We have reached the halfway stage and now movielovers are eager to findout what Tollywood offered to them in the first six months and the impact the films created on them.In January, Sankranti started with Chiranjeevi-Anil Ravipudi's Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu which released on 12th,turning out tobe a first hit of the year. The film even featured Venkatesh in a cameo.Sharwanand came up with Nari Nari Naduma Murari and Naveen Polishetty cameup with Anaganaga Oka Raju. Both turned out to be decent hits. However Ravi Teja's Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi turned out to be a disaster.Prabhas-Maruthi's The Raja Saab which released during Sankranti turned out to be the biggest disaster. Later many small films released during the last four months but all disappeared without making any noise.June witnessed Ram Charan showing his power as Peddi. Though the film got good collections it was unable to reach the breakeven with Rs 16 crs deficit and turned out to be an average grosser. Though legendary director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's Sing Geetham released amidst huge expectations, it failed at the box office.Samantha's Maa Inti Bangaram directed by Nandini Reddy turned out tobe a surprise hit. The film got three times profits on its value and got a blockbuster talk.Pawan Kalyan's Ustaad Bhagat Singh turned out to be the biggest disaster. Dubbing films like Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar, Youth, Malayalam film Drishyam 3, Suriya's Veera Bhadrudu and Arjun's Blast turned out tobe hits.Couple Friendly, Vishnu Vinyasam, Raakasa, Band Melam, Godari Gattupaina turned out to be above average grossers. Funky, Hey Balwanth, Euphoria, Sri Chidambaram turned out to be flops.Mruthyanjaya,Biker, Sampradayini Suddapusani turned out to be disasters. So is the case with Thimmarajupalli TV,Dacoit, Paapam Pratap became flops.Gaayapadda Simham, Jetlee, Ugly Story failed to impress. ---- Pramod Nandivada &nbsp;

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Tollywood 2026 First Half review

First Half review of Tollywood 2026

Recently rumours spread that actor Raghava Lawrence will be contesting from Trichy East seat which will be vacated by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay.Lawrence recently took a poll asking his fans whether to enter politics or not. Now, Lawrence clarified on whether he will contest from Trichy or not.He posted "If someone sowed a seed, watched it sprout, fenced and protected it, and then saw it grow into a tree and bear fruit, it would not be right for another person to come and pluck and eat that fruit. The one who sowed the seed should be the one to enjoy it," he said, calling it his idea of political "dharma." and added &nbsp;"Do your duty. Don't expect anything in return,"Ealier he asked &nbsp;"My mother was my first fan and best friend. If not for my mother's blessings, I wouldn't be here. Also, makkal theerpe magesan theerpu (The verdict of the people is the verdict of the Almighty). Others won't ask people before entering politics, but I did. They are the ones who have made me who I am. So, what is wrong in asking them?"---- Pramod Nandivada

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Lawrence on contesting from Trichy

 Lawrence clarifies on contesting from Trichy

&nbsp;&nbsp; Nag Ashwin Priyanka Dutt expecting second baby. Nag Ashwin is currently busy with Prabhas' Kalki 2898AD sequel and he earlier propelled legendary director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's Sing Geetham. He is also working for Chiranjeevi's socio fantasy entertainer Vishwambhara.In the meantime, on the personal front, Nag Ashwin and Priyanka Dutt are expecting a second baby. Nag Ashwin confirmed that he and his wife, producer Priyanka Dutt, are expecting their second child by sharing a heartwarming family photo on social media.The picture features the couple with their son, Rishi, while Priyanka's baby bump is clearly visible. Keeping the announcement understated, Nag Ashwin captioned the post with just an evil-eye emoji and a red heart.The post was soon flooded with congratulatory messages from fans and members of the film fraternity. Actor-screenwriter Kamal Kamaraju, filmmaker Nandini Reddy and director Reema Sengupta were among those who wished the couple.Nag Ashwin and Priyanka welcomed their first son &nbsp;Rishi, in 2017. The filmmaker had previously revealed that his son was named after Rishi, the character played by Vijay Deverakonda in his directorial debut, Yevade Subramanyam. The couple got married in 2015.&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pramod Nandivada &nbsp;

Nag Ashwin, Priyanka Dutt expecting second issue

Nag Ashwin, Priyanka Dutt expecting second baby

&nbsp;&nbsp;Actor Yash has confirmed that the new Toxic teaser will release on July 1, 2026 at 11:33 am IST and will focus entirely on the film’s female cast. The teaser will showcase Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanth, and Tara Sutaria in powerful roles. Directed by Geetu Mohandas, Toxic is a pan-India action drama produced by KVN Productions and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations. Yash teased fans online with the line, “Calm down! Ladies take time to come!” confirming the teaser is dedicated to the women of Toxic. &nbsp;The film is generating major buzz for its female-driven narrative and fresh take on the action genre. Social media is already trending with character names Ganga, Nadia, Mellisa, Rebecca, and Elizabeth, though official details are under wraps. Toxic marks Yash’s first film after KGF Chapter 2 and his first collaboration with Geetu Mohandas. The project has been shot across Goa, Mumbai, and Sri Lanka, with a reported budget exceeding Rs 250 crore. &nbsp;After multiple delays, Toxic is now locked for a worldwide theatrical release on August 26, 2026. The film gained global attention at CinemaCon 2026 earlier this year for its stylish visuals and emphasis on strong women characters. Industry insiders say Toxic blends high-octane action with an emotional core, positioning it as a landmark for female-led commercial cinema. Music is composed by international artist Charli XCX in her Indian film debut, adding to the hype. &nbsp;Fans are especially excited to see Nayanthara and Kiara Advani share screen space with Yash for the first time. Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanth, and Tara Sutaria are also said to have substantial roles, not just cameos. With the July 1 teaser expected to reveal character looks and tone, Toxic is set to dominate conversations ahead of its August release. - Veda&nbsp;

Fresh Toxic Teaser On July 1

Yash Confirms July 1 Teaser Spotlight Female Leads

&nbsp;Akshay Kumar’s action comedy Welcome To The Jungle witnessed a sharp drop on Day 4 but still achieved a major milestone. Despite the Monday decline, the Ahmed Khan directorial crossed Rs 100 crore worldwide within four days of release. The film opened strong on Friday with Rs 15.25 crore net in India, followed by Rs 20 crore on Saturday and Rs 24.75 crore on Sunday.On Monday, Welcome To The Jungle earned Rs 8 The film’s total India net collection stands at Rs 70+ crore, while India gross reached Rs 85 crore. Including Rs 3.75 crore from paid premieres, the domestic run remains steady despite the weekday drop.Welcome To The Jungle collected Rs 17 crore from overseas markets, taking the worldwide gross to Rs 100.46 crore in four days. The comedy entertainer held well over the opening weekend, making Sunday’s Rs 25 crore its highest single-day haul. The coming weekdays will determine the film’s long-term box office hold after the strong start.Directed by Ahmed Khan, Welcome To The Jungle is the third instalment in the hit franchise. The ensemble cast includes Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, and Jackie Shroff. The story follows Dr Ghungroo’s fake Rs 2,000-crore film plan to expose a cartel, leading to a jungle adventure filled with comedy, action, and twists.- Veda &nbsp;

Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collections

Akshay Kumar Welcome To The Jungle Crosses Rs 100 Cr Worldwide

&nbsp;&nbsp;Alia Bhatt reportedly charged Rs 25 crore for Alpha, over eight times more than co-star Sharvari Wagh’s Rs 3 crore fee, per Asianet News. Alpha is the first female-led film in Yash Raj Films’ Spy Universe and hits theatres this Friday. While YRF marketed it as a dual-lead project, Alia’s star power and the teaser’s focus on her character explain the pay gap. Sharvari, a relative newcomer, shares screen space with Alia in the Shiv Rawail directorial. &nbsp;Bobby Deol, playing the antagonist in Alpha, was reportedly paid Rs 6 crore for his role. Veteran actor Anil Kapoor also received Rs 6 crore for his part in the spy thriller. Hrithik Roshan has a special cameo, further expanding the YRF Spy Universe connection. The film’s massive scale and action sequences mark Alia Bhatt’s first full-fledged action movie, adding to the buzz around her remuneration. &nbsp;Speaking about Alpha, Alia Bhatt said the film pushed her in new ways. “There was something really exciting about stepping into this world of action, scale and adventure. It pushed me in ways I hadn’t experienced before and I loved every bit of it,” she stated. The actress underwent intense physical training for the role, with BTS videos showing her doing MMA and weapon combat. Alpha joins YRF’s successful Spy Universe franchise that includes Ek Tha Tiger, War, Pathaan, Tiger 3, and War 2. &nbsp;Trade analysts note that Alia’s Rs 25 crore fee puts her among the highest-paid actresses in India, comparable to top male stars in action franchises. Despite the pay disparity, Sharvari’s role is said to be crucial, with reports suggesting she plays a fellow agent. With a reported budget over Rs 200 crore, Alpha is betting big on its female leads to expand the Spy Universe. The film releases worldwide on July 4, 2026, with strong advance bookings already reported.- Veda &nbsp;

Alpha Remuneration Report

Alia Bhatt Paid 8 Times More Than Sharvari Wagh For Alpha

&nbsp;The Awarapan 2 teaser dropped on Monday, bringing Emraan Hashmi back as Shivam Pandit 19 years after the 2007 cult classic. Released on June 29, the same date the original hit theatres, the teaser confirms Shivam survived the first film’s events. Emraan’s rugged look, intense action scenes, and emotional dialogues set the tone for the sequel. The teaser opens with Shivam recalling his painful past before diving into another dangerous mission, saying, “Maut bhi ajeeb hai... usne mujhe chhua, par apnaya nahi.”&nbsp;<figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ7HkZ-Gun8">
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 </div></figure>Disha Patani joins the franchise in a mysterious role, while veteran Shabana Azmi appears as Nafisa, the film’s main antagonist. The teaser also features the line, “Kuch logon ki kahaniya unki marzi se khatam nahi hoti; unki kahani doosron ke liye likhi jaati hai,” hinting at Shivam’s selfless battle. It ends with a powerful dialogue, “Is baar ya to ye Awarapan khatam hoga ya main,” suggesting this mission is his most personal yet.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fans praised the Awarapan 2 teaser on social media, calling it the return of “OG Emraan Hashmi” for its nostalgia, action, and emotional depth. The teaser includes a reprised version of the iconic song Toh Phir Aao, with Amaal Mallik handling music. Comments like “Emraan + nostalgia” and “Disha looks like she will fit in great” flooded social media. Directed by Nitin Kakkar and written by Bilal Siddiqui, the film is produced by Mukesh Bhatt and Vishesh Bhatt under Vishesh Films.&nbsp;&nbsp;Shot across Rajasthan and Southeast Asia, filming wrapped in June 2026. Awarapan 2 continues Shivam’s journey through the criminal underworld, exploring love and sacrifice. The sequel is set for a theatrical release on August 14, 2026, with expectations high for its action, music, and Emraan Hashmi’s comeback in his most iconic role.- Veda

Emraan Returns As Shivam After 19 Years

Emraan Hashmi With Disha Patani, Shabana Azmi In Awarapan 2 Teaser

&nbsp;&nbsp;AK476 in reshoots for a reason. Venkatesh-Trivikram Srinivas' upcoming film Aadarsha Kutumbam House No 47 is generating immense interest among movielovers.The makers slated the film for release on 2 October 2026. But now reports are coming that the film has many similarities with Arjun, Priety Mukundhan and Abhirami's Blast directed by &nbsp;Subash K Raj.Srinidhi Shetty is the female lead and though the makers locked 2 October as release, many say it may not be possible. The makers are making changes to the entire story and this is triggering rumours as to whether the film is the remake or a copy.Trivikram Srinivas often faced allegations that he will copy scenes from various hit Hollywood films. Arjun's Blast revolves around a family and what they did when faced with danger.Inside talk is Aadarsha Kutumbam also has similar plot and Venkatesh will be a RAW agent in the flashback and what he does to save his family when danger returns. Trivikram according to sources is making lot of changes and he set aside the scenes shot till now and he is reshooting.Rumours have it that Both Blast and AK47 are copies of Hollywood films No Body, The Accountant, Bee Keeper and The Family Man. Sources say Trivikram has acquired the rights of one of the film and is remaking it officially.&nbsp;- Pramod Nandivada &nbsp;

Shocking developments in AK47

AK47 in reshoots for a reason

&nbsp;Radhika Sarathkumar blasts overaction at Bhagyaraj Funeral. &nbsp;It is known that tragedy struck film industry even legendary director K.Bhagyaraj made heavenly abode two days back.Not only celebrities but also millions of movie lovers thronged the venue to pay final respects. This resulted in utter chaos and actress Radhika Sarathkumar blasted the enthusiastic media and administration for the mismanagement.Radhika shared , “Final goodbye, to 50 years of a very special friendship, a great creator, a evolved writer, a person who drew wonderful boundaries in Cinema, a man I shared many laughs, wonderful work, who stood by my family always in his quiet loyal way. A shocking goodbye, for his family, friends, associates and fans.”She then slammed those who didn’t allow her and others to mourn in silence and instead were ‘callous’ in their behaviour. She also tagged actor and Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, the film producers’ council, Nadigar Sangam, Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) and others, writing, “A place where all needed to digress and mourn in silence, turned into a circus, for all who came to pay their respects. Where and when do we change or rather changed to this callousness. The government and industry need to sit and chart protocols and collective management, and give all dignity to the departed soul.”- Pramod Nandivada &nbsp;

Bhagyaraj Funeral: Radhika blasts 

Radhika Sarathkumar blasts overaction at Bhagyaraj Funeral

&nbsp;&nbsp; Chennai Love Story done with the first half. Young and talented actor Kiran Abbavaram is starring in a romantic entertainer titled in an interesting manner as Chennai Love Story. The film directed by Ravi Namburii is progressing at a brisk pace.The film stars Sri Gouri Priya as the female lead and the music is tuned by Mani Sharma. Now inside talk is the makers are done with the first half and it is locked. Inside talk is the makers are extremely pleased with the output of the film on the screen.Sai Rajesh penned the story and SKN is bankrolling the project. SKN and Sai Rajesh are bankrolling the project in a prestigious manner on Amrutha Productions and Mass Movie Makers .Expectations are high on the film as the makers earlier came up with national award winning films like Colour Photo and Baby. The film has Vishwas Daniel as the cinematographer and Santosh Naidu as the editor.&nbsp;- Pramod Nandivada &nbsp;

Interesting developments in Chennai Love Story

Chennai Love Story done with the first half

&nbsp;&nbsp;Netflix has acquired the digital streaming rights for Mani Ratnam’s next untitled romantic drama for a reported Rs 20 crore deal. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi in lead roles, marking their first collaboration together. Music maestro A.R. Rahman is on board to compose the soundtrack, reuniting with Mani Ratnam after Thug Life. Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions are co-producing this project, which will be Madras Talkies’ 23rd production.The film marks Vijay Sethupathi’s second outing with Mani Ratnam after the 2018 multi-starrer Chekka Chivantha Vaanam. For Sai Pallavi, this is her debut collaboration with the legendary director. Shoot is scheduled to begin on July 5, 2026, in Chennai and parts of Europe. Industry buzz suggests the story is a mature romantic drama exploring modern relationships, a genre Mani Ratnam mastered with Alaipayuthey and O Kadhal Kanmani.Vijay Sethupathi was last seen in the silent film Gandhi Talks and the JioHotstar series Kaattaan. His upcoming lineup includes Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s Pocket Novel and Mysskin’s Train. Sai Pallavi, last seen in Sivakarthikeyan’s Amaran, will next appear as Sita in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana with Ranbir Kapoor. This Mani Ratnam project adds a major Tamil film to her 2026 slate.Mani Ratnam’s last directorial was Thug Life with Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan TR. With A.R. Rahman’s music, top-tier OTT backing from Netflix, and a fresh lead pair, expectations are high. The film is eyeing a mid 2027 theatrical release before streaming on Netflix. Official title and first look are expected once filming begins in July. - Veda &nbsp;

Maniratnam Sethupathi Film Bagged By Netflix

Mani Ratnam Vijay Sethupathi Sai Pallavi Film OTT Rights for 20 Crores

&nbsp;&nbsp;Nani and Srikanth Odela’s The Paradise has been postponed again, with makers officially informing distributors that the August 21, 2026 release is off. Despite earlier denials of delay rumors, the team has now confirmed the shift. This is the second postponement for the high-budget action drama produced by SLV Cinemas. Trade circles say extensive VFX work and post-production polish are the key reasons behind the delay. &nbsp;The Paradise was first announced for March 26, 2026, before moving to August 21 citing pending CGI and DI work. Now, instead of a December 2026 slot as speculated on social media, the makers are exploring an October 2026 window. Sources close to distributors confirm that discussions are on to finalize a festive date that avoids major clashes. An official announcement is expected once the new date is locked. &nbsp;Made on a reported budget exceeding Rs 200 crore, The Paradise reunites the Dasara combo of Nani and director Srikanth Odela. Anirudh Ravichander is composing the music, raising expectations further. The film’s glimpse released in 2025 crossed 20M views, with fans praising Nani’s raw, intense look. As per buzz, the team wants a solo release to maximize openings, making Dussehra 2026 a strong contender. &nbsp;Trade analysts note that repeated postponements have sparked concern, but distributor confidence remains high due to Nani’s current box office pull and Srikanth Odela’s brand after Dasara. The film also stars Sonali Kulkarni and has high-octane action set against a 1980s Hyderabad backdrop. With pan-India plans and multiple language releases, The Paradise team is prioritizing quality over rushing to meet dates. - Veda &nbsp;

Is The Paradise Release Moved

Nani The Paradise Likely To Skip August 21 Release

&nbsp;Sree Vishnu in Ravi Teja project?. Mass Raja is lining up interesting and exciting projects. He is busy with the emotional action entertainer Irumudi which is progressing at a brisk pace under the direction of Shiva Nirvana.It is known that Ravi Teja is also teaming with Hasith Golli of Raja Raja Chora and Swag fame. The yet to be titled film will be going to sets from August and plans are on to release the film during Sankranti 2027.In the meantime, reports are coming that Sree Vishnu, hailed as King of Entertainment will be playing an important role in the film. Sree Vishnu starred in Raja Raja Chora and Swag and he shares good bonhomie with Hasith Goli. Now Sree Vishnu is trying to adjust his dates to make himself available for the project. Dil Raju is bankrolling the project under his Sri Venkateswara Creations. More details about the cast and crew will be revealed at a later date.&nbsp;- Pramod Nandivada &nbsp;

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King of Entertainment in Mass Raja project

Sree Vishnu in Ravi Teja project

&nbsp;Raghav Juyal who shot to fame with the action entertainer Kill is now making his entry into Nani's The Paradise. He is seen as Vikram Maalik in the film directed by Srikanth Odela.Now, rumours are spreading that he is dating famous youtuber and actor Niharika NM. Actor Raghav Juyal and actor-content creator Niharika NM have got the internet playing detective after sharing a set of cosy Instagram pictures on Monday. With hugs, smiles and just a heart and star emoji in the caption, the post had fans asking the inevitable question: Is this a relationship reveal or a clever tease for their upcoming film, Bhai Tera Star Hai?In the photos, Niharika is seen in a red sweatshirt, while Raghav wears a grey jacket. The simple caption featured only a red heart and a star emoji, but it was the duo's chemistry that grabbed eyeballs. In one picture, Raghav can be seen wrapping his arms around Niharika from behind as the two are seen smiling at the camera, adding fuel to the dating rumours.. One user wrote, "Oh my God crying, screaming, throwing up. I genuinely can't process this. My heart is racing, my hands are shaking, and I'm smiling through happy tears. Raghav Juyal in a romantic role is everything I ever wanted." Another commented, “Masha Allah! I hope it's not before the movie promotion stint. You both look awesome together.”- Pramod Nandivada &nbsp;

Is Raghav Juyal dating famous youtuber

Is Raghav Juyal dating Niharika NM

&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The death of a Pune man Ketan Agarwal and the debate between Rahul Ravindran and netizens increased tempers so much so that netizens started issuing death threats towards Rahul Ravindran's children.Following that, Rahul Ravindran revealed that he is deleting the post due to death threats.I was sitting and watching the Brazil v Japan game. I wanted to check a football related Twitter account about something and I opened this app. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of checking my notifications too. And I came across this tweet. I wish I hadn’t.I kept staring at it for a long time. I kept filling up with a rage. I wanted to track this guy down and do unspeakable things to him. The urge was very real. I was, involuntarily, vividly imagining scenarios in my head. My usual response to anger is to tell myself to calm down. But I didn’t want to this time. My head was very hot. A long time passed just sitting there and staring at the game on T.V without watching it. Very slowly my heart rate returned to some semblance of normalcy.Maybe I am overreacting. Maybe it’s somehow my fault.. &nbsp;maybe my kids and I deserve this hate. But I am done with this app. I’ve been wanting out for a while. The only reason I couldn’t is because it’s the best source of news for sports. Especially Indian sports other than Cricket. But I am done. I didn’t like the guy I was for half hour after I read that tweet. I didn’t like my thoughts. And I am too fiercely self respecting to let something have power over me. Deleting this app from my phone right away.&nbsp;- Pramod Nandivada &nbsp;

Death threats against Rahul Ravindran children

Rahul Ravindran deletes post after death threats

Dridam (2026) Movie: What's BehindMalayalam movies are captivating movie lovers across the country and now a thriller named Dridam &nbsp;released in theatres last month and did well at the box office. The film is now streaming on Jio+Hotstar and let us see what the film offered to movie lovers.Dridam (2026) Movie: Story ReviewDridam story revolves around a police officer and how his life changes when he discovers human remains. Vijay (Shane Nigam) lands in Kuzhinilam town after getting appointed as the &nbsp;sub-inspector. Everything goes well with him, including his subordinates who are genial and develops a liking for him and the town is also free of crimes.However everything turns drastically with the discovery of the dead body and crimes increases one by one challenging his investigative skills. Where this leads to and what role &nbsp;CPO Vidya Jayachandran (Saniya Fatima), &nbsp;ASI Krishnan Kurup (Shobi Thilakan), &nbsp;CPO Remya Surendran(Krishna Praba), &nbsp;CPO Sathyan(Dinesh Prabhakar), Manoj (Abhiram Radhakrishnan) and SCPO Balan Nair (Kottayam Ramesh) form the interesting part.Dridam (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewShane Nigam is good in the role of a cop. He showed good expressions and emotions as a new and inexperienced SI but at times he looked inconsistent as his body language is stiff. He looked convincing when it comes to show his confusion and anger.Others like Shobi Thilakan, Kottayam Ramesh, Dinesh Prabhakar, Nandan Unni, Vinod Bose, Krishna Prabha, Saniya Fathima, Mathew Varghese, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Prashanth Murali, Bitto Davis, Joji K. John and Abhishek Raveendran performed according to their roles.However most of their characters are underdeveloped and under written and offered nothing new to the story.Dridam (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewDridam story is penned by Jomon John and Linto Devasia and is directed by Martin Joseph. He tried to thrill viewers movie lovers with invetigative drama and it seems he drew inspiration from the films like Drishyam etc. He started the narration in an interesting manner and didnot devaite from the main plot and manages to surprise all with a climax twist.However, as he drew inspiration from Jeethu Joseph's films, much to the shock of all, he included the same flaws and this impacted the film. He showed the transformation of the cop from a rookie to an efficient one in an able way. However the director failed with his lazy manner of story telling. There are many scenes that looked artificial and staged and looked awkward on the screen.He spent most of the time, showing the admiration of the subordinates to the protagonist and all these looked unnecessary and irrelevant. At times, the scenes and the screenplay looked clumsy and convenient insulting the intelligence of the viewers. There are also many illogical scenes and this impacted the final output. The director failed to execute the decent story with the screenplay and direction.The behavior of the protagonist in various scenes looked silly and this impacted the basic investigation and the whole idea. Some of the so called scenes and the scenes looked absurd and even kids would laugh it out loudly.The cinematography of PM. Unnikrishnan showed the scenes in a natural and realistic manner showing the village atmosphere in a serene and calm way. The background score of Sreerag Saji elevated the scenes and managed to keep the viewers glued to the screen with the twists and turns. The editing of VS. Vinayak could have been better as there are many scenes that slowed the pace of the narration. Dialogues are ok and production values are good.Dridam Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e410418a17f0e1841e24b25c86c98ead1">Climax Twist</li><li data-list-item-id="e987c73815e6d58ebdd8bec9433c4115c">Cinematography</li><li data-list-item-id="e789bea59783cde88be7866b6487ca7ce">BGM</li></ul>Dridam Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e7a1dab478b8dfe23508637c97d08cb21">Slow Pace</li><li data-list-item-id="ee4653122438d168cf57adb5cdf37e164">Sub Plots</li><li data-list-item-id="ee871dab49c3fc76114600f72e08d0554">First Half</li></ul>Dridam (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Dridam turns out to be a botched up thriller. Director Martin Joseph came up with a thriller that looked like a slow poison and unlike other investigative thrillers where a twist comes during the interval bang, the twist appears only during the climax. Till then the director passes time with unnecessary scenes and the slow pace in the screenplay and narration tested the patience of the viewers. Only the cinematography saved the film from sinking further. Except for the final 30 minutes, everything goes for the toss in Dridam. Considering all these elements, Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 rating for Dridam.&nbsp;

Dridam Review

Deewana (2026) Movie: What's BehindHarshith Reddy who shot to fame with Subham is getting ready to entertain movie lovers with the romantic entertainer Deewana. The film directed Sreekanth Sangishetty is releasing on 20th June 2026. Let's find out how the film entertained gen x movie lovers mDeewana (2026) Movie: Story ReviewDeewana story revolves around a youngster whose life changes when he comes across a beautiful girl and how he reacts to them.Munna ( Harshith Reddy) passes time with his friends without taking any responsibility but his life changes when he comes across a beautiful girl Ammu aka Amulya ( Smeha Manimegalai).What are the consequences, how his friends , parents Sekhar ( Naresh), Mom ( Jhansi) react form rest of the developments.Deewana (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewHarshith Reddy who did soft roles till now, changed his track and did a role with mass shades and did it with immense ease. He impresses with his dialogue delivery, mannerisms, emotions and expressions. Smeha Manimeghalai on debut came up with an emotional and impactful performance. She impressed with her looks and in the prebclimax and climax she elevated the scenes with her performance.Naresh is good in the role of the father. Jhansi did the mother role in her own style. Vikrant who played the role of the friend performed well. Roller Raghu and Jabardasth Venu performed well though their screen presence is limited. Others performed according to their roles.Deewana (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewDeewana story is penned by Sreekanth Sangishetty. For &nbsp;90% of the film, it assumes routine flavors except for one shocking twist and the emotions revolving around it. The entire first half is loaded with hero killing time with his friends and the romantic track after he gets attracted to a beautiful girl. Everything looks routine except for the interval twist. No one can guess the interval twist and the director should be complimented for it.While the first half had predictable scenes of hero and his gang and also his romantic track and the fights with the rival gang, the second half scenes are full of family emotions and sentiment. The pre climax and climax elevates the film to new heights. overall Sreekanth Sangisetty managed to engage gen z viewers with couple of twists.The dialogues are good and the Telangana accent appeal to youth. The scenes featuring friends, father-mother sentiment etc are somewhat dragged. Sreekanth Sangisetty's story, screenplay and direction turned out to be decent.Vamsi Patchipulusu's cinematography added value to the narration and the storyline. Eswar chand's couple of songs are youthful and are shot well and background score is good. However he used Sita Ramam background score for the interval bang and it worked out well. Hrishikesh Pasapal's editing is just ok. There are many scenes that dragged the proceedings with routine elements. Production values are good.Deewana Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="ea4d8a4503df8d1bbd9df5335ce34f5c5">Performances</li><li data-list-item-id="eb255e61b9c4b4a87108efebaf9b371ee">Couple of Twists</li><li data-list-item-id="e91a77bde777eb9636359c264086eef93">Emotions</li><li data-list-item-id="ea5747bf28406c8ff9ac624e6325fc5c2">second half is superbly written and presented</li></ul>Deewana Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e303a9ffc015f07fe355dd12be7f3e67b">Illogical Scenes</li><li data-list-item-id="e7d828d87f4ed35985abb93c14034fbde">Monotonous Elements</li></ul>Deewana (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Deewana turns out to be a monotonous love story but for the shocking twist. Harshith Reddy and Smeha Manimeghalai performed well in the roles and director Sreekanth Sangisetty seems to have first decided on the twist, before developing the story. A little finetuning of the script would have added more power to the proceedings especially The first half is slow and has some monotony. Considering all these elements Cinejosh goes with a 2.75 rating for Deewana. &nbsp;

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Balan The Boy (2026) Movie: What's BehindMalayalam film Balan-The Boy is generating interest among movie lovers as it is directed by Chidambaram of Manjummel Boys fame. &nbsp;The film is releasing on 19 June 2026, and let us see how the film entertains viewers. Balan The Boy OTT rights have been bagged by Zee5, and streaming will be available after the completion of its theatrical run.Balan The Boy (2026) Movie: Story ReviewBalan The Boy story revolves around a teenager's search for his missing mother and the startling truth he unravels. The life of a mom (Farzana Palathingal) who works as a caretaker for a 70-year-old woman takes a drastic turn when her past gets exposed. What is the truth and how it is connected to her son (Adhisheshan KR) from the gripping narration.Balan The Boy (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewAdhisheshan KR captivated all with his performance. He showed stubble variations in dual shades to take everyone by surprise. He expressed and emoted through his eyes, creating the maximum impact in a natural and realistic fashion. Farzana Palathingal also came up with a terrific performance. She surprises with her variations in her performance.Adisheshan and Farzana Palathingal elevated the scenes to next level with their stunning performances. Muhammed Zinaan impresses with his performance. He made an impact with his screen presence. Jean Paul Lal came up with authoritative performance and is impressive with his subtle expressions. Girish AD is good with his emotions and expressions. Muhammed Zinaan is good as the older Balan.Parthiban is good in his role and same is the case with Tovino Thomas who made a good impact. .Balan The Boy (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewBalan The Boy story is penned by Chidambaram. The main plot turns out to be very simple but he with his creativity, turned it into an intriguing one. The screenplay is gripping right from the start and the credit for it goes to Jithu Madhavan. Chidambaram starts the narration in an interesting manner at a steady pace, taking viewers into the story introducing various characters. He surprises viewers with the twists and turns that they cannot expect, as many of the scenes look natural and realistic. The interval block, climax and few more scenes and the twists involved in it turns out to be the highlight and writers should be commended for their innovation.However, though the movie runs at a steady pace, the extremely slow narration ends up testing the patience of the viewers. Many of the simple scenes are repeated and dragged unnecessarily. Dialogues are natural and realistic. Sushin Shyam's music is impactful and he elevated the scenes with his background music. The cinematography of Shyju Khalid showed the scenes in a natural and realistic manner. He used the camera angles and color combinations and added value to the narration and had a good effect on the viewers. The editing of &nbsp;Vivek Harshan could have been far better. There are many scenes that are dragged to the core testing the patience of the viewers. Production values are good.Balan The Boy Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e36e7a45937cc49c1fdbdb490173bff12">Performances</li><li data-list-item-id="ec545d98d4687a3041f52526f1146a3a3">Screenplay</li><li data-list-item-id="e1e8861b615ef07a32fd27e10ea84ed29">Twists</li></ul>Balan The Boy Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="eba7acee4aa6032a74a6a06df7b0b4328">Editing</li><li data-list-item-id="e19c2ae341459bde787305b0185d10ef2">Slow Pace</li><li data-list-item-id="e5bee8bb51f1d674c54201971d7b180ff">Slow Narration</li></ul>Balan The Boy (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Balan The Boy turns out to be an interesting psychological thriller. Director Chidambaram came up with simple idea but he turned it into an interesting story and aided by Jithu Mahendran's gripping screenplay, he managed to surprise viewers. He is ably supported by the performances of Adisheshan and Farzana Palathingal &nbsp;and the technical crew to create the maximum impact. Had he done away with the slow pace and turned the narration racy, the impact would have been even more powerful. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 rating for Balan The Boy. &nbsp;

Balan The Boy Review

Transfer Trimurthulu (2026) Movie: What's BehindVadde Naveen who impressed during his hay days with his different genre entertainers is coming to entertain viewers with his film Transfer Trimurthulu after a long gap. The film directed by Kamal Teja Narla is releasing on 19 June 2026. Let us see what impact the film created on move lovers.Transfer Trimurthulu (2026) Movie: Story ReviewTransfer Trimurthulu story revolves around a honest police constable and his fight against all odds and the shocking political happenings.Trimurthulu (Vadde Naveen) , a constable gets transferred due to his tryst with honesty and where this leads to when he gets entangled in the powerful shocking game of politics involving CM Kamaladevi ( Shilpa Tulaskar), her son Santosh Babu, opposition leader Ravikanth Reddy ( Aadukalam Naren) and what role his father Srinivasulu( Devi Prasad), his wife Lakshmi ( Rashi Singh) , news journalist Sweety form rest of the narration.Transfer Trimurthulu (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewVadde Naveen performed as per his character. He is ok with his performance. There is nothing new and he looked raw and rustic in his expressions. He delivered dialogues accordingly.Rashi Singh got limited screen presence in her role. Shilpa Tulaskar is artificial as the antagonist despite the elevation to her character. Aadukalam Naren got very limited role.Others like Vivek Raghuvansi,Raghu Babu,Sivannarayana,Vadlamani Srinivas,Jwala Koti,Devi Prasad,Surya,Baba Baskar,Pramodini,Sathwic Raju,Anjali Priya,Gayatri Chaganti perfomed according to their roles.Transfer Trimurthulu (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewTransfer Trimurthulu story is written by Kamal Teja Narla. Right from the start till the finish the narration, screenplay turns out to be uni dimensional. His thought process remained outdated and out of sync with the current generation. He still followed the same hero elevations, three songs, six fights, item song and cheap comedy scenes.With in five minutes into the story, viewers will be treated the same monotonous scenes that test their patience to the core. It increases with the passage of time and reaches its peak in the second half. The interval comes as a break from this torture. The story lacks basic emotions and everything looks artificial.Everyone passes through the motions and the director's cheap taste is revealed when he showed the rape scene in detail even though it was shown initially. There are many such scenes and that include the CM candidate directing her aides to molest her to gain sympathy. Finally viewers heave a sigh of relief when the film comes to an end.Vijay Mukthavarapu's didn't get much scope to showcase his talent. This is because the story offered nothing new and as the scenes assume monotonous flavour, had Vijay applied his editing scissors, there wouldn't have been any film.The cinematography of Karthik Sujatha Saikumar is ok and the background score by Kalyan Nayak followed the predictable template. The romantic song tuned looked that of the 80s flavour. Dialogues are average and production values are ok.Transfer Trimurthulu Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="ef9fe3597178457bd9dfe52ffe513cc3a">Nothing</li></ul>Transfer Trimurthulu Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e66bbbbcf257f0c4464dbcf2dca481cfd">Everything</li></ul>Transfer Trimurthulu (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Tranfer Trimurthulu turns out to be an outdated entertainer. Vadde Naveen on comeback performed as per the story. Director Kamal Teja Narla failed completely as a director with his story that turned out to be atrocious, screenplay turned ridiculous and script turned senseless. No amount of rework should have changed the output. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2 rating for Transfer Trimurthulu.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Transfer Trimurthulu Review

Save The Tigers 3 (2026)Web Series: What's BehindPriyadarshi, Abhinav Gomatam, Chaitanya Krishna's Save The Tigers web series season 1 and season 2 turned out to be hits and the makers came up with the third season. The third season is streaming from 18 June 2026 on Disney+Hotsar and let us see what magic the third season created on movie lovers.Save The Tigers 3 (2026)Web Series: Story ReviewSave The Tigers 3 continues from where it left in the second season. Milkman Ganta Ravi(Priyadarshi) following failures heeds to his wife Hymavathi (Jordar Sujatha) and moves to the gated community. Similarly Rahul (Abhinav Gomatam) fails in his attempts and he loses respect in front of his wife Madhuri (Pavani Gangireddy) and mother in law. Vikram (Chaitanya Krishna) due to his romantic overtures gets shock from his wife Rekha (Deviyani Sharma).Where this leads to and what action they takes and how they react and what role Indra (Vennela Kishore), Gupta (Gundu Sudarshan) &nbsp;plays, what are the consequences from the rest of the developments.Save The Tigers 3 (2026)Web Series: Artists ReviewGanta Ravi performed well in his role. He impresses with his expressions,variations, dialogue delivery and body language. Chaitanya Krishna attracts with his romantic loverboy looks and also with his innocent performance on the screen. Abhinav Gomatam impresses with his hilarious antics. Sujatha impresses with her spirited performance in the role that has dual shades. Pavani Gangireddy did well in her role. Deviyani Sharma is good in the role of a daring lawyer. Others like Vennela Kishore, Gundu Sudarshan attracts with their hilarious acts. Rohini once again made a powerful impact on the screen. Abhay is ok and Srikanth Iyyengar, Harshavardhan, Gangavva made her presence felt.Save The Tigers 3 (2026)Web Series: Technicians ReviewSave The Tigers 3 story is penned by Mahi V Raghav, Pradeep Advaitam and directed by Sriram Eragam. The series has six episodes and each has a duration of around 30 minutes. The narration starts with an interesting and unexpected twist. The scenes in heaven and the swap generate the curiosity levels. The confusion generated entertains with hilarious acts in the first three episodes.The fourth episode takes it to new level with the entertainment and hilarious content. The unraveling of the twists attracts all but from the fifth episode the entertainment takes back seat with thought provoking scenes and few message-oriented dialogues. The final episode ends on an emotional note. At times the fun scenes did not generate the desired result as there are many repetitive scenes that slowed the pace of the film. Compared to the first two seasons, there is more entertainment content in this and so viewers can enjoy. However, some dialogues crossed the line and this makes viewers uneasy.Sriram Madduri's music is decent and the background music added value to the narration. Vishweswar's cinematography is good with rich visuals. The editing of Shravan Katikaneni is ok but could have been more better. Production values are good.Save The Tigers 3 Web Series: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e2aafb77027873854958de9dda87435d0">Interesting Concept</li><li data-list-item-id="eb3a907b9d745dc0c70a527921f75d064">Performances</li><li data-list-item-id="ee2d11139123dde251141a22b59dfea24">Message</li></ul>Save The Tigers 3 Web Series: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e6e9003250f5680e5a04a992ba2b468d4">Few Dialogues crossed the line</li><li data-list-item-id="e3a610164455fc777465ec50c84d81f7c">A lot of Fiction</li><li data-list-item-id="e8fa1597520b881c437008e0e27a8e5c1">Slow Pace at Times</li></ul>Save The Tigers 3 (2026)Web Series: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Save The Tigers 3 is message oriented hilarious entertainer with a fantasy touch. With terrific performances from the cast and crew, the makers turned season 3 more entertaining and fun related elements. The message in the end also highlights the taste of the viewers. Except for few scenes here and there where the dialogues crossed the line, Save The Tigers3 can be enjoyed by one and all. Considering all these elements Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 for Save The Tigers.

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Maa Inti Bangaaram (2026) Movie: What's BehindSamantha who is known for her versatile performances is coming to entertain movie lovers with the film Maa Inti Bangaaram. The film directed by Nandini Reddy is releasing on 19 June 2026. Expectations are high as the duo earlier came with the film Oh Baby. The film's promotions generated interest among movie lovers. Maa Inti Bangaaram OTT rights are yet to be inked and the deal will be finalized at a later date. Let us find out what impact the film made on move movie lovers.Maa Inti Bangaaram (2026) Movie: Story ReviewMaa Inti Bangaaram story revolves around a newlywed girl and how he overcomes scrutiny at her in-laws' house. Swana ( Samantha), after her marriage with Dr. Anirudh ( Diganth) reached her in-laws' house where she met with a cold reception. How she overcomes them, what is her connection to dreaded naxal Karunas(Gulshan Devaiah),what role Anirudh's parents Ramayya, Kamakshi (Gautami)and his brother,cop Sharath Raju ( Chaitanya Krishna) and others form rest of the narration.Maa Inti Bangaaram (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewSamantha slipped into the role effortlessly. &nbsp;She showed variations and impresses with her screen presence. She delivered dialogues in Telangana accent with ease and showed innocent filled expressions before revealing her other side. She is realistic in her expressions and emotions and enacted high octane stunts with much ado.Diganth is ok in the role of her husband. Chaitanya Krishna is good as the cop. Gulshan Devaiah passed through the motions as the antagonist. Gautami is good, but she has limited screen presence. Manjusha Mukkavali is impressive in the role of Samantha's friend. Others like Sreemukhi, Srinivas Gavi Reddy, Lakshmi, Anand performed according to their roles.Maa Inti Bangaaram (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewMaa Inti Bangaaram story is penned by Raj, and it is directed by Nandini Reddy. The narration starts in a predictable and simple manner, introducing various characters and the ordeal of a newlywed girl at her in-laws' house. The proceedings though offer nothing new and manage to entertain viewers with hilarious scenes before the action blocks emerge.Though Samantha performed well in the action blocks, the scenes fell flat due to a lack of intensity. The runup to the interval block that includes the flashback turns out to be the biggest drawback. With the passage of time, the first half turns underwhelming as emotions fail to connect with Samantha's current and past happenings.From then on, the second half revolves around how the protagonist achieves success overcome all the obstacles. The complete second half turns out to be predictable and lacks the real twists and turns. None of the scenes excites, and even the actors seem to have passed through the motions.The so-called twist, similar to a hit film, didn't offer anything new. But few scenes enthrall viewers, turning the film into a decent one.Santosh Narayanan's music is attractive. He used Muthyala Muggu song in an entertaining way. His background score is not loud and it however elevated the scenes in an impactful manner. Om Prakash's Cinematography is good and showed the scenes in an effective way. The editing is ok but could have been more crispy. Dialogues are good and at times hilarious. Action sequences could have been more effective. Production values are good.Maa Inti Bangaaram Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="eb555ab9500326419417989e10a6efe29">Samantha</li><li data-list-item-id="e192e0dc64f82a734541e48fb7b324100">Soulful BGM</li><li data-list-item-id="e0d576520dd57f949760932447545d2cc">Few Entertaining Elements</li></ul>Maa Inti Bangaaram Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e2307004ebafbeda9be4b82aa0cccb2b7">Predictable Plot</li><li data-list-item-id="e3cd61f7c936acf3e3aa4941dc71e0fa2">Antagonist</li></ul>Maa Inti Bangaaram (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Maa Inti Bangaram turns out to be normal female action entertainer. Samantha worked hard for the role and even performed intense action sequences. However, the story turned out to be monotonous with the only change being the female protagonist instead of a male. Nandini Reddy's screenplay is just ok. The script had few entertaining and hilarious elements but the film failed to elevate the scenes with emotions and thrilling elements. Little fine-tuning of the script adding intense and exciting things could have added more punch to the final output. Considering all these elements, Cinejosh goes with a 2.75 rating for Maa Inti Bangaaram.

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Vanda Devullu (2026) Movie: What's BehindVijay Antony's Nooru Sami is releasing in Telugu as Vanda Devullu. The film directed by Sasi generated immense interest among movie lovers as this reunites Bichagadu fame Vijay Antony and Sasi once again. The film is releasing on 19 June 2026 and let us find out what the duo offered to movie lovers.Vanda Devullu (2026) Movie: Story ReviewVanda Devullu story revolves around a widowed mother and the developments in her life, when she tries to give her two sons a better life. Vasavi (Swasika Vijay) faces insults from the society as she tries to raise her sons Baskar (Ajay Dishan) and Vivek(Sakthi) after she is widowed.Once her sons grow up, they take a strange decision leaving her shellshocked. What is the strange decision, how she reacted and what role Edukondalu (Vijay Antony), Sandhya (Lizomol Jose), Vandana (Kavya Anil),Peddi Reddy (Balaji Sakthivel) played form rest of the narration.Vanda Devullu (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewSwasika Vijay virtually lived in the role. She elevated the scenes with her screen presence. She got powerful dialogues and delivered it in a powerful and impactful manner. She showed the love and care towards her sons and also her concern to give good life for them. At the same time, she expressed the feelings of a widowed woman and the trauma she faces living alone and how the society and men view her.Ajay Dhishan got meaty role and did justice to it. The transformation in his role is shown in a natural manner. He reacts wildly as a youngster coming to know about her mother's wish and then reacts differently after realizing his mistake after he grows up. Sakthi did well in the role of the youngest brother.Balaji Sakthiwel is good in the role of an influential person. Vijay Antony made his presence felt and his dialogues and mannerisms are natural and realistic. He elevated the scenes with his emotions and expressions. Others like &nbsp;Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Padini Kumar, Jenson Dhivakar, Bucks, Vinodhini, Thamarai, Kodangi Vadivelu, Muthualagi, Saratha, Sabitha Roy, Abinaya, Moorthy, Subramania Siva performed their roles accordingly.Vanda Devullu (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewVanda Devullu story is penned by Sasi. Sasi, came with a story drawing inspiration from real life incidents. He did not waste anytime and stuck to the main point. Many films with such plot came in various languages, but Sasi is supported by the powerful performance of Swasika Vijay and the screen presence of Vijay Antony.The entire first half showed the struggles of the widowed woman, her quest to give better life for her sons and at times one gets a feeling that it was overdone and the story is going nowhere as the screenplay turns repetitive. The second half starts in the similar manner and just when viewers are left to wonder, where the film is heading, the introduction of Vijay Antony turned out tobe the added advantage.He with his screen presence took the film to another level. The screenplay also turned racy and after the predictable pre climax, the climax turned out to be different. Sasi tried to send message to the society about the plight of the widowed women and how the society and especially in the villages view them and what sufferings they undergo silently. He should be commended for selecting a topic and highlighted the problem but he could have been little more creative in narrating them.S. B. Darshan Kirlosh with his cinematography showed the rustic village atmosphere in a captivating manner giving a natural and realistic feel. Balaji Sriram came up with emotional song which is situational while the background music is in sync with the storyline. The background score takes viewers into the story. Editing of Harish Yuvaraj turned out to be a mixed bag. At times it is crispy while most of the times, he left many repetitive scenes unattended. Dialogues are natural and hard-hitting and thought provoking. Production values are good.Vanda Devullu Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="eaeb47b73bf4925de28e36a238e66705c">Swasika Vijay's performance</li><li data-list-item-id="e0658f8c42e7306e5bb2b38203701ddf7">Vijay Antony's screen presence</li><li data-list-item-id="ed8af5cde9707a4255e1b4867a83a1ca5">Hardhitting Dialogues</li></ul>Vanda Devullu Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e7f0abab61c33af2aaf23dfa228d694c7">Predictable Story</li><li data-list-item-id="e0df19e4311aa217384419367695209af">Repetitive Scenes</li></ul>Vanda Devullu (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Vanda Devullu turns out to be a predicable but decent entertainer. Sasi tried to give a powerful message to the society and he is supported by the stellar performance from Swasika Vijay and the screen presence of Vijay Antony. However predictable plot, slow pace and repetitive scenes in the first half, impacted the film's output. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 rating for Vanda Devullu.

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Governor The Silent Savior movie What's BehindManoj Bajpayee's Governor The Silent Savior directed by Chinmay D Mandlekar attracted the attention of all since its announcement. The film's teaser and trailer increased the curiosity levels among movie lovers. Governor The Silent Savior's OTT rights have been bagged for a fancy sum by Amazon Prime and the streaming will be after the completion of its theatrical run. Governor The Silent Savior hit the screens on 12 June 2026 and let us see what the film offered to movie lovers.Governor The Silent Savior movie Story ReviewGovernor The Silent Savior story revolves around the real life happenings in the country when India was on the verge of bankruptcy during the 1990s and how RBI Governor fought against all odds to save the nation.Following the Iraq's invasion on Kuwait, US launches an all-out attack on Iraq in the in the 90s. During that time, entire world got impacted and even India went on the verge of bankruptcy. With the resignation of RBI governor, RN. Malhotra in the crisis, A. Ramanan (Manoj Bajpayee) is appointed as the new governor.He faces the stark reality when he takes charge of RBI as the Governor and even his staff, Dy Governor Rangarajan aka CR (Noushad Mohamed Kunju) and others have little confidence in him. Things look bleak as the country is headed by the minority government headed by PM Chandrasekhar, Finance Minister Yashwanth Sinha with the outside support from the Congress party. Whether Ramanan is able to save India from bankruptcy and what role his wife Vindhitha (Madhoo Sharma), news savvy journalist Aditi Varma (Adah Sharma) played form the interesting part.Governor The Silent Savior movie Artists ReviewManoj Bajpayee slipped into the role effortlessly. He is known for his exceptional talent and brings in his experience to elevate the scenes. He carried the film on his shoulders and his realistic performance, subtle expressions , body language and the way he showed emotions in his eyes are a treat to watch. He delivered dialogues with ease and showed variations according to the situation.Adah Sharma is good in the role of an investigative journalist. She made her presence felt as a journalist who goes all out for the exclusive scoops. Noushad Mohamed Kunju matched Manoj Bajpayee with his performance. The scenes featuring him and Manoj Bajpayee made the narration interesting and exciting. The clash of ideologies etc are shown in a realistic manner with out any jingoism.Madhubala is good in the role of a typical housewife. She got limited screen presence but she she made it count with her performance. Jaywant Wadkar is good in the role of a peon in the RBI. He role comes with natural and realistic flair and he did full justice with his screen presence. The rest of the cast did full justice to their roles with their performances.Governor The Silent Savior movie Technicians ReviewGovernor The Silent Savior story is penned by Suvendu Bhattacharjee, Saurabh Bharat, Ravi Asrani, Vipul Amrutlal Shah and is helmed by Chinmay D. Mandlekar. The writers did extensive research on the happenings during the 90s across the globe and the situation prevalent in India. He started the narration in an interesting manner and from then on he maintained a steady pace through out the film till the end.The developments in the then Government, RBI, political circles, opposition parties and how common people reacted are depicted in a perfect and effective manner. The measures taken by the RBI and the opposition faced by the governor during the meetings and the pressures from the government and the coalition politics is highlighted in an interesting way with the tight screenplay. The first half ends with the challenges of the governor becoming bigger and the second half shows how the RBI staff and top officials as a team join hands to convince the government against all odds to take strong decisions and maintain secrecy so that the people's trust will not be broken down or shattered. There are also lighter moments like peon's daughter's achievement and how the governor draws inspiration from common people to solve the crisis.&nbsp;<figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvm0bRY0Qyg">
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Sing Geetham (2026) Movie: What's BehindLegendary Director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao who is renowned for his classics like Pushpaka Vimanam, Aditya 369, Bhairava Dweepam and others after a long hiatus is making a comeback on the silver screen with the film interestingly titled as Sing Geetham. He is known to stay ahead with other filmmakers and movie lovers with his creative thoughts and ideas and do everyone is curious to know what he offered to movie lovers with Sing Geetham. Already the teaser and trailer got good response with interesting elements and let us see what impact he created with Sing Geetham on movie lovers and Gen Z viewers. Sing Geetham OTT rights have been bagged by the fancy sum by Netflix. &nbsp;Sing Geetham (2026) Movie: Story ReviewSing Geetham story revolves around a youngster and the happenings he encounters in a mysterious village that is completely isolated and how he deals with them.Prathap (Ayaan), lands in Kubera Puram with a mission and comes into contact with Renu (Shallini Kondepudi) who has other mining ideas. Where this leads to, what is Prathap's mission and what connection it got with Gowri (Ahilya Bamroo), Shailaja (Nivetha Pethuraj), Uday (Rahul Ravindran) and others form rest of the narration.Sing Geetham (2026) Movie: Artists ReviewNew comers Ahilya Bamroo, Ayaan, Shalini Kondepudi did full justice to their roles. Ayaan performed well as a innocent and then as a youngster who is out to get this ancestral property.Shalini Kondepudi is good in the role of a woman ken to make money out of mines. Ahilya Bamroo performed well in the role of a young girl who is possessive about the tree and goes all extent to save it.Nivetha Pethuraj performed well in an emotional cameo role. Vijay Devarakonda surprises all with his special appearance.Others like Sivannarayana, Mahesh Achanta, Racha Ravi , Bannerjee,Rahul Ravindran performed according to their roles.Sing Geetham (2026) Movie: Technicians ReviewSing Geetham story is penned by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Everyone had their own apprehensions as he came up with the idea more then 40 years back. The film starts in a normal manner for the first half an hour or so and later Singeetam Srinivasa Rao shows his creativity. From then on entire narration is done with songs. The story though routine gets creative with the songs.While this increases the curiosity levels, the overdoing of this ends up testing the patience of the viewers. Viewers are left to wonder when this ends.The music for the film is tuned by Devi Sri Prasad. It is difficult to score music with day to day words but he did full justice and lived upto the task. His background music is in sync with the storyline. The Cinematography of Ankur C is good. He showed the village in an apt manner. Editing could have been better as there are many scenes that dragged the pace of the narration. Production values are good. Nag Ashwin should be commended for believing and supporting the creative concept.Sing Geetham Movie: Advantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="e2334472946c2d580786bc79b7fb97e8a">Creative Idea</li><li data-list-item-id="e593560fded4b36207e8b98efb641bb83">Performances</li><li data-list-item-id="ee7b41ee85a9658c8e3d23504255b4e4d">Message</li></ul>Sing Geetham Movie: Disadvantages<ul><li data-list-item-id="eea49b0300c2a84baf7315aa092516f15">Repetitive Scenes</li><li data-list-item-id="e756af6375c85e9d3e94da99f88b8baca">Overdoing of Creativity</li></ul>Sing Geetham (2026) Movie: Rating AnalysisAltogether, Sing Geetham turns out to be a creative and unique entertainer. Legendary Director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao came up with a never seen before and never even thought about story. He backed up with interesting and exciting screenplay and though at times at times, the uninterrupted singing impacted the flow of the narration, viewers don't mind it as they will be in awe with Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's thought process and the idea. At times monotony crept in but one can ignore it as Singeetam Srinivasa Rao blended his innovative ideas, mysterious elements along with the message to the society about cutting trees. Little fine-tuning of the script and the story could have added more power to the final output. Considering all these elements and due to respect on singeetham sir, Cinejosh goes with a 2.75 rating for Sing Geetham.&nbsp;

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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.

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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.

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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;

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