<p>Finally the counting is nearing its final stage and here are the results and leads for the recently concluded five state elections of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry. While BJP retained Assam, Congress' UDF wrested Kerala and BJP won Puducherry. Vijay's TVK stormed Tamil Nadu while BJP blasted TMC's bastion in West Bengal.</p><p><strong>West Bengal &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Leads &nbsp; Results &nbsp; Total</strong></p><p>BJP &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 63 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 145 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;208<br>TMC &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;25 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;54 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 79<br>Cong &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2<br>Left &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2</p><p><strong>Assam &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Leads &nbsp; Results &nbsp; Total</strong></p><p>BJP &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 101 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 101<br>Cong &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 19 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 22</p><p><strong>Tamil Nadu &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Leads &nbsp; Results &nbsp; Total</strong></p><p>DMK &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 49 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 74<br>AIADMK &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 18 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;35 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 53<br>TVK &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;24 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 83 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 107</p><p><strong>Kerala &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Leads &nbsp; Results &nbsp; Total</strong></p><p>LDF &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;35 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;35<br>UDF &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;99 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 99<br>BJP &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3</p><p><strong>Puducherry &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Leads &nbsp; Results &nbsp; Total</strong></p><p>BJP &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 16 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;18<br>Cong &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;6</p>

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Five State Elections: Here are Results+Leads

Here are the Five state elections leads and results

<p>Following its theatrical release on April 30, 2026, Kara, starring Dhanush and directed by Vignesh Raja, is witnessing a strong and steadily expanding run in the Telugu market, grossing 4.8 Cr+ within its first four days. Released by CH Sathish Kumar &amp; Rajesh Kumar Bobbara under Vigneswara Entertainments - R Star Logistics, the film is translating its strong content and audience connect into consistent theatrical performance across the Telugu states.</p><p>Produced by Dr. Ishari K. Ganesh under Vels Film International Ltd, in association with Think Studios and Vigneswara Entertainments, Kara continues to build on its pre-release momentum, evolving into a content-led success driven by performances, narrative depth, and sustained audience engagement.</p><p>Set against the backdrop of the 1991 Gulf War and the fuel crisis in India, Kara follows the journey of an ordinary man whose life is pulled into extraordinary circumstances shaped by economic disruption, scarcity, and survival. As the crisis tightens its grip, the character is drawn into a tense chain of events where personal choices, moral pressure, and situational urgency intersect, creating a narrative that is both intimate and expansive in its scope. This rooted socio-political setting has played a key role in enhancing the film’s realism and emotional resonance.</p><p>At the centre of this narrative is Dhanush, whose performance has emerged as the defining force of the film’s success. With a portrayal marked by restraint, emotional precision, and internal intensity, he brings depth to a character navigating fear, responsibility, and consequence. His performance has been widely appreciated across audiences and critics, further strengthening the film’s cross-language appeal and driving repeat viewership.</p><p>Director Vignesh Raja, following the success of Por Thozhil, delivers a tightly controlled and immersive narrative experience in Kara. His approach focuses on atmosphere, character progression, and grounded storytelling, allowing the film to unfold organically while maintaining a strong emotional grip. The film’s narrative design, rooted in realism and human conflict, has contributed significantly to its growing acceptance among audiences.</p><p>On the technical front, Kara is backed by a highly accomplished team that enhances its immersive quality. Cinematographer Theni Eswar captures the film’s world with a raw, naturalistic visual texture, reinforcing its grounded tone. Editor Sreejith Sarang ensures a seamless narrative flow, while G. V. Prakash Kumar delivers a subtle yet impactful musical score that amplifies emotional beats and sustains tension throughout. The supporting cast, including Mamitha Baiju, K. S. Ravikumar, Jayaram, Karunas, and M. S. Bhaskar, add depth and authenticity, further strengthening the film’s performance-driven fabric.</p><p>The Telugu audience response has been notably driven by organic word-of-mouth, with viewers actively recommending the film for its sincerity, performances, and engaging narrative. This sustained audience connect has translated into steady occupancy and growing traction beyond the opening days, reinforcing the film’s strong theatrical hold.</p><p>With 4.8 Cr+ gross in four days and continuing momentum, Kara stands as a clear reflection of how compelling storytelling and powerful performances can drive consistent audience engagement across markets.</p><p>‘Kara’ is currently running successfully in Telugu theatres.</p>

Kara Reinforces the Power of Content, Establishing a Strong Telugu Footprint with 4.8 Cr+ in 4 Days

Kara Reinforces the Power of Content

<p>Kiara Advani has shut down reports about her film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups. Reports said she asked the makers to cut bold scenes with Yash. Kiara saw the post on Instagram and wrote “Absolute nonsense!” on her story. She made it clear that the news was false. This is not the first time a film faced such rumors before release.</p><p>The film stars Yash in the lead and is directed by Geetu Mohandas. It also has Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth in key roles. Toxic is set in Goa between the 1940s and 1970s and talks about drug trafficking during the end of colonial rule. The team shot the film from August 2024 to October 2025. It will release in Hindi and other South Indian languages. The makers had planned a June 4 release but the date got pushed again.</p><p>On social media, fans are supporting Kiara for calling out fake news. Many said such stories harm a film before release. The film is backed by KVN Productions and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations. Despite three delays, the movie is still one of the most talked about projects of 2026.</p><p>Toxic was announced in December 2023 and has huge hype because it brings Yash and Kiara together for the first time. The first look and set photos went viral last year. Fans are waiting for the teaser, which is expected to drop soon. With Kiara clearing the air, the team can now focus on promotions. The film’s scale, cast, and story have already made it a big deal in both North and South markets.&nbsp;</p>

Kiara Trashes Toxic Rumours 

Kiara Advani Calls Toxic Rumors Fake News

<p>Thalapathy Vijay created a political earthquake in Tamil Nadu when he led his poltical party TVK as the single largest party single handedly without any alliance on debut. Despite the strong Dravidian parties DMK and AIADMK, Vijay's TVK which was ruled out as a non entity, left all the parties and poll analysts and psephologists stunned.</p><p>It won 107 seats and dethroned the ruling DMK and thrashing AIADMK to the third slot. Following the sensation, celebrities congratulated Vijay on his stellar performance.</p><p>Nani wrote, “Congratulations @ actorvijay sir. First doubted and then crowned. Happened at our home and now it’s happening in our neighbouring home. Underdog winning is always absolute cinema ( or should I say absolute politics ?) &nbsp;Hope great things follow for the people of Tamil Nadu who have made their decision clear.”</p><p>Mahesh Babu took to his X account and wrote, “Hearty congratulations @actorvijay on setting new benchmarks and achieving a stunning victory!!! Today reflects the faith people have placed in you in large measure… I’m certain this victory will translate into meaningful progress for Tamil Nadu.”</p><p>Suriya also took to his X account and wrote, “Receiving the love and support of the people is a blessing. Tamil Nadu has great faith in my friend Vijay. My heartfelt congratulations to him as he is about to begin a new chapter in Tamil Nadu politics. Heartiest congratulations to @ actorvijay on this spectacular and resounding victory! This moment is a true testament to your vision your perseverance and the unwavering love people have for you.”</p><p>Kajal wrote, “The people of Tamil Nadu have spoken—loud clear and with immense pride. This isn’t just a win it’s a celebration of a deep powerful connection with millions. Wishing you great strength and success as you step into this inspiring new chapter. May you bring the change so many are hoping for. Congratulations once again on this phenomenal achievement! @ TVKVijayHQ”</p><p>Chiranjeevi “Dear @ actorvijay Hearty congratulations on this outstanding and well deserved victory in your first election. May you continue to inspire lead and serve with unwavering passion and purpose. My best wishes to you for your public service to the state of Tamil Nadu and its people.”</p><p>Tiger Shroff also took to his X account and wrote, “Congratulations to @ actorvijay The faith people have in you is amazing to see. More power to you for this next chapter!”</p><p>Hema Malini “Puducherry has seen another BJP repeat victory which goes to prove that good governance carries the party to success As for Tamil Nadu the state has veered away from Dravidian supremacy which had ruled the state for many years The youth have voted in hordes for the new first time political star the recent film star turned politician Joseph Vijay This was a tsunami completely unexpected which has swept through the state which has seen the rule of film personalities MGR and Jayalalitha earlier I wish Vijay good luck in his new role most probably that of the new CM of Tamil Nadu!”</p><p>Director Hanu Raghavapudi also took to his X account and congratulated TVK supremo, he wrote, “What you’ve achieved today goes beyond success @ actorvijay sir it speaks about the bond you share with people From being admired to being trusted that transition is never easy and you’ve done it with grace Wishing you strength clarity and unwavering support as you begin this new chapter Really happy for you Congratulations to everyone at @ TVKVijayHQ”</p>

Celebrities congratulate Vijay on sensational victory

Vijay Victory: Celebrities Congratulate

<p>Vicky Kaushal is likely to be part of 4 Idiots, the big sequel to 3 Idiots. Reports say he is in advanced talks with the team. Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, and Sharman Joshi will return as the original trio. If Vicky signs the film, it will be one of the biggest casting updates this year. Vicky fits the fun and emotional vibe of the franchise.</p><p>Vicky loves the script and wants to work with Aamir Khan. He has already done Sanju and Dunki with director Rajkumar Hirani. His role will bring a fresh and emotional touch to the story. The team has had multiple meetings and Vicky has given a verbal yes. But the shoot dates need to match for all actors. Right now Vicky is busy with Mahavatar, which needs a long schedule.</p><p>Aamir Khan recently said that 4 Idiots is in the works. The story will take a 10 year leap from the first film. It will show how the friends’ lives have changed and bring new problems for them. Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi are writing the script now. The shoot may start in the second half of 2027.</p><p>Many feel Vicky’s entry will make the sequel fresh and fun. The first film with Kareena Kapoor Khan, Boman Irani, Mona Singh, and Omi Vaidya is still loved by everyone. If Vicky joins, 4 Idiots will have huge buzz from day one. This combo can break box office records.</p>

Happening Hero To Add 3 Idiots Sequel

Vicky Kaushal May Join Aamir Khan in 4 Idiots

<p>Ram Charan's Peddi directed by Buchi Babu Sana is releasing on 4 June 2026. All eyes are on the film's trailer. Rumours have it that the makers will release the film's trailer either on 17 or 18 May.</p><p>In the meantime, it is coming out that the makers have locked the film's trailer. The trailer, according to sources, will have intense action elements. Apart from it, they will also have intense sports based sequences.</p><p>The film stars Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead while Shruti Haasan is sizzling in a special song. The film's music is tuned by Rahman and it stars Jagapathi Babu, Divyenndu Sharma, Shiva Rajkumar in important roles.</p><p>Currently the film's post production is in full swing. Expectations are high on this project as Buchi Babu Sana earlier created a sensation on debut with Uppena. The film is bankrolled in a prestitious manner on Vriddhi Cinemas banner.&nbsp;</p>

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Peddi trailer highlights revealed

Here are Peddi trailer highlights

<p>Sridevi's daughter Janhvi Kapoor is currently romancing Ram Charan in his upcoming film Peddi. The film directed by Buchi Babu Sana is racing for a grand release on 4 June 2026. Rahman is the music director for the film which stars Jagapathi Babu, Shiva Rajkumar, Divyenndu Sharma in key roles. Shruti Haasan is doing a special song and Rahman is the music director.</p><p><br>In the meantime, rumours are spreading thick and fast that Janhvi is set to marry her boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya. Both of them have been dating for many years before they brokeup in 2016 and reconciled once again in 2022. &nbsp;Rumours spread that Janhvi and Shikhar will enter into wedlock either in September or October.</p><p><br>In the meantime, Boney Kapoor reacting to her daughter's marriage rumours said &nbsp;“No, this is not true.” Janhvi recently posted “Love looks safe. I don’t feel as helpless any more because of his presence,”<br>She added &nbsp;“I can be a child. There’s no one else I have more fun with. I feel I have become the truest version of myself because of love,”</p>

Are Janhvi, Shikhar getting married?

Father reacts on Janhvi, Shikhar getting married

<p>Vijay and Trisha's relationship became the most talked about during the Tamil Nadu assembly elections. Just before the elections, Vijay's wife Sangeetha Sornalingam, served him divorce notice alleging his relationship with film actress.<br>Now following Vijay's victory, many feel that Sangeetha lost a golden opportunity to enjoy all the media limelight as CM's wife. In the meantime, reports are coming that Trisha may contest from Trichy East on TVK ticket.<br>It is known that Vijay contested from two constituencies and he is set to win from Trichy East and Perambur. He may chose Perambur and resign from Trichy East and Trisha may contest the by elections from this seat.<br>TVK's poll promises apart from honest administration &nbsp;also include creating five lakh new government jobs, providing five lakh paid internships for students, a monthly stipend of Rs 4,000 for unemployed graduates, and education loans of up to Rs 20 lakh for higher studies.<br>&nbsp;</p>

Vijay victory: Trisha political entry imminent

Trisha to contest from Trichy East

<p>Prabhas has numerous projects and they include Fauji, Spirit and also has projects Kalki 2898 and Salaar sequels.<br>Now all eyes are on Prabhas' film Kalki 2898 sequel which is progressing at a brisk pace. According to the latest, it is coming out that Prabhas will be joining the shoot today.<br>Prabhas will be joining the shoot from night today and he will continue shooting for couple of days. Already Nag Ashwin, the director completed shooting scenes involving Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan,<br>Disha Patani is also playing an important role in the film. &nbsp;Inside talk is the makers are planning to name the sequel as Karna 3102 BC. The sequel touches more on puranas as the first part ended with Prabhas shown as Karna.<br>The music for the film is tuned by Santosh Narayanan. The film bankrolled by Vyjayanthi Films.&nbsp;</p>

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Prabhas to join Kalki 2898 AD sequel

Prabhas to kickstart Kalkii 2898 AD sequel

<p>Thalapathy Vijay's Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) is sweeping Tamil Nadu leaving all shellshocked. In the process Vijay created a history as no party in Tamil Nadu without any alliance came to power.<br>In the meantime, Trisha, Vijay's rumoured girlfriend is seen at Vijay's house.Reporters mobbed her when her car reached Vijay's house in Chennai.<br>A video widely being shared by fans, followers and party workers on social media showed Trisha arriving at Vijay's residence in her Range Rover.<br>This came shortly after she offered prayers at the Lord Venkateshwara temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. Dressed in traditional attire, she greeted paparazzi waiting outside and also posed for pictures with fans who had gathered to catch a glimpse of her.<br>On the professional front Trisha is starring in Suriya's Karuppu. Vijay and Trisha starred in films like Ghilli and Leo.<br>&nbsp;</p>

Political News

Vijay Victory: Trisha reaches his house

Trisha reaches Vijay house to celebrate his victory

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kannada star Yash is busy shooting intense scenes for Ramayana: Part Two. He plays Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari’s big two-part film. Since early April, the team has been filming at Film City, Goregaon. These are not regular villain scenes. The writers have created long monologues for Ravana. The idea is to show how he thinks and why he acts the way he does.</p><p>Nitesh Tiwari wants people to understand Ravana before they judge him. A source told, “These aren’t typical villain scenes. They are written as extended monologues, almost like Ravana is reasoning with himself.” The goal is to make Ravana a full, real person, not just a one-note bad guy. The shoot has been focused only on Yash for weeks. These parts go deep into Ravana’s mind, his beliefs, and what drives him.</p><p>The team knows that if viewers don’t connect with Ravana here, the rest of the film won’t hit as hard. The writing does not try to make him look good. It just lets him speak his side. Yash took a short break in mid-April to go to CinemaCon 2026 in the US. There he and producer Namit Malhotra showed glimpses of Ramayana and his other film Toxic. Yash told Collider that Ramayana is “our history” and a story about humanity that has lived for 5000 years. He also said Ravana had many good qualities and skills, which is why he is shown with ten heads.</p><p>After Yash wraps his solo parts, the film will move to big face-off scenes. Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama and Sunny Deol as Hanuman will join in June. The cast also has Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, Arun Govil, Kajal Aggarwal, Vivek Oberoi, and Rakul Preet Singh. Amitabh Bachchan is voicing Jatayu. The first part of Ramayana will release Diwali 2026 and Part Two on Diwali 2027. Music is by Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman.</p><p>Yash is also busy with Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups with Geetu Mohandas. That film was pushed from its June 4 date. He told fans he has been working nonstop on both projects since 2022. He plans to take a small break after these films to spend time with family. For now, all eyes are on Ramayana. The team is using top VFX from DNEG and shooting on a huge scale. With long monologues and deep character work, Yash’s Ravana may be one of the most talked-about parts of the film.</p>

Yash Ravana Monologues in Ramayana 2

Yash To Take Break After Toxic and Ramayan

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anirudh Ravichander is the top music director in South cinema right now. Reports say he took a huge 15 crore fee for Nani’s new film The Paradise. That number shows how big his demand is. Directors and producers want him because his songs go viral fast and albums top the charts. From Jawan and Leo to Beast and Jersey, Anirudh’s music has lifted many films. Now with The Paradise, he is setting a new record for music fees in Tollywood.</p><p>Fans are already talking about this deal on X and Instagram. Many say Anirudh’s name alone brings a big opening for the film. The Paradise is directed by Srikanth Odela and has Kayadu Lohar and Raghav Juyal too. The first song Aaya Sher came out earlier this year and got millions of views in days. People loved the beat and Nani’s look in it. Social media pages say more songs will drop one by one before the release.</p><p>The buzz around The Paradise soundtrack is real. This is not the first time Anirudh and Nani worked together. Their combo always gets fans excited because the music fits Nani’s style well. Trade experts feel the 15 crore fee makes sense because Anirudh’s songs help the film reach all over India. He also has big films like Jana Nayagan and King coming up next. His tunes now work in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi markets.</p><p>The Paradise will release in many languages on August 21, 2026. The film’s team is planning a big audio launch soon. On social media, fans are calling it “Anirudh’s next chartbuster album”. His rising fees show how music directors now have strong star power too. For Nani, this film is special after Dasara, Hi Nanna and HIT 3. With Anirudh’s music and Srikanth Odela’s mass direction, The Paradise is already one of the most awaited films this year.</p>

Anirudh Fat Paycheck For The Paradise

Anirudh Ravichander Gets 15 Crore for Nani Paradise

<p>Trisha Krishnan is one of the few actresses who has ruled the screen for more than 20 years. She started strong and never slowed down. Even today, she is busy with big films and holds her place at the top. Over the years she picked mature and meaningful roles without losing her charm. It is rare to see an actress keep both stardom and respect for so long. She shows how talent, discipline, and smart choices can build a lasting career.</p><p><strong>Early Steps and First Big Hits &nbsp;</strong></p><p>Trisha first grabbed attention after winning the Miss Chennai title in 1999. She stepped into films with a small role as Simran’s friend in Jodi. Her debut as a lead came with Mounam Pesiyadhe opposite Suriya in 2002. The same year, Saamy with Vikram made her a known face, and Lesa Lesa made her a favorite with the youth. Her career changed completely in 2004 with Varsham opposite Prabhas. The film was a blockbuster in Telugu and made her a star overnight. After that, there was no looking back for her.</p><p><strong>Becoming a Pan-South Star&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Ghilli with Vijay made Trisha a top star in Tamil. In Telugu, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana and Athadu with Mahesh Babu turned her into a household name. She won Filmfare Awards for Best Actress in Telugu for Varsham, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, and Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule. She also stepped into Bollywood with Khatta Meetha opposite Akshay Kumar. Her work in Abhiyum Naanum, released as Aakasamantha in Telugu, won a lot of praise. She played the lead role with great ease and showed her range as an actress.</p><p><strong>Second Innings and Strong Comeback&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Trisha gave herself a fresh start with Gautham Menon’s Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, called Ye Maaya Chesave in Telugu, with Simbu. The film proved why she stands apart from others in her generation. She has worked with almost every big star in Tamil and Telugu, from Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Ajith, and Vijay to Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, and Pawan Kalyan. She surprised everyone by playing a negative role in Kodi, released as Dharma Yogi in Telugu, with Dhanush. Then came 96 with Vijay Sethupathi. Her role as Jaanu became iconic and won her another Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Tamil. More recently, she played Princess Kundavai with grace and power in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1 and 2. She was also seen with Vijay in Leo and is now part of Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life.</p><p><strong>Special Birthday Poster of Avani in Vishwambhara&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>On the occasion of her birthday today, the team of Vishwambhara released a striking new poster of Trisha. She plays Avani in this big socio-fantasy film with Megastar Chiranjeevi, directed by Vassishta. In the poster, Trisha looks royal in a rich traditional outfit with elegant jewellery. Her calm and powerful look has impressed fans and the poster is trending on social media. Many are calling her “timeless” and “queen vibes” in the comments. Vishwambhara is planned for a grand release soon. This special glimpse has raised the buzz around the film even more.</p><p>CineJosh wishes the ever-charming and truly gifted Trisha a very happy birthday. May this year bring her more joy, health, and blockbuster films. We look forward to seeing more of her magic on screen for many more years.<br>&nbsp;</p>

HBD To Gorgeous Talent

Trisha The Evergreen Charmer

<p>Spiritual song in Raaka. Allu Arjun's Raaka directed by Atlee is the cynosure of all eyes. The film stars Deepika Padukone as the female lead and is progressing at a brisk pace.</p><p>Now, inside talk is the makers are including a spiritual song in the film. Pandit Shri Shravan Mishra and Atul Mishra are touted to sing the Sanskrit lines of the song in the film. If this turns out to be true, then this will be their second film in Telugu. Earlier they sang the song in Balakrishna-Boyapati Srinu's spiritual action entertainer Akhanda Thaandavam.<br>The film's shooting is currently underway in Mumbai. The film is also featuring Mrunal Thakur, Janhvi Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna as the female leads while Sai Abhyankar is the music director. The film is bankrolled by Sun Pictures banner in a prestigious manner. Allu Arjun is transforming his look for the film and already the first glimpse left all stunned.<br>&nbsp;</p>

Spiritual shades in Raaka

Spiritual song in Raaka

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br>Latest trends of Five State elections. Counting for the five assemblies for the states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Keralam and Puducherry is in fullswing and here are the latest trends.</p><p>As per the trends, BJP swept West Bengal giving a shock to TMC's Mamata Bannerjee. Vijay's TVK created a earthquake in Tamil Nadu wiping out the Dravidian parties DMK and AIADMK. BJP swept Assam while UDF led by Congress swept Keralam. Puducherry witnessed the defeat of Congress.</p><p>The biggest surprise is Tamil Nadu where Vijay who made his political debut with his party TVK emerged as the single largest party rewriting history in the state. BJP in the meantime, blasted the strong bastion of Mamatha's TMC in West Bengal.</p><p>West Bengal: BJP 190 TMC 99</p><p>Tamil Nadu: TVK 105 DMK 58 AIADMK 71</p><p>Assam: BJP 98 Congress 26</p><p>Keralam: UDF 94 LDF 39</p><p>Puducherry: BJP 15 Congress 11</p>

Five States Counting: Latest trends

Latest trends of Five State elections

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<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>

Hey Balwanth Review

<h2>Seetha Payanam (2026) What's Behind</h2>
<p>Karate King Arjun's daughter Aishwarya Arjun is making her debut with Seetha Payanam in Telugu. The film marks Arjunn's return to the direction. The film is releasing as Valentine&rsquo;s Day special on 14 Feb 2026. Let us see what impact Seetha Payanam made on movie lovers.</p>
<h2>Seetha Payanam (2026) Story Review</h2>
<p>Seetha Payanam story revolves around the happenings in the life of a young girl and how she deals with them. Seetha (Aishwarya Arjun), daughter of Prasad (Sathyaraj), decides to go to Hyderabad from Visakhapatnam to attend the event organised by a popular chief.</p>
<p>As she was about to enter the venue, she gets a shock of her life. As she was saved from its impact with few seconds delay, she decides to thank all those who was responsible for that during her journey.</p>
<p>Where this leads to and what role Abhishek (Niranjan), his grandfather Anjaneyulu (Prakash Raj), Giri (Arjun), Basavanna (Dhruv Sarja), Tiffin centre owner (Kovai Sarala) and others form the rest of the narration.</p>
<h2>Seetha Payanam (2026) Artists Review</h2>
<p>Aishwarya Arjun on debut came up with an impressive performance. She attracted with her screen presence and expressed and emoted well through her eyes. However in close shots she looked aged.</p>
<p>Niranjan, who is also making his debut, came up with a decent performance. He delivered dialogues with ease and emoted according to the situation. He did well especially during the climax.</p>
<p>Satyaraj in the role of father came up with subtle performance. He with his emotions and expressions, highlighted the fear of the father and at the same time his concern for his daughter. He elevated the scenes with his performance. Prakash Raj also came up with an impressive performance in the role tailor-made for him. Kovai Sarala also impresses with her screen presence.</p>
<p>Others like Siri Hanumanth, Rajkumar, Naga Mahesh, Manichandana, Sahastra and Bithiri Sathi performed according to their roles.</p>
<p>Arjun played a powerful cameo and is good with his antics and mannerism, His nephew Dhruv Sarja also appeared in a cameo and he is ok.</p>
<h2>Seetha Payanam (2026) Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Seetha Payanam story is penned by Arjun. Even earlier he directed few films but all those are action entertainers. This time to launch his daughter Aishwarya, he chose a love story. It is known that Arjun launched the film with Vishwak Sen in the lead and Pawann Kalyan graced the launch as a special guest. However, Vishwak Sen opted out of the project and Arjun roped in Sandalwood star Upendra's nephew Niranjan in the lead role. Coincidentally both Vishwak Sen's Funky and Arjun's Seetha Payanam released on the same date.</p>
<p>Seetha Payanam story is nothing new but Arjun tried to highlight the love, marriage, family bonding and other relationships that play key role. To the top of it, he also touched upon the cow protection. For all his efforts he became preachy most of the times. He starts the narration in a routine and simple manner before the road trip which increases curiosity levels. The developments later makes viewers to sit up and watch.</p>
<p>But from the moment heroine decides to thank everyone, the pace dips down considerably and the routine and preachy scenes ends up testing the patience of the viewers. Here Arjun deviated from the main topic and went on to touch topics like cow protection etc. Only during the climax, once again the family emotions connect chords with the viewers.</p>
<p>Anup Rubens came up with foot tapping and melodious tunes. The songs are situational and shot in colourful backdrop. Cinematography of G.Balamurugan beautified the scenes turning the scenes colourful. He captured the scenic locations in a visually appealing manner. Ayoob Khan's editing left a lot to be desired. There are many repetitive scenes that slowed the pace of the narration. Dialogues are good. Production values are fine.</p>
<h2>Seetha Payanam (2026) Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Lead Pair Performances</li>
<li>Cinematography</li>
<li>BGM</li>
</ul>
<h2>Seetha Payanam (2026) Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Routine Story</li>
<li>Predictable and Preachy Elements</li>
<li>Slow Narration</li>
</ul>
<h2>Seetha Payanam (2026) Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether Seetha Payanam highlights the importance of relationships. Arjun Sarja came up with a decent story but the routine and preachy elements and slow pace in narration and deviations in the second half marred the film's final result. Had he reworked on the screenplay and script and included interesting elements, things would have been different. Considering all these aspects,<strong> Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 rating for Seetha Payanam.</strong></p>
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Seetha Payanam Review

<h2>Couple Friendly (2026) What's Behind</h2>
<p>Santosh Sobhan created a niche for himself doing different genre entertainers and he is now coming up with Couple Friendly. The film directed by Ashwin Chandrasekhar is releasing on 14 Feb 2026 as Valentine&rsquo;s Day special. Let us find out how Couple Friendly entertained movie lovers.</p>
<h2>Couple Friendly (2026) Story Review</h2>
<p>Couple Friendly story revolves around young couple who aspires to realise their dreams staying away from their parents and how they deal with the happenings in their lives.</p>
<p>Shiva ( Santosh Sobhan), comes out of his house in Nellore to Chennai unable to bear the curses of his father ( Goparaju Ramana) to pursue his dream of becoming an interior designer.</p>
<p>Even as he struggles to meet both ends, he happens to meet an aspiring software engineer. Mithra ( Manasa Varanasi), who comes from Chittoor</p>
<p>Where this leads to and what role Mithra's father ( Rajeev Kanakala) and others played form the rest of the narration.</p>
<h2>Couple Friendly (2026) Artists Review</h2>
<p>Santosh Sobhan performed well in a natural and realistic manner. The role is tailor-made for him and he shone in it with effortless ease. He played similar roles earlier and so it offered nothing new for him. He however went overboard in the romantic and intimate scenes. He showed the pain and grief of an unemployed youth and also showed variations in the role of a younger on love and as a person who goes all out for his lover to see her happy all the time and give her the best and memorable moments.</p>
<p>Manasa Varanasi impresses with her performance as a young girl who has her own dreams much against with wishes of her parents and how she goes out to realise them. She showed youthful exuberance and also came up with good emotions and expressions.</p>
<p>Both of them delivered dialogues and emoted well according to the situation showing variations and elevating the scenes.</p>
<p>Goparaju Ramana performed well in the role of the hero's father. Rajeev Kanakala made his presence as heroine's father. He showed variations accordingly to the situation and with his body language and screen presence elevated the scenes. His performance just with emotional expressions in his eyes and hug in the pre climax touches hearts.</p>
<p>Yogi Babu is good in the role of hero's friend. Others performed according to their roles.</p>
<h2>Couple Friendly (2026) Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Couple Friendly story is penned by Ashwin Chandrasekar. He came up with a romantic entertainer to captivate all on the Valentine&rsquo;s Day. The entire first half progresses with the introduction of the lead pair and their family problems and how they fall in love and the startling happenings in their romantic journey.</p>
<p>Everything looks convenient and the narration and screenplay passes smoothly in a uni dimensional manner with few romantic and hilarious elements before things get serious thus bringing an end to the first half.</p>
<p>The second half takes a serious note and emotions are highlighted to the core, However this dragged the pace of the narration. The pre climax and climax though different in the current context however is stretched to a point.</p>
<p>Though one gets a feeling that everything is predictable in this so called love story, few emotional scenes pierce the hearts.</p>
<p>Aditya Ravindran's background music added soul to the narration and it took viewers into the story. Songs are melodious and situational. The cinematography of Dinesh Purushottaman showed Chennai city in a beautiful manner. The Gorilla shoot in Chennai locations gave a new feel and beautified the scenes on the screen.</p>
<p>Ganesh Siva's editing is ok but could have been better in the second half. Few dialogues are good and thought provoking. Production values are good.</p>
<h2>Couple Friendly (2026) Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Performances</li>
<li>BGM</li>
<li>Cinematography</li>
</ul>
<h2>Couple Friendly (2026) Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Predictable Elements</li>
<li>Show Pace</li>
</ul>
<h2>Couple Friendly (2026) Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether Couple Friendly is an emotional romantic story. Director Ashwin Chandrasekhar got decent story and got the optimum performances from the cast and crew. With few powerful emotions, he managed to keep viewers glued to the screen.</p>
<p>Genex youngsters will get connected to the story. The first half looks predictable and routine, the second half takes a serious note and emotions are highlighted to the core. A little fine-tuning of the story and script would have added value to the final output.</p>
<p>Ashwin Chandrasekhar took an old point and tried to add novel touch but emerged only partially successful. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2.75 rating for Couple Friendly.</strong></p>
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Couple Friendly Review

<h2>Amaravathiki Aahwanam (2026) What's Behind</h2>
<p>Siva Kantamaneni's Amaravathiki Aahwanam generated immense interest among movie lovers due to its title. The film directed by GVK hit the screens today. Let us see what impact Amaravathiki Aahwanam created on movie lovers.</p>
<h2>Amaravathiki Aahwanam (2026) Story Review</h2>
<p>Amaravathiki Aahwanam story revolves around how a social media obsession of a young girl results in unexpected and terrific incidents. Bhargavi (Supritha) has fascination for YouTube videos and becomes popular with her ghost videos. She reaches Amaravathi along with her family, sister Bhanumati (Dhanya Balakrishna), her husband Easwar (Siva Kantamaneni), a suspended police officer.</p>
<p>However in Amaravathi, she experiences shocking incidents and where this leads to and what connection it got with Rajeshwari (Ester ) form the interesting part of the developments.</p>
<h2>Amaravathiki Aahwanam (2026) Artists Review</h2>
<p>Siva Kantamaneni performed well in the role of the police officer. He added power to the narration with his intense performance. He made his presence felt in action sequence and showed variations in his mannerisms and expressions, body language and dialogue delivery.</p>
<p>Ester surprises all with her performance in the negative shades. Dhanya Balakrishna and Supritha did justice to their roles. Others like Gemini Suresh, Bhadram and Ashok Kumar did justice to their roles.</p>
<h2>Amaravathiki Aahwanam (2026) Technicians Review</h2>
<p>Amaravathiki Aahwanam story is penned by GVK. He came up with horror entertainer in the backdrop of family emotions and revenge drama. The horror elements in Amaravathi made an impact on the big screen and few twists generate curiosity among viewers.</p>
<p>Pre interval and the climax sequences stand out. But there are many scenes that turned repetitive and predictable dampening the spirits. Some scenes are predictable and the slow narration in the first half impacted the film. Supporting actors are not utilised to the fullest.</p>
<p>The cinematography of Prabhakar Reddy added value increasing the horror and thrill feel with the camera angles. Padmabhan Bharadwaj with his background score elevated the scenes. Sai Babu Talari's editing is ok but could have been better. Production values are decent.</p>
<h2>Amaravathiki Aahwanam (2026) Advantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Siva Kantamaneni, Ester</li>
<li>Cinematography</li>
<li>BGM</li>
</ul>
<h2>Amaravathiki Aahwanam (2026) Disadvantages</h2>
<ul>
<li>Slow Pace</li>
<li>Commercial Aspects</li>
<li>Missing Logics</li>
<li>Predictable Elements</li>
</ul>
<h2>Amaravathiki Aahwanam (2026) Rating Analysis</h2>
<p>Altogether, Amaravathiki Aahwanam is a decent horror thriller. GVK got the optimum from the actors and came up with good horror and thrilling elements in the story especially in the pre interval block and the climax. He came up with a good story and decent screenplay. However slow pace in the narration, predictable elements impacted the end result. Considering all these aspects, <strong>Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 rating for Amaravathiki Aahwanam.</strong></p>
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