MOVIE REVIEWS Drona Release date: 20 February 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 2/5 Director : J.Karun Kumar Music Director : Anoop Roobens Producer : D.S.Rao Starring : Nitin, Priyamani, Killidarj, Mukesh Rushi, Dr.Sivaprasad, Baba Anthony, Rakhi Sawanth, Sunil ... Review by Pramod Reddy : Drona is symptomatic of the disease that has afflicted Tollywood films in general. Producer , D.S.Rao, made this film ONLY because he had the dates of the hero Nitin. He had nothing....more    16Days Release date: 20 February 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 2/5 Director : Prabhu Salmon Music Director : Dharan Producer : P Mahesh Babu & D.Y.Chowdary Starring : Charmme, Arvind, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Chitti Babu, Manorama ... Review by Sailaja : 16 days is actually 16 ways to torture the audience with immature treatment, poor and misplaced humour and mediocre performance. It’s not only the hero but the audience too who ....more Satyameva Jayathe Release date: 13 February 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 2/5 Director : Jeevitha Music Director : Chinna Producer : Sivani, Sivatmika Starring : Rajasekhar, Shivaji, Sai Kiran, Neetu Chandra, Sanjana, Sheryl Pinty, Milind Soman ... Review by Aks : Satya Meva Jayathe is so heavily inspired by the Bollywood flick Khakee that it ends up not only borrowing heavily from the original flick but also uses original footage. The item number by Lara ....more Siddham Release date: 12 February 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5 Director : JD Chakravarthi Music Director : Amar Mehili Production: Kiran Kumar Koneru Starring : Jagapathi Babu, Sindhu Menon, Kota Srinivasarao ... Review by Pramod Reddy : The J D Chekravarthy (yes that is how J D has spelled his name in the credits) directed film Siddham starring Jagapathi Babu, misses its mark by the proverbial mile...more Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam Release date: 05 February 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 3/5 Director : Kishore Kumar Music Director : Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy Production: Nallamalla Bujji Starring : Siddharth, Tamanna, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha ... Review by Pramod Reddy : All the ingredients were there. The chef too was a decent one. But after watching Koncham Ishtam Koncham Kashtam, one is bound to conclude that there was one chef too many which resulted in a dish..more ManjeeraRelease date:31 January 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5 Director : Sai Bhanu Music Director : Shekar Chandra Production: Mothukuri Sambasiva Rao Starring : Gowtham, Sridevi, Raghuvarun, Saleem Panda, Ramaraju, Ashok Kumar, Bramhanandam, Jeeva, Bhanuchander ... Review by Aks : Manjeera which saw a low profile release today in just two theatres is one of those movies which leave you with a feeling that this flick could been a much better entertainer ..more MasthRelease date:23 January 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5 Director : SV Krishna Reddy Music Director : SV Krishna Reddy Production: Zee Entertainment Starring : Sivaji, Sivabalaji, Aanchal, Brahmanandam, Ali, MS Narayana, Sunil, Uttej ... Review by Aks : Like all SV Krishna Reddy movies, Masth is also a clean family entertainer that will probably find its particular set of audience who will appreciate the pace and comic act of this movie ..more ArundhathiRelease date:16 January 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 4.7/5 Director : Kodi Rama Krishna Music Director : Koti Producer: M. Shyam Prasad Reddy Starring : Anushka, Deepak, Sonu Sood, Sayaji Shinde, Manorama, Kaikala Satyanarayana ... Review by Pramod Reddy : Not everybody could play Arundhati. Then again Anushka is anything but everybody. She wades into a character that Shyam scripted just for her, and by the end of the movie ..more MaskaRelease date:14 January 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 4/5 Director : B. Gopal Music Director : Chakri Producer: MS Raju Starring : Ram, Hansika, Sheela, Sunil, Mukesh Rishi, Pradeep Raval, Naresh, Jhansi, etc... Review by Aks : Maska has all the elements that are required to keep the audience engaged and entertained and this is what will make Maska a sure-fire hit amongst all classes of audiences. ..more Fitting MasterRelease date:14 January 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 3/5 Director : E V V Satyanarayana Music Director : Chinna Producer: E V V Satyanarayana Starring : Naresh, Madhalsa Sharma, Chandramohan, Sudha, Vizag Prasad, Pavithra, Shiyaji Shinde, Ali ... Review by Pasya : E.V.V.Satyanarayana is back again with his typical comedy and overdosed sentiment kind of story line, with a strong 'no love' message. ..more Sasirekha Parinayam Release date:01 January 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 3.25/5 Director : Krishna Vamsi Music Director : Mani Sharma Producer: Madhu Murali Starring : Tarun, Genelia, Ahuthi Prasad, Paruchuri Gopalakrishna, Sutthi Velu, MS Narayana, Ananth... Review by Pramod Reddy : Yet again Krishna Vamsi falters to deceive. The director, after Khadgam, is somehow unable to ..more Review by Altaf : Sasirekha (Genelia) is informed by her father (Ahuthi Prasad) to come immediately..more Mental KrishnaRelease date:01 January 2009 123Telugu.com Rating : 1.5/5 Director : Posani Krishna Murali Music Director : Vandemataram Srinivas Producer: Mohan Vadlapatla Starring : Posani Krishna Murali, Sathya, Nagababu, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmaji, Brahmanandam... Review by Pasya : Posani Krishna Murali created enough hype for his latest release “Mental Krishna” . The posters and trailers showing Posani in different getups already became the topic of discussion among people. ..more KingRelease date:25 December 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 3/5 Director : Seenu Vytla Music Director : Devi Sri Prasad Producer: D Siva Prasad Reddy Starring : Nagarjuna, Trisha, Mamatha MohanDas, Srihari, Sunil, M S Narayana, Venu Madhav... Review by Chantabbai : Seenu Vytla sets the bar higher for comedy with each of his films. But he can make his films with small stars. He set out to make a film with Chiranjeevi earlier and it was ..more NachavuleRelease date:19 December 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5 Director : Ravi babu Music Director : Shekar chandra Producer: Ramoji Rao Starring : Subhakar,Narasimha, Kasi Viswanath, Raksha, Madhavi Latha... Review by Chantabbai : Allari Ravi Babu truly has different ideas. Even if his ideas do not always translate into success on the big screen, they nevertheless find appreciation ..more NenintheRelease date:18 December 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 3.25/5 Director : Puri Jagannath Music Director : Chakri Producer: DVV Dannaiah Starring : RaviTeja, Siya, Mumaith Khan, Brahmanandam, Ali, Supreet, Subbaraju, Sayaji Shinde.... Review by Chantabbai : It takes guts to make a film like Neninthe. It takes guts to act in a film like Neninthe. And it takes guts to produce a film like Neninthe. It is never easy to poke fun at oneself ..more Rab Ne Bana Di JodiRelease date:12 December 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 3.25/5 Director : Aditya Chopra Music Director : Salim Merchant & Sulaiman Merchant Producer: Aditya Chopra & Yash Chopra Starring : Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak, Kajol (SA), Bipasha Basu (SA), Rani Mukherjee (SA), Preity Zinta (SA) and Lara Dutta . Review by Chantabbai : Aditya Chopra must have woken up one day and thought ‘Why the heck is everyone else referencing my films in their films? Why can’t I do it myself?’ and at that moment the seeds for Rab Ne Banaa Di Jodi ..more Dongala BandiRelease date:12 December 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 2/5 Director : Satesh vegnesa Music Director : Valluri Rajashekar Producer: G.S.K.Naidu Starring : Allari Naresh,Tanya, Krishna bhagavan and others..... Review by Chantabbai : Allari Naresh is a successful hero in Tollywood. He knows his limitations and does not venture outside his set boundaries too often. His films are minimum guarantee and work quite well at the B & C centers. ..more KuberuluRelease date:04 December 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 2/5 Director : Srinivas Reddy Music Director : Jeewan Thomas Producer: Karutoori Srinivas ,Yaganti Srinivas Starring : Shivaji, Farzana, Kausha Rach, Krishna Bhaghvan , Aali and others..... Review by Chantabbai : There are a few films where you walk in without any expectations and walkout without any disappointment. Kuberulu is like that. The film stars Sivaji, Ali and Krishna Bhagwan, so expect a few laughs. ..more Ek PoliceRelease date:28 November 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 1/5 Director : Kodi Ramakrishna Music Director : Koti Producer: Baby Rushya Reddy Starring : Nagababu, Gayatri Rao, Vijay Samrat, Bhushan, Dheeraj, Suryacharan and others..... Review by Chantabbai : 'You democratic killers' – this is the term used by Nagendra Babu to describe a couple of corrupt politicians in the film Ek Police. Now that he has made a political entry, Megabrother Nagendra Babu...more VinayakuduRelease date:20 November 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 3.25/5 Director : Sai Kiran Adivi Music Director : Shyam Prasanna Producers: Smt. Savita Patra Starring : Sonia , Krishnudu , Poonam Kaur,..... Review by Aks : Krishnudu is happy go lucky guy who lands up in Hyderabad to work for an advertising agency where he promptly flips for his colleague Sonia on day one. While Krishnudu is a sweet, innocent small town ...more DostanaRelease date:14 November 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 3.25/5 Director : Tarun Mansukhani Music Director : Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani Producers: Azam Khan Starring : Abhishek Bachchan , John Abraham, Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra and others,..... Review by Chantabbai : Dostana is a leave your brains behind comedy! Get that straight. Dostana is not a subtle comedy where the comedy punch and the timing matter most. It is more of an in your face comedy ...more Surya S/O KrishnanRelease date:14 November 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : -/5 Director : Gowtham Menon Music Director : Harris Jayaraj Producers: Shobha Rani, Ramana Starring : Surya, Sameera Reddy, Ramya, Simran and others,..... Review by Chantabbai : First things first, let me say that Surya S/O Krishnan is not a regular commercial film and therefore giving it a rating is extremely tough. Also, we will just say that when Gautam Menon said that after Kamal Hassan...more Avakai BiryaniRelease date:14 November 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 3/5 Director : Anish Kuruvilla Music Director : Manikanth Kadri Producers: Sekhar Kammula Starring : Kamal Kamaraju , Bindu Madhavi,..... Review by Chantabbai : Kotha avakaya does taste as good as the old one. But it does not also taste too bad. It has a taste of its own that is liked by some. Avakai Biryani is like that – it is not the best, but it is not bad either. Debutante director ...more Yuvatha Release date:07 November 2008 123Telugu.com Rating : 3/5 Director : Parasuram (Bujji) Music Director : Mani Sharma Producers: Hari, Uma Prakash Starring : Nikhil, Aksha, Ranadheer, Monali, Shayaji Shinde, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Jeeva,.... Review by Srinivas: Yuvatha is a much better outing for Nikhil, the hero who played Rajesh in Happy Days. It is a typical movie about friendship and how true friends can do anything for each other. There is some flavor .....more                      More Reviews