&nbsp;Superstar Krishna’s birth anniversary brought big news for Mahesh Babu fans. The 4K version of the 2006 blockbuster Pokiri will release in theatres this August. The film is directed by Puri Jagannath and changed mass films in Telugu cinema. It has been 20 years since Pokiri first came to theatres. The new 4K print will give fans a fresh big screen experience with better sound and picture.Pokiri first came back in 4K with special shows on August 9, 2022 for Mahesh Babu’s birthday. That event started the 4K re-release trend in Tollywood. Fans filled theatres to see the Pandu character and famous scenes again. Last year Khaleja 4K did good business on Krishna’s birth anniversary. Earlier this year Athadu 4K also earned well even without a special day. These films showed that old hits can still pull huge crowds.Mahesh Babu holds the top record for re-release collections with Murari. That film made Rs 9 crore gross and set a new opening record for old films. Now Pokiri has a bigger fan base and a strong cult status. Many feel the 4K re-release will beat the Murari number and set a new record. The 4K trend is now very popular in Telugu cinema. Fans celebrate old films on birthdays and special days. It also helps new viewers see classic films in theatres.The Pokiri re-release is planned on a large scale with many screens across Telugu states. Fans are already planning big celebrations and cutouts. The film’s songs and action scenes are still loved today. With clear 4K visuals, the film will feel new to the young crowd. Trade experts say Pokiri can open to full houses and run well for many days. &nbsp;

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Pokiri To Have A Grand Re Release

Pokiri 4K Returns To Theatres This August For Fans

&nbsp;&nbsp;The Tamil coming-of-age film 29 is ready for its OTT release. Netflix will start streaming the movie from June 5, 2026. The film is directed by Rathna Kumar and stars Vidhu and Preethi Asrani in the main roles. This news is good for people who could not watch the film in theatres. The movie is coming to OTT in less than a month after its cinema release. Now, more viewers can watch the story from home.29 is about Sathya, a 29-year-old man played by Vidhu. He feels lost and wants to find meaning in his life. He does not know his goal or place in the world. His life changes when he meets Viji, played by Preethi Asrani. Viji helps him see life in a new way. The film shows his path of self-growth and finding himself. It talks about identity, bonds, and the problems young people face today. The story is simple, and many young adults will connect with it.The film also has Mahendran, Shehnaz Fathima, Avinash, and Prem in key roles. The music and camera work got praise during the theatre run. Rathna Kumar is known for writing strong scripts and emotional scenes. 29 adds to Netflix’s growing list of Tamil films. The platform has been bringing many new Tamil movies soon after their theatre release. This helps films reach viewers across the world.With its OTT release, 29 can now reach a bigger audience. Fans of real and emotional coming-of-age films should watch it. The film has a fresh story and honest acting. It shows the doubts and hopes of people in their late twenties. You can stream 29 on Netflix from June 5, 2026.

Acclaimed Film OTT Streaming Details

29 Movie To Stream On Netflix From June 5

&nbsp;&nbsp;Director Vignesh Shivan shared an emotional post about his film Love Insurance Kompany, also called LIK. He spoke about how online negativity affected the movie’s run in theatres. The film is a futuristic romantic drama and the team tried to do something new and fresh. But strong negative talk on social media started before many people saw the film. He said that some viewers told him they did not watch LIK in theatres because of bad reviews online.Vignesh Shivan said that criticism is normal for any film. But constant online hate can change how people think about a movie before they watch it. He feels this can hurt a film’s chances at the box office. He also said that making and releasing a film takes years of hard work and effort. When early negative talk spreads fast, all that work gets missed. The director shared that he is still finding it hard to accept LIK’s box office result. The talk around the film changed very fast after the first weekend.The director is still hopeful about the future. He said that many great films were not liked at first, but people loved them later. He got advice from a senior director who told him that a film’s success depends on content and also on the time and mood during release. Vignesh Shivan believes LIK may find more love with time. The post has started a big talk online about how social media reviews affect films.Love Insurance Kompany had a unique sci-fi love story and big scale visuals. Fans praised the songs and lead pair’s work after the OTT release. Many now feel the film deserved a better run in theatres. The team spent a long time on VFX and design to build the futuristic world. The debate on online hate and its impact on small and new concept films continues among movie fans.

Vignesh Shivan Emotional Note About LIK

Vignesh Shivan Talks About LIK Online Hate And Box Office Pain

&nbsp;Fans of Ram Charan have big news ahead of the Peddi pre-release event in Vijayawada on June 1. The makers will launch the release trailer of the film at the event. This move is expected to give a strong push to the film’s promotions before it hits theatres on June 4. The team planned this launch to build more buzz in the final days.The first trailer of Peddi got mixed views when it came out earlier. Some fans felt it did not have the high energy and strong moments they expect from a Ram Charan film. This led to talk about the film’s promo plan. The team has now made a new release trailer to fix that feedback and bring back the excitement. The trailer will be shown to a huge crowd at the Vijayawada event.The timing of the release trailer is key as it comes just three days before the film’s release. If the new trailer connects with fans and delivers big impact, it will help the film’s pre-release buzz. Peddi is directed by Buchi Babu and is one of the most awaited Telugu films of the year. The film stars Ram Charan, Janhvi Kapoor, Shivarajkumar, Jagapathi Babu, and Divyenndu. AR Rahman has given the music.The film faced many date changes before fixing June 4 for release. Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings are producing the film on a large scale. A special song with Shruti Haasan was also released recently and got good views. With the new trailer coming at the grand event, fans expect ticket sales to rise fast. The team hopes the final push will make Peddi a strong opener at the box office. &nbsp;

Peddi Team Readied Explosive Release Trailer

Peddi Release Trailer To Drop At June 1 Vijayawada Event

The film which is a sports based entertainer is slated for release on 7 June 2026.The film directed by Buchi Babu Sana is generating immense interest as Buchi Babu created a sensation with his debut film Uppena. Ram Charan speaking to scribes made a startling revelation saying "I wanted to become an actor, but I'm afraid to tell my father. Instead of this I said I will become a Mechanical Engineer"Ram Charan's Peddi stars Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead while Shruti Haasan is doing a special song. The film's music is tuned by Oscar winner Rahman and it stars Shiva Rajkumar, Jagapathi Babu and Divyenndu Sharma in important roles. Venkata Satish Kumar is producing the film on Vriddhi Cinemas bannner.Ram Charan is playing the role of a a wrestler and cricketer in the film.&nbsp;

RC Mechanical Engineer Dreams

Ram Charan reveals his Mechanical Engineer dreams

&nbsp;For long speculation increased on Balakrishna's son Mokshagna's son debut on the silver screen. The namers of various directors did rounds but nothing materialised.Fans got super thrilled when Mokshagna's &nbsp;debut film with Prashanth Varma was announced sometime back. During that time, even Jr NTR congratulated Lokesh and Lokesh's new look went viral.However, the film was shelved for some reason. Now once again Mokshagna's debut came back to square one. Nandamuri and Nara family members are trying to convince Nara Lokesh to make is debut on the screen.Nandamuri fans are questioning when will Mokshagna debut as he already crossed 31 and Jr NTR made his debut when he was just 18. They are even getting worried as Mokshagna is already crossing his prime age and precious time is getting wasted.In between if Mokshagna makes his debut, will he make an impact on the big screen as there have been lot of changes in his physique.&nbsp;

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Lokesh trying to convince Mokshagna

Look who is trying to convince Mokshagna

What happened to Allari Naresh's alcohol. Allari Naresh, of late, is starring in different genre entertainers. Allari Naresh, sometime back, lined up a project under the direction of Alcohol. The film stars Ruhani Sharma as the female lead, and it is titled in a unique manner as Alcohol.The film's first look and the teaser generated immense curiosity among movie lovers. Niharika NM is playing an important role in the film. However, from then on no updates came from the makers, and this is making movie lovers wonder what is happening with Alcohol. The makers earlier announced the film's release date as 2026, but suddenly they went into silent mode. Allari Naresh also started concentrating on his next projects. The film is produced on Sitara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas and the music is tuned by Gibhran . Cinematography is by Jiju Sunny, while editing is handled by Niranjan Devaramane.

Alcohol making no sound

What happened to Allari Naresh Alcohol

&nbsp;&nbsp;BJP comes in support of Peddi. Ram Charan's Peddi directed by Buchi Babu Sana, is racing for a grand release 2026. Ram Charan is promoting the film in a big way.Ram Charan earlier revealed on how PM Modi inquired about his film Peddi. Ram Charan said , “The last time I met our Honorable Prime Minister Modi ji in Delhi, he asked me what Peddi was about. I told him it’s about an evolved India and empowering our villages. Modi ji then shared a story from West Bengal, where decades ago a footballer from a small village represented India, and today over 85 people from that same village play football."Now, the BJP said, "Actor Ram Charan recalled his conversation with PM Modi about his upcoming film 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢. 🇮🇳“The last time I met our Honourable Prime Minister Modi Ji in Delhi, he asked me what Peddi was about. I told him it’s about an evolved India and empowering our villages.”𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐌 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟!"The film features Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead, while Shruti Haasan is doing the special song. Boman Irani, Shiva Rajkumar, Divyenndu Sharma are playing key roles in the film.&nbsp;

BJP bats for Peddi

BJP comes in support of Peddi

Vishal reacts on the celebrations of family of Pune Porche accused. Two years after the death of two people in the Pune Porsche crash case, the Pune Porsche accused got a bail in 2024. The Supreme Court in February granted bail to three accused in the Pune Porsche crash-linked evidence-tampering case, imposing strict conditions, including that they must not misuse their liberty.However, the video of the family celebrating the bail for the accused went viral. Vishal said, “U didn’t win an Olympic medal, nor did u pass your college exams with distinction, nor did you even do the least thing on this earth to make your shameless #agarwal family proud. U idiot #vedantagarwal U killed two budding IT engineers coz of your drunken driving. The system might be corrupted. U might get bail for wat u did and committed. U can rejoice in the open with your shameless family owing to your flamboyant wealth and contacts in the society."He went on to add, "But KARMA is a b***h. Remember that. Wat goes around comes around. Not cursing u. But honestly u don’t deserve to rejoice even if your dad has managed to plug all the loopholes in your case. @Dev_Fadnavis sir. @narendramodi sir. Pls take a look at that video and let this not be a bad example to our society.”

Vishal on family of Pune Porsche celebrations

Vishal reacts on the celebrations of family  of Pune Porche accused

&nbsp;Vijay Devarakonda ready for Bollywood strike. Vijay Devarakonda is currently starring in Rowdy Janardhan under the direction of Ravi Kiran Kola and Ranabali under the direction of Rahul Sankartiyan of Taxiwala fame.In the meantime, speculation is on that Vijay Devarakonda is eyeing a Bollywood strike once again. It is known that his Bollywood debut film Liger turned out to be a huge disaster. Both Vijay Devarakonda and Vikram Kumar are seen coming out of the Maddock Cinemas Office in Mumbai.They say they are eyeing a straight Bollywood project. Writer Gopimohan says, “I have no clue about his Bollywood plans,” and adds, “But Vijay Deverakonda is a talented and charismatic actor who would naturally be looking to expand his horizons and reach wider audiences.”He continues, “A Telugu star doing a Bollywood film is no longer a surprise. In fact, it is a matter of pride for Telugu cinema, which has established a strong national presence over the last few years.”Gopi Mohan says , “Hits and flops are part of every actor’s journey. One successful film can change the narrative overnight,” He adds, “Vijay has already proved his box-office pull with blockbusters like Arjun Reddy and Geetha Govindam. Another major hit could be just around the corner.”Vijay Devarakonda and Vikram Kumar were supposed to team up for a project, and it was supposed to be bankrolled under UV Creations banner. Now the discussion is whether the production house is getting changed or they are coming up with a new project with Maddock Cinemas.&nbsp;

VD eyeing Bollywood strike?

Vijay Devarakonda ready for Bollywood strike

&nbsp;Sree Vishnu-Ram Abbaraju project in full swing. Sree Vishnu and Ram Abbaraju created a laughing riot with the film Samajavaragamana. It is known that the duo is coming up with a new project and the project is progressing at a brisk pace. The makers shared an interesting update about the film. They posted "‘SREEVISHNU X RAM ABBARAJU 2’ The crazy combo is coming with a fun blast Shoot progressing at a rapid pace. More Updates soon".The BTS video showed that they are shooting hilarious scenes and it is coming out that the makers already completed two schedules. The film's script is provided by writers &nbsp;Bhanu Bhogavarapu and Nandu Savirigana.Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar are producing the film in a lavish manner under the Mythri Movie Makers banner. The film stars Vennela Kishore and Sudarshan in important roles. Movie lovers are expecting another comedy blast from Sree Vishnu and Ram Abbaraju on the big screen. &nbsp;

Sree Vishnu - Ram Abbaraju project update

Sree Vishnu-Ram Abbaraju project in full swing

&nbsp;&nbsp;Srinivasa Mangapuram arrival announced with special glimpse. Super Star Krishna's grandson, Ramesh Babu's son Jaya Krishna is making his debut with Srinivasa Mangapuram. The makers today locked the film's release date with an action glimpse on the birth anniversary of Krishna.The film will be releasing on 9th July. Ajay Bhupati of RX100 fame is directing the film which stars Rasha Thadani, daughter of Raveena Tandon as the female lead. This marks her entry into Tollywood.The makers released the action glimpse and it showed Jaya Krishna performing high octane action sequences with ease. He is seen sporting a rugged look to attract masses. GV.Prakash Kumar is the music director for the film which is produced by &nbsp;P. Kiran under Chandamama Kathalu Pictures. Ashwini Dutt is presenting the film under Vyjayanthi Movies banner. Ghattamaneni fans are thrilled and are waiting eagerly how the fourth generation star takes forward Krishna's legacy.&nbsp;

Srinivas Mangapuram Glimpse Out

Srinivasa Mangapuram arrival announced with special glimpse

&nbsp;Security increased after Varanasi leaks. Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu's upcoming Varanasi is the cynosure of all eyes. Despite strong security measures by the makers, they have been suffering leaks from various quarters for a long time, and this is dampening the spirits of the fans.Even yesterday, they suffered leaks, much to the shock of all, and question makers are raised over Rajamouli's meticulous planning. In the meantime, it is coming out that the security has been beefed up at the shooting spots and in and around the place.The film stars Priyanka Chopra as the female lead, while Prithviraj Sukumaran plays an important role. The music for the film is composed by Keeravani, and the story is provided by Vijayendra Prasad.Deva Katta is providing dialogues for the film, which is releasing on 7 April 2027. The film features Mahesh Babu as Lord Ram and Rudra while Priyanka and Prithviraj Sukumaran are playing the roles of Mandakini and Kumbha.&nbsp;

Varanasi leaks: Security tightened

Security increased after Varanasi leaks

Salman steps in to resolve Don 3 controversy. The controversy regarding Don 3 involving Farhan Akthar and Ranveer Singh, resulted in the banning of Ranveer Sigh by &nbsp;the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE). Now reports are coming that Excel Entertainment sought compensation of around ₹45 crore for losses allegedly due to the project's delay and eventual disruption. Sources say Ranveer Singh decided to exit from the project due to delay in the finalization of the script.Inside talk is Ranveer Singh offered Rs 25crs as the compensation but the Excel Entertainment his hellbent on Rs 45crs. In the meantime it is coming out that Salman Khan decided to broker peace between the two.He called both parties and asked them to resolve the issue amicably for the good of the industry. Salman apparently advised Farhan to take up Ranveer’s offer of doing another film in lieu of Don 3. The veteran actor is very close to Farhan and his family, and is also fond of Ranveer.

Don 3 controversy: Is he the peacemaker

Salman steps in to resolve Don 3 controversy

&nbsp;&nbsp;Premalu 2 not happening. Movie lovers cannot forget Naslen's Premalu, which turned out to be a blockbuster. For long reports came about Premalu sequel.Now, Naslen speaking to scribes, said “Premalu 2 has officially been cancelled. Dileesh ettan has already spoken about it. Due to certain technical reasons, the project did not reach a perfect landing. Maybe it could happen in the future. But as of now, it has been cancelled. The project was stopped because the script did not achieve the required perfection."He also said that the door has not been completely shut. According to the actor, the team could revisit the sequel if they eventually find the right story and creative direction.Premalu starred Naslen and Mamitha Baiju, alongside Sangeeth Prathap, Akhila Bhargavan, Shyam Mohan, Meenakshi Raveendran, Mathew Thomas and Althaf Salim in the direction of Girish AD. The film follows Sachin Santhosh, a graduate from Kerala, plans to move to UK but instead goes to Hyderabad to take a GATE course, where he meets and falls in love with Reenu Roy, an IT company employee. &nbsp;

Premalu 2 gets heartbreaking update

Premalu 2 not happening

Mareechika (2026) Movie: What's BehindMareechika - Viraj Ashwin, Regina Cassandra, Anupama Parameswaran's Mareechika directed by Satish Kasetty is releasing o 29 May 2026. Let us see how Mareechika entertained movie lovers.Mareechika (2026) Movie: Story ReviewMareechika Story revolves around the investigation after a girl complains about a murder. Where this leads to form the interesting part. Police Anji Babu (Ajay Ghosh) gets a surprise case of Sanju (Viraj Ashwin), What is so surprising about the case and what roles Venkata Lakshmi (Anupama Parameswaran) and Lodon returned Mareechika (Regina Cassanndra) played form the rest of the twists and turns.Mareechika (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewViraj Ashwin looked good on the screen. He played the role of a loverboy with variations to perfection. He showed good expressions annd emotions according to the situation.Regina Cassandra looked raunchy on screen. She indulged in glamor treat as a foreign returned girl and played the key role in the story. Anupama Parameswaran surprises with her variations. She at the beginning showed the innocent nature and later showed variations accordinly showing the right kind of expressions and emotions. However at times in the deglamor role she overacted herself.Ajay Ghosh played the role of the police and the role is tailormade for him. He elevated the scenes with his performance during the pre climax creating a laughing riot. Others like Thagubotu Ramesh, Anish Kuruvilla performed their roles according to the narration.Mareechika (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewMareechika Story is penned by Lakshmi Bhupala and it is directed by Satish Kasestty. The story is simple but he tried to turn it into a crime thriller adding delusional elements and also schizophrenia disease symptoms. The entire story revolves around a single point and he tries to excite viewers with confusing screenplay.To some extent he emerged successful but with the passage of time, one gets a feeling that the story is not moving any further. He tried to make up for it with hilarious scene in the police station during the preclimax. The entire first half is dragged with the love scenes featuring the lead pairs. The interval twist sets the tone for the second half. The pace picks up in the second half but the so called twists can be easily predicted.The music for the film is tuned by Ilayaraja. The songs looked like serial songs and offered nothing new. and the background music turned out to be a huge disappointment. One cannot believe that Ilayaraja scored the music for the film. The cinematography of Arvind Kannabiran is good. He showed the scenes in a realistic manner adding aesthetic elements. The editing of Junaid Siddiqui could have been better as there are many repetitive scenes that slowed the pace of the narration. Dialogues are outdated and production values are average.Mareechika Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e412a3a4235e6a9eca9cd20583248b9cf">Regina and Anupama</li><li data-list-item-id="eb3471abe0f627f98c42f6a67891a17e6">Few Twists</li></ul>Mareechika Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e6ab5980ccf515889ed2b69ab057a162b">Non linear screenplay</li><li data-list-item-id="e1baf87b89b9aa7526d0f74bd2f735b84">Confusing Narration</li><li data-list-item-id="e0410c0651a7d47f22cec0bd3eb865524">Predictable Elements</li></ul>Mareechika (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Mareechika turns out to be a predictable crime thriller. Though Anupama Parameswaran came up with spirited performance, director Satish Kasetty and writer Lakshmi Bhupala came up with an outdated story. Everything turned substandard, be it the predictable twists, performances and to the top of it, the slow pace with unnecessary scenes. The substandard production values harmed the film quality. Screenplay turned out to be decent and little finetuning of the script and racy screenplay along with doing away with unnecessary elements would have added value. Considering all these elements, Cinejosh goes with a 1.5 rating for Mareechika.

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Kattalan (2026) Movie: What's BehindKattalan - Antony Varghese Malayalam starrer Kattalan is releasing on 28 Aug 2026. The film directed by Paul George is produced by Shareef Muhammed who earlier came up with the most violent film Marco. Let us see what Kattalan offered to movie lovers.Kattalan (2026) Movie: Story ReviewKattalan story revolves around clash for supremacy between two rival gangs to control the ivory cartel and developments there after. Mari (Sunil) weilds iron like grip in the forests of Aanakolli, a hamlet located in the woods adjoining the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, controlling the ivory cartel and Eddy (Kabir Duhan Singh) is hellbent on eliminating him and ruling it. Where this leads to and what role Antony Varghese (Antony Varghese Pepe) play, form the interesting part.Kattalan (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewAntony Varghese is an unknown entity to Telugu viewers except for those who watch Malayalam films on OTT. He did full justice to his role. But the moment he started delivering dialogues it looks like he is out to complete them at a go for the fear of forgetting the same.Sunil played the important role in the film. Sunil's role offered nothing new and had shades of Pushpa and the roles he played there after. Much to the surprise of all, he also gets a special song.Kabir Duhan Singh played an inconsequential role. One of the villian Parth Tiwari looks funny when he delivers dialogues. Out of nowhere Dushara Vijayan appears in the second half weilding a gun.Others like Jagadeesh, Siddhique, Hanan Shaah, Hipzter, Anson Paul,Raj Tirandasu, Shon joy etc performed according to their roles.Kattalan (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewKattalan story is penned by Paul George. He came up with a routine and weak story and from then on it fails on all fronts. He just mixed all the scenes from various hit films and included action elements. Everything looks senseless and mindless and one gets a feeling that he has taken movie lovers for granted insulting their IQ levels.The background music is scored by Ravi Basrur. He just followed the same template he used for KGF, Salaar and others. At times it made an impact and most of the time, it turned out to be loud and jarring.Kattalan Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e1ba876f95f32fff9c061f94ed086e749">Few Action Blocks</li></ul>Kattalan Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e7f57c57e79994e7d7b9275b07d849b98">Missing Emotions</li><li data-list-item-id="ee22019eecc54c9b2e762fc1008949f6c">Story, Screenplay, Direction</li></ul>Kattalan (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Kattalan turns out to be poor replica of hit smuggling films. Director Paul George offered nothing new and he lifted scenes from various hit films and just changed the actors. To the top of it, the film lacked the strong emotions that play important role in the success of the film. With the weak story, screenplay and direction went for a toss. Considering all these aspects Cinejosh goes with a 1 rating for Kattalan.&nbsp;

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Blast Zone (2026) Movie: What's BehindAction King Arjun's action Entertainer Blast Zone released on 28 May 2026. The film is directed by Subash K Raj.The film's OTT rights have been bagged by OTT giant Netflix, and streaming will be after the completion of its theatrical run. Let us see what impact the film made on movie lovers.Blast Zone (2026) Movie: Story ReviewBlast Zone story revolves around a middle class family and the happenings in their life and how it is connected to high profile project involving influential people. Nila (Priety Mukundhan) is raised as a fearless girl since her childhood and is well trained in martial arts. However one incident changes not only her life but also her parents Rajaram (Arjun Sarja) and Neelavenni (Abhirami Gopikumar).What is that incident and ho it is connected to renowned industrialist Varun Dayalan (John Kokken), Abraham (Arjun Chidambaram), Ilango (Vivek Prasanna) and others form rest of the narration.Blast Zone (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewArjun Sarja is known for his versatile performances and after a longtime he donned an action avatar. He looked slim and fit and his physique becomes the talking point. He showed good emotions and delivered dialogues accordingly and enacted action sequences while protecting his family.Priety Mukundhan played a completely different role. She deviated from her known glamor roles and performed well as a brave daughter who doesn't tolerate any injustice to anyone. She enacted high octane stunts with ease. Abhirami Gopikumar performed well as a mother who has concerns for her daughter's safety and future plans, marriage etc and the twist that comes with her role surprises all.Arun Chidambaram looked stylish in the role of a villain. Others like John Kokken performed according to their roles.Blast Zone (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewBlast Zone story is penned by Subash K Raj. He came up with a simple story of how a family tries to protect themselves when on attack from dreaded gangsters. Many such films came earlier but Subhash K Raj narrated it in a different manner trying to send message to the society.He showed father training his daughter to be brave and not to tolerate any injustice not only to the family but others in the society despite mother expressing her own fears. He also highlighted the importance of martial arts and how it will be helpful as a self defence system.He started the narration in &nbsp;a gripping manner and then the narration and screenplay turns racy throughout the first half. The first half ends in a decent manner setting the stage for the second half. The second half also treads in a similar manner but pace dips at times and due to few repetitive and dragged scenes. The climax too turns out to be weak.Arun Radhakrishnan's cinematography is good. He used the camera angles and color combinations to perfection do give a natural and realistic feel. Ravi Basrur's background music is impactful and added value to the narration. The editing of Pradeep E Ragav is decent enough except for few drags here and there and repetitive scenes. Dialogues are thoughprovoking, inspirational and motivational. Production values are of high standards.Blast Zone Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e7f19ceeb59264b1f8a798cae24737782">Performances</li><li data-list-item-id="e93d38bf0a78f8ef6e9f0e2d1ac33b7a1">Action Sequences</li><li data-list-item-id="e439bcff491692e5936e9b81f7f72870a">Second Half</li></ul>Blast Zone Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="eebd3733179e77715360acaada16f7682">Simple Story</li><li data-list-item-id="e266db3e39796fa5a56bff35f19a944fe">Predictable Elements</li><li data-list-item-id="e7a795745bc78f4d33377f8bacca8b328">An Unreachable Title</li></ul>Blast Zone (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Blast Zone turns out to be interesting martial arts action entertainer. Arjun Sarja, Preity Mukundhan and Abhirami came up with energetic and spirited performances. Director Subash K Raj turned the simple story into a powerful actioner blending martial arts in a family drama. He should be given credit for giving powerful roles to the female actors. A strong villian and even intense climax would have taken the film to another level. Considering all these elements, Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 rating for Blast Zone.

Blast Zone Review

First Time (2026) Movie: What's BehindFirst Time, a futuristic romantic thriller is releasing on 22 May. The film marks the debut of Saurabh Dhingra, as the lead actor in the Telugu. First Time OTT rights are yet to be finalised. Let us see what it offered to movie lovers.First Time (2026) Movie: Story ReviewFirst Time story revolves around all men not only in this world but also from the outerspace and aliens try to posses her by hook or crook and the developments revolving around her.Aadya (Anicka Vikramann), an engineering student, is wanted by one and all. Even as Rahul (Shiva Kumar), her collegemate, also a drug peddler tries to woo her, her relative from US, Revanth (Bhoopal Raju) lands in Hyderabad to marry her. Aadya however, goes desperately in search of her soulmate and on the advice of her friend Janhvi (Gayatri Gupta) takes a shocking decison and in the process happen to meet Aadi (Akhil Sarthak). here this leads to what role her grandmother (Annapurna), journalist (Mime Gopi) , Naval Officer (Ajay Ratnam) and what role (Saurabh Dhingra) play, and the connection to the futuristic world form the rest of the narration.First Time (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewMost of the actors are newcomers and they worked hard to make an impression. Saurabh Dhingra made his debut with his debut and he is ok. Anicka Vikramann tried her best to attract with her emotions. Mime Gopi is good in a small role as a journalist. The new comers have a long way to go to make it to the next level and they should hone their skills before dreaming big.Others like Shiva, Bhuoopal Raju, Gayatri Gupta, Annapurnamma, Ajay Ratnam, Dhee Pandu are ok in their roles.First Time (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewFirst Time story is written by Hemanth Ippalapalli. He tried to come up with an interesting story in the backdrop of futuristic world and sci fi elements. While the idea is good, he failed to execute it in a perfect manner on the screen. He lacked clarity of thought and the scenes and screenplay ends up confusing viewers.The slow pace in the narration, repetitive scenes irritates viewers to the core. People are left to wonder about the usage of CGI and VFX and this resulted as the story lacked strong human emotions. The actors are just seen passing through the motions with artificial feel.Except for the so called sci fi elements, futuristic world, VFX and CGI, the film's story turned out to be monotonous, routine and outdated.Sri Venkat &amp; Sooraj S Kurup's music and background score is just ok. Cinematography of Venu Muralidhar &amp; Ram turned the film rich with attractive visuals. The editing of Hemanth Ippalapalli left a lot to be desired. There are many scenes that dragged the narration testing the patience of the viewers. VFX and CGI are good. Production values are decent.First Time Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e1f169e755f387f5bcb0b0591c0c0392e">Good Idea</li></ul>First Time Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e4a2ffeb3d8bbf817f547e7f89d00684f">Execution</li></ul>First Time (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, First Time turns out to be an illogical, senseless and mindless film. Hemanth Ippalapalli instead of concentrating on coming up with the strong story, tried to impresses viewers with extensive usage of CGI, VFX and futuristic world that looked completely out of sync. The story turned out to be weak with many loopholes and following this screenplay and direction went for a toss. No amount of rework on the script would have changed the output or the final result. Considering all these elements, Cinejosh goes with a 1 rating for First Time.

First Time Review

Ugly Story (2026) Movie: What's BehindUgly Story.. the film with negativity in the title itself was released today. Nandu, Avika Gor are coming together to entertain movie lovers with intense love story titled Ugly Story. The film directed by Pranava Swaroop is releasing on 22 May 2026. Let us findout how Ugly Story surprised movie lovers.Ugly Story (2026) Movie: Story ReviewUgly Story revolves around a person who loves a girl desperately and gets obsessed with the one side love even after her marriage and how he deals with the consequences and the aftermath events.Karthik (Nandu) is obsessed with love for Neha (Avika Gor). But Karthik gets a huge shock when he comes across Gautam (Raviteja Mahadhasyam). What is the shock and what role her uncle (Sivaji Raja) played form the rest of the narration.Ugly Story (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewNandu came up with terrific performance on the screen in the role of a psycho. Infact he virtually lived in the role and maintained the intensity carrying the film on his shoulders. He came up with natural and realistic performance and made an impact with his dialogue delivery, mannerisms, emotions and expressions.Avika Gor performed well in the role of a helpless girl and she showed the fear in her eyes and expressions. She emoted well and made viewers feel for her. Raviteja Mahadhasyam played the role of the lover as per the characterisation.Sivaji Raja played the role of a typical father quite well. Pragya Nayan played a small role of an inspector. Others performed according to their roles.Ugly Story (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewUgly Story is written by Pranava Swaroop. He tried to elevate the role of a psycho who is obsessed even after the girl is married and the consequences in the aftermath of it. &nbsp;He told the story from the viewpoint and the angle of a psychopath and this may not appeal to all.There are many scenes that may be uncomfortable for the viewers to watch, the violence and torture being one of them. He highlighted the darker side of the happenings in the lives of many women as many find it difficult to come forward and talk openly in public.The story offered nothing much but Pranav Swaroop penned the story highlighting the characterisation of pyschopath and it may appeal only to few.Shrie Saikumaar Daara with his cinematography gave a natural and realistic feel to the proceedings. He showed the locations using the camera angles in an apt manner. The background score of Shravan Bharadwaj elevated the scenes taking the intensity to new heights. The RR is quite good. Editing of Mithun Soma, Srikanth Patnaik. R could have been better. Dialogues are ok and production values are good.Ugly Story Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e3776a78d00d5b59bd79333032d750d90">Nandu, Avika Gor</li><li data-list-item-id="ed8a5f43f485d99a3b5ed91fe37b0cb92">BGM</li><li data-list-item-id="efd7826546d70073d14115990a7e81ac8">Cinematography</li></ul>Ugly Story Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e3865cd5d2cf7fac328ee75a39e95ed33">Extreme Violence</li><li data-list-item-id="e75adaa3cf5feb9448b7e82fca3c864a3">Slow pace</li></ul>Ugly Story (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Ugly Story highlights the darker side of the happenings. Nandu came up with impactful performance and director Pranava Swaroop highlighted his character to the core. Other than that the film offers nothing new. Lack of real story, uni dimensional story and screenplay and slow pace, impacted the outcome. Pranava Swaroop highlights the darker side of the society and it turns out to be a bitter pill. Considering all these elements, Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 rating for Ugly Story.&nbsp;

Ugly Story Review

Purushaha (2026) Movie: What's BehindPurushaha.. A fun filled movie titled released today. Pavan Kalyan Battula is making his debut as the lead actor with the film interestingly titled Purushaha. The film directed by Veeru Vulavala is releasing on 22 May 2026. Purushaha OTT rights are yet to be inked and details will be revealed at a later date. Let us see how Purushaha entertained movie lovers.Purushaha (2026) Movie: Story ReviewPurushaha story revolves around three husbands who gets frustrated with their wives and what steps they take and the consequences that follow. Family Counsellor Govind (Pavan Kalyan Battula), Pastor in a Church Satti Babu (Sapthagiri), Srinu (Rajkumar Kasireddy) happen to be thick friends and they get a shock of their lives when their wives Kamala (Rayanchu Kokkura), Lakshmi (Vishika), Geetha (Hasini Suddir) decide to give immense torture and where this leads to and what role Creative Krish aka Kissu (Vennela Kishore), Devika (Aanira Gupta), French Girl Rosy (Gabi Rock), Sobhan (Pammi Sai), Lawer Ananth (Ananth Sriram) and Judge Jayaram (VTV Ganesh) play form the interesting part.Purushaha (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewPavan Kalyan on debut performed well showing ease in acting. Though at times he came up with stone faced expressions, he made his presence felt as a innocent lover boy and also as a caring husband and also showed the emotional side delivering dialogues aptly.Vennela Kishore and Kasi Reddy created humour with their antics. Same can be said about Sapthagiri and VTV.Ganesh. Rayancha Kokkura looked good on screen and she performed well in the role of a woman who donot tolerate lies. French Girl Gabi Rock is ok in the all important role.Anaira Gupta oozed with glamor in a song while Vishka and Hasini Sudhir played their parts to perfection. Others like Rajiv Kanakala performed according to their roles.Purushaha (2026) Movie: Technical ReviewPurushaha story is readied by Veeru Vulavala. Many films came earlier with similar concept and Veeru Vulavala tried to generate humour and entertain movie lovers with this story highlighting the frustration of the husbands. The entire first half is loaded with the fights between husband and wife and the happenings between the friends and court scenes. All those things are routine and few hilarious scenes are just ok though they are nothing new.The first half ends with the revelation of the secrets of the protagonists and the entire second half is all about them proving their innocence. The director failed to connect the emotional chords and failed to establish how a small incidents lead to divorce. Few emotions are ok but the super heroes fights looked silly and didnot workout. He tried to load the second half with intense emotions but failed to do full justice to them.He ended few roles abruptly and didnot justify few characters in the film. Climax twist is decent &nbsp;to some extent.Satish Muthyala's cinematography is good. Shrawan Bharadwaj's music is just ok and so is the background music. Editing of Koti left a lot to be desired. There are many unnecessary scenes that impacted the final output. Dialogues are just ok and production values are good.Purushaha Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="ef3dbdedb15ddc649dc158828a3ab81b4">Connecting Concept</li><li data-list-item-id="ee4ab81f605c910a56cc8f2507a0966f9">Few Scenes</li></ul>Purushaha Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e8cb58bd75d4c377071f4c6c79a5658c7">Routine Template</li><li data-list-item-id="efa4a67fcccfb2b65c1faabaf0f49f0d7">Outdated Humor</li></ul>Purushaha (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Purushaha turns out to be predictable, frustrated husbands story. Debutante Pavan Kumar worked hard and it is visible on the screen and Sapthagiri, Vennela Kishore, Rajkumar Kasireddy and others did their parts accordingly. But the lack of novelty in the story and the predictable screenplay by the director Veeru Vulavala and silly scenes undid all the good intentions. Considering all these elements, Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 rating for Purushaha.

Purushaha Review

Ramani Kalyanam (2026) Movie: What's BehindDeepshikha Chandran, Surya Vashistta are coming to entertain movie lovers with a unique flick titled Ramani Kalyanam. The film directed by Vijay Adireddy is releasing on 22 May 2026. Last is se what romantic vibes the film offered to movie lovers.Ramani Kalyanam (2026) Movie: Story ReviewRamani Kalyanam revolves around two youngsters who overcomes their physical irregularities to attain success in their personal and professional life.Sanjana (Deepshikha Chandran), a self respected woman makes her living as a RJ and a singer in a bar , overcoming her disability.Where this leads to and what happens when she comes across Raj (Surya Vashistta) who suffers from partial disability, Kishore (Srinivas Reddy), his wife Geetha (Shyamala), Doctor Aravind (Chaitu Jonnalagadda) form the interesting part.Ramani Kalyanam (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewDeepshika Ranjan looked good on screen in some places. But at time she looked artificial, pale and jaded. Despite playing the role of a blind girl, she expressed herself quite well and impressed with her screenpresence. The dialogues penned for her character are thought provoking and motivational.Surya Vashistta did well in the role of a person confined to the wheelchair and showed the trauma and agony quite well. Sreenivas Reddy got a different and impactful role and he elevated the scenes showing good emotions. Shyamala did well in the role and is impactful. Chaitu Jonnalagadda is ok in the role of the doctor and so is Prabhavathi.Ramani Kalyanam (2026) Movie: Technical ReviewRamani Kalyanam story is penned by Vijay Adireddy. He tried to send the message to the society with this emotional love story that disability shouldn't be an obstacle in the success and one shouldn't stop progressing brooding over the past happenings.The first half starts with the introduction of various characters and the blossoming of love between the lead pair before the interval twist. But the routine shades and slow pace ended up testing the patience of the viewers. The entire second half is loaded with emotional content. The twist in the pre climax is good and the climax turns out to be emotional.There are many unnecessary scenes that defies logic and also the conflict is not shown in &nbsp;a convincing manner. The relationship and connection to four kids and the granny is not shown properly.Aravind Thirukovela with his cinematography turned the scenes colorful and visually appealing on the screen. Sooraj S Kurup's songs are just average. He however made up for it with his background music adding value to the narration. Ram Jagadeesh's dialogues are relevant, interesting and motivational. Editing of Raviteja Giriala left a lot to be desired. Though the film's duration is less, the editing made it feel like the film is never ending. Production values are fine.Ramani Kalyanam: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e51cd58c80874a499bc0ab2ec0047585f">Deepshikha Chandran</li><li data-list-item-id="ed46bcd4e643d8263b2354895231c77c8">Few Dialogues</li></ul>Ramani Kalyanam: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e19cdf6d779c9d5861d7e8c238924100c">Slow Pace</li><li data-list-item-id="e39577f124824c7f59e5c40d21ac54f14">Predictable Elements</li><li data-list-item-id="e906aafc900b76ea61b7bfebff7f91f68">Missing Logics</li></ul>Ramani Kalyanam (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Ramani Kalyanam, fails to make a strong impact due to routine shades. Director Vijay Adireddy tried to send message to the youngsters through the emotional love story that disability is not a hindrance to the success in life. But illogical scenes, predictable elements played the spoilsport though there are some good thought provoking dialogues. Considering all these elements Cinejosh goes with a 1.5 rating for Ramani Kalyanam.&nbsp;

Ramani Kalyanam Review

Drishyam 3 (2026) Movie: What's BehindMovie lovers cannot forget the sensation Mohanlal and direcgot Jeethu Joseph created with the thriller, Drishyam and Drishyam2. When they joined together for Drishyam 3, expectations increased. Drishyam 3 OTT rights have been acquired for a fancy sum by Amazon Prime. Now, Drishyam 3 is racing for a grand release on 21 May 2026. Let us see what more thrills Drishyam 3 offered to movie lovers.Drishyam 3 (2026) Movie: Story ReviewDrishyam 3 story revolves around a simple family man whose haunted by the cops following the happenings when he tries to save his family from trouble. How he deals with the clear and present danger form rest of the developments.George Kutty (Mohanlal) takes a unique decision to foolproof and secure his family from getting haunted and hunted by the cops who keeps on investigating Varun murder case even after decades without closing it. What is the unique decison, and how it impacts the lives of his wife Rani George (Meena),his daughters Anju George (Ansiba Hassan), Anu George (Esther Anil), Varun's mother Geetha Prabhakar (Asha Sharath), father Prabhakar (Siddique), IG Thomas Bastin (Murali Gopy), Dy SP Philip Matthew (KB.Ganesh Kumar) and others form the interesting developmentsDrishyam 3 (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewMohanlal as usual came up with natural and realistic performance. He showed the right kind of expressions and emotions according to the situation and made viewers travel along with him and tried to carry the film on his shoulders. However, his character arc is not developed properly.Meena as usual showed good emotions but they turned out to be routine and predictable. Asha Sharath is good in the role of Varun's mother. Others like Asha Sharath, Murali Gopy, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil performed according to their roles.Drishyam 3 (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewDrishyam 3 is penned by Jeethu Joseph. He continues from where he left in Drishyam 2 and the narration progresses in the same vein. He starts the narration in an interesting manner increasing the curiosity levels highlighting the fears of the protagonist in the wake of the recent developments which got him unwanted media attention.He also showed the emotional situation and trauma of the female cop who experiences shock of her son's death and how to deal ith them. He slowly corelates both the incidents and developments and showed the media trail and social media impact on the protagonist's family. He concentrated on the happenings in Varun's life and tried to surprise viewers.Though Jeethu Joseph tried to highlight the emotional complications and implications and also worked hard to maintain the thrill factor, viewers who watched the first two parts, feel everything is stretched and they could easily guess the next scenes and proceedings. They feel that Jeethu Joseph stretched the narration and the so called thrill factor to a point of no return. The slow pace in the first half tests the patience of the viewers. It is only during the runup to the interval block some sense of urgency is shown and few scenes increase the thrill factor.People expect a more interesting and intriguing second half. However the familiarity of the behavior of the characters robbed viewers of the novel feeling. Everything turns predictable be it the investigation sequences, emotional scenes and the pattern in unraveling the suspense. To the top of it, when viewers expect a shocking climax, the simple climax turns out to be a major disappointment. The way protagonist comes with silly ideas turns out to be a huge disappointment. The Telugu dubbing turned out to be the worst.The editing of Vinayak VS could have been far better. There are many scenes that slowed the pace of the narration. The cinematography of Satheesh Kurup is in sync with the story. He used the camera angles and color combinations to give realistic and natural feel to the proceedings.The music of Anil Johnson is ok and his background score elevated the scenes. Dialogues are fine and production values are good.Drishyam 3 : Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="ec1938436b03b12ca3a6acd1dab5e3342">Mohanlal</li><li data-list-item-id="e8de53a5ef548d102431323e40375f882">Few Twists</li></ul>Drishyam 3 : Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e56853b4e433a1cc77ef205b18707b2c0">Missing Conflict</li><li data-list-item-id="ed6d3d50204041f3d963054cf058f00ee">Worst Dubbing</li><li data-list-item-id="eeccbece86be327f73178810e2ad2f71d">Bereft of Twists and Turns</li><li data-list-item-id="e5e27de6e869028d23b9a6f26413356c8">Climax</li></ul>Drishyam 3 (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Drishyam 3 turns out to be a predictable thriller and offered nothing new. The fault lies with the director Jeethu Joseph and the makers for trying to cash in to the craze of the Drishyam franchise. They offered nothing new when it came to the investigation, thrill factor and emotions. The story didnot excite and the screenplay and direction followed the familiar pattern robbing the viewers of the novel expereince. Obviously Drishyam 3 turns out to be the weakest among all the Drishyam franchises. No amount of rework on the script would have changed the outcome. Considering all these elements Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 rating for Drishyam 3.

Drishyam 3 Review

Mr.Work From Home (2026) Movie: What's BehindMr.Work From Home movie arrived today. Thrigun, Payal Radhakrishna are came to entertain movie lovers with the film titled Mr.Work From Home. The film, directed by Madhudeep Chelikaani is releasing on 15 May 2026. Let us see how the film entertained movie lovers.Mr.Work From Home (2026) Movie: Story reviewMr.Work From Home story revolves around a youngster who returns from US to do something good for the country and his he wades through the difficulties form the interesting part.Aravind (Thrigun) who passes time with outv doing any work falls for beautiful girl Mahi (Payal Radhakrishna) and goes all out to woo her. &nbsp;However Payal has different expectations about her would be. Where this leads to and what roles Aravind's parents (Anish Kuruvilla, Satya Krishan), his friends (Sudarshan, Viva Harsha), Balram Chakravarthy (Sivaji Raja) form rest of the developments. Mr.Work From Home (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewMr.Work From Home, title role played by Thrigun looked smart and handsome on the screen. He is ok with his performance. He delivered dialogues sincerely. Payal Radhakrishna played a typical female lead role and she did not get much chance to show her performance and also her glamor.Aneesh Kuruvilla and Satya Krishnan played the roles of the hero's parents accordingly and their characters followed a typical template. The humor of Sudarshan and Viva Harsha failed to make an impact.Shivaji Raja played an important role while Venu Yeldani, Saptagiri played routine roles. Others performed according to their roles.Mr.Work From Home (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewMr. Work From Home story is penned by &nbsp;Madhudeep Chelikaani. He tried to send a message to the society through his film about organic farming and usage of modern technology in farming and also about millets. However, the story turned out to be predictable and routine.He failed to blend the genex aspirations, romantic elements and message in an interesting manner. None of the scenes excites or connect with the viewers. The story lacked emotions and this impacted the film in a big way. Though the film's duration is less, one gets a feeling that it never ends.The story turned out to be routine and monotonous and screenplay and direction turned below average. The script lacked novelty and this is the biggest drawback.Arun Chiluveru, Prakash Cherukuri's music offered nothing new. The songs just increased the length of the duration and added no value. Cinematography of Ravi Kumar is just ok and as per the story. Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao's editing left many unnecessary scenes. Dialogues are just ok. Production values are average.Mr.Work From Home Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e5a56a76a3f6aba316d93179d36d85329">Message</li><li data-list-item-id="e9c8ccd09884c58faa13828c7d8191ea1">Cinematography</li></ul>Mr.Work From Home Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="eeb20f6c44e5d24f71cdf44abf66a0eb1">Routine Story</li><li data-list-item-id="e03366d8a64e38c16883a542529df3518">Missing Emotions</li></ul>Mr.Work From Home (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Mr.Work From Home gives another predictable message. Director &nbsp;Madhudeep Chelikaani tried to send relavant message about organic farming but he came up with outdated story and output. No amount of rework on the script would have changed the fate of the film. Considering all these elements, Cinejosh goes with a 1.75 rating for Mr.Work From Home.

Mr.Work From Home Review

Veerabhadrudu (2026) Movie: Whats BehindVeerabhadrudu finally hits the screens today. Suriya is known for his powerful and impactful performances and versatile roles. However, of late his films are tanking at the box office. In the midst of all this, he is coming to test his luck with Karuppu which is releasing in Telugu as Veerabhadrudu. Karuppu OTT rights have been acquired by Amazon Prime and streaming will be after the completion of its theatrical run. Let us see whether Veerabhadrudu changed Suriya's fate at the box office.Veerabhadrudu aka Karuppu Movie: Story ReviewVeerabhadrudu story revolves around innocents fight for justice and what happens when it falls in deaf ears. Baby Krishna (RJ.Balaji) an influential lawyer runs the entire court in Nampally according to his whims and fancies and makes huge money by hook or crook. Though people are vexed, no one dares and then the unbelievable happens in form of Veerabhadra (Suriya).Who is Veerabhadra, how he is connected to the developments and what role lawyer Preethi (Trisha) played the interesting twist in the narration.Veerabhadrudu (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewSuriya impresses with his performance. He makes an impact as the village God and is good as a lawyer. He showed good variations in mannerisms, looks and body language. He showed different expressions accordingly. He enacted action sequences with utmost ease.Trisha got an important role. She is ok with her looks. At times she got prominence and suddenly she gets confined to the second fiddle before taking the centre stage.RJ. Balaji performed well as the crooked lawyer. His scenes with Suriya excites all. At times he got more screen presence. Others like Natty, Swasika, Sshivadha, Anagha Maya Ravi, Supreeth Reddy performed according to their roles.Veerabhadrudu aka Karuppu Movie: Technicians ReviewVeerabhadrudu story is written by RJ. Balaji. He tried to entertain viewers by adding spiritual elements to a routine action entertainer with a message. For most of the first half, he spent time introducing various characters, establishing their problems and the proceedings in the court and elevate their emotions before introducing Suriya in an interesting and exciting manner. The slow pace tend to put off viewers as the scenes are predictable till the entry of Suriya.The narration picks up pace with the entry of Suriya and the spiritual elements generated curiosity. The conflict attracts all and though the interval block is routine, the first half ends on a decent note. When one expects a better second half, the narration turns cliched and screenplay goes for a toss. The comedy scenes looked outdated and dragged the narration to the next level.The pre climax is good but inspired by films like Kantara and Pushpa but lacked the strong emotions associated with them. RJ.Balaji followed the similar template in Veerabhadrudu which he did in Nayanthara's Mookuthi Amman except for few variations.The songs tuned by Sai Abhyankar had Tamil flavor. It is difficult to connect cords. His background score at times is good but at other times it turned out to be extremely loud. Kalaivanan's editing is ok but could have been far better. There are many scenes with tamil flavor and also repetitive scenes put off viewers. The cinematography of GK.Vishnnu is good. He showed the action sequences in an exciting way.Veerabhadrudu Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="ef0c3b979af8af3b33237e64a5eda3ac4">Suriya</li><li data-list-item-id="e00fd1b78977d2c1b6b45068cea5785cd">First Half</li><li data-list-item-id="e9a31681e1e2115e18cad747b7c42bae1">Few Emotions</li></ul>Veerabhadrudu Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e351af48354cd09ac75b07cde4f5dae12">Frail Villian</li><li data-list-item-id="e7d98612fa657386d1df1a5cd4bac0cd9">Ordinary Dialogues</li><li data-list-item-id="eddbd29e7077c264cb807fee678513585">Incoherent Narration</li></ul>Veerabhadrudu (Karuppu) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Veerabhhadrudu turns out to be a routine fictional actioner. Suriya as usual came up with impressive performance. However, RJ. Balaji, who came up with a decent first half despite the routine flavor and predictable elements, failed completely in the second half. Little finetuning of the script would have added value to the narration. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 rating for Veerabhadrudu.&nbsp;

Veerabhadrudu Review

KD: The Devil (2026) Movie - What's BehindKD-The Devil Movie Hero Dhruva Sarja's high octane action entertainer KD-The Devil directed by Prem generated immense interest. The film's Telugu version is releasing on 15 May 2026. The film's OTT rights have been bagged by Amazon Prime and streaming will be after the end of its theatrical run. Let us see what KD-The Devil offered to movie lovers.KD: The Devil (2026) Movie - Story ReviewKD-The Devil story revolves around a good natured individual and how his life changes following the missteps and how he handles them. Kaalidasa aka Kaali aka KD (Dhruva Sarja) due to circumstances starts idolising &nbsp;Dhak Deva (Sanjay Dutt), who weilds an iron like grip in and around Bengaluru.Where this leads to and what roles, KD's lady love Machhlakshmi (Reeshma Nanaiah), his brother Dharma (Ramesh Aravind), Satyavati (Shilpa Shetty), Annayyappa (V.Ravichandran), Rudra Mishra (Jisshu Sen Gupta) and Kaala Bhairava (Sudeepa) form the interesting part.KD: The Devil (2026) Movie - Artists ReviewKD-The Devil Movie Hero Dhruva Sarja performed well in the role and showed good variations in his expressions and body language according to the situation. He emoted well and made his presence felt with his body language and mannerisms. He looked good on the screen and enacted intense action sequences with ease.Sanjay Dutt looked menacing on the screen. He with his persona elevated the scenes. However his role is wasted as his character arc is not developed properly. Ramesh Arvind made his presence felt as he got a role of substance.Shilpa Shetty, V. Ravichandran, Reeshma Nanaiah, Jisshu Sengupta performed their accordingly as they didnot get any scope to showcase their acting talent. Nora Fatehi sizzled in a special song. Sudeepa made his presence felt in a cameo.KD: The Devil (2026) Movie - Technicians ReviewKD-The Devil story is penned by Prem. Right from the start the story is eccentric to the core. When he entered the industry his story telling turned out to be unique but he started using the same and followed the same using technological advances offering nothing new ending up testing the patience of the viewers.The narration lacks continuity and screenplay turned out to be bizzare and viewers are left wondering what he was upto. Though Dhruva Sarja worked hard, his character turned out to be loud. Reeshama Nanaiah is ok and Sanjay Dutt's character looked extremely awkward. As the narration progresses, the viewers interest wane and when the film ends, they heave a sigh of relief.The cinematography of William David added value to the narration turning it rich. However Arjun Janya's music failed with misplaced songs and also the background score turned out to be very jarry and loud. VFX turned out to be below average and the editing Sanketh Achar failed completely. What surprised all is they completely deleted the controversial song of Norah Fatehi. Production values are good.KD: The Devil - Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e92babcd81e28be7d5eb51504ffcfe5b2">Dhruva Sarja to some extent</li><li data-list-item-id="e58a15cd31a17e29446bbea0df5beb39e">Kiccha Sudeep Cameo </li><li data-list-item-id="e4fb73d1cab0cda4bd25390c846c68061">Couple of Action Blocks</li></ul>KD: The Devil - Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e774d096b6696162bf1c30e137593971d">Predictable Story</li><li data-list-item-id="e10426125bfffb2f67a3163f679a5987f">BGM </li><li data-list-item-id="e97d70c5895279b51dfc65fcabe7e0f94">Loud Dialogues </li><li data-list-item-id="ebf562b0ca6082677383313dab666cfac">Extreme Violence</li></ul>KD: The Devil (2026) Movie - Rating AnalysisAltogether, KD-The Devil turns out to be a complete disappointment. Prem as the director failed to get the optimum from the cast and crew. Despite the presence of top stars like Sanjay Dutt and performer like Dhruva Sarja, instead of concentrating on coming with strong story, he paid attention to action sequences and extreme violence. Even the character arcs are underdeveloped and actors turned out to be mere puppets. He lacked the conviction and sticking to his old proven formula turned out to be a drawback. he failed completely with his screenplay, story and direction. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 rating for KD: The Devil.

KD: The Devil Review

&nbsp;Harudu (2026) Movie: What's BehindHarudu Movie Hero Yesteryear hero Venkat, Hebha Patel's Harudu directed by Raj Thalliri hit the scenes on 15 May 2026. Let us see what Harudu offered to movie lovers.Harudu (2026) Movie: Story ReviewHarudu story revolves around the happenings in the life of the honest police officer and how he deals with them in various cities. Independent MLA Varadarajulu (Sreehari Paila) goes to any extent and even questions CM (Suman) for the good of the poor and downtrodden and DCP Shankar (Venkat) is out to eliminate criminals in his own style.What happens when drug peddlers and unemloyed youth Aditya, Priyanka, Balaraju, Vicky, Mounika get into dirty fight and where this leads to and what role SI Subhasree, Venkat's wife Priya (Natasha Singh), Mumbai don Rajan (Ravi Varma) form the twist in the developments.Harudu (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewHarudu Movie Hero Venkat is ok in the role of the DCP. He came up with a singular and serious expression and his body language is ok on the screen. Srihari Paila played an important role.Suman and Ravi Varma played small roles. There are many other actors in the film and all of them Hebah Patel, Saloni Aswani, Natasha Singh, Ali, Subhasree, Ravinder Reddy, Shaani, Vedvika, Chandinirao, Adithya, Sunny, Sammeta Gandhi got inconsequential roles.Harudu (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewHarudu story is written by Raj Thalluri. He tried to attract viewers with an action entertainer. He failed completely with the way he started the proceedings and he continues in the same mannner throughout the first half. The flashback action scenes though predictable turns the film racy. Many expected a better second half but once again, he came up with silly and senseless scenes irritating the viewers.His screenplay turned out to be senseless while direction turned rudderless. One gets a feeling that he is out only to murder movie lovers with his so called creative scenes.Uppu Maruthi failed completely as an editor. Though he couldn't be faulted as the story is senseless, he still left many ridiculous scenes. Anandmarukurthi's cinematography is below average. The music of Manizenna left a lot to be desired and so too is the background music. Dialogues are in bad taste and most of them are loaded with double meaning. Production values are just ok.Harudu Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e161330b1ec7b1640a9b7d2ca9e947754">Casting For Posters</li></ul>Harudu Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="eb93a594a366e866a527dc46832353db0">Everything On Screen</li></ul>Harudu (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Harudu turns out to be an atrocious action entertainer. Raj Thalluri tried to thrill viewers with action entertainer but he failed in his attempt completely. The starting scenes itself puts off viewers and from then on it turns out to be a tedious watch. The predictable flashback and the episodes in the second half makes viewers run for cover. There is no respite to the viewers as Raj Thalluri comes with scenes that defies logic and gives immese torture. The story is extremely weak and screenplay and direction is atrocious. Considering all these points, Cinejosh goes with a 1 rating for Harudu.

Harudu Review

Superstar Krishna’s birth anniversary brought big news for Mahesh Babu fans. The 4K version of the 2006 blockbuster Pokiri will release in theatres this August. The film is directed by Puri Jagannath and changed mass films in Telugu cinema. It has been 20 years since Pokiri first came to theatres. The new 4K print will give fans a fresh big screen experience with better sound and picture.Pokiri first came back in 4K with special shows on August 9, 2022 for Mahesh Babu’s birthday. That event started the 4K re-release trend in Tollywood. Fans filled theatres to see the Pandu character and famous scenes again. Last year Khaleja 4K did good business on Krishna’s birth anniversary. Earlier this year Athadu 4K also earned well even without a special day. These films showed that old hits can still pull huge crowds.Mahesh Babu holds the top record for re-release collections with Murari. That film made Rs 9 crore gross and set a new opening record for old films. Now Pokiri has a bigger fan base and a strong cult status. Many feel the 4K re-release will beat the Murari number and set a new record. The 4K trend is now very popular in Telugu cinema. Fans celebrate old films on birthdays and special days. It also helps new viewers see classic films in theatres.The Pokiri re-release is planned on a large scale with many screens across Telugu states. Fans are already planning big celebrations and cutouts. The film’s songs and action scenes are still loved today. With clear 4K visuals, the film will feel new to the young crowd. Trade experts say Pokiri can open to full houses and run well for many days.