T Maruthi Acharya
India Today
Most Divergent Takes
- Comrade Kalyan (2026)3.0 vs TRM 4.7-1.7
- Epic (2026)6.0 vs TRM 4.6+1.4
- Heggana Muddu (2026)4.0 vs TRM 5.4-1.4
- Lenin (2026)4.0 vs TRM 5.4-1.4
- Nagabandham (2026)3.0 vs TRM 4.1-1.1
Thudakkam
2026 · India Today
Vismaya Mohanlal makes a confident acting debut with Thudakkam. Thudakkam follows Meenu's disappearance into a tense clash with a contract killer, doubling as Vismaya Mohanlal's launch while reflecting cinema's turn towards women who fight back.
Irumudi
2026 · India Today
The film uses that conflict to anchor a socially conscious thriller that gathers strength in its latter half.
Epic
2026 · India Today
Epic – The First Semester never quite becomes the sweeping romance its title promises. Instead, it settles into something smaller and, at its best, more affecting: a collection of memories, arguments, songs and silences that captures young love as a series of moments that slowly become a life together.
Heggana Muddu
2026 · India Today
Heggana Muddu has a decent idea, honest performances and a handful of laughs, but it cannot sustain them. With a firmer hand in the writing and the edit, it could have been a sharp study of a suspicious man. As it stands, apart from a few good moments, it is a tiresome watch.
Comrade Kalyan
2026 · India Today
Despite its unusual blend of comedy and Naxalism, director Janakiram Marella's film settles for predictable gags, exaggerated characters and recycled humour. Ultimately, Comrade Kalyan has a promising idea and occasional flashes of humour, but both are buried under predictable comedy.
Naari Naari Naduma Murari
2026 · India Today
Naari Naari Naduma Murari quietly delivers a smart, clean family entertainer that relies on situational comedy, strong character writing, and a fresh core idea rather than noise or scale.
Peddi
2026 · India Today
Despite noticeable logic gaps, underdeveloped romance, and uneven editing, the film succeeds where it matters most, emotionally.
Nagabandham
2026 · India Today
The film sets up a mythological hunt for two sacred relics and a hidden gateway. Its scale and visual ambition are overshadowed by weak writing and thin emotional stakes.
Sing Geetham
2026 · India Today
The musical fantasy turns that eccentric premise into a sincere fable about nature, greed and human change.
Raakaasa
2026 · India Today
Raakaasa, directed by Manasa Sharma, blends horror and comedy but struggles with weak writing and forced humour. While performances and production design stand out, the film falls short of its promising premise.
Lenin
2026 · India Today
Its ambition and strong moments are undercut by weak character groundwork and shock-driven twists. Akhil Akkineni's film confuses a good story with a good movie.
Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2
2025 · India Today · Mar 2025
The film blends raw intensity with a grounded narrative, making for an engaging watch.