South star Trisha Krishnan is again in the news for marriage rumors. A recent photo of her is going viral on social media. In that photo she is wearing a locket around her neck. Many fans noticed the design and said it looks like a Kerala Christian traditional mangalsutra called minnu. This started fresh talk online about whether Trisha got married in secret.People are asking if there is a bride but no groom in the picture. The image has spread fast and fans are sharing different guesses about it. Trisha has faced many such rumors in the past and always said she is not married. So far her team has not given any reply to this new viral photo. &nbsp; &nbsp;The talk online has two sides right now. Some netizens feel the pendant is 100 percent a wedding chain and that she may have tied the knot quietly. Others think it could just be for a movie look or a simple fashion accessory. Trisha is busy with new film projects and her styling for shoots often includes traditional jewelry.Trisha has acted in many South films and has a huge fan base across Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema. Because of her popularity even small details in her photos get big attention. Until Trisha or her team speaks out, the marriage talk will keep going on social media.

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 Trisha Viral Photo Sparks Marriage Buzz 

Trisha Latest Photo Stirs Marriage Rumours 

Ayaan, Ahilya, and Shalini are making their debut on screen with Sing Geetham. The film directed by legendary director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.The film is generating immense interest among movie lovers. Now, Kamal Haasan speaking to scribes, shared his thoughts on Sing Geetham. He said &nbsp;“Our first movie happened rather casually when we met in Mumbai. That day we spoke about two films, Pushpaka Vimana and Sing Geetham. I was 20 when we were talking about it. Now, I am 71 and I get to see this movie. Some ideas are ageless, and that is why he is like that. He is full of ideas. And hence age is just a number. Like take two, take three, take four. That is how he treats it.”Speaking about Pushpaka Vimanam, he said &nbsp;“We were so proud about Pushpaka Vimana, that we shot it in air condition because we shot in a five-star hotel. While others praised us for the movie without dialogues, we were happy that we worked with an AC.” He said Kamal recounted, “I’ll brush my teeth, rehearse. I’ll go have a bath, comb my hair and take one begins. That is how we worked in the film. I still miss those days.”Speaking about Apoorva Sahodargal,he said “We scrapped the first 20 days of shoot. That would have been a failure for him if we wouldn’t have done that. We stopped it from becoming a failure and the decision was made by the two of us. We had to answer for the money spent on the 20 days’ shoot. But we were not worried because we know that is wrong and we wanted to do something right. Only we know the tension of doing that film because it was the two of us who were responsible. Even Singeetham did not know after three shots how I am going to continue being a dwarf. It came to us after a lot of hair loss.”About Sing Geetham, he said “For us, one such award is Pushpaka Vimana, and the other is Mumbai Express. Who said it is not a success? Ask us and you will know. That is the spirit one must carry, and this film (Sing Geetham) has it. ”He continued , “Now he is going one step forward. He is always ahead of Gen Z and I am happy to celebrate a young man like Singeetham. Age is a nuisance but the mind can surpass it and he is a great example. I want to be his assistant director to maintain that state of mind.”

Universal Star on Sing Geetham

Kamal Haasan on Sing Geetham

Ram Charan's Peddi directed by Buchi Babu Sana hit the screens on 4 June 2026. The film right from the premiers got tremendous response from all quarters.In the meantime, Ram Charan, according to sources is watching the film at Prasads Imax, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. He is watching the film on large screen PCX, along with the director Buchi Babu Sana and producer Venkata Satish Kilaru.The &nbsp;videos of Ram Charan and others are going viral on social media. The film is all set to cross Rs 300 crs and it is expected to go strong at the box office.Peddi stars Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead while Shruti Haasan sizzled in a special song. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Divyenndu Sharma, Shiva Rajkumar,Boman Irani in important roles. Rahman is the music director for the film which is produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru on Vriddhi Cinemas banner.&nbsp;

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Peddi: Ram Charan watches the film

Ram Charan enjoys Peddi at Imax

Ram Gopal Varma reviewed American supernatural psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. The film is getting good reviews at the box office.The film starred &nbsp;Michael Johnston, &nbsp;Inde Navarrette in the lead roles while &nbsp;Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter appear in supporting roles.Ram Gopal Varma shared his thoughts on the film. He posted &nbsp;“My theory on the tremendous success of OBSESSION. Every woman has a little bit of NIKKI in her, which she too knows. Every man sees a little bit of NIKKI in his woman. Hence the CONNECT.”In a separate post on X, RGV delved into the film's editing anddirectorial style. He said, “Am obsessed with Obsession.. Till even a few weeks before the whole industry believed that only big starred, massive budgeted, Vfx spectacle films will pull audience into the theatres and now Obsession reset that button. No big stars, no grand locations no lavish production design no foreign shoots no top technicians and contrary to it’s reported budget of 7 cr (Indian) it’s easy to see , it’s pure making cost cannot be more than 70 lakhs minus technical fees considering it’s entirely shot in exactly 3 locations ( two rooms in a modest house, interior of a car and interior of a small store.”He continued “The directors style is visually simplistic but very unique ( I was especially struck with his use of too much head space in many shots which strangely enhances the mood ) He treats editing not just as a technical craft but as psychological weapon blending rapid cuts with especially lengthy stays (case in point is long stay on Nikki’s face in interval shot ) These kind of long takes build unbearable tension because the audience is trapped in the character’s perspective with no escape.”The note further read, “His cutting on sharp sound effects (a door slam, a sudden laugh, a heartbeat) to create rhythmic punctuation is awe inspiring. Barker’s editing philosophy seems to be: “Make the audience feel what the character feels, which is being unstable.” He throws out traditional editing rules (smooth continuity, clear emotional beats) in favour of something extremely anarchic. The result is a film that feels unpredictable and alive, like the editing itself is also a part of the horror. He mostly used single-source lighting and lit up spaces rather than individual shots, very much like David Fincher, but much more effectively. More than the 179 million dollars collection so far with a less than 1 million dollar budget , what needs to be even more studied are the path breaking edit and sound design techniques not to forget character design.”

RGV stunning take on Obsession

Ram Gopal Varma on Obsession

Dimple Hayathi starred in films like Gaddalakonda Ganesh, Khiladi, Rama Banam, Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi and is now starring in Sharwanand's Bhogi under the direction of Sampath Nandi.Dimple Hayathi now is getting trolled after her post on glamor roles. She posted "I’m so glad today on this day we all are speaking about how actresses roles are being written and the instinctive response to blame actress after doing what she was offered ,dont blame the actress blame the system and makers who really think that’s what sells .. and we actors get to work within the opportunities what we get trying to make it big and hoping we would be working in bigger films and reach wider audiences.If the characters are underwritten the responsibility lies more with writing and filmmaking choices than woman playing the role . Unfortunately we are stereotyped by image which and how things unfold with characters that we play without getting the opportunity to showcase our full potential to perform ,whereas when the hero centered stories takeover the liberty to project . What we see is what we believe unfortunately. No body knows what gets into filmmaking it’s not under one persons choice but we all can unanimously make a point that we deserve better experiences and better filmmaking ."However, netizens are trolling her saying that actress has every right to refuse the roles and they also said that she has no right to complain as she did ultra glamorous roles in her career.&nbsp;

 Dimple Hayathi trolled

 Dimple Hayathi trolled for her comments

Actor Nithya Menen spoke to a leading magazine about how women are shown in movies. She said objectification is not just a South Indian film problem. It happens in all film industries and also in other forms of entertainment. She pointed out that this trend comes from hyper commercial thinking where makers use bold scenes to pull crowds.According to her, many films add such scenes only because they work at the box office. She called it a widespread issue and said the amount of it is too much right now. The talk came up as there is already discussion about Janhvi Kapoor’s scenes in the movie Peddi. &nbsp; &nbsp;Nithya Menen also shared her view on how actors should handle such situations. She feels every actor needs clear limits and should speak up if they feel uncomfortable. Strong personal beliefs help a lot when someone asks them to do a scene they do not like. She said she cannot imagine anyone forcing her to do something just because it is common in films.It all depends on what an actor values more, fame or self respect. She added that she has lost chances to work in some projects because she said no to certain scenes. But she is fine with that choice. She believes choosing comfort over fame is better in the long run.&nbsp;

Nithya Menen On Women Objectification 

Nithya Menen Speaks On Women Roles In Cinema  

&nbsp;Over the last few weeks rumours have been going thick and fast that Raghava Lawrence will be entering politics and he will be contesting from Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's Trichy East seat.Now, Lawrence speaking to scribes, clarified on these rumours. He said "All my Media friends have been reaching out to me over the phone and requesting to meet me, asking for clarification. Since the speculation has grown to a point where I feel I should address it, I wanted to share this note. I'm currently busy shooting for Benz, and my schedule ends on the 10th,"He added "With my mother’s blessings, An important decision regarding my life will be announced on 11th, Thursday at 9:30 am #Mattram #Serviceisgod,"Vijay had contested from Trichy (East) and Perambur, and won both in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections held in April. In Trichy (East) the actor defeated the DMK's Inigo Irudayaraj by 27,416 votes.&nbsp;

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Lawrence on his political entry

Lawrence powerful statement on political entry

&nbsp;Japanese fans watch Peddi ten times. Ram Charan has a tremendous fan following among movie lovers. His fan following increased tremendously across the world following the sensation of RRR.It is known that Ram Charan's Peddi hit the screens on 4 June 2026. Ram Charan's performance won the hearts of all and according to the latest, die hard fans from Japan travelled all the way to Hyderabad to watch the film and for that they have taken off from work. They watched the film not once but more than ten times.In a video shared on social media, two Japanese fans, Masami and Kris, were seen interacting with the media outside a theatre after watching Peddi. They revealed that they enjoyed the film and were even seen singing songs from the soundtrack, including Rai Rai Raa Raa and Masa Masa.The fans shared that they had travelled from Tokyo to Hyderabad after taking a five-day vacation from their respective workplaces. They arrived in the city two days before the film's release to be part of the celebrations. One of the locals accompanying them revealed that the duo had already watched the film three times and planned to watch it 10 times during their stay in India.

Japanese fans sensation for Peddi

Japanese fans watch Peddi ten times

&nbsp;Tollywood stars in time travel projects. Currently almost all the top Tollywood stars are under time travel mode. Mahesh Babu is starring in Varanasi under the direction of Rajamouli. The film stars Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran in key roles. The film as different timelines and Mahesh Babu will be seen in time travel concept and Mahesh Babu will be seen as Rudra and Lord Ram and take viewers on time travel touching Kali Yuga, Treta Yuga and others. Chiranjeevi is starring in Vishwambhara under the direction of Mallidi Vasishta. Chiranjeevi willbe seen as the savior of the universe travelling across 14 words as per the Hindu scriptures and takes viewers on an exciting time travel journey showing his adventures in an exciting manner.Prabhas is starring in Kalki 2898 AD sequel and as everyone knows that it has connection to Mahabharat and Prabhas will be seen in the powerful warrior role of Karna. The film has connection to Sambhala and Varanasi cities and it will be narrated in an exciting way.Allu Arjun is starring in Raka under the direction of Atlee. The film also revolves under time machine concept and touches different timelines. It has fantasy elements and revolves around two different worlds and alredy Allu Arjun's getup as a wolf excited all.Vijay Devarakonda is starring in Ranabali and Rowdy Janardhana and both are period action dramas. Vijay is starring in the direction of Shouryuv and the film has mythological concept. The film has two parallel words and the makers are creating a new never seen before world for the project.&nbsp;

Tollywood Stars in Time Travel

Tollywood stars in time travel projects

&nbsp;&nbsp;Tollywood star Ram Charan’s rural sports drama Peddi got a good response from critics and fans after release. The Buchi Babu Sana film finished three days at the box office and collected 236.7 crore gross worldwide. The movie is based on a village sports story and Ram Charan plays a new type of role which people liked.AR Rahman gave music and the songs already became popular before release. With a big cast and high budget the film opened well in all languages and kept steady growth from day one. Sunday shows did better than Saturday so the numbers are expected to rise more in the coming days. &nbsp; &nbsp;Peddi made more than 34 crore share in the Nizam area in just three days, including GST. This is a strong number for the region and shows good word of mouth. The film was made by Vriddhi Cinemas with a budget around 350 crore and has Shiva Rajkumar, Jagapathi Babu, Janhvi Kapoor, Divyenndu Sharma and others in key roles.Rathnavelu handled camera work and the action scenes got special attention from viewers. Since bookings are still strong the team hopes the film will keep a solid run in Nizam and other areas. Fans are calling it a box office champion with Ram Charan’s performance as the main highlight.

Peddi Box Office Roar Continues Strong

Peddi Three Days Gross Crosses 235 Crores

&nbsp;Rajasekhar to lock horns with Balakrishna. Balakrishna currently has high profile projects. He is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film NBK111 under the direction of Gopichand Malineni.The film stars Kajal Agarwal as the female lead and expectations are high on the project as the duo earlier came up with the mass entertainer Veera Simha Reddy.Apart from it, he is also starring in the direction of Koratala Shiva. Expectations are high on this project which is a powerful political entertainer and inside talk is Balakrishna will be seen in the role of a political leader and some say he will be seen as the Chief Minister.In the meantime, exciting reports are coming that the makers are planning to cast Angry Star Rajasekhar as the powerful antagonist in the film. The film is expected to go to sets from August. Koratala Shiva penned a powerful role for Balakrishna who will be seen as a mafia don.&nbsp;

Angry Star to take on Nata Simham

Rajasekhar to lock horns with Balakrishna

Vaishnavi Chaitanya Arya40 wrapped. Vaishnavi Chaitanya, the talented young beauty who made her debut in Kollywood with Ajith's Valimai is starring in Arya's upcoming project Arya40. The film also stars Nikhila Vimal under the direction of Nikhil Muraly of Pranaya Vilasam fame.The film's shooting has been wrapped and the makers shared exciting BTS snaps to delight fans. "A wrap full of laughter and love. The shoot ends, the smiles stay," Vaishnavi wrote. On the other hand, Nikhila shared, "Wrap up. Going home. See you in theatres."The film is bankrolled by Arya and his spouse Sayyeshaa under their banner The Show People. GV.Prakash Kumar is the music director. Arya 40 brings director Nikhil Muraly back together with his Pranaya Vilasam writers Jyothish M and Sunu AV. Filmmaker Halitha Shameem has also been credited as the dialogue and additional screenplay writer.The film's cinematography is by Jeeva Sankar, editing by Binu Napoleon, art director AR Mohan, and action choreographer Stunt Silva.

Vaishnavi Chaitanya Arya40 wrapped

Vaishnavi Chaitanya interesting update on Arya40

&nbsp;Tapsee shares her thoughts on social media and star heroes. Tapsee is known for her bold and frank comments. She is starring in Gandhari under the direction of Devashish Makhija.Tapsee, speaking to scribes, shared her thoughts on social media. She said, “I did not announce that I would go slow on social media, this was something I did for myself unlike my work. The detox was because of multiple reasons. It felt like you are always in the race of starting trends or participating in trends. It was exhausting. I wanted to live my life and not constantly check social media,"On starring in romcoms she said “I came into the Hindi film industry when I was in my mid-twenties, okay? Now, for three or four years, you’re struggling to get a decent role. By the time you make a mark, you’ve crossed 30. Then they say you’re not young enough to be featured in a rom-com.”She continued, “So even till date, there are so many times when I feel like, ‘But you don’t really need a younger person for this role.’ Yet they still want to go younger. It doesn’t really happen the same way with men. Of course, we can all see that. But yes, ageism is a big thing.”She added, “Even in the South, it used to happen with me. The moment I was cast opposite a relatively senior actor, the younger actors didn’t want to work with me. They were like, ‘Oh no, she’s been opposite that actor, so now…’ You dare say that about Shah Rukh Khan. You know, an actress’s life changes after working with Shah Rukh Khan. So that taboo is not here, but that taboo was there for me when I worked in the South.”

Tapsee On Social Media And Star Heroes

Tapsee shares her thoughts on social media and star heroes

&nbsp;Sai Durga Tej new project titled interestingly. Sai Durga Tej endeared himself to all as a Supreme Hero with mass action entertainers. However, his ascent to stardom was cut short following a life-threatening bike accident.He came back strongly and scored a hit in the form of Virupaksha. He is currently busy with the mass action entertainer Sambarala Yeti Gattu. P.Rohit is making his debut as the director with this film, which stars Aishwarya Lekshmi as the female lead.Now, reports are coming that Sai Tej has lined up another interesting project. Inside talk is Teja Kakomanu &nbsp;of Save The Tigers fame narrated a line and Sai Tej loved it completely.Buzz is the film will be titled as Paruveta and is inspired by the &nbsp;Paruveta Utsavam of Ahobilam which is an ancient, 40-day mock-hunting festival celebrated annually in Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh.Currently the pre production is in full swing and the shoot is commence later this year. Later Sujith and Sandeep &nbsp;of KA fame also narrated a script to Sai Tej and he gave green signal to the project. The film will be bankrolled by Sahu Garapati on &nbsp;Shine Screens banner. &nbsp;

Supreme Hero lines up interesting project

Sai Durga Tej new project titled interestingly

Prakash Raj blasts Naga Babu. Prakash Raj stirred a hornet next when he took on AP Dy CM Pawan Kalyan when Pawan Kalyan said he would soon contest the elections in Telangana.Prakash Raj questioned &nbsp;“If you say you’re coming, would we say no? Do come, Sir...But before you do—are you coming on your own? Are you coming with an alliance? Or are you coming solo? Let us know that before you come. #justasking.”Already Bandla Ganesh attacked Prakash Raj and now Naga Babu also came up with a strong retort. He posted &nbsp;a picture of Pawan Kalyan on X. The picture showed the words ‘Pawan Kalyan - The People’s Leader.' In the caption, he wrote, “A leader’s word is final. None have seen devils and demons in his path,he alone knows what is right and what is wrong. Shut your doubts, silence your tongue, and follow the leader without questions.”Prakash Raj then breathed fire saying " "What do you mean by “ Shut your doubts,silence your tongue and follow the Leader without questionsWe are not sheep... slaves to survive. Don't make these threats @NagaBabuOffl Naga Babu. It is our right to question. Any leader..whoever thinks I am a leader, has a responsibility to answer. Got it?

Controversial Actor takes on Mega Brother

Prakash Raj blasts Naga Babu

With no solid plan of action was announced during the Janasena\'s Kakinada public meet today, it is understood that Power Star Pawan Kalyan\'s fight for AP\'s special status has been ended. Obviously, it is inevitable for him to stop the agitation at the moment.&nbsp;
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As and when the AP CM Chandrababu Naidu was alleged to have been indulged in cash for vote scam and had sought the union government\'s help to get him away from the cases, it was made out that the TDP was not in a position to fight against the union government instead of inviting the package announced by the BJP for AP state.&nbsp;
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Pawan Kalyan might have understood that the BJP would be adamant in offering only package but not special status to AP. In that scenario, his agitation would merely a waste of time and energy. As such he hasn\'t announced the date of next public meet.&nbsp;
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On the other hand, as usually, he showed great respect and courtesy on CBN. Interestingly, he showed similar respect on bandh call of opposition parties. Not only Pawan Kalyan, social activists like Chalasani Srinivas, Sivaji and others may also likely to end their agitation of AP\'s special status.

Pawan May Not Fight for Special Status?

Pawan's Fight Also Ended!

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Pawan Kalyan&rsquo;s most awaited Aatma Gaurava Sabha at Kakinada is completed just now. The meeting had packed crowds and his followers were seen waiving Jana Sena party flags. Definitely, this speech is more powerful and more attacking in nature compared to his recent statements on state, central governments unmoved on people demands for granting special status to AP.
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Here are the few lines from Pawan Kalyan&rsquo;s loud shout:
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1. I was separated from my elder brother, my vadina, my sisters and my mother supporting BJP and TDP in last elections. When the same parties betrayed us, I am standing in front of you for fighting on behalf of your problems. How can one say that I am working for TDP and BJP? I am here questioning the TDP and BJP leaders. Never dare to question my sincerity, you political opportunists.&nbsp;
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2. I won&rsquo;t come from a financially well laid family. My grandfather and father were constables. Even now, it is hard for me to earn my food. I am born and bought up teaching social and moral values. I don&rsquo;t have 1000 of acres to worry about the. As a man who can feel the pain and know the value of hunger, I am answerable only to my people.
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3 If a situation comes when I have to sacrifice my films for the sake of solving the people problems by taking up total time for politics, I am ready to do so. At that time, I will beg for my food in front of your houses and you have to feed me.
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4 When Congress and BJP have made their minds to solve Telangana problem by bifurcation from 2004, why you leaders haven&rsquo;t found an alternative capital plan for us. After 42 years of betrayal, you have thrown us out with pain in our stomach.
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5 Both Congress and BJP stabbed Andhra Pradesh by making us suffer in a state with no capital.
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6 Two rotten laddus offered by centre to our state are useless and tasteless. Our Tapeswaram Kaja, Bandaru Laddu is tastier than these.
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7 Telangana leaders have done more injustice to Telangana than Andhra leaders. I have respect and love for Telangana people. I did not touch my food for 11 days when innocent Telangana people suffered during their movement.
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8 When Telangana Government respected their martyrs by constructing a memorial sthupa, why is our CM Chandrababu Naidu not doing the same? Where is the respect for our sacrifices? &nbsp;
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9 When TRS leaders abused and mistreated Andhra people, where were our state leaders and why didn&rsquo;t they question?
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10 I am here not to see people suffer further. So, I do not want to support YSR Congres bandh.
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11 South India always reeled under distress unlike the redtapism of North Indian leaders who always fought for their people&rsquo;s wellbeing. I am here to fight against North leaders bifurcated our Telugu people and belittled us. Your sorrow is my sorrow; your pain is my pain. From Kashmir to Kanya Kumari, I fight on everyone behalf because I love my country and my people. &nbsp; &nbsp;
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12 We have waited for a very long time. Do not test our patience. You TDP and BJP leaders, we can teach you lesson in coming years. But, please do not make us more impatient. We have our own Jana Sena if you start using money and goonda power to threaten us. What we are asking for is to fulfill our honest demand for special status. If you cannot give it, please say it. We have our own ways to get a solution.
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13 You shame TDP and Congress MPs, eat a pinch of salt and spice. Go into parliament and put up a brave fight. People will at least believe in you for electing them else get down from your positions. If you fight for the state, people will reelect you. There is no need of begging for votes.
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14 Venkaiah Naidu garu, Jairam Ramesh garu, Avanthi Srinivas garu&hellip; enough is enough. I respect your seniority and experience. Please be an inspiration for Telugu people to lead their movement forward. Stop doing injustice to Seemandhra.
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15 South Indians are not inferior to North Indians. We are sensitive and very much similar like you. We love our country and respect our people. Time to show it&hellip; Jai Hind&hellip;
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Pawan Kalyan Kakinada Sabha Speech 

Pawan Kalyan Shouts Louder At Kakinada

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

Peddi Review

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

Memu Copulam Review 

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

Trikala Review

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

Mareechika Review

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

Kattalan Review

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

Blast Zone Review

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

First Time Review

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

Ugly Story Review

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

Purushaha Review

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

Ramani Kalyanam Review

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

Drishyam 3 Review

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

Mr.Work From Home Review

Janatha Garage, the massive hit from Junior NTR and Koratala Siva is rewriting the Telugu cinema history. The film is almost threatening the top 2 and 3 records in Tollywood. As per reports we received from trade sources, the film has raked up a share of Rs. 64.94 Crores approximately in 8 days. Below is the area wise breakup:

Area Share (in Crores)

Nizam 14.94 

Ceded 8.66 

Vizag 5.68

Guntur 4.74 

East 3.92

West 3.38

Krishna 3.53 

Nellore 1.69

Total (in AP &amp; TS) 46.54

Karnataka 7.30 

Rest of India 3.95 

Overseas 7.15 

Total (Worldwide) 64.94

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