Heggana Muddu movie review: Avinash Balekkala's Heggana Muddu, starring Poornachandra Mysore and Adithi Sagar, explores marriage and suspicion with humour, but its stretched-out screenplay tests patience.
Nani and Srikanth Odela's much-awaited film has had an unusually turbulent pre-release journey. But beneath the production concerns and social media chatter is a film that still has plenty going for it.
Nani's The Paradise is tracking towards his biggest opening at the box office yet, with advance bookings showing strong momentum in the Telugu states. But with a Rs 50-60 crore Day 1 projection, the real test will be whether non-Telugu markets can add significantly to its opening.
A Hollywood agency has begun developing an English-language remake of Maharaja after the film's strong run in China. The project remains at an early stage, but the thriller's mystery and father-daughter core have driven the interest.
Telugu cinema's pan-India rise has left its biggest films battling delays, planning lapses and production strain. As filmmakers and stars acknowledge the cracks, the industry is looking for a better balance between scale and stability.
Epic movie review: Aditya Hasan's Epic The First Semester follows a young couple in London as their relationship grows messier. The film stands out for its intimate moments, even as its middle portion feels overlong.
The success of Yeshanagula from Nani's The Paradise has pushed Telangana folk music to the centre of Telugu pop culture. The backlash around the song has reopened questions about how Telangana dialect and identity are treated online and in cinema.
I'm Game movie review: Salmaan's begins with a clever fantasy action premise and a confident first half. But once the mystery gives way to a predictable revenge drama.
A Telangana folk song featured in director Srikanth Odela's upcoming film, The Paradise, had crowds dancing in Dallas as composer Anirudh and Nani performed it on stage. Its journey from villages to a pan-India hit shows how its regional identity travelled without being diluted.
Yash and Geetu Mohandas' ambitious psychological gangster drama had all the ingredients to be something special. However, an overstuffed narrative and frantic editing leave its potential buried beneath the chaos.
Director Mohandas is taking her intimate, identity-driven filmmaking into Yash's large-scale gangster film Toxic. The project has raised questions over whether her auteur voice can hold amid blockbuster expectations and Yash's post-KGF image.
Yash's Toxic is a day away from a grand release amid conflicting expectations from three different audience groups. The debate has sharpened around director Geetu Mohandas's female gaze promise and the film's mixed promotional cues. Because what is Toxic really?
Ravi Teja's Irumudi follows a banana farmer whose bond with his daughter collides with a crime targeting schoolgirls. The film uses that conflict to anchor a socially conscious thriller that gathers strength in its latter half.
Online reaction to Avengers: Doomsday's new footage has unexpectedly shifted attention to Ramayana's visual effects. The reversal shows how quickly audience perception changes when Hollywood faces the same scrutiny as Indian cinema.
The trailer of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran's Khalifa offered the first extended look at Aamir Ali's entry into a gold-smuggling empire. Crossing one million YouTube views within hours, it has heightened interest in the film's two-part Onam rollout.
DC has triggered widespread discussion around Wamiqa Gabbi's performance as Chandra, even as Lokesh Kanagaraj makes his acting debut. The reaction has reframed the film as a long-overdue acknowledgement of an actor who has worked across industries for nearly two decades.
Thudakkam follows Meenu's disappearance into a tense clash with a contract killer. The film doubles as Vismaya Mohanlal's launch while reflecting cinema's turn towards women who fight back.
An AI-generated Instagram edit imagines Peter Parker and MJ marrying in a full south Indian wedding. The viral crossover places Spider-Man inside the emotional and commercial world of South Indian cinema.
Online debate around Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana trailer has shifted to whether Lanka draws from Sri Lankan history and culture. The discussion has widened beyond VFX criticism, with viewers citing masks, Sigiriya imagery and lion symbolism.
The trailer of Namit Malhotra's Ramayana has triggered a sharp debate over its VFX quality. The discussion now centres on whether viewers are judging a stylised mythological fantasy by the wrong visual standard.
