The trailer for the socio-political satire ‘Martin Luther King’, starring Telugu actor Sampoornesh Babu, comes through as a witty and engaging movie that deals with serious contemporary themes in a comical tone with an underlying message. Based on a man who is downtrodden by birth and doesn’t even know his own name, when he goes to vote in the local village elections, the voting official (a woman) tells him that if he isn’t smart then he should call himself Martin Luther King so as to give away his importance.
While the protagonist figures out the village politics, there is a lot of commentary that is being made on the way politicians work even at the local levels to curry favours, so as to gather votes from the community.
There appears to be a divide on the basis of communities in the North and South of the village and to curry favour,...
While the protagonist figures out the village politics, there is a lot of commentary that is being made on the way politicians work even at the local levels to curry favours, so as to gather votes from the community.
There appears to be a divide on the basis of communities in the North and South of the village and to curry favour,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The trailer for the socio-political satire ‘Martin Luther King’, starring Telugu actor Sampoornesh Babu, comes through as a witty and engaging movie that deals with serious contemporary themes in a comical tone with an underlying message. Based on a man who is downtrodden by birth and doesn’t even know his own name, when he goes to vote in the local village elections, the voting official (a woman) tells him that if he isn’t smart then he should call himself Martin Luther King so as to give away his importance.
While the protagonist figures out the village politics, there is a lot of commentary that is being made on the way politicians work even at the local levels to curry favours, so as to gather votes from the community.
There appears to be a divide on the basis of communities in the North and South of the village and to curry favour,...
While the protagonist figures out the village politics, there is a lot of commentary that is being made on the way politicians work even at the local levels to curry favours, so as to gather votes from the community.
There appears to be a divide on the basis of communities in the North and South of the village and to curry favour,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
CinemaHere is a list of some of our favourite coming-of-age films made in Telugu in recent years — not just about children or adolescents, but also lost, aimless and confused adults.Screenshots from C/o Kancharapalem, Brochevarevarura and PareshanTelugu cinema has been in the spotlight lately, even more than before, with SS Rajamouli’s Rrr gaining international recognition. Even before the Baahubali films took the country by storm, Telugu action dramas got a new lease of life through their Hindi-dubbed versions on YouTube and TV channels. While these star vehicles and ‘mass entertainers’ gained more visibility, the Telugu film industry has also been producing many films on a smaller scale — slice-of-life films, crime comedies, comedy thrillers, and rom-coms that tell moving stories of ordinary people. Here is a list of some of our favourite coming-of-age films made in Telugu in recent years — not just about children or adolescents, but also lost,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Jahnavi
- The News Minute
Tollywood C/o Kancharapalem director Venkatesh Maha is being trolled heavily for criticising the Kgf films in a discussion about commercial and unconventional films in a recent interview. InstagramTelugu filmmaker and actor Venkatesh Maha, who is most widely recognised for his 2018 film C/o Kancharapalem, has found himself in the middle of a controversy after expressing an unpopular opinion about the blockbuster Kannada film series Kgf. Maha was speaking at a ‘Women’s Day Special Interview’ with five Telugu filmmakers moderated by film journalist Prema, when the conversation veered towards the topic of formulaic movies. The five directors — Venkatesh Maha, Shiva Nirvana, Mohan Krishna Indraganti, Nandini Reddy and Vivek Athreya — are among some of the Telugu filmmakers known for occasionally making relatively experimental and less formulaic films than most other mainstream, commercial filmmakers in the industry. A video clip from the interview which was released on March 5 on YouTube soon became viral,...
- 3/7/2023
- by AkchayaaR
- The News Minute
At a mega-event on Thursday 28 April Amazon Prime Video doubled down on content investments in India and announced 41 new titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English.
Amazon’s attractive line-up for the next two years includes some of the biggest names of Bollywood. For starters there is Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi coming together for Amazon in Raj-dk’s serial Farzi.
In Raj-dk’s Farzi (Hindi), a small-time artist(Shahid Kapoor) working out of his grandfather’s printing press has designed the ultimate con job , a crime uniquely suited to him , and gets pulled into the murky, high stakes world of all that it demands. A fiery, unorthodox task force officer (Vijay Sethupathi) has made it his mission to rid the country of the menace this poses in this fast-paced, edgy one-of-a-kind thriller. Raj-Dk’s Gulkanda Tales (Hindi) will star Pankaj Tripathy and Kunal Khemu.
Vidya Balan, will be...
Amazon’s attractive line-up for the next two years includes some of the biggest names of Bollywood. For starters there is Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi coming together for Amazon in Raj-dk’s serial Farzi.
In Raj-dk’s Farzi (Hindi), a small-time artist(Shahid Kapoor) working out of his grandfather’s printing press has designed the ultimate con job , a crime uniquely suited to him , and gets pulled into the murky, high stakes world of all that it demands. A fiery, unorthodox task force officer (Vijay Sethupathi) has made it his mission to rid the country of the menace this poses in this fast-paced, edgy one-of-a-kind thriller. Raj-Dk’s Gulkanda Tales (Hindi) will star Pankaj Tripathy and Kunal Khemu.
Vidya Balan, will be...
- 4/29/2022
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
AwardsThe ninth edition of the Siima Awards ceremony will be held on September 18 and 19 in Hyderabad, and will include nominations for both 2019 and 2020. Tnm Staffhttps://siima.in/The nominees for the South Indian International Movie Awards (Siima) 2019 and 2020 have been announced under various categories for all four south Indian languages— Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. The ninth edition of this award ceremony will be held on September 18 and 19 in Hyderabad. The 2020 ceremony was cancelled due to the pandemic, and the awards for 2019 and 2020 will be held in September. Under the category of Best Film for 2019, Ajith and Nayanathara’s Viswasam, Mammootty’s Peranbu, Dhanush and Manju Warrier starrer Asuran, Karthi’s Kaithi and Sivakarthikeyan’s Namma Veettu Pillai are the nominees. In Telugu, Mahesh Babu’s Maharshi, Nani’s sports drama Jersey, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Akkineni’s Majili, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and F2, which featured an ensemble cast of actors.
- 8/28/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
TollywoodRanging from psychological dramas to romantic anthologies, here’s a list of Tollywood movies streaming on Ott platform Netflix. Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeWith several big-budget Tollywood films such as Acharya, Virata Parvam, Love Story and Tuck Jagadish being postponed in view of the pandemic, Telugu movie buffs are once again relying on Over-the-top (Ott) platforms for entertainment. Several Telugu movies ranging from psychological dramas to romantic anthologies, are available to watch on streaming platform Netflix. Here’s a list of six engaging Tollywood movies streaming on Netflix: Game Over: Helmed by filmmaker Ashwin Saravanan, Game Over revolves around the life of a game designer whose life turns upside down when a serial killer enters her house and makes her play a twisted game for survival. Starring Taapsee Pannu as Swapna, the jaw-dropping psychological thriller is likely to send shivers down your spine. Bankrolled by YNot Studios in association with Reliance Entertainment,...
- 7/16/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
TollywoodWhile most mainstream Telugu films are commercial family dramas or action entertainers that rarely represent such issues, a handful of them have attempted to do so.Rajeswari ParasaDiscrimination exists in society in various ways, be it caste, colour, class or gender. While most mainstream Telugu films are commercial family dramas or action entertainers that rarely represent such issues, a handful of them have attempted to do so in the recent past. While not all of them may have been successful in getting it right, the effort still points to an interest among young filmmakers to discuss these issues on screen. Interestingly, most of these films are set in the past, from the '70s to the early 2000s. Here are six such films that have generated discussions among the Telugu audiences in recent times. Palasa 1978: This film, which released in 2020 in theatres, addresses caste-based discrimination. Directed by Karuna Kumar,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Rajeswari
- The News Minute
InterviewIn a chat with Tnm, the ‘C/O Kancherapalem’ director talks about his second film ‘Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya’ and choosing Satyadev to play Fahadh’s part.Priyanka Richi In 2018, with a quaint film set in a sleepy town in Vizag, director Maha Venkatesh gave Telugu audiences a story that brought with it a wave of change for Telugu cinema. C/O Kancherapalem came as a breath of fresh air with its four heart-warming tales of love and 86 debutants in the cast. Maha won critical acclaim for the film, which went to multiple film festivals across the world. Maha is now all set to release his next film Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya in April this year. An official remake of Maheshinte Prathikaram from Malayalam, Maha’s second film has actor Satyadev reprising the role of Fahadh Faasil from the original. Praveena, the producer of C/O Kancherapalem, is co-producing the film along with Mahayana.
- 1/11/2020
- by Priyankar
- The News Minute
TollywoodThis critically acclaimed film from the Telugu industry had won hearts across the country and the rejection has come as a disappointment to many.Tnm StaffIn a major disappointment to movie buffs, Telugu film Care of Kancharapalem has been rejected from getting nominated for the National Awards, because it was produced by Praveena Paruchuri, a Us citizen of Indian origin. The film had received critical acclaim when it was released last year. Taking to Twitter, Praveena said, "So Sorry @venkateshmaha25 #CareOfKancharapalem , your hard work and talent is Not Eligible to be recognized at the #indiannationalfilmawards because it was Produced by me- a Us citizen although of Indian origin ...I failed you (sic)." So Sorry @venkateshmaha25 #CareOfKancharapalem , your hard work and talent is Not Eligible to be recognized at the #indiannationalfilmawards because it was Produced by me- a Us citizen although of Indian origin ...I failed you — paruchurimd (@paruchurimd) January 9, 2019 Responding to the message,...
- 1/9/2019
- by Nitin
- The News Minute
TollywoodMade on a shoestring budget, the film has the endearing quality of 'Malgudi Days'.Krishna SripadaA schoolboy wears a pink shirt to be ridiculed by everyone except by his crush – it’s her favourite colour, the reason he wears it – who defends him. Thus, starts a friendship, that leads him to encourage her to sing her favourite song ‘Bhale bhale magadivoy’ in a school function. A young man, Joseph, is in love with a woman, Bhargavi, and wants to fix his life so he could be worthy of her, till religion plays havoc with their innocent love. A charmingly sincere Gaddam falls for Saleema, a sex-worker who visits the bar he works at for a bottle of Mansion House, every night, so much so, that he buys her condoms to stay safe, when she asks him for time to consider his marriage proposal – a proposal he innocently, charmingly...
- 9/5/2018
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
TollywoodThe small budget film is the first ever Telugu film to make it to the New York Film Festival.Digital NativeRana Daggubati, in a tweet, confirmed his support for the small budget film C/o Kancharapalem. Being the official presenter of the film, he revealed that it is the first ever Telugu film to make it to the New York Indian Film Festival. In this regard, he had tweeted: “Congratulations to team #COKancharapalem, the first Telugu film to be selected for New York Indian Film Festival @nyindianff ! Proud to be presenting it.” Congratulations to team #COKancharapalem, the first Telugu film to be selected for New York Indian Film Festival @nyindianff ! Proud to be presenting it. pic.twitter.com/jJySRY1kmI — Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) April 2, 2018 Produced by Us-based Praveena Paruchuri, the film has been directed by Maha Venkatesh. The film’s unique title C/o Kancharapalem is derived from a well known locality in Vizag. Rana Daggubati may be a popular actor now, but he started out his career in the film industry as a producer. In 2004, he produced the film Bommalata, which went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. He made his acting debut with the Telugu film Leader in 2010 and won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and CineMAA Award for Best Male Debut for his performance. He then starred in Hindi and Tamil films as well. Rana’s biggest success came with the magnum opus Baahubali, in which he played the menacing villain Bhallaladeva. His role in Nene Raju Nene Mantri and The Ghazi Attack have been well appreciated as well. Rana currently has a number of films in his kitty and will soon be making his debut in Mollywood with the historical Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma : The King of Travancore. His other films in the pipe line are the Tamil / Telugu bilingual Madai Thiranthu / 1945, Enai Nokki Payum Thotta and the Telugu / Hindi bilingual Haathi Mere Saathi. (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 4/5/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
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