Author: Shaurya Iyer

Shaurya Iyer is a film critic with a background in Literature and a passion for visual storytelling. With 6+ years of reviewing experience, he’s known for decoding complex plots and highlighting hidden cinematic gems. Off-duty, you’ll find him sipping filter coffee and rewatching classics.

Drama

Cuddle Café (2026)

The opening shot of Cuddle Café lingers on a steaming cup of filter coffee, the camera tracing the swirl of milk in a way that…

Drama

Chiram (2026)

The first image that lands is not a face but a room full of strangers learning a song in a language that isn’t theirs. Seetha,…

Drama

Selvi (2026)

The first sound in Selvi is not a scream or a score cue. It is a doorbell. Then another. Then another, threaded across a corridor…

Action

Comrade Kalyan (2026)

Janakiram Marella opens on a projector’s beam cutting through cigarette smoke in a cramped village hall somewhere along the Andhra–Odisha border, early 1990s. The audience…

Crime

The Third Murder (2026)

Sunil Ibrahim opens The Third Murder with a corpse that refuses to stay singular. Businessman Boban is found dead in precisely the manner of drug…

Drama

Izhakalkkappuram (2026)

The ancestral house in Izhakalkkappuram has the acoustics of a confession booth. Every footstep on its red-oxide floor carries, every pause between father and daughter…

Comedy

Mr. Bhaarath: Bhaarath’s Debut Rom-Com Is All Charm And No Spine

There’s a specific kind of frustration that comes from watching a debut vehicle built entirely around charisma, only to discover the script has no idea…

Drama

Baththa (2026)

Balaji Tharaneetharan has spent his career building comedies out of people who cannot get out of their own way. In Baththa, he finally builds one…

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Aasha (2026)

A bank encounter in the opening act establishes Aasha immediately: she argues first, apologises never, and calls the whole thing principle. How long you can…

Adventure

Poovellaam Kettuppaar (2026)

The frame opens wide, anamorphic and uncommonly patient, as Sathya, a PhD scholar, and her assistant Karthikeyan drive toward a fieldwork meeting that will unravel…

Drama

Hushar Pittalu (2026)

The early secret meetings between Ravi and Chitti carry a nervous energy that feels genuinely adolescent. Two newcomers hiding behind village walls, stealing time before…

Drama

Hi! (2026)

It begins with a greeting so ordinary it barely registers, two strangers exchange a simple “Hi” and walk away, unaware that this throwaway moment will…

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Newton’s 3rd Law (2026)

The year is 1999, and a college student plummets from a building while a single mother is struck by a speeding car on the same…

Crime

Sathyavan Savithiri: Ramesh Aravind’s Comic Charm Carries This Lighthearted Family Entertainer

The opening scenes introduce us to Sathyavan, a dentist whose primary professional skill appears to be flirting with every woman who sits in his chair.…

Comedy

Anbe Diana (2026)

In the narrow lanes of Perambur, a Telugu athlete coach named Chirumamilla Sita Krishna, CSK to his friends, spots Magic, an Anglo-Indian IT professional, and…

Drama

The Fickle (2026)

The Fickle arrives with the weight of an idea that never quite finds its footing. The central performance carries the film’s emotional burden, yet the…

Action

Angam Attahasam (2026)

There’s a moment early in Angam Attahasam where the neon-soaked streets of Trivandrum feel like they’re closing in on Ajay Chandran, a 24-year-old who’s already…

Action

Gedelaraju Kakinada Taluka (2026)

The night Gedela Raju finally steps into the political arena, someone puts a bullet in him. That single moment, a feared rowdy’s rise cut short…

Gladiators: Vernon Wells Carries keeps the film tense but uneven overall

The arena is dusty, the crowd is hungry, and Vernon Wells steps in as Avitus with the kind of weathered authority that immediately signals experience.…

Action

Kara (2026)

The opening act of Kara is where director Vignesh Raja earns his confidence. Karasaami, played by Dhanush, is introduced through a series of controlled, tension-filled…

Drama

Commandovin Love Story (2026)

The Republic Day sun beats down on a hometown crowd as a commando, back in uniform and back in his village, stands as chief guest,…

Comedy

Lechindi Mahila Lokam (2026)

There is a particular pleasure in watching a Telugu comedy that knows exactly how long it should stay in a room. Lechindi Mahila Lokam, the…

Drama

Kalyanamaram (2026)

Sreenivasan carries the weight of Sajin, a schoolteacher whose professional and personal boundaries blur around Mallika, a young student. The actor works in a restrained…

Drama

8th Street (2026)

There is a particular kind of stillness that Dennis Jones commits to in 8th St., a drama that arrives with almost no narrative hand-holding and…

Drama

Sanjeev (2026)

Sanjeev arrives with the kind of minimalism that feels almost confrontational, a 70-minute Telugu drama where the director himself steps into the lead role. The…

Comedy

Modha Rathri (2026)

The couple slips out of the house on their wedding night, and within minutes, the entire village is hunting for them like they’ve committed a…

Comedy

Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (2026)

The railway platform stretches wide and empty between them, Justin and Ashley walking its length in the poster imagery that defined this film’s pre-release identity.…

Drama

Irumudi (2026)

The central conflict is simple on paper: a parent must shield a child’s future while the weight of village constraints presses down on every decision.…