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Most Divergent Takes
- Hi (2026)3.4 vs TRM 5.5-2.1
- Secret Soldier (2026)2.4 vs TRM 4.5-2.1
- Sardar 2 (2026)2.4 vs TRM 4.4-2.0
- Mandaadi (2026)4.0 vs TRM 5.9-1.9
- Mahendragiri Varahi (2026)3.0 vs TRM 4.7-1.7
Nagabandham
2026 · M9News
Nagabandham, despite its intriguing premise, offers no surprises or exciting moments in a movie that runs more than three hours. The rest are the usual possible scenarios with the worst possible outputs. It's an immediately forgettable movie, as a result.
Srinivasa Mangapuram
2026 · M9News
Srinivasa Mangapuram is an outright forgettable debut launch film for Jai Krishna Ghattamaneni and a highly disappointing outing from director Ajay Bhupathi. The first half follows a painfully predictable pattern with a completely done-to-death formula that was already outdated a decade ago, presented in the most uninteresting and boring way possible.
Agadha
2026 · M9News
Agadha, despite its unique setup and potential to thrill, doesn't quite deliver. It labours to establish the mythos and world, then fails to elevate it with the required scares and highs despite the visible content. Old-fashioned making with no emotional connection makes it a boring watch.
Sardar 2
2026 · M9News
Sardar 2 does not have a single impressive block. The spy plot offers neither thrills nor a convincing narrative. It is simply a long, tiring, and unintentionally funny mission.
Mandaadi
2026 · M9News
Mandaadi is a typical mass movie with backstabbing and shifting loyalties that brings freshness through its unique backdrop and sports-drama angle, but after a decent first half, the movie descends into an overwhelmingly predictable zone and ends up as a strictly passable affair.
Mahendragiri Varahi
2026 · M9News
Overall, Mahendragiri Varahi is a mystic thriller where neither the mystery thrills nor the devotional angle surprises. It is mainly due to the execution. It's a tiring watch even on OTT, which makes it even harder to watch in theatres.
Epic
2026 · M9News
Epic starts with 90s nostalgia but soon settles into mediocrity. A passable first half is followed by a boring second half with no convincing conflict in the live-in relationship leading to an unsatisfying ending.
Maremma
2026 · M9News
Maremma has a decent core with some intrigue. However, the commercial trapping and its execution are where things go wrong. The second half, especially, is extremely difficult to sit through. Maremma, therefore, ends up as an instantly forgettable fare.
Hi
2026 · M9News
Hi is a formulaic love story filled with familiar scenes. A few humorous moments work here and there, but the film is mostly an unexciting rehash of proven formulas with a new cast. By the end, it becomes a thoroughly unengaging watch.
Sahaa - Life of Sanju
2026 · M9News
Sahaa-Life of Sanju is a decently intended effort in its approach, but the content and execution leave a lot to be desired. Barring a few moments during the second half, nothing works. It's a forced emotional tearjerker that doesn't earn its emotions.
Romanchakam
2026 · M9News
Romanchakam has a wafer-thin story and relies heavily on humour and a tense situation to carry it. Apart from a few comedy gags here and there, the film has little fresh to offer, with weak staging, execution, and poor editing limiting its appeal.
Secret Soldier
2026 · M9News
Secret Soldier is a spy flick that follows the journey of two friends from different religions, but the issues creep in quickly as the narrative turns repetitive. The whole branding of Vali as a terrorist and subsequent scenes reek of amateurishness. In the end, what we have is a movie where the narrative feels rushed from the start, with bland and lifeless spy sequences and no thrill.
The Paradise
2026 · M9News
The Paradise is a violent tale of downtrodden people with no identity. However, everything crumbles, and the emotions fail to click, making The Paradise a laborious, tough-to-sit-through film in the recent past.
Thella Kagitham
2026 · M9News
The film starts on a fairly decent note in the first half, but the second half derails in its attempt to turn the film into a serious, socially responsible drama. The intention is visible, but the execution fails to deliver the emotional punch required, making the proceedings increasingly forced and tiring.
Don't Trouble The Trouble
2026 · M9News
Don't Trouble the Trouble is a huge missed opportunity, especially as Fahadh Faasil's straight Telugu debut. This film will be forgotten in no time. There's very little to appreciate in the first half, and the second half is one extended stretch of boredom that drags on until the climax.
Sigma
2026 · M9News
Sigma is a surprisingly awkward launchpad for Jason Sanjay, the son of a massive star like Vijay. It is hard to believe a young debut director has come up with something this outdated, routine, and exhausting.
Comrade Kalyan
2026 · M9News
Comrade Kalyan is directed by Janakiram Marella, with a screenplay by Kona Venkat. The film depends heavily on comedy, but much of the humor feels a decade or two out of date. Ultimately, the film's outdated comedy is hard to overlook.