Telugu Reviews
Fails to gel
When you are looking to launch career for yourself, it will be always tempting to go for mass roles and themes.For, such a kind of cinema always holds an attraction for the newcomer.But mass films are a tightrope walk ---you never know which will click,…
Passes the test
It is one of the oldest formulae in the book. A seemingly good for nothing guy who is given up as a wastrel. But when the fires of his ambitions are stoked, he rises up like phoenix and proves his detractors wrong. We have seen…
Power of love
With the name Devadasu, the film can be of only one genre. And considering that, YVS Chowdary has managed to come up with a plausible storyline and that holds your attention all through.The story is simple (in fact old). But the other ingredients keep…
Taut and tough
Remakes have been the flavor of the season. Almost every one of them, including the very same Suriyas Ghajini, has worked wonders at the box office.So naturally Aaru comes to Telugu with lot of expectations and the film has its moments. It is a…
The right steps
With prabhu Deva and Lawrence Raghavender around the leitmotif of dance writes itself on to the film. After all, the duo is the two best dancers in the country now. But there was certain apprehension that how can mere dance make for a good movie.…
All in the family
Family values and sibling love are themes that never go old in Telugu cinema. And if there is right treatment for it, it can also be very interesting. And it sure gets in Lakshmi.Though it goes maudlin in certain places, the film works mainly…
Fun all the way
The film, as everyone would know, was originally named Clean Bowled. But the sudden and untimely demise of the director Konda brought about a change in the title. It is with a touch of sadness and poignancy that one goes to see this film. For,…
Slick and stylish
It is a unique problem for NRI youths. The problem of marriage. Caught between two worlds of diverse cultures, the nubile youngsters are unsure whether to fall in love as a matter of fact (like they do abroad) or go through the motions of choice…
Curate's egg
It takes extreme skill and the tough concentration of a tight-rope walker to make a full-length comedy film. Ravi Babu has taken the courage to make an out and out comedy caper. But his concentration seems to go on and off. In the event, what…
Study of love
Everything about Happy is for hero Allu Arjun. The storyline and narration are prepared to match the hero and it has indeed worked really well. The director of the film Karunakaran has succeeded in presenting the story in a touching manner. He also has succeeded…