Ram Charan’s Peddi has stormed into the 300 crore club and crossed 315 crores gross worldwide in just 5 days. The film was released on June 4 2026 and became a box office sensation from day one. It opened with around 135 crores and kept strong numbers through weekdays. Trade reports call it a box office tsunami because it is the fastest solo film for Ram Charan to enter the 300 crore club.The movie is a sports action drama set in 1980s rural Andhra Pradesh. Ram Charan plays a wrestler from a lower caste who fights for respect. The emotional story, mass action scenes, and AR Rahman’s music helped the film connect with both city and village audiences. Peddi is produced by Vriddhi Cinemas, Sukumar Writings and Jio Studios. Venkata Satish Kilaru bankrolled the film while Buchi Babu Sana directed it.Janhvi Kapoor plays the female lead and Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar appears in a key role. The film also has Boman Irani, Jagapathi Babu and Divyendu in important parts. Cinematography by Ratnavelu and Rahman’s background score added to the grand feel. The movie got good word of mouth for its emotional core and raw action. Multiplex and single screen centers in Telugu states reported housefull shows even on weekdays. Overseas markets like USA, UK and Australia also gave big openings.The story of Peddi is about pride, identity and fighting against odds. Ram Charan’s rugged look and wrestling training became a big talking point before release. Fans praised the climax and emotional scenes. The film is doing well in tribal belt areas and mass centers where sports dramas usually work strong. With 315 plus crores in 5 days, Peddi is heading toward bigger milestones in week 2. Experts say the film can become one of the top grossers of Ram Charan’s career. Fans are now waiting to see if the film can cross 500 crores worldwide in the coming days.

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Ram Charan Peddi Holds Strong At The Box Office

Peddi Crosses 300 Crores In Five Days 

&nbsp;Nagarjuna to host Bigg Boss 10. Nagarjuna became synonymous with the popular reality show Bigg Boss. He popularised the Telugu version of the show with his hosting. Now, all the fans and people are waiting eagerly for the show's next season.In the meantime, organisers shared some delightful news. They confirmed that Nagarjuna will be hosting the Bigg Boss 10 reality show. The upcoming season has been announced by Endemol Shine India, a part of Banijay Entertainment, with the game changing alongside higher expectations. Taking to social media, the makers shared an announcement video featuring Nagarjuna, promising yet another power-packed dose of entertainment. "Presenting the Eye of #BiggBoss Telugu10. This time you will see Bigg Boss Dhasavatharam!. The game is changing... Guilty will change... History in the making!" the caption read.The Channel posted "Presenting the Eye of #BiggBossTelugu10 Ee sari meeru chudaboyedhi Bigg Boss Dhasavatharam! Aata maruthundhi… Anchanalu maruthayi… Charitra srushtinchabaduthundhi! "On the professional front, Nagarjuna is starring in his milestone 100th film which is progressing at a brisk pace under the direction of Ra. Karthik.&nbsp;

King to power Bigg Boss 10

Nagarjuna to host Bigg Boss 10

&nbsp;Anushka Sharma reveals her cheap harkat. Anushka Sharma who once ruled Bollywood is now doing films selectively after marrying King Kohli.Now, speaking to scribes, Anushka Sharma shared her cheap harkat. An old video of Anushka and Ranveer Singh from the promotions of their 2011 film Ladies vs Ricky Bahl has resurfaced online. Speaking about receiving gifts from men, she said, "Mujhe yeh gift ka fanda bahut stupid lagta hai. In fact, whenever a guy used to give me a gift, I used to get so uncomfortable. Firstly, I would not take the gift, but if I took it, then I would do such a cheap harkat that I would get to know the price of that gift, and then I would gift that person something of the same value or of a higher value. I never want a guy to say that he spent money on me. This thing about money is in me. I always have to split a bill. I cannot allow a guy to pay. Either I am going to pay or I’m going to split the bill. I am very clear in these matters."Anushka completed filming for Chakda X Press, a film based on Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami but the film remains indefinitely stalled following a reported fallout between streaming giant Netflix and the production company Clean Slate Filmz.

Anushka Sharma reveals her cheap harkat

Anushka Sharma shares her cheap harkat

&nbsp;&nbsp;Speculation on Korean Kanakaraju release. &nbsp;Mega Prince Varun Tej after a dream start, failed to sustain the momentum at the box office. His previous films left without a trace and he is now pinning all his hopes on his upcoming film titled, interestingly as Korean Kanakaraju.Merlapaka Gandhi is directing the film which is generating immense interest. Now speculation is increasing over the film's release. Inside talk is the makers are planning to release the film on 7 Aug 2026. The film is a hilarious horror entertainer and the promos are generating interest.The film stars &nbsp;Rithika Nayak as the female lead while Satya is playing a key role. The film's non theatrical rights have been sold for a fancy sum.The &nbsp;recent glimpse in which Varun Tej talking in Korean language generated interest among movie lovers. V Creations and First Frame Entertainment are producing the film in a prestigious manner.&nbsp;

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Is this when Korean Kanakaraju will release?

Speculation on Korean Kanakaraju release

&nbsp;Ram Charan starrer Peddi is still doing steady business at the box office, but the film has landed in new trouble. Tribal groups and Adivasi organizations have raised strong objections about how tribal communities are shown in the movie. They say some scenes and dialogues spread wrong stereotypes and hurt the sentiments of tribal people.A key scene where the hero’s actions are linked to his lack of education and tribal background has become the main point of criticism. Members from several tribal groups have filed complaints with the District Collector and Superintendent of Police in Vizianagaram. They are asking the makers to remove the scenes and take corrective action. Some groups have also questioned the censor board for clearing such content without cuts.This is not the first time Peddi has faced backlash. Earlier the film was criticized for the way Janhvi Kapoor’s character Achiyamma was shown. Many women’s groups and social media users said the character looked too glamorous and was objectified. After the criticism, director Buchi Babu Sana gave a public apology and said some changes were made in the theater version to reduce the issue.Tribal leaders are now demanding strict action if the scenes are not removed. Some organizations have asked for legal steps under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act against the director, Mythri Movie Makers, and even the Censor Board members if they do not act. The film, directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, also stars Janhvi Kapoor and has music by AR Rahman.&nbsp;

Fresh Controversy Rises About Peddi

Peddi Controversy Grows Over Tribal Portrayal

&nbsp;Mahendragiri Varahi teaser released. &nbsp;King Nagarjuna's nephew Sumanth recently entertained with his film Anaganaga. The film which is streaming on ETV Win is getting rave reviews and appreciation from all quarters.He is now starring in a film titled, interestingly, as Mahendragiri Varahi. The film is helmed by Santosh Jagarlapudi and is progressing at a brisk pace.Today, the makers released the film's teaser. The teaser starts on an interesting note with Godess Varahi cursing an entire clan and the happenings in the aftermath. The Goddess cursed that no male would live beyond 33 years. Sumanth goes on a mission to unravel the mystery regarding the curse.The film stars Aishwarya Rajesh and Malavika Nair as the female leads. &nbsp;Vennela Kishore, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Rajeev Kanakala, Sathyasai Srinivas, and others are playing important roles in the film for which music is tuned by Anup Rubens. The film's plot revolves around the Varahi Ammavari temple in Mahendragiri.Madhu Kalipu and Venkat are bankrolling a film under the banners of Rajashyamala Entertainments and Bridge Films.&nbsp;

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Mahendragiri Varahi Teaser Review

&nbsp;&nbsp;Alia Bhatt and Sharvari starrer Alpha is ready for its first look. The teaser of the YRF Spy Universe film will drop on June 10. Directed by Shiv Rawail, Alpha tells the origin story of a young girl who is trained to become a deadly assassin. The film also has Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor in important roles. The teaser is expected to show the action style, bold characters, and the world of Indian spies in a new way.With Alia and Sharvari leading the film, fans are waiting to see their powerful screen presence and fresh action scenes. Alpha will hit theaters on July 3 and is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The makers are planning a big marketing push after the teaser launch. Reports say YRF and Aditya Chopra have made a step-by-step plan to build hype before release. The campaign will focus on the Alpha attitude that shows confidence and strength of today’s India.Alia and Sharvari will take part in high-impact events, digital promotions, and youth connect shows across the country. The idea is to show that Alpha is not just a film title, but a mindset of being fearless and true to yourself. The team wants to start conversations with young audiences about breaking limits and owning their identity. The story of Alpha is set in modern India and follows the journey of a girl who turns into a strong fighter.Alpha will highlight self-empowerment and women breaking social barriers. The promo material will show Alia and Sharvari in tough action sequences and bold looks. The film is expected to add a new chapter to the YRF Spy Universe after Pathaan and Tiger series. Alpha is getting attention because it brings female leads to the center of a spy action film for the first time in the franchise. Alpha will hit the theatres on July 3.

YRF Female SPY Film Alpha Teaser Date

Alia Sharvari Alpha Teaser Release Date Announced

&nbsp;Kajal Aggarwal who plays Mandodari in the upcoming two-part film Ramayana, has shared her experience working on the project. In a recent interview, she said the film is a technically superior production and something Indian audiences have never seen before. She added that it is the first time actors are working on a project of this scale, and it feels close to every Indian heart.Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Yash as Ravana, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, and Sunny Deol as Hanuman. Kajal said the team used advanced visual effects, motion capture, and large-scale sets to bring the epic story to life in a new way.Ramayana is being made on a huge budget and is called the costliest Indian film ever made. Reports say both parts together have a landing cost of around 4000 crore rupees, which is about 500 million dollars. The film is produced by Yash and Namit Malhotra under Prime Focus Studios and Monster Mind Creations. The makers are planning a global release to reach audiences in many languages. Part 1 is scheduled to release on Diwali 2026, and Part 2 will come on Diwali 2027.Kajal Aggarwal added that playing Mandodari was a challenging but proud moment for her. She said the role gave her a chance to show strength and dignity on screen. The actress believes Ramayana will make every Indian proud because it tells a story from Indian roots with world-class quality.

Kajal About Ramayana

Kajal Aggarwal Calls Ramayana A Technical Masterpiece

Actor Jagapathi Babu has come forward to support his Peddi co-star Janhvi Kapoor after the film faced criticism online. The Ram Charan movie released on June 4 and has earned more than 300 crore worldwide. But some viewers said the camera work, dialogues and romantic scenes objectified women. Many social media users started trolling Janhvi Kapoor for her role.In an interview, Jagapathi Babu asked people not to target the actress personally. He said artists only follow the director’s instructions and sometimes creative choices do not work as expected. He added that trolling can cause mental stress and fans should show empathy instead of spreading hate. Director Buchi Babu Sana also responded to the backlash on social media. He apologized to the audience and said cinema should entertain and inspire, not make anyone feel uncomfortable.Peddi is set in 1980s rural Andhra Pradesh and tells the story of a lower-caste villager named Peddi played by Ram Charan. He takes up wrestling to bring respect and identity to his community. Janhvi Kapoor plays a key role in the film and her character has become a talking point.Despite the controversy, the movie is performing well at the box office with strong collections in both domestic and overseas markets. The film’s emotional story, action scenes and music have attracted family audiences. Trade reports say the movie is holding well even in week days. Janhvi Kapoor has not made any public comment about the issue so far. &nbsp;

Dont Troll Says Jagapathi Babu Amid Peddi Row

Jagapathi Babu Supports Janhvi Kapoor In Peddi Issue

&nbsp;Mohanlal starrer Drishyam 3 has become one of the biggest Malayalam hits in recent years. In 18 days, the film collected 86.25 crore gross in Kerala and entered the top 5 highest-grossing Malayalam movies of all time. The thriller has almost ended its run at the box office. Fans say the suspense, Mohanlal’s performance, and Jeethu Joseph’s direction are the main reasons for the film’s success.Drishyam 3 has now joined a small group of films that crossed 85 crore in Kerala, which is a big achievement for a Malayalam thriller without big action sets. The movie has also done very well across the world. Worldwide collections have reached around 240 crore so far across all languages and territories. In North America, the film set new records for a Malayalam release and ran houseful shows in many cities.Trade experts earlier expected Drishyam 3 to finish at 100 crore in Kerala, but now it is likely to close near 90 crore in its final run. The film is already ahead of many big-star movies and is close to the numbers of 2018 Movie. With strong word of mouth and repeat audiences, it may move up one more place before it ends its run.With 86.25 crore in 18 days, Drishyam 3 is now the fifth biggest Malayalam grosser in Kerala history. The top spots are held by Vaazha 2, Lokah, Thudarum, and 2018 Movie. Drishyam 3 is tied with Empuraan and has crossed Pulimurugan, Aadujeevitham, and Aavesham. The success of Drishyam 3 has given new confidence to Malayalam cinema. Even without heavy promotions, the film grew through positive reviews and audience talk. &nbsp;

Drishyam 3 Ends Its Run At The Boxoffice

Drishyam 3 Enters Top 5 At Kerala Box Office

&nbsp;Peddi sinking in North America. Ram Charan's Peddi directed by Buchi Babu Sana hit the screens on 4 June across the world in various languages amidst huge expectations.The film despite mixed reviews held strong at the box office during the weekend thanks to the word of mouth and Ram Charan's sensational performance.Now inside talk is Peddi collections are dipping at the North American boxoffice and is sinking completely. The film opened up to &nbsp;$1.5 million plus &nbsp;through the premiers and went strong, raking in $3millions with in no time. However, the film is underperforming at the box office, and many feel that it will be a distant dream to achieve a breakeven.The breakeven is $6.5 million and it is no where near that mark. To the top of it, the film is facing tough competition from Hollywood biggies. The premium ticket pricing also did not help the cause of Peddi.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Peddi gets shock in NA

Peddi sinking in North America

Director Puri Jagannadh’s pan-Indian action drama Slum Dog 33 Temple Road, is in the final stages of post-production and gearing up for a theatrical release across South Indian languages and Hindi. To kick off promotions, the makers dropped the teaser today, giving audiences the first look at Vijay Sethupathi’s most intense role yet. The teaser opens with Vijay Sethupathi’s voice-over reflecting on the harsh realities of life, survival, and people who find shelter under trees when it rains. It then shifts to a striking visual of him as a blind beggar navigating a harsh world, but the contrast is instant as the same character transforms into a fierce fighter taking on goons in raw action sequences.Puri Jagannadh seems to have created another unconventional hero, and Vijay Sethupathi delivers it with a rugged makeover, restrained performance, and strong screen presence that grabs attention from the first frame. The biggest hook of the Slum Dog teaser is the mystery around Vijay Sethupathi’s character. While he is shown as a visually impaired beggar facing neglect and injustice, the teaser keeps hinting that there is more to his story than meets the eye. Whether he is truly blind or hiding a bigger truth becomes the central question that builds curiosity.The promo also introduces Samyuktha in a glamorous avatar and Tabu as a determined police officer who brings authority to the screen. Duniya Vijay appears as a dangerous antagonist, while supporting actors like Zarina Wahab, VTV Ganesh, and Brahmaji add depth to the cast. By mixing mystery, emotion, and mass action, the teaser pulls viewers into a gritty world that feels both dangerous and unpredictable, which is exactly what Puri Jagannadh fans expect.Produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur under Puri Connects, in collaboration with JB Narayan Rao Kondrolla’s JB Motion Pictures, Slum Dog carries high production values and a stylized visual tone. Sam K Naidu’s cinematography captures the raw, street-level atmosphere with sharp frames, while Harshavardhan Rameshwar’s thunderous background score and energetic English track add intensity to every action block. The director’s trademark style is visible in the hero’s attitude, fast cuts, and dramatic presentation, making the teaser feel like a true Puri Jagannadh film.&nbsp;

Slum Dog Teaser Beggar Turns Saviour

Puri Jagannadh Vijay Sethupathi Slum Dog 33 Temple Road Teaser Launched

&nbsp;&nbsp;Kangana Ranaut on objectification of heroines. Following intense criticism over objectification of Janhvi in Ram Charan's Peddi, many actors started airing their views on it.In the midst of all this, Kangana Ranaut, known for her bold take speaking to scribes, shared her thoughts. She said &nbsp;“By and large, as per my experience it has always been that when I agree to do a film, there are so many various perspectives… you can bring light to that and say, ‘Thoda sa aisa bhi sound kar raha hain yeh’. They may not want to objectify or something but aise toh koi bhi filmein nahi banana chah raha hain ki aao inko objectify kare (An actor can speak up and point out when it is souding different. No one would want to make films with the intention to objectify them).'”She continued "Maine kya dekha hua hain ki woh log uss tarah se sochte nahi hain… ki oh achcha aisa lag raha hain. As a woman aap apna side rakh sakte ho. Ha, ye aisa lag raha hain, ki aap aisa kehna chah rahe hain aur ye achcha nahi lag raha and mostly sab agree karte hain ki nahi nahi hum ne actually socha nahi ki as a set of men hum logo ne jab likha tab nahi laga ki galat tha. Toh aisi baatein ho jaati hain. Agar aap kaam kar rahe hein kisi film pe toh its like a collaboration (I have seen that the makers do not think like that. As a woman one can put their perspective that this is looking different, that it is not looking good. Mostly, the others will agree with you. Because while writing the same set of room had not thought of it like that. So things like that can happen. When one has said yes to a film, it is a collaboration)."&nbsp;Kangana is starring in &nbsp;Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata. She herself is directing the film which is releasing on 12 June 2026. The film's promotions and teaser, trailer got good response from the movielovers.&nbsp;

Queen powerful take on heroines objectification

Kangana Ranaut on objectification of heroines

&nbsp;Toxic makers with Geetu Mohan Das on her B-Day. Rocky Bhai Yash's Toxic, directed by Geetu Mohan Das is the cynosure of all eyes. Movie lovers have been waiting for the film's release, which is getting postponed on numerous occasions.Today, director Geetu Mohan Das is celebrating her birthday, and on the occasion, the makers wished her by releasing the BTS clip and this is leaving all in awe.The video shows Mohandas actively orchestrating intricate action blocks, working closely with cast and crew, and overseeing multiple moving parts across a high-intensity set environment. Rather than focusing on finished scenes, the clip highlights the process itself—camera setups, choreography of movement, and real-time coordination across departments.Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanth, and Tara Sutaria are playing important roles in the film, which is produced by KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations in a prestigious manner.&nbsp;

Toxic BTS leaves all in awe

Toxic makers with Geetu Mohan Das on her B-Day

&nbsp;Madhavan on his marriage . Madhavan celebrated his 27th wedding anniversary, and he is happy with his wife Sarita. Now speaking to scribes about his relation, he said , "I am that darpok (fearful) Madrasi middle-class man, and while I am extremely attracted to attractive girls, at the end of the day, I balance off going back home and cuddling my wife as opposed to giving an excuse on why I am not there."He continued, “I think to be loyal is a family trait. My entire family, till the end of their lives, remained so loyal to Jamshedji Tata that we actually had a photo of his, along with all the Gods, with the mala. So honestly, I will have to go out of my way to not be loyal."He shared "Mani Ratnam gave me an advice on how not to have to test relationships. He said, when there is something going good with a relationship, don't keep testing it to see how much she loves you. Just let it be. Sometimes testing is the thing that spoils everything."He revealed, "I would open all my girl fan mail along with Sarita. I would insist on taking her for any exotic outdoor shoots, not because I wanted her to know that I am loyal, but I didn't want to test myself."

Madhavan shocker about his marriage

Madhavan on his marriage 

&nbsp;&nbsp;Janhvi Kapoor’s role in Peddi has started a big debate. Many people feel the film shows her only in a glamorous way. Director Buchi Babu Sana focused on looks more than the story. Fans say she did not get a strong role with real depth. This is not the first time. The same talk came up during her Telugu debut in Devara. In that film, too she had only a few scenes and songs in the second half. Viewers felt she was just a visual part of the movie, not a key part of the plot. &nbsp;The main problem is not Janhvi’s acting. The issue is the type of roles she gets. In both Devara and Peddi, makers gave more weight to glamour than to character. Janhvi has talent and screen presence, but films are not using it well. People remember her mother Sridevi, for strong roles. Sridevi did both commercial films and serious roles with ease. She worked in many languages and won love for her acting. That is why fans ask if Telugu films are really testing Janhvi’s skill or just using her star name. &nbsp; &nbsp;Tollywood is known for strong female characters who drive the story. But when a star like Janhvi comes in, directors often choose safe glamour parts. Many feel she can do emotional and deep roles that connect with people. Using her only for songs and style makes the role forgettable, even if the movie earns money. It is a missed chance for both the actor and the industry. &nbsp;Janhvi is very popular in the South now. This is the right time for makers to give her better parts. Audiences have seen her glam side already. What they want next is a role that shows her real acting and feeling. If films keep giving her small ornamental parts, her talent will stay hidden. Good roles can help her grow and also give Tollywood lasting female characters.

Is Janhvi A Glam Doll ?

Is Tollywood Using Janhvi Kapoor Only For Glamour Roles  

&nbsp;Rakul shares being hyper. Rakul Preet Singh, who ruled the south with her red-hot looks, and also with her riveting performances, she shared her tribulations of being hyper.Rakul shared, “I think 2018-19 was when I got introduced to meditation. Before that, I was a very hyper person. I still am to some extent, but I sort of understood how you can be centered even in the middle of chaos. It’s my grounding factor and I keep doing it through the day.”She continued, “It’s not like I have to sit for thirty minutes and meditate. But every time I feel there is so much happening, I just take a deep breath and set an intent, and then I move forward with my day.” Rakul Preet Singh was last seen in De De Pyar De 2 and Pati Patni Aur Woh. She is also starring in Indian 3, directed by Shankar. It starred Kamal Haasan in the lead role.&nbsp;

Rakul shares being hyper

Rakul talks about being hyper

Peddi (2026) Movie: What's BehindRam Charan-Buchi Babu Sana's Peddi is releasing in a spectacular manner on 4 June 2026. Expectations are soaring on the film as the film is a sports based entertainer and Ram Charan is starring in such genre for the first time. Ever since Buchi Babu Sana created a sensation with his debut film Uppena, people waited eagerly for his second project and he managed to convince Ram Charan to do Peddi. Peddi OTT rights have been bagged by Netflix and streaming will be after the completion of its theatrical run.To the top of it, despite being a second film director, he managed to convince Oscar winner AR Rahman to score tunes for a Telugu film and the songs already turned out to be chartbusters. Ram Charan's dance moves went viral on social media. Ram Charan transformed his look for this film and it is becoming a talking point.Janhvi Kapoor is adding the glamor touch to the film while Shruti Haasan did a special song. Divyenndu Sharma of Mirzapur fame is making his debut in Tollywood. The film also has a star studded cast of Jagapathi Babu, Shiva Rajkumar, Boman Irani in key roles.Ram Charan after creating a sensation with Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR and won the accolades at international level, failed to set the screens on fire with his next project Game Changer with ace director Shankar. The film turned out to be a disaster. To the top of it, even his cameo in his father Chiranjeevi's Acharya failed to power the film. Can Ram Charan reverse the trend and flex his muscles to score success at the box office as Peddi? Can Ram Charan with Peddi revive the sinking Tollywood market and breath a fresh lease of life. Let us findout all that in the review and what Ram Charan offered to movie lovers with Peddi.Peddi (2026) Movie: Story ReviewPeddi story revolves around a youngster who fights for recognition for his remote village which was not even recognised by Government of India. Peddi (Ram Charan) works as a contract labor and represents anyone who wins him over the action in the sport of Cricket.Peddi's life takes a darstic turn due to shocking happenings and where this leads to, what role Achiyamma (Janhvi Kapoor), Ram Bujji (Divyenndu Sharma), Appalasoori (Jagapathi Babu), Sports Authority of India Chairman Baiswal (Boman Irani), renowned wrestler Gournaidu (Shiva Rajkumar), Sisodiya (Ravi Kishan), Subhadraraju (Rao Ramesh), Bhadra (Tarak Ponnappa), Ammapalli (Ashutosh Rana) and others form rest of the narration.Peddi (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewRam Charan virtually lived in the role. He stuns with his transformation in physique as a cricketer and wrestler. He stunned with his emotional performance and at times expressed himself through his eyes. He delivered emotional dialogues with ease and impresses with his body language and screen presence. He danced like never before in dances, and the choreography elevated his dance moves to the next level. He carried the film on his shoulders and elevated the scenes to the next level with his performance.Janhvi Kapoor got an inconsequential role and is confined to irresponsible glamor treat. Her character lacked the basic character. Jagapathi Babu performed well in an emotional role tailormade for him. Divyenndu Sharma's role starts in an interesting manner but fizzles out as time progresses.Shiva Rajkumar is good in the role of a wrestler. He made his presence felt. Others like ,Boman Irani, Ravi Kishan, Satya, John Vijay, Ajay Ghosh,Upendra Limaye, Aadukalem Naren,Tarak Ponnappa,Mahesh Achanta performed according to their characters..Peddi (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewPeddi story is penned by Buchi Babu Sana. The narration starts with the quest for talented sportsmen after debacle of the country in the Olympics. Ram Charan is introduced in a mass manner and the love track follows along with the buildup to the rivalry. The entire first half is loaded with mass elements, but the runup to the interval and interval bang though predictable, excites all setting the tone for the second half.All the cricket matches though shot impressively lacked the wow factor except for the presence of Ram Charan. There are many actors in the film and they just appear and go in an insignificant manner. The moment Janhvi is introduced, it brings down the intensity and pace of the narration impacting the overall output.The second half also starts in the similar manner but the emotions that appear drives the story forward. In the process of elevating the emotions, the pace dipped drastically. The second half special song makes one wonder whether Buchi Babu Sana is set to end the film on a predictable note, but he comes with a surprise here and from then on the screenplay takes a new turn.Ram Charan's impactful screenpresence takes viewers on an emotional ride till the end of the film.Ram Charan's performance in the climax moves all to the core and the film then ends on a predictable tone.Oscar winner Rahman AR scored the music. After along time he came up with foottapping numbers and sent a message that Rahman is back.The songs are well choreographed and shot in the backdrop of breathtaking visuals. He made an impact with his background music.Ratnavelu turned the film into an appealing one with his cinematography. He showed the rural atmosphere quite well and the sports scenes in an adequate manner.The editing of Naveen Nooli is ok but one gets a feeling that it is not smooth as few scenes end in an abrupt manner. Some of the dialogues are powerful and hardhitting but consistency is missing. Vriddhi Cinemas production values are quite good.Peddi Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e54c794b68c333a6311dac4e799c6ce15">Ram Charan</li><li data-list-item-id="e104fd8b3f4267fc09e70d27d3db343ae">Songs and BGM</li><li data-list-item-id="e9c58770d50870c5da669340c3acc43ae">Emotional Scenes</li><li data-list-item-id="e17dce9c8e4bd255fcf430b995f5e5554">Message</li></ul>Peddi Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e09fa1147bda4887d870ad62161c586e1">Illogical Scenes</li><li data-list-item-id="ed36c564fbeb73bd5c50441c7f44178a3">Weak Characters</li></ul>Peddi (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Peddi turns out to be a powerful emotional sports based entertainer. Ram Charan's sincerity, dedication and hardwork is seen on the screen in his performance. He powered the film to new heights with his performance. Buchi Babu Sana loaded the film with mass elements for more than 75% of the film keeping in view , Ram Charan's stardom and fan following. He elevated Ram Charan's style and mannerisms on the screen. But this at times impacted the story and narration. However, in the second half, he showed his mettle during that last 25% with thought provoking dialogues, natural and realistic emotions and strong message to the society. Screenplay turned out tobe decent and Buchi Babu Sana tried to elevate it with the shock factor. A little finetuning of the script and doing away with unnecessary and illogical scenes, Peddi would have got more firepower. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 3 star rating for Peddi.

Peddi Review

Memu Copulam What's BehindMemu Copulam is a hilarious webseries streaming on Zee 5 from 22 May 2026. The webseries is attracting all with the unique title and is directed by Pradeep Maddali. Let us findout how the webseries entertained movie lovers.Memu Copulam Story ReviewMemu Copulam story revolves around rooster fights and what happens when the rooster of a village head goes missing. Gajapathi Raju ( Naga Babu), village head of Mahadevapuram, is obsessed with rooster fights and he is on a mission to make his rooster Salaar Raju battle ready. But he gets a shock when his rooster goes missing. Where this leads to and what role cops Ravi Satari (Ravi Teja Nannimala), Mohan Satari (Get Up Srinu) played and how it is connnected to Gajapathi Raju's daughter Sanghavi (Siri Parvathi), TV Reporter Meenakshi (Ritu Chowdhary), his enemies Sudhakar, Mahipal Reddy and his son Akash form the rest of the narration.Memu Copulam Artists ReviewNaga Babu performed well in the role of the village head quite well. He with &nbsp;his towering personality made his presence felt. Ravi Teja Nannimala impressed with his comic timing and hilarious acts as a innocent SI. Get Up Srinu got good role of the constable and it turned out to be the highlight in the series.The scenes featuring Get Up Srinu and Ravi Teja Nannimala entertained with subtle humour. Kiriti Damaraju and Ritu Chowdhary's characters come with interesting and exciting twists. Charan Lakkaraju, Siri Parvathi and others performed according to their roles.Memu Copulam Technicians ReviewMemu Copulam story is penned by Pradeep Maddali. He managed to entertain viewers balancing and blending both humour and suspense in a perfect manner. Sobhan Chittiprolu apart from readying the story even came up with impressive screenplay along with Chanakya Varma and Gopalakrishna Vidmahela. Sobhan did full justice to all the departments he handled.Pradeep Maddali highlighted how people of Godavari districts take rooster fights as a prestige issue and how few anti social elements take advantage of the gambling. He ensured that the narration doesnot turn into completely serious tone but told in a entertaining manner.The webseries has six episodes and the first episode starts with the introduction of lead actors and the missing of the rooster. The nnarration takes entertaining route with the investigation. All the investigation, scene recreation and others have been written in a funny manner.However, some scenes got repeated and this slowed the pace of the narration, diluting the tempo. Some scenes looked forced and some are not brought to the logical conclusion. One gets a feeling that there could have been few thrillinng scenes while revealing the antagonist. While the first two episodes are hilarious and is narrated at a fast pace, the third episode slows the proceedings.Fourth episode turns the story interesting before the &nbsp;runup to the climax.The music of Saket Komanduri is pleasant ad appealing. He ensured that the BGM is in sync with the story and not loud. Kishore Boidapu with his cinematography showed the beauty of Godavari districts in a visually natural and realistic maner. The production values of BVS.Ravi's production house are good.Memu Coplam Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e16e9ec965e0c37e6b918743fa1ea502e">Hilarious Scenes</li><li data-list-item-id="e9443926bcc7062c4ac8c7823fbc06a49">Cinematography</li></ul>Memu Coplam Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="ef948edbd2f1cdd7a308d1fb209aa2537">Screenplay</li><li data-list-item-id="edcdd3f2651c99d270b8b4dc7c373ca30">Forced Scenes</li><li data-list-item-id="e37f305fa2e0b23f818ecfd925eedf66e">Climax</li></ul>Memu Copulam Rating AnalysisAltogether Memu Copulam turns out to be a decent hilarious entertainer. Pradeep Maddali came up with a decent story and by tactfully blending the suspense elements and giving it a hilarious touch, managed to attract all. The screennplay turned out to be just ok and it could have been more interestinng and direction is good and script is decent. Except for few lags here and there, Pradeep Maddali did justice to the story. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 1.75 rating for Memu Coplam.

Memu Copulam Review 

Trikala - Script of God (2026): What's BehindTrikala - Script of God, Shraddha Das' fantasy thriller released on 28 May 2026. The film's OTT deal is yet to be finalised and it will be announced at a later date.Trikala - Script of God Movie: Story ReviewTrikala - Script of God story revolves around how the doings in the past life by the ancestors impact the life of a person at present and the consequences faced by them, Siva (Master Mahendran), while in search of the missing girl Nidhi (Sahiti), happens to meet Vaitharan (Ajay) through a call.This leads to startling and sensational developments and how it is connected to psychiatrist Dr. Maya (Shraddha Das) and who is Trikala Varma form the crux of the story.Trikala - Script of God Movie: Artists ReviewAjay came up with a solid performance in the role. He showed good emotions and variations in expressions and made his presence felt. Master Mahendra showed good expressions highlighting the innocence. Shraddha Das came up with a subtle performance. Tanikella Bharani came up with good performance. Aamani showed her experience in the role of the mother.Others like Sahithi Avancha, Nandha Durairaj, Sai Dheena, Robo Shankar, Rowdy Rohini, ETV Prabhakar, Ambati Arjun, Spyder Sanjay, Kalloori Vinoth performed according to their roles.Trikala - Script of God: Technicians ReviewTrikala - Script of God story is penned by Mani Tellaguti. He came up with an interesting concept but while trying to narrate it on the screen, he ended up confusing the viewers. More than the story he concentrated on VFX and at times used AI to generate the required VFX. The backstory and Trikala generates interest at the start but right after that he ends up confusing with non linear screenplay.The first half has been dragged to the core and the slow pace impacted the output. Though some clarity comes in the second half, it turns out to be routine with psychpath kind of elevations and monotonous scenes. The film lacked the natural feel and everything looks artificial in the end.Pavan Chenna's cinematography is ok. Harshavardhan Rameshwar's music also fall in the same zone. Song on mother is ok. Director Mani Tellaguti himself handled the editing and it turned out to be a huge let down. He should have done away with many unnecessary scenes. Production values are average.Trikala Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e84a9e5db5ce12c27b3ce8ebc3b075092">Performences</li><li data-list-item-id="e257442ff650dd01b600beea96cb2b7ed">Core Point</li></ul>Trikala Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="efcce0400976c713a9a6152f8fbef6e5d">Non Linear Screenplay</li><li data-list-item-id="ec83ef7169e3373ec5ba9e32cb18b7218">Confusing Narration</li></ul>Trikala - Script of God (2026): Rating AnalysisAltogether, Trikala - Script of God despite good point fails to reach the success heights. Director Mani Tellaguti came up with an interesting point but failed with his execution. A little finetuning of the script, racy screenplay and doing away with the confusing elements, could have added value to the narration. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with 2 rating for Trikala - Script of God.&nbsp;

Trikala Review

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.

Mareechika Review

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;

Kattalan Review

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

Ram Charan’s Peddi is doing well on day two. The film made close to Rs 40 Cr worldwide on its second day. After a big opening, the sports action movie is keeping strong crowds in Andhra Pradesh. The total collection in two days has crossed Rs 150 Cr gross. The team says the number is around Rs 155 Cr worldwide. This shows the film has good support from fans. The day two numbers are different in each area. Andhra Pradesh had very strong results and theatres were full. Nizam area saw decent business. Other Telugu regions had okay numbers. But other language markets and overseas shows are going down. The film is facing a tough fight in non Telugu states. Still, the buzz is high because of Ram Charan’s star power and the strong story. Day three is very important for Peddi. The movie has a big budget and needs high collections to recover money. Saturday and Sunday will decide the next step. Family crowds usually come on weekends, so the makers hope for a jump. The action scenes and Ram Charan’s role are getting good talk. If the weekend goes well, the film can reach its break even target. Peddi released with huge expectations. The sports drama has fresh music and strong visuals. Many fans liked the first day show and word of mouth is helping. Trade experts feel the next two days will set the final path. The film must do well in all areas to become a big hit.

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