Regional Cinema
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242Agnyathavasi, How Far Would You Go For Love?
Rating: *** ½ Apart from an unconvincing finale, Agnyathavasi in Kannada directed by Janardhan Chikkanna in his third outing as a feature director, is...
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4.6KKarthi In Japan Is A Huge Embarrassing Misfire
Japan (Tamil) Starring Karthi , Anu Emmanuel Written & Directed by Raju Murugan Rating: * ½ Of late Karthi’s performances and films,...
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4.5KMasterpeace Is A Noisy Humorless Comedy
Masterpeace(Malayalam; Disney+Hotstar Starring Nithya Menon, Sharafudheen, Ranji Panicker, Mala Parvathy, Ashokan, and Shanthi Krishna Directed by Sreejith N Rating: ** Never thought I would...
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5.1KDayaa Does For Chekravarthy What Satya Couldn’t
Dayaa(Telugu, 8 Episodes) Rating: ** ½ Years ago the talented Chekravarthy played the eponymous Satya in Ram Gopal Varma’s film, where he got completely...
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5.1KMaamannan Is A Stale Political Thriller With A Bleeding Heart Saved By Fahadh’s Performance
Maamannan(streaming on Netflix) Rating: ** ½ Mari Selvaraj’s Maamannan, yet another South Indian film on a caste feud, is an extremely violent...
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5.3KPawan Kalyan’s Bro..A Charming Take On Life & Debt
Bro(Telugu) Rating: *** Films about afterlife like Jerry Zucker’s Ghost from Hollywood or Jhuk Gaya Aasman and Lok Parlok in Hindi, take the satirical route.And why...
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4.7KBiye Bibhrat, Sai Paranjpye Meets Basu Chatterjee In This Pleasant Romcom
Biye Bibhrat(Bengali, now showing in theatres) Rating: ** ½ If we look at the filmography of the two lead actors of this...
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3.1KMenToo Is A Crass Frivolous Interpretation Of A Serious Issue
MenToo(Telugu,streaming on Aha) Rating: * Somewhere deep inside this silly hodgepodge of misplaced activism and unrestrained rowdyism, there is a good story...
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2.9KBuffoon Could Have Been So Much More Than What It Eventually Is
Buffoon(Tamil, Netflix) Rating: ** A solid original story idea , meshing folk theatre with a migratory drama , could have made for ...
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3.3KMaalai Nera Mallipoo Is A Stunning Exploration Of A Sexworker’s Dereliction
Maalai Nera Mallipoo(Telugu , streaming on Aha) Rating: **** Once in a while you come across a film saw real raw brutal...
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3.7KNani Goes The Ramcharan, Allu Arvind, Prabhas Way
Following Prabhas’ Baahubali , Yash’s KFG and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa, NTR Jr-Ramcharan’s RRR , another South Indian, Tamil-Telugu , superstar Nani is all set to reach out...
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3.5KHistory Would Judge Thalaikoothal As A Landmark
Thalaikoothal(Netflix) Rating: *****(5 stars) Thalaikoothal is the traditional ritual in Tamil Nadu whereby the unwanted elderly in the family are killed . The...
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3.4KWalter Veerayya Should Go To The Oscars
Waltar Veerayya(Telugu ,Netflix) Rating: 0 stars In Walter Veerayya Chiranjeevi, age 67, acts as though he is Chiranjeevi’s son Ramcharan. He performs very strange dance...
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3.4KNanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Is A Semi-Awake Meditation On Identity
After having achieved everything there is to achieve as a mainstream Malayalam superstar Mammootty at 70-plus, is all set to explore an ...
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4.1KSubhash K Jha Selects The Best Malayalam Films of 2022
Bheeshma Parvam: This is probably best adaptation of The Godfather in recent years. Director Amal Neerad doesn’t let us forget that this is his take ...