‘18 Pages’ movie review: Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupama Parameswaran’s romance thriller is fairly compelling

‘18 Pages’ movie review: Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupama Parameswaran’s romance thriller is fairly compelling

Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupama Parameswaran in the Telugu film ‘18 Pages’, written by Sukumar 18 Pages, written by well-known director Sukumar and helmed by Palnati Surya Pratap, narrates a romance drama with a hint of mystery in which two characters fall in love without having met. The film brings together Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupama Parameswaran […]

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Director Sai Rajesh: ‘Baby’s music by Vijai Bulganin aims at evoking nostalgia

Director Sai Rajesh: ‘Baby’s music by Vijai Bulganin aims at evoking nostalgia

Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya in director Sai Rajesh’s Telugu film ‘Baby’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A contemporary romance to evoke nostalgia is how director Sai Rajesh describes his new Telugu film Baby, starring Anand Deverakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya and Viraj Ashwin. Expected to release in theatres in the first quarter of 2023, the film […]

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Telugu film ‘Narappa’ to be screened in theatres to mark actor Venkatesh’s birthday

Telugu film ‘Narappa’ to be screened in theatres to mark actor Venkatesh’s birthday

Actor Venkatesh in ‘Narappa’, the Telugu remake of Vetrimaaran and Dhanush’s ‘Asuran’ The Telugu film Narappa headlined by actor Venkatesh Daggubati will be screened in theatres across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to mark the actor’s 62nd birthday on December 13. The actor’s brother and well-known producer D Suresh Babu made this announcement recently in Hyderabad, […]

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Pawan Kalyan, director Harish Shankar’s Telugu movie ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ gets rolling

Pawan Kalyan, director Harish Shankar’s Telugu movie ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ gets rolling

Pawan Kalyan in ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’, to be directed by Harish Shankar Actor Pawan Kalyan and director Harish Shankar’s new Telugu film Ustaad Bhagat Singh was formally launched in Hyderabad on Sunday, December 11, in the presence of the film’s cast and crew and other dignitaries from the industry. The actor and director are coming […]

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‘Mukhachitram’ movie review: Vishwak Sen and Priya Vadlamani shoulder an uneven, well-intended film

‘Mukhachitram’ movie review: Vishwak Sen and Priya Vadlamani shoulder an uneven, well-intended film

Priya Vadlamani, Vishwak Sen and Vikas Vasishta in ‘Mukhachitram’ ‘Women who face sexual assault from a stranger are in a better situation; if they summon up courage, they can at least file a police complaint and will be heard. However, a woman who is repeatedly assaulted by her husband is expected to remain silent and […]

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‘Gurthunda Seethakalam’ movie review: Satyadev, Tamannaah’s Telugu film is a dull ode to life and romance

‘Gurthunda Seethakalam’ movie review: Satyadev, Tamannaah’s Telugu film is a dull ode to life and romance

Tamannaah Bhatia and Satyadev in the Telugu film ‘Gurthunda Seethakalam’ The 2020 Kannada film Love Mocktail, produced and enacted by Krishna and Milana Nagaraj, followed the male protagonist’s quest to find true love in three stages of his life. Despite the contrived path, the story takes in the final portions, the cocktail of a few […]

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‘Panchathantram’ Telugu movie review: Brahmanandam, Swathi Reddy’s anthology hits the mark with a couple of stories

‘Panchathantram’ Telugu movie review: Brahmanandam, Swathi Reddy’s anthology hits the mark with a couple of stories

Brahmanandam, Swathi Reddy and others in the Telugu anthology film ‘Panchatantram’ The Telugu anthology film Panchathantram, written and directed by Harsha Pulipaka, puts forth the idea of looking at life as a bag of memories and linking those memories to the five senses. Panchathantram is anchored by veteran actor Brahmanandam in a rare non-comic role; […]

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Yamini Ghantasala ventures into Telugu independent music with ‘Needhe Aakasam’, surprises her brother S Thaman

Yamini Ghantasala ventures into Telugu independent music with ‘Needhe Aakasam’, surprises her brother S Thaman

Yamini Ghantasala in the Telugu independent song ‘Needhe Aakasam’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement ‘Needhe Aakasam’ (The sky is yours), the first Telugu independent song composed and sung by Yamini Ghantasala, is the playback singer’s ode to the vast sky that she says, has a calming effect on her. “Half my phone gallery is filled […]

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‘Mukhachitram’ will spring a surprise and Vishwak Sen’s role is crucial, says Sandeep Raj of ‘Colour Photo’ fame

‘Mukhachitram’ will spring a surprise and Vishwak Sen’s role is crucial, says Sandeep Raj of ‘Colour Photo’ fame

Priya Vadlamani in a dual role, Vikas Vasishta, Vishwak Sen and Chaitanya Rao in the Telugu movie ‘Mukhachitram’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement What if director K Balachander’s 1981 Telugu film 47 Rojulu (47 Natkal in Tamil), starring Chiranjeevi and Jayaprada, had a contemporary soul sequel with the female protagonist seeking revenge? Sandeep Raj who […]

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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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