<p>Balakrishna is currenly busy lining up crazy and interesting projects. He is shooting for his film with Gopichand Malineni and also has projects with Vivek Athreya and Vijay Kanakamedala.</p><p>While many young directors are queuing for Balakrishna, he sprang a surprise by lining up project with Koratala Shiva. The makers are planning to rope in Vidya Balan as the female lead.</p><p>Rumours are coming &nbsp;that the film would be titled Carpenter and the project will be launched on 21 May. In the midst of all this, fans of Balakrishna are experiencing scares and also trolling the title Carpenter.</p><p>They are wondering whether Carpenter will turn another Acharya. This because Acharya directed by Koratala Shiva with Chiranjeevi in the lead turned out to be a disaster. In the film for sometime, Chiranjeevi is seen as carpenter. This is giving scares to fans of Balakrishna.</p><p>To the top of it, Balakrishna's films will have powerful titles like Simha etc and not a soft title like Carpenter.&nbsp;</p>

Gossips

Carpenter shivering all

Will Carpenter turn another Acharya?

<p>Peddi starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead roles is releasing on 4 June 2026. The film directed by Buchi Babu Sana is carrying huge expectations due to sensational promotions with the teaser and the two songs becoming the chartbusters.</p><p>Now all eyes are on the film's trailer which will be released on 18 May 2026 in Mumbai. Now reports are coming that the makers locked a runtime of around 3 hours 10 minutes.</p><p>This is extremely lengthy but the makers are confident that the film's intense action sequences, emotional blocks and stunning climax will keep the viewers glued to the screen.</p><p>The film's music is tuned by Rahman and Shruti Haasan sizzled in a special song. The film stars &nbsp;Shiva Rajkumar, Jagapathi Babu, Divyyendu Sharma, and Boman Irani in important roles. Venkata Satish Kilaru under the Vriddhi Cinemas banner is bankrolling the project in a prestigious manner..&nbsp;</p>

Is this Peddi runtime

Speculation on Peddi runtime

<p>Suriya's Karuppu directed by RJ Balaji is releasing on 14 May 2026. The film is releasing on Telugu as Veerabhadhrudu.</p><p>The film stars Trisha as the female lead and the film's trailer and teaser got good response. Natty Nataraj, Mansoor Ali Khan, George Maryan, Swasika, Sshivadha, and Supreeth Reddy &nbsp;are playing important roles on the film.</p><p>Today CM Vijay delighted the makers of Karuppu by allowing early morning shows . The makers thanked CM Vijay with the following post.</p><p>"Special thanks to our honorable Chief Minister Thiru. Joseph Vijay for granting the special permission for the 9AM shows of #Karuppu.#Karuppu - FDFS begins at 9AM, from May 14th"</p><p>The film's music is tuned by Sai Abhyankar. GK Vishnu is the cameraman. R Kalaivanan is the editor. . SR Prakash Babu and SR Prabu &nbsp;are bankrolling the project under Dream Warrior Pictures<br>&nbsp;</p>

Movie News

CM Vijay delights Suriya Karuppu 

CM Vijay permits early morning shows for Karuppu 

<p>Nani's upcoming film The Paradise is the cynosure of all eyes. The film directed by Srikanth Odela is racing for a grand release on 21 Aug 2026.</p><p>Recently rumours spread that the makers went for a reshoot. This came as a shock to all the fans and movie lovers. In the midst of all this, the makers came up with a strong retort. They said till now no reshoots happened and in future there will not be any reshoots.</p><p>The film completed 100 days of shoot. The makers asked the media not to believe in the rumours. Kayadu Lohar is the female lead in the film which stars Mohan Babu,Raghav Juyal, Sampoornesh Babu, and Babu Mohan in important roles. Anirudh Ravichander is the music director for the film which has a Telangana backdrop.</p><p>Sudhakar Cherukuri is bankrolling the film under SLV Cinemas.&nbsp;</p>

Is The Paradise in reshoot

The makers on The Paradise reshoot

<p>Exhibitors in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have raised their voice again for a percentage based revenue share. They say single screen theatres are struggling and may shut down from May 29 if no solution is found. Right now, big films follow a rental model where theatre owners pay a fixed amount. Exhibitors feel this is unfair because costs are high and movies run for fewer weeks now. They want the same percentage share system that multiplexes already use. A key meeting with distributors and producers is planned this week to solve the issue.</p><p>Many exhibitors say the current system helps producers and distributors more, but leaves theatres with losses. Movies like F2 ran for eight weeks earlier, but now films like Dhurandhar finish their theatre run in two or three weeks. With OTT and quick releases, people watch films fast and then move on. This makes fixed rent risky for single screens. In April, 23 theatres in Telangana already tried a week by week percentage model to stay open. Fans online are also talking about how ticket prices and rental costs make it hard for small theatres to survive.</p><p>The Telangana Exhibitors Association has written an open letter to star heroes and producers asking for help. They say single screens are part of cinema culture and must be saved. The group pointed out that producers already use percentage sharing for most of the year, but big festival releases still follow rent. They also said other states give single screens a fair share even for Telugu films like Pushpa. Producer Y Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers feels the change should not be sudden and wants more talks. Exhibitors say they are not targeting anyone, they just want equal rules for all.</p><p>At a press meet, exhibitors Suniel Narang and Shirish said the rent and occasional percentage model no longer works. They explained that multiplexes run well on percentage share, but single screens are left out even when they bring good collections. If theatres shut down, producers and distributors will also lose. The group said they will not hike ticket prices even if new orders come. They just want a fair deal where risk and reward are shared by everyone. With the meeting coming up soon, the next few days are important for Telugu cinema and single screen theatres and also a big movie like Peddi is ready for release, an amicable solution must be reached.</p>

Telangana Exhibitors Call For Percentage Sharing

Exhibitors In Telugu States Push For Fair Revenue Share To Save Single Screens

<p>Ever since TVK chief Vijay became the CM of Tamil Nadu, everyone congratulated him but much to the shock of all, Rajinikanth maintained a stoic silence.</p><p>When reporters asked Rajini about his reaction on CM Vijay at the Chennai Airport, &nbsp;did not answer the question. He smiled, folded his hands in greeting, and walked ahead without making any statement. His silence came days after Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister following his party's victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.</p><p>In the video circulating online, Rajinikanth is seen making his way through the airport as reporters try to get a response from him on Vijay's new role. Though the question was put to him directly, the actor chose not to speak and instead acknowledged those around him with a smile and folded hands before moving on.</p><p>However, Rajini congratulated Vijay after the results.He posted "My congratulations to Thiru Vijay, President of the victorious Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, and to the members of his party, on their resounding victory in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections,"&nbsp;</p>

Rajini silence on CM Vijay

Rajinikanth maintains silence on CM Vijay

<p>Movie lovers cannot forget Shambhala. Aadi Sai Kumar along with director Ugandhar Muni and Shining Banners scored a resounding hit.</p><p>Now, the trio are coming together to create Shambhala sensation once again on the screen. This project will be directed by newcomer &nbsp;Brunda Ravindar. Ugandhar Muni is presenting the film in a prestigious manner.</p><p>The announcement poster carries a hauntingly artistic and mysterious vibe, instantly creating curiosity around the film. Aadi Saikumar appears in an intense close-up look, partially hidden behind layers of colorful flowers and dried leaves. His piercing eyes stand out sharply, while blood trickling down one side of his forehead adds a dark, unsettling edge to the otherwise visually poetic composition. The film is touted to be a horror thriller.</p><p>More details about the cast and crew will be revealed. The film's music is tuned by Sricharan Pakala.&nbsp;</p>

Aadi Saikumar braces for another sensation

Shining Pictures, Aadi Saikumar, come together after Shambhala

<p>Surya Vashistta and Deepshika are coming to entertain movie lovers with a romcom titled interestingly as Ramani Kalyanam. The film directed by Vijay Adireddy is releasing on 22 May 2026.</p><p>The makers are promoting the film in a big way and today they released the teaser of the film. The teaser apart from the youthful elements include surprising elements like the female lead being blind and having four kids while the male lead unable to walk.</p><p>The makers didnot reveal much about the story and the teaser however springs a surprise. The cinematography is appealing and the background score added value to the scenes.</p><p>Ram Jagadeesh, who rose to wide recognition with his film Court - State vs A Nobody, has penned dialogues for the film, besides co-writing the screenplay with Vijay and Yuvraj Teja Kandrakota.</p><p>Deepshikha earlier said "Some stories choose you, and this did. The film that holds a special place in my heart and we are happy about what we have made and can’t wait to share it with you all."</p><p><br>Suraj S Kurup is providing music for this film. Aravind Thirukovela is the DOP, Ravi Teja Girijala is the editor. The ensemble cast includes Srinivas Reddy and Shyamala.</p>

Ramani Kalyanam teaser talk

Ramani Kalyanam teaser review

<p>'The Immortals Of Meluha' is the first novel in the Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi.</p><p>It is all about a tribal chief who was elevated to the status of God by the people of India due to a long awaited prophecy. It also highlights the fights between the Sooryavanshis and the Chandravanshis.</p><p>Meluha is the kingdom created by Lord Ram. Recenly rumours spread that Ranbir Kapoor has acquired the rights of his novel for a triology. Amish Tripathi shared “I’m in the UK with my son right now and I woke up to a flood of messages. The rights for the Shiva Trilogy are with me. And nothing has been signed with anyone as yet. Of course, I have huge respect for Ranveer, and am a big fan of his. But this news is not true.”</p><p>The Immortals of Meluha is a three-part book series by Amish Tripathi. It includes The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, and The Oath of the Vayuputras.</p><p>Earlier, back in 2017 reports had suggested Karan Johar had obtained the rights for an adaption of the popular book, but the director’s contract with Tripathi expired so Dharma Productions had no choice but to surrender the rights. Dharma’s film Shuddhi, was reportedly supposed to be an adaptation of The Immortals of Meluha. It was then reported that director Sanjay Leela Bhansali had shown interest in the project but that did not work out either.<br>&nbsp;</p>

Amish Tripathi on The Immortals of Meluha

Amish Tripathi shares the secrets of The Immortals of Meluha

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>During Vijay's swearing in ceremony as the CM of Tamil Nadu, the close bonding between TVK chief Vijay and Cogress leader Rahul Gandhi surprised all. They started wondering when did Vijay became close to Rahul Gandhi.</p><p>Inside talk is Vijay planned to enter politics in 2009 and decided to join the Congress party which was in power at the centre. Vijay along with his father SA.Chandrasekhar met Rahul Gandhi who was the youth Congress president. Rahul offered Vijay the Tamil Nadu youth Congress president post but for some reason it didnot materialise.</p><p>Though Congress won just 5 seats, Rahul ensured that Congress supports TVK. He feels that it will give a fresh lease of life for the party in the state of Tamil Nadu where it is facing existential crisis. He feels Vijay's ideology is similar to his party and this will help him in the long run.<br>&nbsp;</p>

Political News

Secret behind Vijay-RaGa friendship

How friendship between Vijay-Rahul Gandhi blossomed

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Actor Vishal gave a big shout out to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay for his first big step after taking charge. In his first order as CM, Vijay told officials to shut 717 liquor shops that are within 500 meters of temples, schools, and bus stands. Vijay took oath as Chief Minister just two days ago at a grand event in Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. The decision came fast and many people online are calling it a bold move for public welfare.</p><p>Vishal and Vijay have been good friends since college days. Vishal posted a video on X to praise him. He said, "Kudos to you, whistles to you. Hats off to you. Dear CM Joseph Vijay avargal. Thank you for closing 717 wine shops, especially the ones near schools. What a move." Vishal also said that TASMAC shops near schools have been a big problem. Many girl children face harassment because of these shops. He ended his post with, "God bless you dearest Vijay. I salute you and your government today."</p><p>Vijay became CM after a week of drama around the election results. His party TVK won 108 seats out of 234 in Tamil Nadu. That was 10 short of the majority mark. With support from Congress, two Left parties, and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, TVK formed the government. People are now waiting to see what Vijay does next. His first order on liquor shops has already got huge support on social media. Many parents and teachers are happy that shops near schools will be closed.</p><p>Fans say Vijay is keeping his election promises from day one. Vishal’s video is also getting shared a lot. The friendship between the two stars is winning hearts too. For now, all eyes are on the new Tamil Nadu government and how it handles more public issues in the coming days.<br>&nbsp;</p>

Vishal Heaps Praises On Vijay

Vishal Praises CM Vijay For Shutting Liquor Shops Near Schools

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tamannah visits Ujjjain. Tamannnah went to Ujjain and visited the Mahakaleswar temple, and attended Bhasma arati. Later she shared her experience "One can only visit this place when the divine summons arrives. Today, having received the opportunity to witness the 'Bhasma Aarti', it was truly profound to experience such a collective surge of spiritual energy alongside everyone else. It is an incredibly energising and invigorating experience; simply sitting there and absorbing that atmosphere is, in itself, a privilege of immense magnitude,"</p><p>Tamannaah wore a red saree with gold and silver detailing. She paired it with earrings and a bindi, and kept her make-up minimal. Her hair was tied in a neat bun.</p><p>Tamannaah was last seen in Odela 2, sequel to Odela and is currently starring in Ragini 3, produced by Balaji Motion Pictures. Junaid Khan is playing the lead role in the film directed by Shashanka Ghosh. She is also starring along with Siddharth Malhotra in Vvan .<br>&nbsp;</p>

Tamannah on spiritual sojourn

Tamannah visits Ujjjain

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Vijay's Jana Nayagan directed by H.Vinoth which was supposed to release longtime back at the start of the year, got delayed due to censor controversy. Now that Vijay became the CM of Tamil Nadu, the makers feel that finally all their financial crunch will be resolved.</p><p>In the meantime, producer&nbsp;Venkat K Narayana said “We are hoping [the film will release soon]. We need to follow the law of the land. We need to get the censor certificate to release any movie in the theatres. We did apply for censor [certification] in the month of December 2025. And we all know what happened after that. The revising committee has also seen the movie now. We're hoping that we'll get the certificate at the earliest. And the movie will be in the theatres soon. Maybe it is destined that, in spite of us doing whatever we had to do to release the movie earlier, it was destined to be released after he became chief minister with that title card.”</p><p>He continued “Regarding the censor board hurdle, I don't want to get to the nuances. Whatever has happened from January [when the film was originally scheduled for release] to now, all that I know is we need to apply for censor and need to get a certificate. The examining committee saw and gave a clearance with the U/A 16+, but subsequently we got an e-mail saying that a member who had earlier consented has now complained.”</p><p>He added "Therefore, it has to go to a revising committee, and we didn't initially approach the court of law. Subsequently, we chose to go to the revising committee and get it cleared. The revising committee has also seen the movie and, therefore, we await the clearance to release the movie at the earliest."</p>

Producer on Jana Nayagan controversy

Producer on Jana Nayagan censor and release delay

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Suriya's Karuppu directed by RJ. Balaji is releasing on 14 May 2026. The teaser and trailer got good response and in the meatime, speaking at a promotional event director RJ. Balaji came up with a surprise take.</p><p>He said &nbsp;“I don't want to overpromise and underdeliver. It is a very entertaining, mass masala film with Suriya sir we always love. Ayan, Singam and all the films that we have seen of him - I wanted to show that Suriya sir in the film."</p><p>He then added &nbsp;"The film is made for people of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra [Pradesh]. It is not made for people on social media. It is made for those who celebrate cinema in the darkness of cinema halls, not for those who do postmortems or dissect the film on social media. Not for them. This is for all of us to celebrate.”</p><p>RJ Balaji's comments have sparked a debate about film criticism, with users pointing out that those who discuss films on social media have also paid for the tickets. Take a look at some of the comments:</p><p>The film stars Trisha as the female lead while Natty Nataraj, Mansoor Ali Khan, George Maryan, Swasika, Sshivadha, and Supreeth Reddy &nbsp;are playing important roles.<br>&nbsp;</p>

Karuppu not for them?

Director surprise take on Karuppu

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nandamuri Balakrishna is doing great work right now. He is shooting non stop and matching the energy of young heroes. Balayya is currently working with director Gopichand Malineni. At the same time he has also started another film with Director Koratala Siva. Apart from these, the most talked about project is with director Vivek Athreya. Vivek made films like Brochevarevarura and Saripoda Sanivaram. Fans think this team will bring something new. The buzz in Tollywood is strong because Balayya’s mass style and Vivek’s smart stories can be a good mix.</p><p>The story is said to be a strong commercial film made for Balayya. The big news is a possible dual role for him. Vivek is writing the script in two ways. In the first way Balayya will play both parts. In the second way another top hero will join him for the other role. After both drafts are ready, the team will sit with Balayya and choose the best one. The title Kurukshetram is being discussed. The film will have heavy action and strong dialogues.</p><p>Mythri Movie Makers will produce this film on a grand scale. The pre production work has already started. There is talk that Malayalam star Mohanlal may do an important role in the film. If that happens it will be a big treat for fans of both stars. An official announcement is expected by the end of this year. Fans are already making posters and sharing them online with the Kurukshetram name. Many feel Vivek will show Balayya in a fresh way without losing his mass appeal.</p><p>People are waiting to see what Balayya will do next with Vivek Athreya. With his speed and energy, and Vivek’s different style of writing, this movie can be a big event. Whether it is a dual role or a two hero film, the expectations are very high. If everything goes well, Kurukshetram will be one of the most exciting films to watch.<br>&nbsp;</p>

NBK Dual Role In Kurukshetram

Balakrishna and Vivek Athreya Plan Big Film With Dual Role Twist

<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baahubali 2, from last one week to ten days&hellip; is there a topic to discuss or a subject to excite among Telugu audience other than this magnum opus? Yes, that&rsquo;s the scale of Baahubali fever and makers are here to cash on it without an iota of doubt. Baahubali 2 is hitting the screens today so mammoth. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baahubali 1 has set the standard for Indian cinema on high quality CG and character etching. Automatically, the excitement is forwarded to Baahubali - The Conclusion and result is what we see today the unprecedented craze. Definitely Rajamouli and his production team won half battle succeeding in building the euphoria double than Part 1 for Part 2.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prabhas, Anushka, Rana, Tamanna, Ramya Krishna, Naazar, Sathya Raj, Subbaraju and many other artists, Baahubali 2 premiers have been already screened tonight and morning shows have begin. Cinejosh posted its genuine Baahubali 2 review in the midnight. Let us wait for verdict from common audience.</p>

Baahubali 2 Releasing Today 

Releasing Today: Baahubali 2

<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the public meeting organised by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in Warangal on Thursday clearly indicates that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has sensed rising anti-incumbency wave in the State against his government.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"With three years of non-performance and a huge burden of unfilled promises, KCR is presently living in fear. He must have sensed the rising dissent among public against TRS Government. Therefore, he now wants to dilute the anti-incumbency factor with new hopes by making another round of false promises at Warangal meeting,\" Uttam Kumar Reddy said while addressing a massive meeting organised by farmers of Mattampalli mandal on successful completion of several developmental schemes including Lift Irrigation Projects.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the fanfare with which TRS organised its Warangal meeting clearly points out the KCR wants to regain touch with common people which got lost due to non-fulfilment of promises. He also ridiculed KCR\'s revived love for farmers. \"Agriculture sector remained neglected during the last three years. Farmers lost four consecutive crops and failed to get better prices for their produce during this Rabi season. Over 3,000 farmers committed suicide during TRS regime and not a single family got the compensation of Rs. 6 lakh under GO 421. Shockingly, no TRS leader visited the family of distressed farmer who committed suicide. Having caused all the damage during the last three years, KCR is now talking about empowering farmers,\" he said.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The TPCC Chief said that the Chief Minister\'s announcement of giving Rs. 4,000 per acre fertilizer subsidy was just an election gimmick. He said if KCR was really serious, then he should pay the fertilizer subsidy from the Khariff season beginning next month. He announced that the Congress party would launch an agitation seeking immediate implementation of the promise. He also condemned the Chief Minister for not clearing the crop loan waiver dues in one take and said that the instalment-based waiver did not help the farmers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taking a jibe at \'Gulabi Coolie\', the ruling party&rsquo;s fund raising drive, he described the TRS as &ldquo;Drama Company&rdquo; and said when minister KTR could raise Rs. 7 lakh by selling ice-cream, he should have sold chilli, turmeric and onion to help the farmers who are in deep distress for not getting remunerative prices for their produce. He described the TRS celebrations at \"shameless\" and said that the ruling party has no concern for the farmers who committed suicide and others who are in deep trouble.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the fear of students prevented KCR from addressing the centenary celebrations of Osmania University. He said KCR had cheated students and youth who played a major role in formation of Telangana. \"KCR had nothing to say as he had failed to provide jobs and also damaged the entire education system,\" he said adding that as against the promise of giving one job in each household, the Chief Minister failed to give even one job in all villages. \"Only KCR\'s family got four jobs after formation of Telangana,\" he said while referring to ministers Harish Rao, KTR and Nizamabad MP Kavitha.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stating that the Congress party was all set to come to power in 2019 elections, the TPCC Chief announced that if voted to power, Congress Government would waive off crop loans upto Rs. 2 lakh in a single take. He also announced payment of bonus in addition to MSP for all crops. He said that the Congress party would create lakhs of jobs and all unemployed youth would be paid a monthly stipend until they get a job. He said all Indiramma houses would be upgraded to double room and all pending bills will be cleared. He also announced waiver of loans for more than 6 lakh Women Self Help Groups.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking about reservations, the Congress leader said that the State Government was empowered to increase the quota for SCs and STs in proportionate to their population without any legislation or approval by the Central Government. However, he said KCR denied enhanced quota for STs and SCs for the last three years and still dragging the issue by creating legal complications. He said that the TRS Government should implement promised 12% reservation for Muslims. Similarly, he said that the reservation percentage for Backward Classes (A, B, C and D) should be increased in proportionate to their population.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, Uttam Kumar Reddy was brought in huge rally and felicitated by the local farmers on successful completion of Lift Irrigation schemes of Choutapally, Erragattu, Mattampalli, Amaravaram and Vemuluru which benefitted thousands of farmers. Similarly, they thanked him for setting up of 33/11 KVA sub-stations in Pedaveedu, Raghunathapalem, Chennaipalem and Bakkamantulagudem; construction of highways and bridge and other developmental activities.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting was also addressed by Kodad MLA N. Padmavathi, Mattampalli mandal congress president Manju Naik and other leaders.</p>

KCR has sensed anti-incumbency wave: Uttam

<p><strong>Razor (2026) Movie: What's Behind</strong></p><p>Razor movie Actor Ravi Babu who is known for his interesting and exciting entertainers is coming with Razor. The film hit the screens on 8 May 2026 and let us see what Ravi Babu with Razor offered to movie lovers.</p><p><strong>Razor (2026) Movie: Story Review</strong></p><p>Razor movie story revolves around the brutal murder of the chief minister and the incidents that unfold in the aftermath of that.</p><p>Little girl Teju's life is in danger and Dog Grooming Business owner (Ravi Babu) tries to help her.</p><p>Why Teju's life is in danger, and his it is connected to the murder of the Chief Minister Seetaramayya, what role Home Minister Kanakaraju played, how it is connected to Colnel Mebin (Banerjee), Commander Rudradev (Ravi Babu) from the interesting developments.</p><p><strong>Razor (2026) Movie: Artists Review</strong></p><p>Razor movie Actor Ravi Babu played the role to perfection. He came up with the serious expression that is required for his role in the film. He showed good body language and screen presence to elevate the scenes. He performed intense action sequences with ease.</p><p>Tanish and Inaya Sultana are ok in their roles. Others performed according to their roles. The small girl did well showing good emotions.</p><p><strong>Razor (2026) Movie: Technicians Review</strong></p><p>Razor movie story is penned by Ravi Babu. Expectations will be high as Ravi Babu came up with films like Allari, Nachavule, Nuvvila, Anasuya and Amaravathi. He started the narration in a predictable manner with the chief minister's assassination and the other events that unfold. The story lacked novelty and his screenplay assumed the tried and tested format.</p><p>He included intense action sequences and loaded with with extreme violence and gory scenes. One gets a feeling that Ravi Babu decided to come up with the most violent film in Telugu after Nani's Hit3 drawing inspiration from films like Marco and Kill.</p><p>Except for the action sequences, everything turns monotonous and routine. The only saving grace is he included usage of technology in tracking the clues and merging of the videos to prove the sinster design of the criminals. Ravi Babu's screenplay and direction offered nothing new. While the first half though predictable is racy, the second half loses steam during the flashback episode.</p><p>The background score added value to the narration. It is thumping and helped in maintaining the intensity levels. The Cinematography is in sync with the story and the Narration. Editing is quite good except for few scenes in the second half. Dialogues are ok and production values are fine. Stunt choreographer deserves compliments for the intense action sequences.</p><p><strong>Razor (2026) Movie: Advantages</strong></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e925879b752f6ac47f38d88b5ab164100">Ravi Babu</li><li data-list-item-id="e1f0334f5bc82ded2858d1f462fa24e97">Few Twists</li><li data-list-item-id="e7dee434b75340b6c559fd8eb4b7c50c8">BGM</li></ul><p><strong>Razor (2026) Movie: Disadvantages</strong></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e9a208590a1ffc56ae351284057c5e269">Illogical Scenes</li><li data-list-item-id="eb20742290d6d254eb617306e6600d583">Predictable Elements</li><li data-list-item-id="e9709d0700a4e71fc23c853bbf70db34a">Gory Scenes</li></ul><p><strong>Razor (2026) Movie: Rating Analysis</strong></p><p>Altogether, Razor turns out to be routine violent actioner. Ravi Babu who acted and directed the film, came up with a predictable story but added few interesting twists and turns. However, this diddnot cover all the loopholes and illogical scenes in the film. Had he taken due care with the story and reworked on the script rather than concentrating on increasing the violence in the content, things would have been different. The routine story, predictable screenplay undid his good intentions. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2/5 rating for Razor.</strong></p>

Razor Review

<p><strong>Sathi Leelavathi (2026) Movie: What's Behind</strong></p><p>Sathi Leelavathi movie Mega Prince Varun Tej's wife Lavanya Tripathi after a long break is coming to entertain movie lovers with Sathi Leelavati. The film directed by Tatineni Satya is releasing on 8 May 2026. The film's OTT rights have been bagged by Zee. Let us see how the film entertained movie lovers.</p><p><strong>Sathi Leelavathi (2026) Movie: Story Review</strong></p><p>Sathi Leelavathi story revolves around young couple and how they deal with the problems in their married life and try to resolve them.</p><p>Sathi Leelavathi movie Actoress Leela (Lavanya Tripathi), after becoming a film director couldn't spend time with her husband Sethupathi (Dev Mohan) and this brews trouble in their marriage. How they deal with them, what role Nurse Nicola (Madonna Sebastian), Leela's parents (Naresh, Pavithra Lokesh), producer (Motta Rajendran), advocate Sundarapandian (VTV. Ganesh), thief (Sapthagiri) played form rest of the narration.</p><p><strong>Sathi Leelavathi (2026) Movie: Artists Review</strong></p><p>Sathi Leelavathi movie Actoress Lavanya Tripathi looked good on the screen. She impresses with her expressive eyes. Dev Mohan looked fine and performed accordingly. Madonna Sebastian looked beautiful on the screen. Others like Naresh, VTV Ganesh, Sapthagiri, Motta Rajendran, Jaffer Sadiq, Tagubothu Ramesh, Joshi performed according to their roles.</p><p><strong>Sathi Leelavathi Movie: Technicians Review</strong></p><p>Sathi Leelavathi story is penned by Tatineni Satya. He tried to entertain viewers with a comedy entertainer in the backdrop of young couple and troubles in their marriage. The entire first half is filled with hero and heroine divorce discussion and the aftermath and people coming to their house. There are many silly and illogical scenes in the film including the flashback. The second half is dragged to the core with the thief entry, kidnap episode and also the husband, wife emotions.</p><p>There are many scenes that lacked clarity and inbetween two twists come. The so called comedy featuring various actors like Motta Rajendran, Sapthagiri, VTV.Ganesh didnot generate any laughs and ended up irritating viewers.</p><p>Binendra Menon with his cinematography beautifed the film showing the visuals in an appealing manner. However, the same cannot be said about the music and background score tuned by Mickey J Meyer. Background music failed to make any impact and songs didnot register in the minds of anyone. Satish Surya's editing left a lot to be desired. He left many unnecessary and unwanted scenes in the film that tested the patience of the viewers. Dialogues of Udhay Pottipadu looked outdated and substandard. Dubbing turned out to be a huge minus. Production values are ok.</p><p><strong>Sathi Leelavathi: Advantages</strong></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="ec87f00746b4c1d54b957b868a53087ef">Lavanya Tripathi</li><li data-list-item-id="effa2ae13d2ac23d22be6293c75547abe">Cinematography</li></ul><p><strong>Sathi Leelavathi: Disadvantages</strong></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e33d2ed416ab03b95862413a68cc921b6">Silly Story</li><li data-list-item-id="e9935488badbcbfcb9b65bc4fceb055d3">Screenplay</li><li data-list-item-id="e97de0395f8ad60e612f7296ae7b7d75e"> Direction</li><li data-list-item-id="ef91de7fa337ef0b48e10a7399c764fe9">Dubbing</li></ul><p><strong>Sathi Leelavathi (2026) Movie: Rating Analysis</strong></p><p>Altogether, Sathi Leelavathi turns out to be a torturous outing. Lavanya Tripathi worked hard for the project in a sincere and honest manner but Tatineni Satya came up with silly story and from there everything nosedived. Not only the dubbing but also the dialogues turned out to be worst. One cannot believe that Tatineni Satya who once came up with films like SMS and Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu came up with such story. Considering all these elements, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 1 rating for Sathi Leelavathi.</strong></p>

Sathi Leelavathi Review

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Godari Gattupaina (2026) Movie: What's Behind</p><p>The small film Godari Gattupaina has attracted the audience and gained a bit of buzz with its tricky publicity. Sumanth Prabhas and Nidhi Pradeep starrer feel good entertainer Godari Gattupaina released on 8th May 2026. Let us see what the film offered to movie lovers.</p><p><strong>Godari Gattupaina (2026) Movie: Story Review</strong></p><p>Godari Gattupaina story revolves around the happenings in the life of a young auto driver when he falls for a beautiful girl and how he deals with them.</p><p>Raju (Sumanth Prabhas), an auto driver who lives in a jovial manner, falls for a beautiful girl Maya (Nidhi Pradeep). This brings drastic changes in his life.</p><p>What are those changes, how it impacts the lives of Maya's father Sam Babu (Jagapati Babu), mother Khansi ( Laila), Raju's friends Rahman (Sudarshan), Robert (Kasi Reddy), his sister Samaikya (Srilasya Bhallamudi), Lakshmi (Reenu), his father (Devi Prasad), mother Zubeda Begum (Srivani Tripuraneni), Prakash (Rajeev Kanakala), police Sudhakar (Harshwardhan) and others form rest of the narration.</p><p><strong>Godari Gattupaina Movie: Artists Review</strong></p><p>Godari Gattupaina Hero Sumanth Prabhas came up with good performance in the role of a young auto driver. He showed good mannerisms and variations in his expressions and emotions in different situations highlighting the scenes accordingly. He delivered dialogues with ease.</p><p>Nidhi Pradeep is good on the screen. She is fine with her performance but she looked quite young for the role. Sudarshan, Kasi Reddy are fine in the roles of the protagonist's friends. Sudarshan evoked few laughs with his performance. Jagapathi Babu once again showed his versatility as an actor showing different shades with ease in the role of the heroine's father. He elevated the scenes with his performance.</p><p>Laila is ok with her performance. Devi Prasad did well in the role of the protagonist's father. Reenu looked good on the screen and others like Rajeev Kanakala, Harshavadhan performed according to their roles.</p><p><strong>Godari Gattupaina Movie: Technicians Review</strong></p><p>Godari Gattupaina story is penned by Subhash Chandra. He came up with a love story with family emotions. But just like all love stories, this turned out to be stale and predictable to the core. Right from the start till the finish, the scenes assumed monotonous and routine flavor. Entire first half is filled with routine oudated youthful elements and the first half ends with a decent twist. But once again the second half goes off track and though the director tried to elevate the emotions betweeen father and son, father and daughter, and lovers, all those turned forced and convenient. Even Jagapathi Babu's character variation can be guessed by everyone and offered nothing new.</p><p>With the story turning out to be weak and lacked novelty, screenplay and direction went of a toss. Except for the appealing title, nothing in the film appeals to the viewers.</p><p>The cinematography of Sai Santosh showed the scenic locations of Godavari region in a beautiful and appealing manner giving a realistic feel to the narration. The songs tuned by Naga Vamshi are situational and youthful. They are shot quite well on the screen. His background music is in sync with the storyline.</p><p>The editing of Anil Pasala left a lot to be desired. There are many scenes in the film that dragged the pace of the narration. Dialogues are decent. Production values are ok.</p><p><strong>Godari Gattupaina: Advantages</strong></p><p>Performances<br>Music<br>Cinematography</p><p><strong>Godari Gattupaina: Disadvantages</strong></p><p>Routine Elements<br>Slow Pace<br>Editing</p><p><strong>Godari Gattupaina (2026) Movie: Rating Analysis</strong></p><p>Altogether Godari Gattupaina turns out to be an okayish youthful family entertainer. Subhash Chandra got the optimum out of the cast and crew. The emotions are elevated quite well in various scenes and the technical values are decent enough. However, routine story, predictable narration and slow pace undid all the good work. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2.25/5 Rating</strong> for Godari Gattupaina.</p>

Godari Gattupaina Review

<h2>Mension House Mallesh (2026) Movie: What's Behind</h2>
<p>Srinath Magannti's Mension House Mallesh directed by Bala Satish hit the screens today. The film is releasing on 6 Feb 2026. The film's OTT deal is yet to be finalised. Let us see how the film entertained movie lovers.</p>
<h2>Mension House Mallesh (2026) Movie: Story Review&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Mension House Mallesh story revolves around a wayward drunkard who gets married at the insistence of his mother and how he deals with the after shocks of his marriage. Mallesh (Srinath Maganti) has a wretched past and gets addicted to drinking, and after reuniting with his mother Sankaramma (Padma Nimmanagonti), he enters into wedlock with Jyothi (Gayathri Ramana).</p>
<p>However, his macho posture gets a huge shock and where this leads to and what role his friend Veerraju (Rajkumar Kasireddy), Sudhakar (Muralidhar Goud), his father Bikshapathi (Vishwanath Mandalika), Chinna Patel aka Keshav (Rajhessh), his wife Padma (Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla) form the interesting part.</p>
<h2>Mension House Mallesh (2026) Movie: Artists Review&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Srinath Maganti performed well in the lead role. He showed the pain of carrying his childhood happennings and dealing with them and also showed his mass angle showing his prowess with rustic and rugged look. He entertained with his mass mannerims and expressions and emotions. He with his screen presence made an impact on the screen with his dialogue delivery.</p>
<p>Rajhessh performed well in the role of the antagonist Patel and the scenes featuring him and Srinath stands out. Gayathri Ramana made her debut and she performed well in the role of a innocent young girl who also takes a bold stand while choosing her life partner.</p>
<p>Rajkumar Kasireddy and Muralidhar Goud made their presence felt with their performances. Vishwabath Mandalika is ok in the role of&nbsp; the lead actor's father. Kamakshi Bhaskarla got limited screen presence and in one scene she came up with powerful performance. Others performed according to their roles.</p>
<h2>Mension House Mallesh Movie: Technicians Review&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Mension House Mallesh story is penned by Bala Satish. Bala Satish came up with a story in the backdrop of a rustic village atmosphere. The story has no new elements and lacks freshness. It starts in a predictable manner and continues in the same vein right from the start to the finish.</p>
<p>He added mass elements and double-meaning dialogues to appeal to B,C centres. He drew inspiration from the films like Ek Mini Katha and others. He took the core point from such kind of films which viewers were treated with earlier and added mass elements to attract.</p>
<p>Few scenes in the first half may appeal to masses but even they cannot sit through all the drinking scenes at the start. The second half turns out to be a patience tester and pre climax turns out to be little decent before the film comes to a happy ending. The story turned out to be routine and predictable and screenplay turned out to be uni dimensional and convenient. Direction followed the familiar traits.</p>
<p>Suresh Bobbili's background music is according to the story and the narration. The songs are situational and didnot make much impact. Ammamuthu's cinematography highlighted the rustic village atmosphere quite well and in a realistic and natural manner. The editing of Garry.BH is ok but could have been better as there are many repetitive scenes that impacted the flow of the narration. Dialogues are penned to attract the masses. Production values are good.</p>
<h2>Mension House Mallesh - Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Srinath Maganti</li>
<li>Cinematography</li>
</ul>
<h2>Mension House Mallesh - Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Routine Story</li>
<li>Adult Content</li>
</ul>
<h2>Mension House Mallesh Movie: Rating Analysis&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Altogether, Mension House Mallesh turns out to be outdated mass entertainer. Srinanth Maganti came up with a spirited performance but director Bala Satish except for adding mass elements, failed to come up with a powerful story. Had he comeup with few powerful characters and freshness in the story, things would have made little different. Considering all these elements, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 1.5 rating for Mension House Mallesh</strong>.</p>

Mension House Mallesh Review

<h2>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani (2026) Movie: What's Behind</h2>
<p>Sivaji and Laya are coming together to entertain movie lovers with the film titled Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani. The film directed by Sudheer Ram is generating interest as it is named after the hit song from Sivaji's 90s Biopic webseries. The film which was supposed for OTT streaming later opted for theatrical release. The film's OTT rights have been bagged by ETV Win. The film is releasing on 6 Feb 2026. Let us see how the film entertained movie lovers.</p>
<h2>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani: Story Review</h2>
<p>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani story revolves around a middle class family whose happy life turns upside down due to surprising events and how they overcome them. Sriram (Sivaji) is a honest Panchayat Secretary leading a peaceful life with his wife Uttara (Laya) who craves to get rich and his son Mittu (Rohan) in Horsely Hills. However their life takes a startling turn when Sriram gets involved in a heated argument with the SI Vikram (Prince Cecil). Where this leads to and what role MLA Thimmappa (Sharat Lohitaswa), police&nbsp; officer Sudheer (Dhanraj), Raghava (Ali) form the rest of the narration.</p>
<h2>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani: Artists Review</h2>
<p>Sivaji did well in the role of a honest person who goes all out to save his family when faced with a difficult situation. He showed good expressions and emotions and his bod language is natural and realistic.</p>
<p>Laya complimented him well as the housewife. She did a good job and delivered dialogues accordingly. Roshan is ok in the role of their son.After a longtime, Prince Cecil is see in a key role and he is ok with is performance.&nbsp; Dhanraj performed in a typical manner in the role of the police officer and it is tailormade for him. Ali's role failed to evoke laughs.</p>
<p>Others like Jabardasth Emmanuel, Raj Tirandasu, Karan,Sharath Lohithaswa played their roles accordingly.</p>
<h2>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani: Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani story is written by Sudheer Ram. He tried to come up with a hilarious crime thriller and for that he came up with a tried and tested formula. His story drew inspiration from films like Drushyam and many other films alike.</p>
<p>He tried to blend humor and thrills but failed on both fronts. He starts the narration by introducing the protagonist's family as a different one by adding a hilarious touch. However nothing excites. None of the character arcs appeal to viewers as they just pass through the motions and most of the scenes miss logics and had artificial flavor.</p>
<p>The comedy of Sivaji, Laya and Roshan didnot workout as the scenes lacked the strengh and the role of Prince turned out to be silly. Director Sudheer Ram's story, screenplay and direction turned out to be weak and disappointinng. While the first half has routine elements, the second half fared no better as it had artificial elements and this tested the patience of the viewers. Preclimax and Climax turned out to be even more silly.</p>
<p>Cinematography of Ritwik Reddy is ok and BGM of Ranjin Raj is in sync with the narration. The editing of Balu Manoj failed completely. Production values are ok.</p>
<h2>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani: Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Sivaji</li>
<li>Laya</li>
</ul>
<h2>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani: Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Weak Story</li>
<li>Artificial Elements</li>
<li>Missing Humour and Thrills</li>
</ul>
<h2>Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani: Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani turns out to be spineless treat. Much was expected as it marked the return of Sivaji and Laya as the pair and the film was named after a hit song. However, the director Sudheer Ram came up with a weak story that missed everything. Many such stories came earlier and right from the start till the finish, the script is loaded with artificial elements and illogical scenes. Even on OTT this wouldn't have worked and the makers took a bold decision going for the theatrical release. The makers should have scrutinized the story and script and reworked on the writing before proceeding ahead with the project. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cineosh goes with a 2 star rating for Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani</strong>.</p>

Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani Review

<h2>Mrithyunjay (2026) Movie: What's Behind</h2>
<p>Sree Vishnu who came to entertain movie lovers with the film Vishnu Vinyasam, this week is coming to thrill viewers with Mrithyunjay. The film directed by Sri Hussain Sha Kiran&nbsp; is releasing on 6 March 2026. Mrityunjay OTT rights have been acquired by Netflix. Let us see how the film thrilled movie lovers.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Mrithyunjay Telugu Movie: Story Review</h2>
<p>Mrithyunjay story revolves around a youngster who works in a daily and who aspires to be a crime reporter and the developments that follow his inquisitive and probing eyes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Jay aka Mrithyunjay (Sree Vishnu), works in a daily and he gets ads for the obituaries with his skills but he aspires to become a crime reporter.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the midst of all this mysterious deaths make police department to depute ACP Seetha (Reba Monica John) to unravel them.&nbsp;</p>
<p>What is the connection to the obituaries and mysterious deaths , and how it is connected to Saadhu (Veer Aryan), what role his friend Anji (Sudarshan), Satti (Racha Ravi) played from the interesting part.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Sree Vishnu's Mrithyunjay: Artists Review</h2>
<p>Sree Vishnu played a completely different&nbsp; role in the film. He slipped into the role effortlessly and did justice to it. He showed good emotions while feeling the pain of a small girl, expressed accordingly when he was not given the crime reporter job and came up with intense expressions while trying to nab the criminal.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Reba Monica John played the role of the ACP.&nbsp; Her role is used just to take the story forward and she didn't get much scope to show her talent. She just passed through the motions.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Veer Aryan played well in the role of the antagonist. He came up with menacing expressions and carried the same through out the film with his body language.</p>
<p>Sudarshan and Racha Ravi are ok in their roles. Others like Ayyappa, Sijju, Aishwarya, Balaaditya, Krishna Koushik, Nandha Gopal, Mirchi Madhavi according to their roles.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Mrithyunjay Movie: Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Mrityunjay story is penned by Sri Hussain Sha Kiran who worked as the assistant director for Sukumar. He wrote a crime thriller to capture the imagination of all. The narration starts in a slow manner and with Sree Vishnu introduced in a different way, people will be wondering what the director is upto.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However once the mysterious deaths start happening screenplay is in place and the narration picks up pace. Following few cat and mouse games between the hero and the villain, the first half ends with interesting but predictable twist. The second half also continues in the similar manner and the film finally comes to an end bringing the much needed relief to the viewers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The screenplay is even and uni dimensional for majority of the part. Director tried to come with an investigative thriller, but the so called investigation turns out to be farce. Police are shown as puppets and ACP as a dimwit. Even the race between hero and the villain to go after each other donot excite anyone.</p>
<p>People are witness to such scenes since the olden days and those who expected something new will be completely disappointed. Director missed many logics in the narration and most of the scenes looked silly and even school kids will be laughing instead of getting excited.</p>
<p>Vidya Sagar Chinta's cinematography showed the scenes in a realistic manner. He used the lighting to perfection to show the night scenes in an interesting way. He used the colour combinations accordingly to show the variations in scenes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Kaala Bhairava with his background music elevated the scenes according to the narration. The editing of Sreekar Prasad is decent except for few repetitive scenes here and there. Production values of Light Box Media, Picture Perfect Entertainment are good.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Mrithyunjay - Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Sree Vishnu&nbsp;</li>
<li>BGM&nbsp;</li>
<li>Cinematography</li>
</ul>
<h2>Mrithyunjay - Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Predictable Elements</li>
<li>Illogical Scenes</li>
<li>Missing Highs</li>
</ul>
<h2>Mrithyunjay (2026) Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, Mrithyunjay turns out to be a decent crime thriller. Sree Vishnu came up with a spirited performance and Sri Hussain Sha Kiran tried to thrill viewers with interesting twists. However except for couple of twists everything turned predictable. A little fine-tuning of the script and including few more thrilling elements would have added value to the final result. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 rating for Mrithyunjay</strong>.&nbsp;</p>

Mrithyunjay Review

<h2>S. Saraswathi (2026) Movie: What's Behind</h2>
<p>Varalakshmi Sarathkumar who impressed all with her performances is now making her debut as the director with the film S. Saraswathi. The films OTT rights have been inked by ETV Win, streaming will be after the end of its theatrical run. let us findout what S.Saraswathi offered to movie lovers.</p>
<h2>S. Saraswathi (2026) Movie: Story Review</h2>
<p>S.Saraswathi story revolves around a mother who goes in search of her missing daughter and the developments in the aftermath and how she deals with them. Lakshmi (Varalakshmi Sarathkumar) much to her shock finds her daughter Saraswathi missing when she goes to pick her from the school.</p>
<p>Where it leads to and what roles CI Krishna Reddy (Murli Sharma), Lakshmi's husband Aditya (Jeeva), her&nbsp; mother (Priyamani), Pediatric Surgeon Tulasi (Radhika Sarathkumar), Justice Uma Maheswar (Rao Ramesh), Lawyer Ramanunam (Prakash Raj), his assistant Swami (Saptagiri), advocate Srikanth (Srikanth Iyengar), Psychiatrist Antony D Souza (Nassar), Principal (Raghu Babu) played in the sensational developments that follow form the interesting part.</p>
<h2>S. Saraswathi (2026) Movie: Artists Review</h2>
<p>Varalakshmi Sarathkumar as usual came up with impactful performance. She showed the pain of the mother who is worried about her missing daughter. She expressed and emoted quite well on the screen and made a strong presence on the screen. She also did well as a caring nurse and also as a girl who falls in love. She tried to carry the film on her shoulders.</p>
<p>Prakash Raj as usual came up with subtle and powerful performance. He delivered dialogues in a hardhitting manner and with his screen presence elevated the scenes.Rao Ramesh is good in the role of a judge.&nbsp; Priyamani is fine in her role as the mother while Radhika Sarathkumar, Nassar and Jeeva played the powerful cameos taking the story forward. Others like Srikanth Iyengar, Mime Gopi, Hareesh Peradi, Raghu Babu, Getup Srinu, Venkat, Niveksha ,Pramila Rani performed according to their roles.</p>
<h2>S. Saraswathi Movie: Technicians Review</h2>
<p>S.Saraswathi story is penned by Varalakshmi Sarathkumar. Varalakshmi planned to touch the contemprary and the burning topic of atroticies on women and how justice is denied to them. She tried to add the medical disorder in order to add surprise element to the proceedings and the investigation process.</p>
<p>Initially at the start, this looked interesting but in her effort to thrill viewers taking them to the new heights, she overdid it and altogether in the end, it turned out to be a laughing stock. Except for the so called medical disorder, everything turned out to be routine and predictable. After the so called surprise elements, viewers can predict everything and this turned out to be the biggest backdrop.</p>
<p>While the story turned out to be routine and monotonous, even the narration and screenplay turned out to be repetitive making it a tedious watch to the viewers. The first half comes to an end with a predictable twist and when one expects a better second half, it turns out to be a disappointment.</p>
<p>With the surprise element coming out, Varalakshmi started beating around the bush and the preachy dialogues in the pre climax and climax didnot inspire any confidence. Finally, S.Saraswathi's good intentions got diluted due to Varalakshmi's over enthusiasm and the flat screenplay and direction.</p>
<p>Thaman's music and songs though situational acted as speedbrakers. His background music is in sync with the story. A.M. Edwin Sakay's cinematograhpy is good and showed the scenes in a realistic and believable manner.</p>
<p>Venkat Raajen's editing left a lot to be desired. There are many scenes that turned out to be repetitive and slowed the pace of the narration.</p>
<p>Production values of Dosa Diaries are good.</p>
<h2>S. Saraswathi - Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Varalakshmi Sarathkumar</li>
<li>Prakash Raj&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h2>S. Saraswathi - Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Outdated Story</li>
<li>Slow Narration</li>
</ul>
<h2>S. Saraswathi (2026) Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, S.Saraswathi movie turns out to be a preachy outdated drama. Varalakshmi Sarathkumar on debut as a director tried to highlight the problems faced by women and also come up with a powerful hardhitting message oriented film. However, outdated story, repetitive scenes, silly screenplay and serial type narration undid her intentions. Had she reworked on the writing and the script and added few fresh elements, things would have been different. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2 rating for S.Saraswathi</strong>.</p>

S. Saraswathi Review

<h2>Son Of (2026) Telugu Movie: What's Behind</h2>
<p>Sai Simhadri as an actor and producer is coming to entertain movie lovers with a film titled Son Of. The film directed by Bathala Sateesh is releasing on 27 Feb 2026. The film's OTT rights are yet to be inked. Let us see what Son of, offered to movie lovers.</p>
<h2>Son Of (2026) Telugu Movie: Story Review</h2>
<p>Son Of story revolves around the estranged relationship between father and son and where it heads to. Anand ( Sai Simhadri) , son of Venkat Rao ( Vinod Kumar) turns out to be a failure in his life, and this changes the relationship between them. What happens when a beautiful girl (Meera Raj) enters his life. Where this leads to form the rest of the developments.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Son Of (2026) Movie: Artists Review</h2>
<p>Sai Simhadri played the lead role. He looked overaged for the lead role and also one gets a feeling he is not of a hero&nbsp; material. He however with his hardwork impresses in few scenes especially during the pre climax and climax scenes. He danced with ease and delivered dialogues accoring to the situation. He needs to hone his acting skills to reach the next level.</p>
<p>Vinod Kumar is good in the role of the father. He showed the pain of a father when a son goes wayward and makes no efforts to mend himself. His&nbsp; looks however donot appeal to all. Meera Raj who played the female lead performed according to the situation. She looked gorgeous in some scenes on the screen.</p>
<p>Inturi Vasu is fine in the role and others performed as per their roles.</p>
<h2>Son Of (2026) Movie: Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Son Of story is written by Bathala Satish. He tried to come up with a emotional youthful entertainer highlighting the father son relationship. Though the intention is right, many such films came earlier and the story offered nothing new. The narration starts on a predictable note and from then on the entire first half treads with routine and monotonous elements and few irritating stuff with over the top and silly dialogues from both the father and son. When the first half ends, viewers heave a sigh of relief , expecting a better second half.</p>
<p>The second half continues in the same vein with many illogical scenes. However couple of scenes in the run up to the pre climax and climax adds value and connect chords of some viewers. Finally the film ends in a predictable happy manner. Screenplay looked forced and the direction treaded in an aimless manner.</p>
<p>Amarnath's editing left a lot to be desired. There are many scenes that looked out of sync and unnecessary to the proceedings. However, he couldn't be faulted as the story itself turned out to be weak. VRK Naidu's cinematography is as per the story and did justice to the scenes. The music is tuned by Rishi is turns out to be average. Songs at times acted a speedbrakers. The background score is ok. Dialogues are artificial and so too are most of the scenes. Production values are just average.</p>
<h2>Son Of (2026) Movie: Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Few Emotions</li>
</ul>
<h2>Son Of (2026) Movie: Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Weak Story</li>
<li>Over the top performances</li>
<li>Forced Scenes</li>
<li>Illogical Elements</li>
</ul>
<h2>Son Of (2026) Telugu Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, Son Of turns out to be a patient tester. Sai Simhadri tested his luck as the lead actor as he himself turned out to be the main drawback. Director Bathala Satish tried to attract viewers highlighting the father son relationship. But the weak story, forced scenes, over the top dialogues and performances of the actors, ended up as a nightmare to the viewers. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 1 rating for Son Of</strong>.</p>

Son Of Review

<h2>Vishnu Vinyasam (2026) Movie: What's Behind</h2>
<p>Sree Vishnu is known for his feel good hilarious entertainers. He is coming to entertain movie lovers with his film Vishnu Vinyasam. The film directed by newcomer Yadunaath Maruthi Rao is releasing on 27 Feb 2026. Vishnu Vinyasam OTT rights have been bagged by Amazon Prime and the streaming will be after the completion of its theatrical run. Let us findout how Sree Vishnu entertained movie lovers with Vishnu Vinyasam.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Vishnu Vinyasam (2026) Movie: Story Review</h2>
<p>Vishnu Vinyasam story revolves around a youngster and how his life changes when he comes across a beautiful girl and falls in love with her. Junior Lecturer Vishnu (Sree Vishnu) happens to meet HOD Manisha (Nayan Sarika) and instantly falls in love. When he decides to take his relationship forward, he gets shock of his life.</p>
<p>To findout more about it and where this leads to and how it impacted him and others form the interesting part.</p>
<h2>Vishnu Vinyasam (2026) Movie: Artists Review</h2>
<p>Sree Vishnu slipped into his role effortlessly. He managed to evoke few laughs with his comic timing. However due to his role he turned monotonous and routine and also went overboard with his performance as he tried to become more effortless and show his ease.</p>
<p>Nayan Sarika played the female lead in the film and looked gorgeous on the screen. She came up with a decent performance. Satya performed well and managed to generate few laughs with his antics. The role of Srikanth Iyengar looked artificial and to the top of it, his performed turned out to be over the top. Srinivas Reddy is ok in his role but his role assumed similarities to the roles of other actors in previous hit films.</p>
<p>Others like Brahmaji, Praveen, Murali Sharma, Satyam Rajesh, Goparaju Ramana in important roles.</p>
<h2>Vishnu Vinyasam (2026) Movie: Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Vishnu Vinyasam story is penned by newcomer Yadunaath Maruthi Rao. He tried to entertain viewers with a light hearted hilarious entertainer. He mainly concentrated on generating humour on the screen instead of concentrating on powerful story. He in the process emerged successful only to some extent. While in the first half, he generated little humour, he managed to double it in the second half.</p>
<p>Maruthi Rao, as he decided to entertain, roped in top comedians and emerged successful to an extent. But most of the time, he tried to highlight Sree Vishnu and underutilised other top comedians. He generated fun with Sree Vishnu and Satya but the same cannot be said about other actors.</p>
<p>The first half sails off smoothly with hilarious scenes and it comes to an end with a decent interval block. But in the second half, he loses the plot and he turned routine and monotonous with his comedy scenes and these turned repetitive. The final half an hour turned out to be routine and missed the strong emotional connect robbing the viewers of the high intense feeling. Everything fell flat and the climax was rushed and predictable.</p>
<p>The music of Radhan failed to make an impression. None of the songs are appealing and made an impact much to the disappointment of all. The songs infact turned out to be the biggest drawback. Sai Sriram's cinematography is good and turned the film colorful. The editing of&nbsp; Karthikeyan Rohini is just ok. Though the runtime is sleek, the editing left few repetitive scenes which impacted the overall output. Dialogues are ok and production values are good.</p>
<h2>Vishnu Vinyasam: Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Sree Vishnu</li>
<li>Few Comedy Scenes</li>
</ul>
<h2>Vishnu Vinyasam: Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Directionless Secondhalf</li>
<li>Artificial Humor</li>
<li>Missing Emotions</li>
</ul>
<h2>Vishnu Vinyasam (2026) Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, Vishnu Vinyasam turns out to be a decent entertainer. Director Maruthi Rao came up with an out and out hilarious entertainer and got the optimum out of Sree Vishnu. He emerged successful in creating humour in the first half but lost plot in the second half. Had he finetuned the second half with strong emotions and more entertaining elements removing the routine and predictable elements, the final result would have been different. More involvement from the director, writer and also music director to give better output would have changed the things in a favourable manner. The artificial elements and lack of strong characters and underutilisation of comedians, impacted the film in a big way. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 rating for Vishnu Vinyasam</strong>.</p>

Vishnu Vinyasam Review

<h2>D/o Prasad Rao Kanabadutaledhu (2026) - What's Behind</h2>
<p>Rajeev Kanakala, Udaya Bhanu Vasanthika, Gayathri Bhargavi, and Bindhu Mouli's D/O Prasad Rao, a thriller series directed by Poluri Krishna is streaming on Zee 5 platform from 27 Feb 2026. Let us see what the six episode series offered to audience.</p>
<h2>D/o Prasad Rao Kanabadutaledhu Web Series: Story Review</h2>
<p>D/O Prasada Rao's story revolves around a father's desperate search for his missing daughter and the twists and turns involved in it. Prasad Rao (Rajeev Kanakala) who runs a grocery shop in Nellore, much against his wishes and upon persuation from his wife and brothers, sends his daughter Swathi (Vasanthika) to work in a software company in Hyderabad. However, he gets a shock of his life, when he finds his daughter's mobile switched off and loses contact of her. Where it leads to, what role CI Rebecca Joseph (Udaya Bhanu) played, what Prasad Rao finds out when he reaches Hyderbad and what happened to Swathi form the rest of the narration.</p>
<h2>D/o Prasad Rao Kanabadutaledhu Zee5 Series: Artists Review</h2>
<p>Rajeev Kanakala came up with a subtle performance and elevated the scenes with his performance. He showed variations with his expressions and body language according to the situation. He delivered dialogues showing emotions connecting chords with the viewers as a father who loves and is concerned about his daughter's well-being. He showed love towards his daughter, care and fear for her safety and also the pain when she goes missing.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Vasanthika is good in the role of a daughter. She is bubbly when she gets a job and convinces her family members and showed her fear when the situation turns against her.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Udaya Bhanu did the role of a tough cop quite well. She came up with serious expressions and delivered dialogues accordingly. Her body language as a cop is good.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Others like Swathi, Bhawani, Sujatha, Prasad Rao, Hima Bindu, Gayathri, Bhargavi, and Bindhu Mouli&nbsp; performed according to their roles.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>D/o Prasad Rao Kanabadutaledhu: Technicians Review</h2>
<p>D/O Prasad Rao story is penned by Poluri Krishna. He tried to thrill viewers with a story that has few surprises. However, he ended up coming with a simple story that turned out to be stale. He started the narration in an interesting manner and this increases the curiosity among viewers in the first few episodes. But from then on, everything turns routine and predictable as in their quest to come up with more twists and turns, they instead turned everything silly.</p>
<p>In his quest to come up with more twists, Poluri Krishna failed to come up with strong characters. This inturn impacted his writing leaving a void and the screenplay goes awry though it looks interesting from outside. With the passage of time, the characters turn preachy with the director unable to fathom how to take the story forward and bring it to a logical conclusion.</p>
<p>The cop is introduced as a tough person and has unique investigation techniques but the investigation scenes offer nothing new. They cop is just turned out to be a mere caricature taking orders from the higherups. Finally when the final episodes end, viewers heave a sigh of relief.</p>
<p>The editing of GV. Chandra Sekhar looks unpolished. There are many repetitive scenes that slowed the pace of the narration. He tried to be smart to turn it decent but overall came up with a haphazard output. Sriram gave the background score for the plot. Sriram in his quest to elevate the scenes, came up with a loud score instead of adding finess to the narration. This inturn turned everything into over the top when it is not required. The cinematography of K.Mahesh Kumar is in sync with the story. He didnot try anything extraordinary and did what was required for the story sticking to the basics. Production values are just ok.</p>
<h2>D/o Prasad Rao Kanabadutaledhu: Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Rajeev Kanakala, Udaya Bhanu</li>
<li>Few Twists</li>
</ul>
<h2>D/o Prasad Rao Kanabadutaledhu: Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Slow Narration</li>
<li>Stale Plot&nbsp;</li>
<li>Predictable Character Tropes</li>
</ul>
<h2>D/o Prasad Rao: Kanabadutaledhu - Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, D/O Prasad Rao Kanbadutaledu promises a lot initially, only to falter in the end. Poluri Krishna tried to thrill viewers with a investigative thriller but he ended up coming with a stale and outdated story. To make matters worse he turned preachy instead of concentrating on the investigation. Had he stuck to the investigation procedures and came up with strong characters adding a tinge of mystery to each of them, rather than becoming preachy and trying to give a message to the society, things would have been different. Considering all these elements, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2 rating for D/o Prasad Rao Kanabdutaledu</strong>.</p>

D/o Prasad Rao Kanabadutaledhu Review

<h2>Bookie aka Pookie (2026) Movie: What's Behind</h2>
<p>Vijay Antony, Manchu Lakshmi's Tamil film Pookie is releasing in Telugu as Bookie. The film is helmed by Ganesh Chandra. The film's OTT rights are yet to be finalised. Let us see what Bookie offered to movie lovers.</p>
<h2>Bookie (2026) Movie: Story Review</h2>
<p>Bookie story revolves around a young couple who witness turbulence in their relationship and how they deal with them. Kailash (Ajay Dishan) and Aazhi (Dhanusha) suddenly experience their relationship hit the rock after few years and this lands them in a situation as to whether to continue with the relation or move forward parting ways.</p>
<p>How they react and what decision they take and what role Kailash's father (Pandiarajan) and others played form rest of the narration.</p>
<h2>Bookie (2026) Movie: Artists Review</h2>
<p>Ajay Dishan came up with a natural and realistic performance. He emoted and expressed well delivering dialogues with ease and giving a relatable feeling to the viewers. Dhanusha performed well as per the situation and did justice to her role. However at times, her role looked exaggerated due to the chracterisation.</p>
<p>Parthiban did full justice to the role of the lead actor's father. Others performed according to their roles.</p>
<h2>Bookie (2026) Movie: Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Bookie story is penned by Puthiya Parthi and is helmed by Ganesh Chandra. He tried to entertain youngsters with a Gen Z story and used many Gen Z lingos to connect chords with them. But in the process he failed to realise that one cannot differentiate between Romance categorising it into Gen Z or Older generation.</p>
<p>He tried to highlight the purity in love in the older genderation compared to that of immoral values of gen z relationships but sperations and parting of ways have been prevalent in the society since longtime. The screenplay is linear and treads in a predictable fashion and in the end however failed to justify the reunison of the leadpair.</p>
<p>The film lacked the emotions and everything turns artificial as the director stayed away from the ground reality. He spent the entire first half on how the lead pair deal with the breakup and here he tried to impresses Gen Z with jargons like binge watching, stress shopping and stress eating. But he failed to live in the reality. Both the lead pair characters turned out to be artificial bereft of any emotions. Much to the disappointment of all, the so called interval bang fell flat.</p>
<p>He passed most of the time and the second half with flashbacks. Instead of increasing the interest levels, these turned out to be patient testers. Ganesh Chandra's writing turned out to be lazy and he thought it was casual and interesting. Sadly, he failed to understand the meaning and thought process of Gen Z and he confined himself to use it as jargons.</p>
<p>The music for the film is tuned by Vijay Antony. Though songs didnot make much impact, he added value to the narration with his background music. Ganesh Chandra himself handled the cinematography and he captured the visuals in an appealing and beautiful manner. The editing of Vijay Antony could have been far better as there are scenes that slowed the pace of the narration. Dialogues are ok. Production values are fine.</p>
<h2>Bookie Movie: Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Performances</li>
<li>BGM</li>
</ul>
<h2>Bookie Movie: Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Artificial Elements</li>
<li>Missing Emotions</li>
</ul>
<h2>Bookie aka Pookie (2026) Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, Bookie turns out to be soulless Gen Z love story. Ganesh Chandra tried to attract movie lovers with a relatable love story of the current generation, but much to the disappointment of all everything turns artificial and lacked the emotions and soul that is vital for any romantic entertainer. His story telling lacked the creativity and novelty for all the talk of genx jargons. His screenplay and direction failed to inspire confidence. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 1.5 rating for Bookie aka Pookie</strong>.</p>

Bookie Review

<h2>Hey Balwanth (2026) Movie: What's Behind</h2>
<p>Suhas created a niche for himself doing different entertainers and different roles and he is coming to entertain movie lovers with the film titled Hey Balwanth. The film caught the attention of all when it was first titled Hey Bhagavan and then was forced to change to Hey Balwanth due to Censor Board objections. The film directed by Gopi Atchara is releasing on 20 Feb 2026. Let us see what Suas offered to movie lovers as Hey Balwanth. Hey Balwanth OTT rights have been bagged by Zee 5 for a fancy sum and streaming will be after the completion of the theatrical run.</p>
<h2>Hey Balwanth (2026) Movie: Story Review</h2>
<p>Hey Balwanth story revolves around a youngster who aspires to takeover his father's business and power it to new heights and where his quest leads to form the interesting part. Krishna (Suhas) since childhood dreams of taking over his father Balwanth (Sr Naresh) business.</p>
<p>But Balwanth opposes it and asks him to prove himself before he takesover. He comes into contact with Mithra (Shivani Nagaram), of Mithra Foundation. Love blossms between them and as things would have it, time comes to takeover his father's business. However, he gets a shock of his life. To findout more about it, and what roles Krishna's grandmother (Annapurna),his friend Baka (Sudarshan), Sitting MLA Durga Rao (Ajay Ghosh), his son (Vennela Kishore), rival politician and aspiring ticket contestant PVP (Harshavardhan), his father (Kota Srinivasa Rao) played should be watched on the screen.</p>
<h2>Hey Balwanth (2026) Movie: Artists Review</h2>
<p>Suhas asusual did justice to his role. The role is tailormade for him and it has the blend of romance, youthful exuberance, humour and emotions associated with it. He worked hard to make an impact and made a decent impression. However at times, it looked as though he is just passing through the motions.</p>
<p>Shivani Nagaram looked decent on the screen. She performed well according to her role. She didnot get much scope to showcase her acting talent and variations in it but carried the little hearts vibes into the film. She impressed with his dialogue delivery.</p>
<p>Sr Naresh turned out to be the show stopper. In the first half his role is just confined to take the story forward and he did it in a subtle manner but in the second half he with his mannerisms and antics entertained all. To the top of it, he impressed all with his emotions bringing in all his experience.</p>
<p>Sudarshan in the role of friend, generated a few laughs along with Suhas and Shivani Nagaram. He elevated the scenes with his screenpresence. Vennela Kishore is ok in his role but at times he turned irritating. Annapurna is good on the screen and Ajay Ghosh did his role accordingly. Harshavardhan made his presence felt. Babu Mohan played a cameo. Others performed according to their roles.</p>
<h2>Hey Balwanth (2026) Movie: Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Hey Balwanth story is Gopi Atchara. He tried to entertain movielovers touching a pertinent and burning point. The first half sails off smoothly with the blend of youthful elements, romance and hilarious scenes. The first half comes with a decent but predictable twist setting the stage for the second half.</p>
<p>The second half continues in the same manner and in the runup to the pre climax and climax, he included father son sentiment scenes. However for all his efforts he failed to blend both entertainment and emotions in a perfect manner and this impacted the film's overall output.</p>
<p>Seeing the film, one understands why Censor Board asked the makers to change the film's title from Hey Bhagawan to Hey Balwanth. The story penned by Gopi Atchara offered nothing new and he came up with a mix of previous hits from various languages. At times the so called entertaining and emotional scenes looked illogical.</p>
<p>Mahi Reddy Pandugula's cinematography is in sync with the story. He showed the scenes in a natural and at the same time colorful as and when required. Viplav Nyshadham's editing is ok but could have been better as there are few repetitive elements that dragged the pace of the narration. The music of Vivek Sagar is ok. The songs looked forced and one could have done away with them as they didnot add much value to the proceedings. His background score is as per the story. Dialogues are hilarious and at times emotional. But many are loaded with double meaning. Production values are decent.</p>
<h2>Hey Balwanth Movie: Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Suhas, Naresh</li>
<li>Few Hilarious Scenes</li>
<li>Emotional Connectivity</li>
<li>Short Run Time (2hr 4 mins)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Hey Balwanth Movie: Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Illogical Scenes</li>
<li>Repetitions</li>
</ul>
<h2>Hey Balwanth (2026) Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, Hey Balwanth turns out to be a good entertainer. Gopi Atchara on debut tried to entertain viewers and also blend few emotions highlighting the father-son bonding. Though the idea looks good, the story turned predictable, lacked novelty and screenplay is confined only to entertain viewers rather than a gripping narration. He tried to connect the emotional chords of the viewers in the second half, but few scenes are artificial and illogical. This diverse story that is compelling could have been worth a little more work on the script. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2.75 rating for Hey Balwanth</strong>.</p>

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