Midhunam is a deeply moving tale about a couple who are happy in a world of their own and find solace in each others arms as they approach the twilight of their lives. Directed by Thanikella Bharani, the film stars SP Balasubramaniam and Lakshmi in lead roles. A must watch, if you get a chance. [...]
Respected Sir, It’s been three days since I saw your recent film Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu and I have thought so much about your film that I couldn’t help but write this letter to express my anguish. It beats my imagination that a film so simple can stir up a myriad of emotions, some of which [...]
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Tags: Ernest Hemmingway, Gautham Menon, Gil Pender, Love, memory, Midnight in Paris, Nithya, passion, Past, Varun, words, Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu 
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Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum is about a man’s journey as he comes to terms with his destiny and realized what the idea of God truly means. There’s something strange about the whole point of humanizing God. Trivikram Srinivas tried to do just that in Khaaleja and now Krish has dabbled with a similar theme in his [...]
Posted in Film Essays, Films, Movie Reviews, Telugu Tags: Bellary, Krish, Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, KVJ, Mani Sharma, mining, Nayanthara, Rana Daggubati, Reddappa, Surabhi family 4 Comments »
Pawan Kalyan’s recent film Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu reinforces my belief in what has become a trend these days. That if you pitch a larger than life star in a preposterous story, it may or may not work, depending on how the director executes the story. I saw this film more than a week after [...]
Posted in Film Essays, Films, Movie Reviews, Telugu Tags: AP, Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu, Gabriela Bertante, Media, Pawan Kalyan, Politics, Rana Naidu, reporter, Tamannaah 14 Comments »
Note : Plenty of spoilers ahead. This is not an review which concludes whether the film is worth your money, time. Read on… My first impression of Hanu Raghavapudi’s Andhala Rakshasi starring Lavanya, Naveen and Rahul hasn’t changed yet. I was hoping that it would stand out as a lotus in a pond called Telugu [...]
Posted in Film Essays, Films, Movie Reviews, Telugu Tags: Andhala Rakshasi, Hanu Raghavapudi, Lavanya Midhuna, Lavanya Tripathi, Naveen, Radhan, Rahul, Telugu Film 12 Comments »
The first time I saw the close up view of Eega, I thought I was staring at a baseball which was painted red. It looked ridiculous. The film’s trailer didn’t excite me. Frankly, I expected a lot more from S S Rajamouli whose credits include films like Magadheera which had some of the finest VFX [...]
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