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Aadu 3 2026 Aadu 3
Praveen felt the director was "flogging a dead goat through multiple timelines", adding that "despite its ambitious scope and comedic potential, the nearly three-hour movie only offers a series of character introductions rather than a cohesive narrative, ultimately leaving viewers yearning for a satisfying conclusion".
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Chiraiya 2026 Chiraiya

by Shreyas Pande

Shreyas Pande of The Hindu reviewed the series and highlighted "Through its accessible storytelling, the show offers a sharp portrayal of patriarchy and its impact on families, even though the presentation lacks finesse, making it clunky in some portions."
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Raja Shivaji 2026 Raja Shivaji

by Shreyas Pande

Shreyas Pande of The Hindu wrote that Deshmukh "remains largely content with glorifying the king rather than inquiring into the nature of his glory" and observed that the efforts of making a conventional biopic convert the historical icon into a one-dimensional hero, fighting a generic good vs evil battle as the aesthetics genuflect in his honour.
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Diés Iraé 2025 Diés Iraé

by S. R. Praveen

Praveen of The Hindu called Diés Iraé "one of the finest horror films in Malayalam." She wrote that the film "crafts a chilling horror experience that transforms everyday moments into sources of dread, further proving his greatness in the genre".
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Dupahiya 2025 Dupahiya
Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu "said that Built around a stolen motorcycle in a village, this is a sweet, soporific series that passes the time, with a winsome performance by Gajraj Rao.
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Freedom 2025 Freedom

by Bhuvanesh Chandar

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote, "Alternating between the plight of the prisoners and their family members at the camp, Freedom ends up becoming so tunnel-visioned on selling the sentimentality of the story that it removes any scope for pointed political commentary".
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Game Changer 2025 Game Changer

by Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu described Ram Charan's portrayal of Appanna as "Ram Charan's best performance after Rangasthalam." She remarked, "Director Shankar's latest has fun segments featuring Ram Charan and SJ Suryah, but the hasty narrative leaves little room for emotional heft."
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Homebound 2025 Homebound
Writing for The Hindu, Anuj Kumar described the film as "a deeply immersive and emotionally resonant cinematic experience, that is both specific to the pandemic and universal in its tone and tenor," and concluded by calling it "a significant document of our times when social trust seems to be in a long-term decline."
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K-Ramp 2025 K-Ramp

by Srivathsan Nadadhur

Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote, "Director Jains Nani’s patience-testing Telugu comedy drama makes a mockery of mental health issues The only intermittent relief comes from a comedy track involving Vennela Kishore, who verbalises a viewer’s frustration with the film with his angsty, caustic responses."
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Metro... In Dino 2025 Metro... In Dino
Pankaj Tripathi and Konkona Sen Sharma, portraying Monty and Kajol, were praised for their portrayal of a middle-aged couple navigating marital strain; The Hindu described their chemistry as "electric" and commended the balance of humor and emotional gravity in their scenes.
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Paranthu Po 2025 Paranthu Po

by Bhuvanesh Chandar

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu stated, "Paranthu Po is a film about a child learning to climb down a mountain, literally and metaphorically, but it is also a story that urges us to fly away to the hills and to remember when we threw a tantrum every time life seemed unfair.
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Sabdham 2025 Sabdham

by Gopinath Rajendran

Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "In an attempt to be safe and sound with its concept, Sabdham misses the high notes it requires to work, making us a mute spectator of director Arivazhagan’s most underwhelming feature film outing yet."
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Aay 2024 Aay
Maniputhra's work, and the performance of Rajkumar Kasireddy and Ankith Koyya, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stated, "An enjoyable, lighthearted social drama from the Godavari region".
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Dange 2024 Dange

by Gopinath Rajendran

Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "‘Por’ features some fascinating ideas, decent performances and looks stylish, but the sub-plots don’t come together cohesively resulting in a predictable drama that’s all over the place."
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DeAr 2024 DeAr
Bhuvanesh Chandar from The Hindu wrote "Everything about this GV Prakash, Aishwarya Rajesh starrer feels utterly rushed, as if it was written chasing a strict deadline, or perhaps to save Prakash from the abysmal performances of his recent releases".
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Fairy Folk 2024 Fairy Folk

by Anuj Kumar

Anuj Kumar of The Hindu said "Fairy Folk begins like an urban fantasy that demands suspension of disbelief but, by the end, you feel like wanting to willingly surrender to its discomforting spell of magic realism that lingers."
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Garudan 2024 Garudan
In his review for The Hindu, Gopinath Rajendran praised the film writing,"With a neatly woven script that has enough brawn to overcome its minor shortcomings, director RS Durai Senthilkumar makes a splendid comeback with this raw and intense rural drama."
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Lootere (TV series) 2024 Lootere (TV series)
In The Hindu, Shilajit Mitra called Lootere "ambitious hijack drama" and summed, "The series has a tendency towards graphic brutality for shock—bleeding noses, severed limbs, a head popped open over lunch—which feels both desperate and a little surprising, given Mehta’s relative control over the material."
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Maidaan 2024 Maidaan

by Anuj Kumar

Anuj Kumar of The Hindu stated "Maidaan needs to be populated as one hopes that it spurs the young generation to take their love for the game from screens to the field and prove the saying that Rahim took Indian football to grave with him wrong."
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Stree 2 2024 Stree 2
Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu offered a more mixed review, remarking that while Rao, Kapoor, and the ensemble deliver laughs, the film “feels like a factory-made sequel.” He found that it retained the charm of the original but sacrificed its nuanced social commentary in favour of franchise expansion.
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The Buckingham Murders 2024 The Buckingham Murders
Anuj Kumar of The Hindu observes that "it is an intriguing murder mystery layered with apposite social commentary and a fast-paced thriller that makes us reflect on the social churn." He also wrote that "It is taut, tense, and tragic, director Hansal Mehta turns a formula into a formidable experience with a superb Kareena Kapoor Khan in tow."
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Zebra 2024 Zebra

by Srivathsan Nadadhur

Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote, "After a disappointing directorial debut with Penguin, Eashvar Karthic redeems himself with this clever financial thriller, ably supported by a committed bunch — on and off screen."
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Afwaah 2023 Afwaah
Anuj Kumar wrote in The Hindu Sudhir Mishra, the director, has a habit of heaping our plates with seemingly incongruous items that come together to give a heady supper as a hectic night fades into darkness.
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Class 2023 Class
Tamma Moksha for The Hindu wrote "Featuring a host of debutants, the show is set in Hampton International, a private school in Delhi that boasts of giant swimming pools, coveted MUN conferences, and prestigious scholarships to study abroad — an archetype of the perfect dream school… until a student is found murdered outside the school premises and her acquaintances become prime suspects."
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Faraaz 2023 Faraaz
Anuj Kumar writing in The Hindu praised the performances of: Juhi Babbar writing, "Juhi brings out the guts and grace of the character with a deft performance", Zahan Kapoor saying, "Zahan gets the tonality of Faraaz right" and Aditya Rawal stating, "Aditya is a revelation as Nibras." Concluding, Kumar mentioned the present scenario of "religious chauvinism" and wrote, "Faraaz is an ache that will gradually grow on the discerning."
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Farzi 2023 Farzi
He also expressed displeasure with how "the writers have spent hours in explaining the business of counterfeit currency, but have left the nuts and bolts of the story loose", but found Kapoor and Sethupathi's performances to be "splendid".
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Kho Gaye Hum Kahan 2023 Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
In a negative review for The Hindu, Shilajit Mitra wrote that "debutant director Arjun Varain Singh and co-writers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti present a half-baked critique of social media and influencer culture in this superficial drama about three best friends in Mumbai".
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Khufiya 2023 Khufiya
Anuj Kumar wrote in The Hindu that "Powered by the poetic charm of his female leads, the writer-composer-director paints a haunting character study of three emotionally conflicted women caught in the crosshairs of espionage."
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