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‘Jailer’ (2023): Invulnerable Heroes Are Boring

Directed by: Nelson Dilipkumar || Produced by: Kalanithi Maran Screenplay by: Nelson Dilipkumar ||  Starring: Rajinikanth, Vinayakan T. K., Ramya Krishnan, Vasanth Ravi, Vasanth Ravi, Tamanna Bhatia, Indukuri Sunil Varma, Yogi Babu Music by: Anirudh Ravichander || Cinematography: Vijay Kartik Kannan || Edited by: R. Nirmal || Country: India || Language: Tamil Running Time: 168 … Continue reading

Telugu Reviews, Volume 7: ‘Okkadu’ (2003), ‘Attarintiki Daredi’ (2013), & ‘Yashoda’ (2022)

Directed by: Gunasekhar [1], Trivikram Srinivas [2], Hari Shankar, Harish Narayan [3] || Produced by: M. S. Raju [1], B.V.S.N. Prasad [2], Sivalenka Krishna Prasad [3] Screenplay by: Gunasekhar, Paruchuri Brothers [1], Trivikram Srinivas [2], Hari Shankar, Harish Narayan [3] || Starring: Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Prakash Raj [1], Pawan Kalyan, Pranitha Subhash [2], Samantha … Continue reading

‘Eega’ (2012): Embrace the Weirdness

Directed by: S. S. Rajamouli || Produced by: Sai Korrapati Screenplay by: S. S. Rajamouli, Janardhana Maharshi || Starring: Sudeep Sanjeev, Nani Babu, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Adithya Menon, Adithya Menon Music by: M. M. Keeravani || Cinematography: K. K. Senthil Kumar || Edited by: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao || Country: India || Language: Telugu, Tamil Running … Continue reading

‘Pichaikkaran’ (2016, 2023): From Creativity to Vanity

Directed by: Sasidharan [1], Vijay Antony [2] || Produced by: Vijy Antony [1], Fatima Vijay Antony [2] Screenplay by: Sasidharan [1], Vijay Antony, K. Palani, Paul Antony [2] || Starring: Vijay Antony [1, 2], Satna Titus [1], Kavya Thapar [2] Music by: Vijay Antony [1, 2] || Cinematography: Prasanna Kumar [1], Om Narayan [2] || … Continue reading

‘Ponniyin Selvan’ (2022-2023): Mani Ratnam’s Never-ending Story

Directed by: Mani Ratnam || Produced by: Mani Ratnam, Subaskaran Allirajah Screenplay by: Mani Ratnam, Elango Kumaravel, Bahuleyan Jeyamohan || Starring: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi Sivakumar, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala Music by: A. R. Rahman || Cinematography: Ravi Varman || Edited by: A. Sreekar Prasad || Country: India || Language: … Continue reading

Telugu Reviews, Volume 6: ‘HIT’ (2020, 2022) & ‘Dasara’ (2023)

Directed by: Sailesh Kolanu [1, 2], Srikanth Odela || Produced by: Prashanti Tipirneni, Nani [1, 2], Sudhakar Cherukuri [3] Screenplay by: Sailesh Kolanu [1, 2], Srikanth Odela, Jella Srinath, Arjuna Paturi, Vamsi Krishna P. [3] || Starring: Vishwak Sen, Ruhani Sharma [1], Adivi Sesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary [2], Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Dheekshith Shetty [3] Music by: … Continue reading

‘Kumari’ (2022): Tiptoeing into South Asian Horror

Directed by: Nirmal Sahadev || Produced by: Giju John, Nirmal Sahadev, Sreejith Sarang, Jake Bejoy Screenplay by: Nirmal Sahadev, Fazal Hameed || Starring: Aishwarya Lekshmi, Shine Tom Chacko, Surabhi Lakshmi Music by: Jakes Bejoy, Manikandan Ayyappa || Cinematography: Abraham Joseph || Edited by: Sreejith Sarang || Country: India || Language: Malayalam Running Time: 137 minutes … Continue reading

‘Magadheera’ (2009): The Pan-Indian Rajamouli Blockbuster-Prototype

Directed by: S. S. Rajamouli || Produced by: Allu Aravind, B. V. S. N. Prasad Screenplay by: S. S. Rajamouli || Starring: Ram Charan, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill, Kanneganti Brahmanandam Music by: M. M. Keeravani || Cinematography: K. K. Senthil Kumar || Edited by: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao || Country: India || Language: Telugu Running … Continue reading

Mani Ratnam’s ‘Roja’ (1992) & ‘Bombay’ (1995)

Directed by: Mani Ratnam || Produced by: Kailasam Balachander [1], S. Sriram, Mani Ratnam, Jhamu Sughand [2] Screenplay by: Mani Ratnam || Starring: Arvind Swami [1, 2], Madhoo Shah [1], Manisha Koirala [2] Music by: A. R. Rahman || Cinematography: Santosh Sivan [1], Rajiv Menon [2] || Edited by: Suresh Urs || Country: India || … Continue reading

‘Asuran’ (2019): Family Feuds, Gang Violence, & Land Grabs

Directed by: Vetrimaaran || Produced by: Kalaippuli S. Thanu Screenplay by: Vetrimaaran, Manimaran || Starring: Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Ken Karunas, Teejay Arunasalam Music by: G. V. Prakash Kumar || Cinematography: Rajamani Velraj || Edited by: R. Ramar || Country: India || Language: Tamil Running Time: 140 minutes One of the more amusing aspects of the … Continue reading

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