Arulvaan (2026): Krithika s plea gives the film energy despite weak payoffs
The trailer opens on a young tribal girl’s face. Krithika Balasubramanian’s character tells Arulnithi’s district collector she wants…
G.D.N (2026): A Biopic That Risks Hero-Worship Over Human Storytelling
G.D. Naidu, the ‘Edison of India’, once pointed at a machine he built and declared it would turn…
Oh..! Sukumari (2026): Rekha s rain gives the film energy despite weak payoffs
In the opening stretch of *Oh..! Sukumari*, we see Rekha (the film’s anchor character, played by the reliably…
Anbe Diana (2026): Pari Elavazhagan Risks a Rom-Com with a Religious-Conversion Spark
A conservative Telugu boy and an Anglo-Indian girl lock eyes in a Perambur lane. Within seconds, the trailer…
Lenin (2026): Akhil Akkineni Crafts a Promising but Incomplete Action Romance
The trailer’s defining image is Akhil Akkineni, shirtless and dusted in village earth, readying for war over love.…
Idhayam Murali (2026): A Craft-Led Look at Atharvaa Murali’s Quietly Devastating Performance
The moment arrives without warning: Murali’s face collapses as the realization hits him, his feelings, so carefully nurtured,…
One Last Game (2026): A 2026 Suspense Film That Lacks Concrete Identity
There is no premiere date, no director’s name, no cast list, just a title, One Last Game, and…
Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026): A Sports Sequel That Lands Its Punches But Fumbles the Setup
The final wrestling match in Gatta Kusthi 2 is a brutal, sweat-soaked affair where Vishnu Vishal’s Veera and…
Nagabandham – The Secret Treasure (2026): A Bold Spiritual Fantasy That Risks Its Own Secrets
The camera glides through the silent corridors of an ancient Vishnu temple, dust motes dancing in shafts of…
Alpha (2025): Mélissa Boros Anchors a Foot in Raw Territory
We open on a 13-year-old girl, Alpha (Mélissa Boros), returning home with a crudely incised ‘A’ tattooed into…
the flower she left me: A Missing Petal in the Indian Art House Landscape
The opening frames promise a quiet tragedy: a man alone in a rain-soaked Delhi apartment, holding a wilting…
Lakshmikanthan Kolai Vazhakku (2026): A Morally Complex but Flawed Courtroom Drama
The hangman’s hand trembles. It hovers over the lever that will end a young man’s life, but the…
Bhaskara Bharanam (2026): A Dark Comedy That Strikes Raw Nerve in Father-Son Conflict
The son sits in the dark, voice trembling with years of silenced rage, recounting how his father hit…
Con City (2026): A Money-Printing Printer That Can’t Fix Its Own Plot
A receipt printer gets struck by lightning in a bustling middle-class home, and suddenly it begins spitting out…
Heartin (2026): comic timing lands hard though the screenplay stays patchy
Two beats into the trailer, and a man is caught between two women, his new flame and the…
Suitcased (2026): A craft-led letdown where the suitcase overshadows the story
The frame locks on a weathered suitcase resting on a rain-slicked platform, its leather strap barely holding. For…
Main Vaapas Aaunga (2026): lead performance stands out while the narrative loses grip
Ninety-five-year-old Ishar Singh Grewal, his mind a sieve of memories, mutters about going back to Sargodha. His grandson…
Deewana (2026): A Telugu Romance That Stays Safe But Lacks Bite
A man and a woman, brought together by circumstance, circle each other with longing and hurt. The screen…
Nooru Sami (2026): Vijay Antony Trapped gives the film energy despite weak payoffs
A widowed mother stands alone in a conservative village square, her decision to remarry crackling against generations of…
Maa Inti Bangaram (2026): Samantha’s Hidden-Past Action Drama Tests Family Loyalty
A newly married woman slips into a traditional household concealing a violent past, her outward domesticity masking the…
Moondraam Kan (2026): Vidharth Leads a Motive-Driven Factory Murder Probe
A factory manager lies dead, and the investigation doesn’t ask who pulled the trigger, it demands why so…
Charukesi (2026): Suhasini Maniratnam Anchors Memory’s Fragile Song
A legendary Carnatic singer sits across her family, her mind dissolving like watercolor in rain, and suddenly the…
Double Occupancy (2026): Santhosh Carries Bold Identity Fantasy With Unproven Execution
A woman transforms into a man when night falls, and with that single premise, Aswin Kandasamy stakes everything…
Sing Geetham (2026): A Fantasy-Musical Caught Between Tradition and Progress
Prathap arrives at a remote village searching for reinvention, only to find himself entangled in the very traditions…
Rao Bahadur (2026): Venkatesh Maha’s Psychological Decay in a Royal Cage
A royal figure decays inside the crumbling walls of inherited privilege, doubt gnawing at the edges of memory…
Mollywood Times (2026): Naslen’s Ambition Meets Cinema’s First-Project Pressure
A teenager in Kuttikkanam asks his father for a video camera, and that simple request opens a door…
Peddi (2026): Ram Charan s lifts key stretches, not the full runtime
In 1980s rural Andhra Pradesh, a spirited village leader named Peddi stands against a powerful rival threatening his…
Habeebi (2026): Community Romance That Tests Tamil Muslim Cultural Boundaries
A boy and girl navigate forbidden affection in a Muslim neighbourhood of southern Tamil Nadu, their connection rippling…
Blast (2026): A three-hour martial-arts family drama betting survival over spectacle
A middle-class family trained in martial arts watches their ordinary world collapse the moment danger arrives at their…
Raja Shivaji (2026): Riteish Deshmukh Carries lifts key stretches, not the full runtime
Shivaji stares across a bloodied battlefield, the weight of empire-building pressing down before a single sword strike lands.…
Ek Din (2026): Junaid Khan’s Wish-Driven Romance Stumbles in Execution
At a fortune bell in Japan, a shy IT employee closes his eyes and wishes for one impossible…
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) (2026): Siddharth Gupta s lands hard though the screenplay stays patchy
Krishna stands in Vrindavan, the memory of Radha’s separation cutting deeper than any mortal wound, as duty calls…
Michael (2026): Jaafar Jackson’s Restraint and Fuqua’s Conservative Biographical Craft
Young Michael Jackson stands in the wings of a packed stage, his small frame trembling with controlled energy…
A Rock (2026) Movie ft. Advaith, Kedar, and Kode
A Rock (2026) lands at an interesting moment for Telugu Drama, Documentary cinema. Directed by Yelamanchili Jyothira Rushi…
Ugly Story (2026) Movie ft. Nandu, Avika, and Ravi
There is a certain kind of Telugu Romance film that earns its audience without spectacle. Ugly Story (2026)…
Drishyam 3 (2026) Movie ft. Mohanlal, Meena, and Siddique
Drishyam 3 (2026) lands at an interesting moment for Malayalam Thriller, Crime, Drama cinema. Directed by Jeethu Joseph…
Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai (2026) Movie ft. Jai, Meenakshi, and Yogi
What Babu Vijay has put together with Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai (2026) is a Tamil Drama, Thriller film that…
Athiradi (2026) Movie ft. Basil, Tovino, and Vineeth
What Arun Anirudhan has put together with Athiradi (2026) is a Malayalam Comedy, Drama film that understands exactly…
Karuppu (2026) Movie ft. Suriya, Trisha, and RJ
There is a certain kind of Tamil Fantasy film that earns its audience without spectacle. Karuppu (2026) is…
PARAYANA (2026) Movie ft. Chandra, Saanvi, and Nandish
What Girish v has put together with PARAYANA (2026) is a Kannada Drama film that understands exactly what…