\r\nVijay Devarakonda, Rashmika Mandanna turn emotional. Rashmika Mandanna\'s performance in The Girlfriend cast a magic spell on movie lovers.\r\nNow, love birds Vijay Devarakonda, Rashmika Mandanna turned emotional for eachother. Vijay Devarakonda shared &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve seen Rashmika since Geetha Govindam, and she truly is a Bhooma Devi (her character in The Girlfriend). From that point, she has become the woman she is today, choosing to take on a film like this at the peak of her career. I feel so proud.&rdquo;\r\nHis words turned Rashmika tear struck and emotional. Vijay continued &ldquo;She has faced her share of criticism and bullying. If it were me, I&rsquo;d react immediately, but Rashmika chooses kindness every single day, no matter what people say. One day, the world will see her for who she truly is. She is an amazing woman.&rdquo;\r\nHe continued &ldquo;I watched The Girlfriend and was emotional throughout. I couldn&rsquo;t stop my tears,&rdquo;\r\nRashmika was seen smiling as tears welled up in her eyes. The actor was listening to singer Hesham Abdul Wahab\'s performance on stage as he sang a track from the music album from the film titled Nadhive.\r\n

Movie News

VD,Rashmika gets emotional 

Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika Mandanna turn emotional

\r\nDulqer Salmaan questions himself. Dulqer Salmaan captivates movie lovers not only with his charming and handsome personality but also with his spellbinding action.\r\nHe is getting ready to entertain movie lovers with his film Kaantha which is releasing today. In the meantime, Dulqer Salmaan shared his thoughts on criticism and questions himself.\r\nHe says &ldquo;My character&rsquo;s title is Naditu Chakravarthy. I don&rsquo;t believe I&rsquo;m a great actor. There&rsquo;s always a section of the audience that says I can&rsquo;t act. Sometimes I read those comments and start questioning myself, am I not good enough? That fear is always there.\"\r\nHe said&nbsp; &ldquo;It pushes me to work harder, to take on tougher roles. When I play someone known as a phenomenal actor, I want people to believe I deserve that part, that no one else could&rsquo;ve done it better,&rdquo;\r\nKaantha is co produced by Rana along with Dulqer and Rana also played an important role in the film directed by Selvamani Selvaraj.\r\n

DQ on criticism and Questions himself

Dulqer Salmaan questions himself

<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Love OTP (2025) Movie: What\'s Behind</h2>\r\nYouthful romantic entertainer Love OTP starred and helmed by Aniish is releasing on 14 November 2025. Let us see what the film offered to movie lovers.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Love OTP (2025) Movie: Story Review</h2>\r\nLove OTP story revolves around a youngster who aspires to&nbsp; become a top cricketer and what happens when he comes across two beautiful girls. Akki aka Akshay (Aniish), is a talented cricketer who aspires reach the top position in his profession. He stays away from other distractions like girls etc but his life takes a startling turn when he comes across a beautiful girls Sana (Swaroopinii) a software engineer and physiotherapist Nakshatra (Jahnvika Kalakeri).\r\nWhere this leads to and how Akki\'s father, police officer Shankar (Rajeev Kanakala), friend Varun (Natya Ranga),Mother (Pramodhini), Nakshatra\'s mother Satya (Thulasi), Sana\'s brother Harsha (Chetan Gandharva) and others form rest of the narration.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Love OTP (2025) Movie: Artists Review</h2>\r\nAniish performed well in the role of an aspiring cricketer who stays away from other attractions like love. He showed good variations when he falls in love and also expressed frustration when tormented. He delivered dialogues with ease.\r\nSwaroopinni performed well as a girl who is possessive about the person she loves. She impressed with her body language and expressions.&nbsp; Janhvika Kalakeri looked good on the screen and impressed with her performance. Chetan Gandharva attracted with his comic timing and hilarious acts on the screen.\r\nRajeev Kanakala did well in the role of the protagonist\'s father while Pramodhini did well in the role of the mother. Chetan Gandharva is good in the role of female lead\'s&nbsp; brother and Thulasi is fine in the role of the heroine\'s mother. Others performed according to their roles.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Love OTP (2025) Movie: Technicians Review</h2>\r\nLove OTP story is written by Aniish. He came up with a youthful entertainer and attract genex movie lovers. To some extent he emerged successful. He starts the first half in an interesting manner and ensures that the scenes in the first half sails off smoothly with entertaing and hilarious scenes bringing a decent end to the proceedings.\r\nThis set the tone for the increased expectations on the second half. He manages to continue in the same vein but increase in emotional scenes brought down the entertaining elements. To the top of it, the narration pace dips down and this impacted the overall output. Screenplay is decent and uni dimensional and there are few predictable elements. The climax however turns out to be a disappointment as it ends in an inconclusive manner.\r\nThe cinematography of Harsha Vardhan K is good. He showed the scenes in a natural away showing the life of Bengaluru quite well. The music of Anand Rajavikram is good. His background music added value to the proceedings. The editing of Sharath Kumar is ok but could have been better especially in the second half. Dialogues are entertaining to a point and production values are good.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Love OTP Movie: Advantages</h2>\r\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Aniish</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Few Hilarious Scenes</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Love OTP Movie: Disadvantages</h2>\r\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Routine Plot</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Editing</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Technical Values</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Love OTP (2025) Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>\r\nAltogether, Love OTP is a youthful entertainer that entertains to some extent. Aniish who acted and helmed the project came up with a youthful entertainer and planned to generate fun in a triangular love story with hero sandwiched between two heroines. The concept has been touched upon by various filmmakers earlier but he managed to entertain viewers to some extent in the first half with hilarious scenes that worked out well. But the emotions in the second half and the predictable elements ended up testing the patience of the viewers. A little novelty in the script and few entertaining scenes would have been added value to the narration. Considering all these aspects,&nbsp;Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 rating for Love OTP.

Love OTP Review

Veteran actor Raveenaâ€¯Tandon has been cast as Heerabenâ€¯Modi, mother of Prime Minister Narendraâ€¯Modi, in the upcoming multilingual biopic Maaâ€¯Vande. The film was announced on Modi&rsquo;s birthday, 17â€¯September, and will be directed by Kranthiâ€¯Kumarâ€¯Ch, produced by Silverâ€¯Castâ€¯Creations under producer Veerâ€¯Reddy, with Unniâ€¯Mukundan portraying PMâ€¯Modi.
A source close to the production told Bollywoodâ€¯Hungama that Tandon was drawn to the character&rsquo;s strength and depth. &ldquo;The strength, depth, and the arc of the layered character resonated with Raveena,&rdquo; the source said, adding that Heeraben&rsquo;s early loss of her mother, her role in holding the family together, and her calm fortitude motivated the actor to sign on.
Maaâ€¯Vande focuses predominantly on the motherâ€‘son relationship, chronicling the sacrifices, resilience, and contributions Heeraben made to shape Modi&rsquo;s life. Tandon expressed fascination with this element and is preparing for a complete transformation before shooting begins.
The film is being produced on a grand scale with advanced VFX technology, aiming to explore lesserâ€‘known familial roots and highlight the mother&rsquo;s pivotal influence on the Prime Minister&rsquo;s journey.

RT Key Role In Modi Biopic

Raveena Tandon to Play Narendra Modi Mother in Maa Vande

\r\nMadhavan praises Priyanka Chopra, Prithviraj Sukumaran looks from SSMB29. Mahesh Babu-Rajamouli\'s project referred to SSMB29 is progressing in fullswing.\r\nAll the fans are waiting eagerly for 15 November 2025 when the makers will release the globetrotter first glimpse. Ahead of it, Rajamouli released the first looks of Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran.\r\nEveryone got excited to see Priyanka Chopra as Mandakini and Prithviraj Sukumaran as Kumbha. In the midst of all this, Madhavan shared his excitement and came up with the following reaction.\r\nOn Prithviraj look he posted &ldquo;Super Luke Brother, that is absolutely breathtaking. Can&rsquo;t wait for the world to see you in this.&rdquo; (sic)\r\nOn Priyanka look he said &ldquo;Wowowowowoeoe Andy Brilliant&hellip;what a look and IMPACT. You&rsquo;re just getting unbelievable by the day.&rdquo; (sic)\r\nThis is triggering speculation whether Madhavan is part of SSMB29 and he is playing an important and significant role in the film.\r\n

SSMB29 - Madhavan excited

Madhavan praises Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran looks from SSMB29

\r\nMegastar Chiranjeevi is starring in the title role of Manaâ€¯Shankaraâ€¯Varaprasadâ€¯Garu, a film tagged &lsquo;Pandagaku Vaankhaâ€¯Vaaraprasadaru&rsquo;. Director Anilâ€¯Ravipudi is at the helm, with Nayanthara playing the female lead. The production team has moved to Filmnagar Golf Court to shoot a crucial fight sequence today, planning two more days of filming to wrap the talkie portion.\r\nVictory Venkatesh has joined the shoot recently. Reportedly Venkatesh playing the role of a Cop / Ex Cop. There would be hilarious sequences involving Chiru and Venky along with a song and action sequence.\r\nThe recently released song Meesalaâ€¯Pilla has crossed millions of views and become a trending topic. Supporting cast includes VTVâ€¯Ganesh, Catherineâ€¯Thresa, Harshavardhan, and Revanthâ€¯Bheemala (Bulliraju of Sankranthi fame). The film is a joint venture by Sahuâ€¯Garapati&rsquo;s Goldâ€¯Boxâ€¯Entertainment and Sushmitaâ€¯Konidelaâ€‘Vishnuâ€¯Prasad&rsquo;s Shineâ€¯Screens.\r\nMusic and background score are handled by Bheemsâ€¯Cicerolio. The movie is slated for a Sankranthi release in 2026, though an official date is yet to be confirmed by the makers.\r\n

MSG In Fight Mode

Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu Canning Fight Sequence

<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Kaantha (2025) Movie: What\'s Behind</h2>\r\nDulqer Salmaan who is known for his riveting and impactful performances is on a high scoring hits like Mahanati, Sitaramam and Lucky Bhaskar. He is now coming up with the film Kaantha under the direction of Selvamani Selvaraj. The film is releasing in various languages. Rana who has penchant to support good films collaborated with Dulqer Salmaan to bankroll the project. The film is releasing on 14 November 2025. Kaantha OTT rights have been bagged by OTT giant Netflix. Let us see how the film impressed movie lovers.&nbsp;\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Kaantha (2025) Movie: Story Review</h2>\r\nKaantha story revolves around the ego clashes between as successful actor and his mentor&nbsp; director and where this leads to. Director Ayya (Samuthirakhani) plans a horror film on his mother naming it Shaantha with star actor TK.Mahadevan (Dulqer Salmaan), who mentored him before they fell apart due to ego clashes.\r\nTheir ego clashes already brought the project to halt on numerous occasions, but this time Ayya is hellbent as he found a new girl Kumari (Bhagyasri Borse), whom he felt would do justice to the lead role. With the passage of time during the shoot, shocking incidents happen.\r\nWhere this leads to and what role Inspector Phoenix Devaraj (Rana), Mahadevan\'s wife Devi (Gahatyri Devi),his father in law, media baron (Nizhalgal ravi), producer and owner of Modern Studios, Martin (Ravindra Vijay) form rest of the developments.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Kaantha (2025) Movie: Artists Review</h2>\r\nDulquer Salmaan once again showed how talented an actor he is. He stunned all with his stellar performance. In almost all the scenes, he cast a magic spell and elevated them to the core. As usual, he delivered dialogues in an impressive manner and emoted well. In many scenes, he spoke with his eyes only and showed variations in his emotions and expressions.&nbsp;\r\nSamuthirakhani used his experience and came up with a captivating performance. He showed good aggression and intensity in the role of a director. He delivered dialogues with ease and powerful impact.&nbsp;\r\nBhagyashri Borse, who was confined to glamour roles until now, got a role to showcase her acting talent. She performed well and came up with good expressions and emotions. Her body language is good and made an impression. Gayatri Devi did well in the role of Dulqer\'s wife.\r\nRana Daggubati played the powerful role of a police and he came up with authoritative performance. He made an impact on the big screen. But at times he became loud and overboard. Ravindra Vijay, Nizhalgal Ravi, Bijesh Nagesh and others performed according to their roles.&nbsp;\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Kaantha (2025) Movie: Technicians Review</h2>\r\nThe story of Kaantha is penned by Selvamani Selvaraj. The story is based on real-life incidents and he stuck true to the developments without going for commercial elements.&nbsp;\r\nHe starts the narration in an interesting manner, showing the clashes between the director and the actor. He showed the shooting of scenes in the sets in the studio in a realistic way. The first half sails off smoothly with the director highlighting the ego clashes, blossoming of romance before the surprising twist at the interval.\r\nThe second half takes a different route with investigation and story and narration picking up pace. The pre climax is good and climax turns emotional but the runup to the climax slows down. The story turns out to be simpple with ego clashes between the actor and director and Selvamani Selvaraj concentrating on the naunces of the shooting and how their egos impacted the shoot.\r\nAfter a point of time, one gets a feeling that the director ran out of ideas and this is event in few scenes that gave a repetitive feel. The climax is dragged to a point testing the patience of the viewers. Screenplay turns out to be a roller coaster ride. At times it is racy and at times it is tardy.\r\nLlewellyn Anthony Gonsalvez\'s is sleek in the first half but in the second half few scenes repeated which slowed the pace of the narration.&nbsp;\r\nThe Cinematography of Dani Sanchez Lopez is natural and realistic. He showed the scenes of 1950s quite well using the colour combinations and camera angles perfectly giving the retro look.&nbsp;\r\nThe songs tuned by Jhanu Chanter are situational and connect chords emotionally. The background score is rendered by Jakes Bejoy and he took viewers into the storyline. The background music elevated the scenes and added value to the narration. Dialogues are realistic and powerful and production values are grand.&nbsp;\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Kaantha Movie: Advantages</h2>\r\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Dulquer Salmaan&nbsp;</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Performances&nbsp;</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">BGM</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Cinematography</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Kaantha Movie: Disadvantages</h2>\r\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Predictable</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Slow Pace</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Lack of Commercial Elements</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Kaantha (2025) Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>\r\nAltogether, Kaantha turns out to be slow but interesting biopic. Selvamani Selvaraj\'s story is quite predictable and offered nothing new. There is one small twist and so director spent most of the time, showing the nitty gritties of the shooting and other elements. The conflict point is very small and so he highlighted the ego clashes through scenes and dialogues. He got the optimum perfomrances from Dulqer Salmaan and others and the techincal values are top notch. The slow pace and predictability marred the proceedings. A little finetuning of the script and racy screenplay would have added value to the final output. Considering all these aspects,&nbsp;Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 for Kaantha.

Kaantha Review

\r\nDulquer Salmaan&rsquo;s upcoming Telugu film Aakasamlo Oka Tara, directed by Pawan Sadineni, is sparking a buzz in Filmnagar. The movie is slated for a 2026 release, positioning it right alongside Ram Charan&rsquo;s Peddi and Nani&rsquo;s The Paradise, both scheduled for the Ram Navami festival week (Marchâ€¯26â€‘27,â€¯2026). This potential clash has intensified curiosity among moviegoers, who are eager to see the three stars go headâ€‘toâ€‘head.\r\nMeanwhile, Dulquer&rsquo;s period crime drama Kantha hits the screens tomorrow, adding another feather to his cap. Aakasamlo Oka Tara features Satvikaâ€¯Veeravalli as the heroine and Shrutiâ€¯Haasan in a pivotal role, with production under prominent banners Lightâ€¯Box, Swapnaâ€¯Cinemas, Vyjayanthiâ€¯Movies, and Geethaâ€¯Arts. The film&rsquo;s romanticâ€‘drama narrative is being crafted to match the grand scale of its competitors.\r\nNani&rsquo;s The Paradise is set for Marchâ€¯26,â€¯2026, offering a festive treat for fans, while Ram Charan&rsquo;s titleâ€‘role film Peddi follows a day later on Marchâ€¯27,â€¯2026. If the release dates hold the three blockbuster releases will create an unprecedented boxâ€‘office showdown, marking a rare threeâ€‘way clash in Telugu cinema history.\r\nThe rivalry promises to be a thrilling spectacle, as fans anticipate how Dulquer Salmaan will fare against the massive star power of Ram Charan and Nani. With highâ€‘profile production houses and a festive release window, Aakasamlo Oka Tara is poised to be a major contender in the upcoming Ram Navami season.\r\n

Dulquer Joins Summer 2026 Fight

Dulquer Salmaan Ready to Compete with Ram Charan and Nani

\r\nAAâ€¯22, the working title of Atlee&rsquo;s upcoming sciâ€‘fi film starring Alluâ€¯Arjun, is being lined up for a 2026 Dussehra release. The project revolves around reincarnation, positioning it as a highâ€‘concept story that blends futuristic visuals with a generational saga. Though initially conceived as a dual role, Alluâ€¯Arjun has taken on a quadruple role playing a grandfather, father, and two sons making it his most ambitious performance yet. Deepikaâ€¯Padukone and Mrunalâ€¯Thakur lead the female cast, with room for two additional heroines.\r\nProduction is currently underway in Mumbai, and the entire shoot is slated to wrap by Mayâ€¯2026. Japaneseâ€‘British choreographer Hokutoâ€¯Konishi is part of the creative team, adding an international flair to the action sequences. Sunâ€¯Pictures is backing the film with an estimated budget of â‚¹800â€¯crore, enlisting top Hollywood VFX studios to achieve the desired scale.\r\nThe film&rsquo;s narrative follows a sciâ€‘fi adventure tied to reincarnation, exploring themes of destiny across generations. Alluâ€¯Arjun&rsquo;s four distinct characters span different eras, offering a visual treat that blends cuttingâ€‘edge technology with emotional storytelling. The grand production aims to capture audiences worldwide, targeting both Indian and global markets.\r\nWith a tentative release window set for Dussehraâ€¯2026, the makers are gearing up for extensive promotions to match the film&rsquo;s massive scale. The project has already sparked buzz for its unprecedented budget, international collaborations, and the rare quadruple role by Alluâ€¯Arjun, promising a landmark entry in Indian sciâ€‘fi cinema.\r\n

AA22 Dussehra Connection

Makers Of AA22 Considering Dasara 2026 Release

November 14 will witness the releases of numerous films and they include Dulqer Salmaan's Kaantha and Santhana Prapthirasthu.

Dulqer Salmaan's Kaantha directed by Selvamani Selvaraj is generating immense interest as the film is produced by Rana along with Dulqer.

Santhana Prapthirasthu is helmed by Sanjeev Reddy and it stars&nbsp; Vikranth and Chandini Chowdhary in key roles. Apart from it, films like Jigris, Gopi Gaalla Goa Trip, Love OTP,Maa Oori Venkanna,Aatakadara Siva and Rolugunta Soori, Cmantam and others.

Ram Nitin stars in Jigris under the direction of Harish Reddy, Gopi Galla Goa Trip stars Ajit Mohan and is helmed by Sasi Camp and Rohit Penumasta. Vajrayogi stars in Cmantam and is directed by Sudhakar Pani while Anil Kumar Palla directs Rolugunta Suri which stars&nbsp; Nagarjuna Palla , Aadhya Reddy, and Bhavana Neelipi in the lead roles.

Rajeev Kanakala, Anish stars in Love OTP under the direction of Anish while Maa Oori Venkanna stars Vishwak and Navya Siva under the direction of&nbsp; Dr. Korukonda Gopi Krishna. Stay tuned for the reviews of the above from Cinejosh team in couple of hours from now.

Today Reviews - Kaantha and others

Kaantha and others releasing this week

Sharwanand&rsquo;s latest film Biker marks India&rsquo;s first motocross racing movie. Directed by Abhilash Reddyâ€¯Kankara and produced by UVâ€¯Creations, the project features senior actor Rajasekhar in a pivotal role. The story, set between 1990â€‘2000, follows a biker who pursues his goal despite numerous obstacles, embodying the racing dreams of three generations.

A vibrant video song titled Prettyâ€¯Baby was released on Thursday to kickâ€‘start promotions. Ghibran composed the track as a highâ€‘energy dance number, while Krishnakanth penned catchy lyrics. Vocals by Ghibran, Yazinâ€¯Nizar, and Sublashini add to the excitement, and the chemistry between Sharwanand and Malavikaâ€¯Nair shines throughout the visuals.

The film blends emotional multiâ€‘generational family drama with intense racing action, emphasizing that winning isn&rsquo;t the ultimate triumph, fighting till the end is. Cinematography is handled by J.â€¯Yuvraj, editing by Anilâ€¯Kumarâ€¯P, production design by Rajeevan, art direction by Aâ€¯Panneerselvam, and executive producer Nâ€¯Sandeep.

Biker is scheduled for a theatrical release on Decemberâ€¯6, generating strong buzz after the first look and teaser. The song Prettyâ€¯Baby has already charted well, reflecting the film&rsquo;s blend of speed, ambition, and heartfelt relationships across three generations, making it a must watch event.

Energetic Dance Number From Biker

Sharwanand First Single Pretty Baby From Biker Released

\r\nThe Telugu film Nadhi has completed a yearâ€‘long shoot and wrapped up production, announced at the American Film Market (AFM) and reported by Variety. Acclaimed actorâ€‘director Nanditaâ€¯Das and veteran performer Nasser headline the project. Set in the forests of Andhraâ€¯Pradesh during the midâ€‘20th century, the story follows an ancient tribe battling to preserve its traditional way of life amid modernization.\r\nThe narrative revolves around a tribe caught between heritage and the lure of modernity after a dam is constructed near their habitat. Writerâ€‘director Adityaâ€¯Vempaty, of Koya ancestry, spent months living in the Koya heartland to authentically capture their culture. He remarked, &ldquo;I wanted to tell a story that examines changing our relationship to nature and each other as the world develops around us.&rdquo;\r\nNanditaâ€¯Das, known for directing films like Firaaq, Manto, and Zwigato, essays the role of Devi. Her character&rsquo;s grown children are portrayed by Maharshiâ€¯Vudhya, Anushaâ€¯Nuthula, and Jaganâ€¯Yogiraj, while the cast also includes Miaâ€¯Maelzer and Saileela. Nasser plays government officer Sathyaâ€¯Mohan, bridging the film&rsquo;s past and present timelines. The ensemble mixes nonâ€‘actors from the Koya community with trained Hyderabad theater artists.\r\nProduction design leveraged the foothills of the Eastern Ghats and locations outside Hyderabad, working closely with local communities to recreate an authentic period village. Producers Brendanâ€¯Bennett, Krishnaâ€¯Mamidibathula, and Vempaty teamed up, with Radhaâ€¯Krishnaâ€¯Nambu serving as executive producer through FrameByFrame Pictures.\r\n