Itlu Kanmani (2026): A Telugu romance that trusts its actors to carry the weight
Paruchuri Venu, known for his controlled performances, brings a quiet dignity to the lead role. He lets the camera catch his reactions…
Romanchakam (2026): A breezy Telugu comedy that fumbles its own romance
Anvesh (Sumanth Prabhas) is a Hyderabad engineering graduate launching a dating startup with his friends, and there’s a genuine spark in these…
Srinivasa Mangapuram (2026): Jaya Krishna Ghattamaneni’s debut – raw talent trapped in recycled conflict
The first time we see Vasu Babu, he’s already carrying the weight of a romance that will soon be tested by forces…
Maremma (2026): Telangana Rituals Shot Beautifully, Wrapped In Tedium
In Mahishapuram, drought and epidemic have drained a Telangana village dry, and the goddess Maremma is still waiting for her buffalo. Karni…
Korean Kanakaraju (2026): Varun Tej’s cross-border possession comedy walks a tonal tightrope
Varun Tej carries the entire weight of this premise on his shoulders. The title glimpse demands he oscillate between a short-tempered Rayalaseema…
Epic – First Semester (2026): Hesham Abdul Wahab’s Melodies Outlast the Drift
A phone call home from a cramped London flat, a mother’s voice thinning into static while her son counts pounds he does…
KJQ (2026): A Gritty Crime Drama Trapped in Its Own Trailer
Dheekshith Shetty walks into KJQ as Raju, a man whose friendship curdles into rivalry. The trailer positions him in a confrontational space,…
Thella Kaagitham (2026): Harsh Roshan Leads A Tender 2000s Romance That Keeps Its Biggest Scene Off-Screen
The most discussed scene in Thella Kaagitham never appears in the film. Weeks before its 2 October 2026 release, an intimate sequence…
Hushar Pittalu (2026): Bold Content Overshadows an Honest Youth Drama
The secret is out before the interval in Hushar Pittalu, two teenagers, Ravi and Chitti, are caught in a relationship their families…
Shabara (2026): Dheekshith Shetty Digs Into A Dual-Era Treasure Hunt That The Evidence Can’t Yet Cash
Two eras. One treasure. That’s the whole pitch, and Kilaru Prem Chand’s directorial debut is smart enough to know that a logline…
Ustaad Bhagat Singh (2026): Pawan Kalyan’s Masala Machine Runs On Fumes
Pawan Kalyan, director Harish Shankar, and a two-and-a-half-hour runtime walk into a Telugu action film, and what emerges is exactly the kind…
Irumudi (2026): Ravi Teja s gives the film energy despite weak payoffs
The first glimpse of Ravi Teja’s character is a man at war with himself, an alcoholic with a violent past living peacefully…
Comrade Kalyan (2026): Sree Vishnu’s Double Act Can’t Hold a Fractured Revolution
The film opens in 1992 on the Andhra–Odisha border, where a local theatre owner named Kalyan (Sree Vishnu) grins his way through…
Charitha Kamakshi (2026): A Quiet Telugu Romance That Earns Its Softness
A young bride steps into a filmmaker’s world, wide-eyed and adjusting, only to watch that world collapse when her husband’s moral compromises…
Sanjeev (2026): Anil Nakka’s One-Man Gamble on Grit and Grief
There is a particular kind of tension that arrives when a filmmaker steps in front of his own camera, and Anil Nakka’s…
Ranabaali (2026): Vijay Deverakonda’s Famine-Era Revolt Sings, Then Sags
Somewhere in the third hour of Ranabaali, a British commissioner asks a starving village what it wants, and the answer arrives not…
Vishnu Vinyasam (2026): A Comedy That Laughs at Its Own Emptiness
A superstitious junior lecturer falls hard for his HOD, only to discover a flaw in her Jathakam that threatens everything, it’s a…
Ontari E-Kaki (2026): A Ghost of a Film Waiting for Definition
There is a specific kind of silence that surrounds a film that doesn’t exist yet, a void where a review should be.…
Crazy Kalyanam (2026): Anupama Parameswaran Anchors A Sincere But Uneven Rural Drama
Anupama Parameswaran plays Keerthi, a young woman in rural Telangana who wants to finish her education before anyone finishes arranging her life.…
Peddi (2026): Ram Charan’s Rural Sports Drama Tests Craft Against Ambition
A village spirals under the boot of a powerful oppressor. One man decides sport is the language of resistance. Buchi Babu Sana’s…
Oh..! Sukumari (2026): A Rural Comedy That Never Finds Its Rhythm
The opening stretch of Oh..! Sukumari introduces Yadagiri (Thiruveer) as a village innocent whose romantic entanglement with Damini (Aishwarya Rajesh) promises the…
Garividi Lakshmi (2026): Anandhi Anchors a Folk-Biopic That Buries Its Own Fire
Anandhi steps onto a bare stage with a mike and no safety net, and for a fleeting stretch the theater belongs to…
Lenin (2026): Akhil Akkineni’s Risky Political Avatar Fights Village Tyranny
The trailer’s defining image shows Lenin sharpening a machete in a dimly lit shack, his eyes carrying the weight of an entire…
Mister Middle Class (2026): Srikanth carries the stands out while the narrative loses grip
Srikanth is the reason this film is even being discussed. His emotional stretches land with a sincerity that the screenplay never earns,…
VISA – Vintara Saradaga (2026): Vintara Saradaga (2026): Ashok Galla’s Campus Romance Is All Setup, No Payoff
The first voice you hear in VISA – Vintara Saradaga belongs to a radio jockey, narrating the small comedies of an Indian…
Dongamohan (2026): A Performance-Anchored Curiosity Whose Mystique Outruns Its Story
There is a strange silence around Dongamohan (2026), not from a lack of ambition, but from a cloud of missing context so…
Hushar Pittalu (2026): A Predictable Youth Drama Undone by Its Own Boldness
Ansh Thorat plays Ravi as a Class 10 topper whose studious foundation crumbles the moment romance enters the frame. There is an…