Last updated: 21 April 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Virupaksha (Telugu), meaning ‘the one who sees everything’ Directed by: Karthik Dandu Cast: Sai Dharam Tej, Samyuktha, Rajeev Kanakala, Sunil, Brahmaji, Ajay, Jhansi Highs: Story (Sukumar), direction (Karthik Dandu), performances of Sai Dharam Tej and Samyuktha, Ajaneesh Loknath’s background score, Shamdat Sainudeen’s cinematography, engrossing and spine-chilling first-half, interesting plot twists Lows: Second-half is too stretched (many ..read more

Last updated: 14 April 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Shaakuntalam (Telugu) Directed by: Gunasekhar Cast: Samantha, Dev Mohan, Sachin Khedekar, Aditi Balan, Ananya Nagalla, Gauthami, Mohan Babu, Madhoo, Allu Arha, Kabir Duhan Singh, Jisshu Sengupta, Prakash Raj Highs: Story (Kālidāsa), Performances of Samantha and Dev Mohan, Mani Sharma’s background score, Allu Arha’s cameo, good casting and impressive costume design Lows: Uninteresting screenplay (Gunasekhar), mediocre direction (Gunas ..read more

Last updated: 31 March 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Dasara (Telugu) Directed by: Srikanth Odela Cast: Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Dheekshith Shetty, Shine Tom Chacko, Sai Kumar, Samuthirakani Highs: Standing ovation-worthy performances from Nani and Keerthy Suresh, impressive supporting performance by Dheekshith Shetty, interval block, outstanding background score by Santhosh Narayanan, top notch cinematography (Sathyan Sooryan), rural Telangana dialect, gripping first-half Lows: Second-half goe ..read more

Last updated: 9 February 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Amigos (Telugu) Directed by: Rajendra Reddy Cast: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (triple role), Ashika Ranganath, Brahmaji Highlights: Intriguing title card, doppelgänger concept, good performance(s) by Kalyan Ram, dialogues, Brahmaji’s comic timing, Rajendra Reddy’s direction and racy screenplay, action scenes Lowlights: offensive Somalia reference in the pretext of “comedy”, normalising stalking, too many unnecessary slow-motion scenes, ov ..read more

The “Me Too” movement was started in 2006 by Tarana Burke, a social activist and sexual harassment survivor, on the Myspace social network to promote “empowerment through empathy” among women who have been sexually abused. The movement gained widespread attention and started spreading as a hashtag on social media in October 2017 after The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that dozens of women accused Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse over a period of at least thirty years. Following widespread media coverage and discussion of sexual haras ..read more

Last updated: 31 December 2022 The Telugu film industry has had a mixed year at the box office with one film – RRR – emerging as a global blockbuster with a worldwide gross of over ₹1200 crores and seven films (Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Bheemla Nayak, Radhe Shyam, F2, Karthikeya 2, Sita Ramam and Godfather) grossing between ₹100 – ₹200 crores. The vast majority of medium to big-budget Telugu projects including Khiladi, Radhe Shyam, Acharya, Ghani, The Ghost, Thank You and The Warriorr and Macherla Niyojakavargam underperformed at the box office. Below is Cinemania’s pick of Top 10 Telugu Films in ..read more

Last updated: 23 Aug 2022 Karthikeya 2, directed by Chandoo Mondeti (Karthikeya), starring Nikhil Siddhartha (Karthikeya), Anupama Parameswaran (Premam) and Anupam Kher (The Kashmir Files) has emerged as a successful venture at the worldwide box office not just in the original Telugu version but also the dubbed Hindi version. The film has had a select release in the UK on 13 August but now both the Telugu original as well as the Hindi dubbed versions are set to get a wider release in the UK on 26 August (Friday) due to popular demand. Karthikeya 2 has been certified 12A for “moderat ..read more

Hombale films (K.G.F: Chapter 1, K.G.F: Chapter 2) have announced that their upcoming film “Salaar”, starring Prabhas (Baahubali) and Shruti Haasan (Yaara), directed by Prashanth Neel will release in cinemas on 14 April 2022. The action-thriller will mark director Neel’s third consecutive collaboration with the Bangalore-based production studio after K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter 2, which is set to release on 16 July 2021. Music for the film will be composed by Ravi Basrur and cinematography will be helmed by Bhuvan Gowda, marking the trio’s fourth collaboration after Ugramm (201 ..read more

Last updated: 27 Nov 2022 Click here for current/upcoming Indian streaming releases Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for regular updates on the below chart. Now Running In Cinemas Release Date Film BBFC Rating Original Language Director Cast Genre 25 Oct 2022 Ram Setu 12A Hindi Abhishek Sharma Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nushrratt Bharuccha Fantasy, Drama 4 Nov 2022 Mili 12A Hindi Mathukutty Xavier Janhvi Kapoor, Sunny Kaushal, Manoj Pahwa Thriller 4 Nov 2022 Phone Bhoot 15 Hindi Gurmmeet Singh Katrina Kaif, Ishaan Khatter, Siddhant ..read more

The makers of Indian romantic drama “Radhe Shyam” have released a teaser of film and announced that the romantic drama, directed by Radha Krishna Kumar (Jil) and starring Prabhas (Baahubali, Saaho) and Pooja Hegde (Mohenjo Daro) will release in cinemas on 30 July 2021. The film marks the third collaboration between Prabhas and UV Creations after Mirchi (2013) and Saaho (2019). Pre-production commenced in September 2018. Filming took place in Hyderabad (India), Italy and Georgia. The director tweeted in April 2019 that the film is “a classical tale of two timeless lov ..read more