Film Companion

by Vishal Menon

Vishal Menon of Film Companion wrote, "A Fun Modern-Day Priyadarshan Comedy About A Flawed Modern Mallu Family".

by Ram Venkat Srikar

Ram Venkat Srikar of Film Companion stated "The social message is important, no doubt about it, but it's also important that the strong message exists in an equally strong film.

by Arjun Menon

Arjun Menon of Film Companion wrote that, "However, the execution feels far-fetched and overdrawn and this affects any sense of engagement with the film's flawed yet fascinatingly interwoven political vision".

Swaroop Kodur in his review for Film Companion described the film as "A Delightful Comedy that rises beyond its occasional slip-ups".

by Harshini S V

Harshini S V of Film Companion wrote, "The film may not have been a happy ride as far as the watching experience is concerned, but to have conveyed a message about victim blaming, without diluting its seriousness, does leave you hoping that the message reaches the masses".

by Ram Venkat Srikar

Ram Venkat Srikar of Film Companion wrote "With all the thoughts it wanted to blend, Rathnam could have been a lot more than what it ended up being."

by Arjun Menon

Arjun Menon of the Film Companion wrote, "Aadujeevitham is a brisk, relentless exercise in storytelling that is anchored by Prithviraj Sukumaean's career best performance and Blessy's inspired vision.

by Ram Venkat Srikar

Ram Venkat Srikar of Film Companion wrote "Siddhu Jonnalagadda's sequel rights the wrongs of the original to deliver a frequently funny outing".

by Aswathy Gopalakrishnan

Aswathy Gopalakrishnan of Film Companion reviewed "an astounding urvashi headlines a tender film on love that defies conventions".

It's the sci-fi angle that cements the film as one of the best entertainers of the year. It's not art like Predestination, which Adbhutham clearly is influenced by, but it's a fantastic fusion with all the masala expected of a Telugu film.

Cinematographers Vignesh Kumulai and Parthib give us a spectacular series of bleached frames that make us boil with the characters inside the movie. (When Ganapathy steps inside the shade of his son's school, we actually feel the coolness, and not just because there's a fan running.) The real heat is, of course, the rage inside Ganapathy, which he sustains for almost an hour of the 75-minute running time. This makes the non-explosive climax all the more remarkable. With all the anger that's been building (and building and building) inside this man, you expect the human equivalent of a volcanic eruption. Instead, we get the human equivalent of the air hissing out of a balloon. In a sad way, it's really funny. The non-professional actors non-act marvellously. Acting manipulates. These people just are.

by Rahul Desai

There are several problems with Bandish Bandits, but purely on a storytelling level, the writing suffers from attention deficit disorder.