“To you all, Appu Pilla might seem like a curious character, but to me, he’s my father.” Who is Appu Pilla? What is Kishkinda Kaandam, you might ask. Kishkinda Kaandam is yet another remarkable film […]
Author: Nazeefullah Shaik
Mayabazar: The Timeless Magic Market that Redefined Indian Cinema
More than a decade ago, in 2013, on the occasion of 100 glorious years of Indian Cinema, CNN IBN conducted a poll that crowned Mayabazar as the greatest Indian film of all time, surpassing Sholay, […]
Devara Review: A Tale of Two Halves-Highs, Lows, and Missed Opportunities
Devara is a mixed bag of emotions, making the audience soar to great heights only to be dragged down into mediocrity. I’ve never been fond of dividing a film into neat categories like first half […]
The Evolution of Malayalam Cinema: A Pre-Cringe Retrospective
The Malayalam cinema industry has experienced its fair share of ups and downs. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was producing peak cinema, but this golden period was followed by a decline into what many […]
Committee Kurrollu Review: A Nostalgic Coming-of-Age Gem That Will Tug at Your Heartstrings
Just when I thought Telugu cinema was doomed because all the big stars are in this pan-Indian game, and hardly 2 out of 10 actually make a good film, while the other so-called stars churn […]
Call Me Bae Review: Call Me ‘Could’ve Been’ Bae A Show That Fumbles Its Potential
Call Me Bae is more than just another dumb trash you expect it to be, but it is not great to make you question your assumption of it being trash. Call Me Bae is a […]
Saripodha Sanivaram Review: Vivek Athreya’s Masterclass in Masala Cinema and Nani’s Bold Evolution
Saripodha Sanivaram ( Surya’s Saturday) is the fourth film of Vivek Athreya, second with Nani post-Ante Sundaraniki. Saripodha Sanivaram is a high-octane mass masala commercial cinema from a guy who made a simple sweet heart-warming […]
GOAT Review: Venkat Prabhu’s Fan Service Extravaganza, but Not Without Its Flaws
The Greatest Of All Time is a proper Venkat Prabhu film for Thalapathy fans. GOAT has all Venkat Prabhu mark twists with references and elevations for the fan but it can also tire you and […]
35-Chinna Katha Kaadu Review: A Nostalgic Gem Reviving the Magic of Kids’ Films in Telugu Cinema
35-Chinna Katha Kaadu is a gem of a film that will go out of your radar so here’s me doing my duty to let everyone know that a Telugu film called 35-Chinna Katha Kaadu just […]
Travis Bickle: The Anti-Hero We Fear Becoming
Taxi Driver is technically not a film it is a character study of a guy named Travis Bickle who would not take it anymore. Being a war veteran and away from society for a while […]