Gaali Sampath review: A middling father-son story
The saving grace is the performances of Rajendra Prasad and Sree Vishnu.
Friday 12 March 2021
Director
Sree Vishnu, Rajendra Prasad, Lovely Singh, Sathya, Tanikella
Gaali Sampath (Rajendra Prasad) had lost his voice in an accident, in which his wife was also killed. He lives in Araku with his doting son Soori (Sree Vishnu) who also suffers from a respiratory problem. His son is dreaming of owning a transport van and run the business. To help his son financially, Gaali Sampath decides to participate in a stage-play contest so that he can win prize money. This leads to some incidents that cause misunderstandings between the father and the son.
Sreekram review: Strong message, regular narration
Sreekaram is a different take on Mahesh Babu s Maharshi
Friday 12 March 2021
Director
Sharwanand, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Rao Ramesh
Karthik (Sharwamand) works as a software professional in Hyderabad with good pay and position in the firm. He hails from a village near Tirupati. Farming has traditionally been the source of income for his village dwellers but over the years agriculture became untenable forcing the migration.
Seeing the plight of his villagers’ condition, Karthik decides to quit his job and take up farming much to his father’s chagrin (Rao Ramesh). He has new ideas to make farming a viable option.
Naandhi Review: Naresh scores with performance
‘Naandhi’ is all about Allari Naresh’s intense performance
Friday 19 February 2021
Director
Allari Naresh, Navami, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Harish Uthaman
The life of Surya Prakash (Naresh) is going smoothly. He is a software professional. As luck would have it, his wedding is fixed with the girl Meenakshi (Navami) he liked at first sight. His father is proud that Surya Prakash is well-settled in life.
His life spirals down when he gets implicated in a murder case. He is accused of murdering a social activist (CVL). His fiancee moves on, his parents die, years pass in prison without proving him not guilty. He loses all hope. Five years later, a ray of hope appears with a young lawyer Aadhya (Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar) is determined to bring him out of jail on bail and prove his innocence. How does she prove Surya Prakash’s innocence? Will he take any action on the police officer who put him in jail?