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‘Kalyanam Kamaneeyam’ Telugu movie review: Santosh Soban, Priya Bhavani Shankar’s film is a vanilla story that needed some zing

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Santosh Soban and Priya Bhavani Shankar in ‘Kalyanam Kamaneeyam’ The third Telugu film to hit the screens for Sankranti, debut writer-director’s relationship drama Kalyanam Kamaneeyam starring Santosh Soban and Priya Bhavani Shankar, can be described as vanilla ice cream. Plain and basic. In the pre-release interviews, the team had stated that the story is reminiscent […]

‘Waltair Veerayya’ Telugu movie review: Nostalgia-evoking moments prop up this Chiranjeevi, Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan starrer

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Chiranjeevi and Shruti Haasan in ‘Waltair Veerayya’ In his new Telugu film Waltair Veerayya, directed by K S Ravindra aka Bobby Kolli, when Chiranjeevi says ‘records lo naa peru undadam kaadu, naa peru meede records untayi’ (it is not about my name being in the records, records are written in my name), amid loud cheers […]

Chiranjeevi on ‘Waltair Veerayya’: I will continue to entertain and hope to contribute to cinema as long as I can, like Clint Eastwood

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja in the Telugu film ‘Waltair Veerayya’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The promos of the Telugu film Waltair Veerayya indicate an unapologetic and massy masala entertainer that will also stoke memories of superstar Chiranjeevi’s earlier hits of the 1990s and 2000s. Ahead of the release of the film directed by K […]

‘RRR’s win for ‘Naatu Naatu’ at Golden Globes 2023 ushers in celebratory mood

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

M M Keeravani poses with the award for Best Original Song for ‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘RRR’ at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel | Photo Credit: AP/Chris Pizzello Hyderabad-based music composer M M Keeravani accepting the award for Best Original Song for S S Rajamouli-directed Telugu film RRRat the 80th […]

Mythology to action entertainers, Telugu cinema aims high in 2023 – Samantha’s ‘Shaakuntalam’, Nani’s ‘Dasara’, Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’ and more

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

(Clockwise) Nani in ‘Dasara’, Samantha in ‘Shaakuntalam’, Teja Sajja in ‘Hanu-Man’, Naga Chaitanya in ‘Custody’, Shruti Haasan and Balakrishna in ‘Veera Simha Reddy’, Chiranjeevi in ‘Waltair Veerayya’ and Prabhas in ‘Salaar’ In 2022, Telugu cinema witnessed a few memorable larger-than-life films and smaller ones. Some big-budget films with staid storylines bit the dust. Filmmakers had […]

Gunasekhar, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Dev Mohan unveil ‘Shaakuntalam’ trailer

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Dev Mohan in ‘Shaakuntalam’ The trailer of actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s anticipated film Shaakuntalam, directed by Gunasekhar, was unveiled in Hyderabad earlier today at a multiplex in the presence of a packed audience that cheered the lead actor who was making a public appearance after a hiatus. The film is Gunasekhar’s […]

‘RRR’, ‘All That Breathes’ enter BAFTA 2023 longlist

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Making for an exciting awards season for India, S.S. Rajamouli’s period action blockbuster “RRR” and Shaunak Sen’s celebrated documentary “All That Breathes” have made it to the BAFTA Film Awards longlist, the organisers said on Friday. This is the initial longlisting round and the films will advance to the nominating stage of voting, the British […]

‘Kalyanam Kamaneeyam’ actor Santosh Soban: A moment of epiphany made me realise I am living my dream

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Priya Bhavani Shankar and Santosh Soban in the Telugu film ‘Kalyanam Kamaneeyam’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “I have had my share of nervousness, now I am filled with gratitude that my film is releasing for Sankranti. To be able to get a slot to release our film in this festive period is exciting,” says […]

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

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

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 […]

‘Dhamaka’ movie review: Ravi Teja is in his elements in an old, jaded story

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Ravi Teja in the Telugu film ‘Dhamaka’ When a wicked businessman JP (Jayaram) makes a smart-sounding statement, a character asks him if he is related to noted writer and director Trivikram Srinivas. This is perhaps the closest that the makers of Dhamaka come to acknowledging the influence of Trivikram Srinivas’ films, especially Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. The […]

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