Category: Tollywood
Cinemania’s Top 10 Telugu Films of 2024
For the first time since its inception, Telugu film industry dominated Indian cinema with the highest cumulative box office revenue this year at the worldwide box office (over ₹4500 crores) […]
Notable Indian theatrical releases
Last updated: 17 June 2023 Click here for current/upcoming Indian streaming releases Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for regular updates on the below chart. Now Running In Cinemas Release Date Film Cinemania Rating […]
Agent Review: Akhil and Mammootty shine in a plot marred by weak writing
Last updated: 28 April 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Agent (Telugu) Directed by: Surender Reddy Cast: Akhil Akkineni, Mammootty, Dino Morea, Sakshi Vaidya Highs: Akhil […]
Review: Virupaksha is an intriguing horror-thriller
Last updated: 21 April 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Virupaksha (Telugu), meaning ‘the one who sees everything’ Directed by: Karthik Dandu Cast: Sai Dharam Tej, […]
Review: Shaakuntalam is let down by poor screenplay and CGI
Last updated: 14 April 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Shaakuntalam (Telugu) Directed by: Gunasekhar Cast: Samantha, Dev Mohan, Sachin Khedekar, Aditi Balan, Ananya Nagalla, Gauthami, Mohan […]
Dasara Review: Nani and Keerthy Suresh deliver award-worthy performances
Last updated: 31 March 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Dasara (Telugu) Directed by: Srikanth Odela Cast: Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Dheekshith Shetty, Shine Tom Chacko, Sai […]
Review: Amigos is an entertaining film with an interesting concept
Last updated: 9 February 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Amigos (Telugu) Directed by: Rajendra Reddy Cast: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (triple role), Ashika Ranganath, Brahmaji Highlights: Intriguing […]
Cinemania’s Top 10 Telugu Films of 2022
Last updated: 31 December 2022 The Telugu film industry has had a mixed year at the box office with one film – RRR – emerging as a global blockbuster with […]
Review: Varisu is routine and predictable
Last updated: 11 January 2023 Follow Cinemania on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates and reviews on Indian films. Film: Varisu (Tamil)/ Vaarasudu (Telugu), translates to ‘Heir’ Directed by: Vamshi Paidipally (of Maharshi, Oopiri / Thozha fame) Cast: […]
What we know so far about “Radhe Shyam”
Last updated: 6 November 2020 Set in the backdrop of 1970’s Europe, “Radhe Shyam” is a romantic-action-drama featuring Prabhas (Baahubali, Saaho) and Pooja Hedge (Mohenjo Daro, Housefull 4), and directed […]
What RRR needs to do to stay in contention for Oscars
Last updated: 11 Nov 2022 The Film Federation of India snubbed RRR, currently the most popular Indian film globally, and instead chose to nominate Gujarati film Chello Show as the […]
S.S. Rajamouli’s films at this year’s Beyond Fest
Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The festival will screen over 60 feature films across 5 locations: Aero Theatre, Los […]
Indian film releases are pushed back as Covid cases surge across the country
Rana Daggubati (Ghazi) – Sai Pallavi (Premam) starrer Virata Parvam, written and directed by Venu Udugula, is the latest film to push back its release date following a surge in […]
South Indian cinemas aim for pre-Covid business highs with a string of big releases in January
Cinemas across several Indian states that went into lockdown in March 2020 opened their doors during November/December 2020 after implementing several Covid-safety measuring including making masks mandatory for staff and […]
Two years after the “Me Too” movement in India – a recap of allegations and review of aftermaths in the film industry
The “Me Too” movement was started in 2006 by Tarana Burke, a social activist and sexual harassment survivor, on the Myspace social network to promote “empowerment through empathy” among women […]