Janani K
India Today
Most Divergent Takes
- 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
- Kara (2026)6.0 vs TRM 5.6+0.4
- The Rajasaab (2026)3.0 vs TRM 3.3-0.3
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.