s advice for ‘Hanu-Man’ 

Hanu-Man, the first film from director Prasanth Varma’s superhero series, will be released soon. The Telugu film will also be dubbed in multiple languages. Prasanth debuted with the multi-genre Telugu film Awe in 2018, which won the National Film Awards for best visual effects and make-up. Those who follow Telugu cinema would be aware of […]

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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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Bellamkonda Sreenivas on ‘Chatrapathi’ Hindi remake: This is our tribute to SS Rajamouli

Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas in a still from ‘Chatrapathi’ Nine years after his debut Telugu film Alludu Seenu, actor Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas says he is at a point where he is starting all over again. Chatrapathi, releasing in theatres on May 12, will be his debut Hindi film. Sreenivas was barely 12 years old when the […]

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‘Virupaksha’ movie review: Sai Dharam Tej and Samyuktha Menon’s film invokes fear without the gimmicks

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 and […]

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‘Ravanasura’ movie review: This Ravi Teja film directed by Sudheer Varma is a half-hearted thriller

Ravi Teja in director Suheer Varma’s ‘Ravanasura’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement ‘We are all bad in someone’s story’. ‘I am not in danger, I am the danger’. Director Sudheer Varma uses these widely popular references to Joker and Breaking Bad to make his leading man, Ravi Teja as a metaphor for Ravanasura, seem dark […]

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Director Venu Yeldandi on ‘Balagam’: Every character stems from real-life observations

Priyadarshi, Sudhakar Reddy and Kavya Kalyanram in the Telugu film ‘Balagam’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Telugu film Balagam (the group/supporters) is winning hearts in theatres, on a digital streaming platform as well as public screenings in the villages of Telangana. It has also won seven awards at international film festivals so far. including […]

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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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‘Das ka Dhamki’ movie review: Vishwak Sen’s new film is an over-indulgent exercise

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, a […]

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‘Rangamarthanda’ movie review: Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam’s moving portrayals prop up an old-school drama

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 the […]

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