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Friday, May 3, 2013
One hundred years ago, on May 3, 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harischandra released, marking the beginning of a long journey for Indian cinema, undoubtedly the first choice for the country...
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Friday, April 26, 2013
There’s a hero who calls himself ‘Shadow’. Of course, there’s a reason why he’s called that. He’s on a mission, to single out the core group members of mafia don Nana Bhai and wipe them out. The s...
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
Every summer vacation, you need a love story to daydream about, an action film to urge you into getting fit, a ‘no-brainer’ comedy to pass your time and sentimental tear-jerker to bring the family...
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April 20, 2013
Radha Mohan and Prakash Raj are a duo with an enviable track record. Their earlier films in Tamil, for instance Mozhi (language), established them as a director-producer duo capable of dealing wit...
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April 13, 2013
Raja (Navdeep) is a conman and Rani (not a woman) is his associate; both of them make their livelihood by robbing cars. Jaanu (Ritu Bharmecha), a school teacher, falls for him and he resolves for...
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Hyderabad,
March 15, 2013
Many moons ago, we laughed our hearts out when the studious Chatur Ramalingam who believed in rote learning made a fool of himself on stage. Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots showed one needn’t su...
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March 8, 2013
Ilayaraja’s music was one of the best things that happened to South Indian cinema, especially in the 80s. Many mediocre films that sailed through the box office owe it to the maestro’s music. So wh...
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February 15, 2013
There is usually something love stories can always offer, a sense of nostalgia or say bittersweet memories. The idea of entwining two lives together to express an emotion like love is perhaps why...
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January 26, 2013
Violent films have very few takers but we cannot ignore the two-hour story of Dandupaleyam that revolves around rape, bestiality and murder of more than 80 people in Karnataka. Director Srinivas R...
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January 26, 2013
Ventaadu Vetaadu begins first as a love story and the plot moves towards two insane characters obsessed with reality shows and betting. Manoj Bajpayee and J.D. Chekravarthy as Rajesh Sharva...
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January 12, 2013
On the surface, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (SVSC) is a delightful family drama with its celebration of family bonds, love and marriage laced with laughter and music. No, it’s...
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December 29, 2012
Post Sudigadu, Allari Naresh fans look up to him for the same bag of gags but director Satti Babu squanders away Allari Naresh’s chance of scoring a hit exactly one hour after the film comm...
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December 29, 2012
The reality show host, television anchor Ohmkkar makes his debut as a director with a subject that is serious and highly dramatic and made with a straight message ‘be a leader; do not create one’.
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April 13, 2013
There are two ways to select films, one you pick stories you like and the other pick those that suit you. The former is of no use except proving one’s taste, if such roles don’t appeal, the audien...
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March 23, 2013
In 1994, for an interview with Empire Magazine, Quentin Tarantino said, “I steal from every single movie ever made. If people don’t like that, then tough tills, don’t go and see it, all rig...
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March 9, 2013
One expects the story of All I Want is Everything to be about female bonding. It takes just 15 or 20 minutes to realise that we are neither into an escapist cinema nor a hard hitting real story. T...
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March 1, 2013
Anand L. Rai’s Tanu Weds Manu was entertaining in spite of its shortcomings. That film seems class apart compared to this lacklustre remake. A restrained performance by Madhavan contrasted Kangana...
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Hyderabad,
February 9, 2013
It’s a story we’ve all seen before and heard before, that of feuding families and a clear-minded hero who saves the day with his piercing philosophy of love. Except for the title sequence, a few g...
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January 26, 2013
Anusha (Aksha) is waiting to cross the road when someone pushes her from behind in front of a moving vehicle. Her friend is killed while having a shower and a female cop is shot on her temple while...
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January 25, 2013
We were one of the few to have watched an early screening of Vishwaroopam in its entirety before talks of the ban emerged in Hyderabad. In content and technical finesse, the film breaks new...
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Hyderabad,
January 4, 2013
Tanikella Bharani is set to enjoy the success of ‘Midhunam’
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December 29, 2012
Ko Antey Koti is an attempt at neo-noir genre rarely explored in Telugu cinema, hinged on a heist led by a man who puts money above everything. Cinematography by Erukulla Rakesh and Naveen Yada bu...
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Hyderabad,
December 21, 2012
Manickyam, the friendly elephant that’s led a joyous life making appearances at weddings, temples and festivals, thereby earning his mahout and caretakers a tidy sum, refuses to step down the truc...
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