Crime
Dongamohan (2026): An entertaining action-comedy that understands its audience
The film opens with Dongamohan, a small-time fixer, trapped inside a claustrophobic storage unit, a gun pressed against his ear…
Romance
Love Oh Love (2026): Pavish Narayanan anchors uneven gender-role rom-com
The opening scene of Magesh Rajendran’s *Love Oh Love* doesn’t waste time with meet-cutes. It shows Raghuvaran (Pavish Narayanan) hunched…
Action
Lenin (2026): The Gathering Storm keeps the film tense but uneven overall
Akhil Akkineni stands at the edge of a village, his expression carved from the same stone as the harsh terrain…
Thriller
I, Nobody (2026): Prithviraj’s Genre-Shifting Thriller Loses Its Way
Rajeevan, a government employee with a quiet life, stands in line at a bank. He stumbles into a robbery as…
Drama
Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026): A wrestling comedy that lands its punches but fumbles the setup
The wrestling arena in the climax is a masterclass in how to stage physical stakes, every grapple and slam carries…
Horror
Aroopi (2026): The Vintage Doll gives the film energy despite weak payoffs
Two thieves break into the Aryanattu estate and accidentally knock over a vintage doll, unleashing a vengeful Yakshini that has…
Thriller
Alpha (2026): The Underwater Knife keeps the film tense but uneven overall
In a murky, blue-lit tank, Alia Bhatt’s Alpha and Bobby Deol’s nameless assassin trade knife strikes in slow-motion, water resistance…
Horror
Alpha (2025): Ducournau’s Body Horror Bleeds Out Before It Can Bite
The school pool turns red around 13-year-old Alpha, her blood spreading through the chlorinated water as her classmates recoil like…
Drama
the flower she left me: A Craft-Led Puzzle That Never Fully Blooms
The camera lingers on a wilting jasmine garland, petals curling brown against a doorframe. The protagonist, Mahesh, walks past it…
Thriller
Lakshmikanthan Kolai Vazhakku (2026): Vetri Sudley’s brooding legal drama puts moral quandaries before thrills
Dawn is still hours away, but the room is thick with judgment that refuses to settle. Rangaraj Pandey’s Judge shuffles…
Comedy
Bhaskara Bharanam (2026): Roopesh Peethambaran’s Dark Comedy-Drama Stumbles Between Genres
“Daddy, when I made mistakes as a child, you would scold me and hit me!”, that opening line from the…
Action
Angikaaram (2026): A Debut That Risks Everything on System Vs One Man
Kotapadi J Rajesh stands in the witness box, voice steady, eyes locked on the judge. The room goes silent as…
Crime
Con City (2026): Harish Durairaj’s Debut Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
The receipt printer sits in a cramped Chennai office, battering out bills for a middle-class family barely surviving. Then lightning…
Comedy
Heartin (2026): Sananth Reddy s lifts key stretches, not the full runtime
Madonna Sebastian stares across the living room. Opposite her, Emaya T smiles, a little too warmly. Between them, Sananth Reddy…
Thriller
Uyir (2026): A Probationary Officer’s Haunting Journey Through Systemic Failure
SI Ajeeb discovers the body in the well with a shudder, not a scream. Roshan Mathew plays the opening find…
Comedy
Welcome to the Jungle (2026): A bloated ensemble gambles on nostalgia over craft
A bunch of mismatched office workers sit through a corporate training session, bickering about whose job is more pointless. The…
Drama
Suitcased (2026): An Actor Alone lifts key stretches, not the full runtime
In a dimly lit airport lounge, a lone suitcase sits on a conveyor belt that never stops, the film opens…
Drama
Main Vaapas Aaunga (2026): The Old Man gives the film energy despite weak payoffs
A 95-year-old hand trembles on a hospital bed in Chandigarh, lips moving against the white noise of a family too…
Drama
Nooru Sami (2026): Vijay Antony Navigates Widowhood Against Village Tradition
A widow stands at the threshold of remarriage, her personal longing colliding headlong with the suffocating weight of village custom.…
Action
Maa Inti Bangaram (2026): Samantha’s Hidden-Past Action Drama Tests Genre Boundaries
A newly married woman steps into a traditional household, greeted with warmth and suspicion in equal measure, but she carries…
Thriller
Valluvan (2026): Shankar Sarathi’s Thriller Mechanics Outpace Character Development
High-profile murders blanket the city in darkness, each victim linked to a shadowy crime the investigators have yet to uncover.…
Thriller
Moondraam Kan (2026): Ganesan’s hyperlink thriller risks muddying motive over murder
A factory manager lies dead, and the investigation spirals outward into a web of interconnected suspects, each carrying their own…
Drama
Charukesi (2026): Y. G. Mahendran’s Memory Fades, Music Endures
A legendary Carnatic singer watches his own mind betray him, each forgotten raga a small death. Suresh Krishna’s Charukesi anchors…
Drama
Double Occupancy (2026): Aswin Kandasamy’s Identity Gamble Tests Romance Formula
A woman by day becomes someone else by night, sharing one body while trying to sustain a love affair that…
Thriller
VENDETTA-THE BEAST WITHIN (2026): Alexander J Farrell gives the film energy despite weak payoffs
A young girl stumbles into the forest and witnesses something that shatters her understanding of family, her father’s body convulsing,…
Drama
Sing Geetham (2026): Ahilya Bamroo Anchors A Director’s Return to Musical Fantasy
A stranger arrives in a village that refuses to change, carrying ambitions the locals view as a threat. Singeetham Srinivasa…
Comedy
Abadameva Jayathe (2026): Babu Mohan’s Honesty Trap Mines Comedy From Rigid Belief
A man cracks under the weight of his own absolute truth-telling, convinced that every lie he tells condemns another girl…
Crime
Parimala & Co (2026): Pandiraj’s Family Mystery Gamble Targets Ensemble Comedy Comfort
A family implodes under its own roof when secrets spill and confusion multiplies, the setup screams domestic chaos, but the…
Thriller
Rao Bahadur (2026): Satyadev’s Regal Gamble in Doubt-Driven Psychological Terrain
A regal figure sits alone in a decaying mansion, his authority corroded by whispers he cannot silence. Satyadev’s transformation into…
Romance
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai (2026): Varun Dhawan Navigates Marital Chaos With Familiar Rhythms
A husband trapped in marriage fracture seeks escape through infidelity abroad, only to discover that confusion and revelation don’t solve…