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Prathibha Joy is a Bengaluru-based entertainment and lifestyle journalist with over two decades experience in print and digital journalism. South Indian cinema is the primary beat.
Heggana Muddu: Poorna Mysore and Aditi Sagar are terrific, each in their own right, but are let down by chaotic writing in the second half of the film
The hit family entertainer Bethlehem Kudumba Unit now holds the distinction as the highest grossing Malayalam film. It had released in theatres in time for Onam 2026
Director Jude Anthany Joseph’s survival thriller is a tedious watch with a weak screenplay and weaker performances
Citylights movie review: Dialogue writer Maasthi went all out to appease Vijay’s target audience, but the rest of the writing got far less attention
Kiccha Jr Sanchith’s launchpad Mango Pachcha was initially announced as a Ganesha Chaturthi OTT release, but was pushed ahead
Aasha, directed by debutant Safar Sanal, credits Joju as co-writer. The film also features Aishwarya Lekshmi in a pivotal role
Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar, directed by Shahad, has been hailed as Parvathy’s Drishyam. The film opened to positive reviews in theatres
Video movie: Produced by Dheekshith Shetty, who’d starred in the filmmaker’s earlier Blink, Video features a bunch of newbies and comes across as a horror parody
Mango Pachcha, directed by debutant Viveka, is OTT bound 4 months after its theatrical release, on the platform that is also now streaming Bigg Boss Kannada 13, hosted by Sanchith’s uncle Sudeep
Thudakkam: Directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, the film released in theatres in early August and had a fairly good box office outing.
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit: Directed by Premalu maker Girish AD, the film is the undisputed Onam box office winner and is likely to drop on OTT on THIS date
DC, directed by Arun Matheswaran, which also stars Sanjana Krishnamurthy and Wamiqa Gabbi, hit theatres in early August. The acting debut of filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj, it had received positive response