There can be a lot said in favor of quickies and movies made on shoestring budgets.But sometimes, speed and austerity can also go against a film. The second seems to have happened with Nireekshana, a film produced by veteran D Ramanaidu at a rapid…

There can be no guy more desperate than Vadde Naveen in Tollywood. Like a thirsty man looking for water in an arid desert, Naveen has been looking for that elusive hit.Sometimes they eluded him because of his own fault. Sometimes it is because the…

Comedy is the best and bankable option for low-budget films. Some escapist fun 'bedrocked' on a family theme has many times worked.Debutant director Parthasarathy tries the same formula in Kanchanamala Cable TV. And after sitting through the whole drama, you realize when comedy works…

Can you think of ramp-walk fashion shows? It will full of glamour, gloss and glitz. It will floor you with its sweeping style and incandescent appeal. But what relevance or what content will you carry from a show? And what purpose will it all serve?…

Our filmmakers are perhaps highly amnesic. They keep harping back to same old themes. Take the case of amnesia itself.It has become almost a cliche as every third filmmaker seems to have used it.As if she has no memory of amnesia, director Jaya has…

Coming after nearly a year since Mahesh Babu€™s last release Arjun, Athadu has extra pressure and hopes riding on it. Making a film in normal times in itself is difficult; making it in times of anxiety and expectation is doubly so. It shows in Athadu…

It is difficult enough being the father of two struggling heroes. It is even more so directing a film for them. This truth comes home to roost in EVV Satynarayana's Nuvvante Naakishtam.The predicament of whether to be the father of his sons or the…

With his mien and general image, Gopichand can only be an action hero. So in that sense, his range is constricted. But within his short ambit, gopichand can be good. And he is in Andhrudu, though hamstrung by some unimaginative screenplay and story.The story…

The story of Pathi, Pathno aur woh has been done and dusted several times over. But it still holds attraction for our filmmakers.When you see Adirindayya Chandram, you also understand why it is still a popular theme.The story is as old as the…

Good intentions don't really win you any points at the box office. Muddula Koduku is a good example of that.The film, a reflection of director Radha Mohan's inclination to come up with an inspiring and a clean story.The film has every good thing, .…