Janani K
India Today
Most Divergent Takes
- Identity (2025)6.0 vs TRM 4.7+1.3
- Con City (2026)4.0 vs TRM 5.0-1.0
- Patriot (2026)7.0 vs TRM 6.2+0.8
- Baby Girl (2026)4.0 vs TRM 3.5+0.5
- Veeran (2023)5.0 vs TRM 5.5-0.5
I, Nobody
2026 · India Today
I, Nobody could easily have been 30 minutes shorter. It overstays its welcome, and that keeps it from the greatness it clearly has the ambition for. The promise of a heist thriller with a fresh screenplay treatment is real – the stumble in the last act is what stops it from getting there.
Maa Inti Bangaram
2026 · India Today
Director Nandini Reddy's Maa Inti Bangaaram, starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Gulshan Devaiah, is a female-led commercial film with great action. It is also a film that proves women can headline an action drama and do it convincingly.
Nooru Sami
2026 · India Today
Director Sasi's remarriage drama means well, but trips often. While the story has great potential, it has many shortcomings in terms of its presentation.
The Rajasaab
2026 · India Today
Director Maruthi's The Raja Saab, starring Prabhas, Sanjay Dutt and Nidhhi Agerwal, is a fantasy horror comedy that relies heavily on the lead actor. However, there's hardly anything that's redeemable in this soulless film.
Baby Girl
2026 · India Today
The film struggles to balance drama and thriller elements, ultimately failing to do justice to either genre.
Kara
2026 · India Today
Director Vignesh Raja's Kara, starring Dhanush, Mamitha Baiju and Suraj Venjaramoodu, is a film about a robber caught in a life-altering situation that pulls him back into crime. It has some solid sequences, but doesn't quite come together as a whole.
Patriot
2026 · India Today
With intelligent writing and a grounded vision, it is spy cinema done right — minor shortcomings and all.
Karuppu
2026 · India Today
Director RJ Balaji's Karuppu, starring Suriya, Trisha and himself, is a fantasy courtroom drama that exposes how corruption is deeply ingrained in the system. While the film taps into a familiar idea, it doesn't capitalise and use it to its full potential.
Ananthan Kaadu
2026 · India Today
Director Jiyen Krishnakumar's Ananthan Kaadu, starring Arya, Murali Gopy, Indrans and Vijayaraghavan, is a story about how the system never lets you win. The film has an interesting backdrop, but fails to achieve a cohesive story.
Heartin
2026 · India Today
The film took a formulaic approach and could have benefited from better performances from its women.
Con City
2026 · India Today
Director Harish Durairaj's Con City, starring Arjun Das, Anna Ben, Yogi Babu and Vadivukkarasi, is a film about a family that scams. While it's an interesting idea, the film gets pulled down by randomness.
Rao Bahadur
2026 · India Today
The film, built on a theatrical setup, takes a while to warm up but leaves you with plenty of afterthoughts.
Gatta Kusthi 2
2026 · India Today
The film's lopsided take on gender politics and comedy that never lands make it a sequel that could have been done away with.
Identity
2025 · India Today
The film is engaging despite being convenient in many places.
Maranamass
2025 · India Today
The film has plenty of laughs, but also meanders as it progresses.
Veeran
2023 · India Today
Director ARK Saravan's Veeran is a superhero film that has many interesting ideas. However, the major shortcoming is the pacing of the film.