Telugu Reviews
The Don
RR Movie Makers join hands with Ravi Teja after their blockbuster ‘Kick’ for yet another masala entertainer, ‘Don Seenu’ that’s directed by Gopichand Malineni. The first point of appreciation that will be shown on the debutant director would be his understanding of Ravi Teja’s acting…
Maryada Ramanna’ yet another hit from Rajamouli
Telugu director S.S. Rajamouli has an enviable record of all his seven films being hits. And he adds another feather to his cap with “Maryada Ramanna”, which features comedy actor Sunil as the hero.“Maryada Ramanna” is quite different from all his previous commercial hits,…
Em Pillo Em Pillado’ waste of time
Ee Tharam Films is one of the prestigious banners in the Telugu film industry. It has produced award winning issue-based films like “Neti Bharatham”, “Yerra Mandaram” and “Navodayam”. But their latest offering “Em Pillo Em Pillado” is an apology to the type of films the…
Jhummandi Naadam
The Telugu movie industry’s most successful director K. Raghavendra Rao has returned to direction with “Jummandi Naadam” after a gap.After doing three period devotional films “Annamaiah”, “Ramadasu” and then “Panduranga”, this time he wielded the megaphone for a social film. Of the three, “Annamaiah”…
Vedam’ deftly weaves together many stories
In the dreamy world of Telugu films, where commercial stereotypes have become the order of the day, director Krish has tried to bring in some freshness through “Vedam”.Krish, who made a mark with his first film “Gamyam”, has clearly proved that his first success…
Golimar’ slick film on cop-underworld encounters
Film: “Golimar”; Director: Puri Jagannadh; Cast: Gopichand, Priyamani, Roja, Kelly Dorjee, Ali and M.S. Narayan; Music: Chakri;The exploits of encounter specialists Daya Nayak and Pradeep Sharma in their efforts to eliminate the underworld mafia have inspired many filmmakers to create scripts based or inspired…
‘Rama Rama Krishna Krishna’ mish-mash
Film: “Rama Rama Krishna Krishna” Cast: Raam, Arjun, Priya Anand, Bindu Madhavi, Gracy Singh, Nasser, Brahmanandam and others; Director: Srivas; Producer: Dil Raju; Camera: Sekhar V. Joseph; Music Composer: Keervani;Producer Dil Raju’s “Rama Rama Krishna Krishna” adds to the list of several potboilers that…
A cliche script mars ‘Darling
Film: “Darling”,Producer: B.S.V.N. Prasad;Music: G.V. Prakash;Cast: Prabhas, Kajol, Shradhdha Das, Sivaji Prabhu, Mukehsh Rishi, M.S. Narayan;Director: Karunakaran;Right from his first film “Tholi Prema” which ran successfully for over 250 days, director Karunakaran has been making feel good love stories.Karunakaran…
Happy Happyga’ very ordinary fare
What has happened to Varun Sandesh after a great start in films like “Happy Days” and “Koththa Bangaru Lokam”? This question is sure to strike viewers when watching a torturous film like “Happy Happyga” which drags on interminably from the first reel. The proceedings becomes…
Sadhyam - Not possible to sit through!
Ghosh! Here is yet another trauma. Jagapathi Babu, the once-promising actor and hero with a mild mass image and raw appeal, falters yet another time in his choice. And, yes, Priyamani, wastes her immense talent, one more time. Sadhyam is one good opportunity lost, to…
