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CINEQ Radar · Telugu

Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
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Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi

Release: 30 Jan 2026
Honey
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Honey

Release: 06 Feb 2026
Euphoria
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Euphoria

Release: 06 Feb 2026
Funky
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Funky

Release: 13 Feb 2026
Swayambhu
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Swayambhu

Release: 13 Feb 2026
Seetha Payanam
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Seetha Payanam

Release: 14 Feb 2026
Dark Chocolate
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Dark Chocolate

Release: 14 Feb 2026
Dacoit
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Dacoit

Release: 19 Mar 2026
Itllu Arjuna
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Itllu Arjuna

Release: 26 Mar 2026
The Paradise
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The Paradise

Release: 26 Mar 2026
Aakasam Lo Oka Tara
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Aakasam Lo Oka Tara

Release: 26 Mar 2026
Peddi
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Peddi

Release: 27 Mar 2026
Ustaad Bhagat Singh
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Ustaad Bhagat Singh

Release: 17 Apr 2026
Lenin
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Lenin

Release: 01 May 2026
Goodachari 2
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Goodachari 2

Release: 01 May 2026
Rao Bahadur
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Rao Bahadur

Release: 27 May 2026
EESHAN - THE PROTECTOR
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EESHAN - THE PROTECTOR

Release: 30 May 2026
VENDETTA-THE BEAST WITHIN
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VENDETTA-THE BEAST WITHIN

Release: 10 Jun 2026

CINEQ Radar · OTT (Telugu)

🎙️ CINEQ Speaks

Why all the divide talk around Raja Saab? 🤔 Is this planted hype for the next line-up movies? Ever since Raja Saab started trending, the conversation feels strangely split. One side says it’s a clear winner, the other keeps questioning tone, genre, and expectations. But here’s the real question 👇 👉 Is this divide organic… or strategically planted? In today’s cinema ecosystem, conversation itself is currency. Creating confusion, mixed opinions, and debates keeps a film alive longer than clean unanimous praise. A few possibilities: • 🎯 Expectation management – Lower the bar now, overdeliver later. • 🎬 Line-up cushioning – Keep the star constantly in discussion while silently setting the stage for upcoming films. • 📣 Narrative control – If the film wins, it’s a “comeback”; if not, “it was never meant to be that film.” For a star-driven market, silence is dangerous. Noise—even divided noise—keeps the brand hot. So maybe the question isn’t “Why the divide?” The real question is 👉 Who benefits from it? Cinema today isn’t just about movies. It’s about perception engineering. What do you think — genuine audience split or smart narrative play? 👀🎥

Bharani09 Jan 2026

Nari Nari Naduma Murari - Sharwanand’s This Sankranti 2026 season, while all eyes are firmly fixed on big-ticket stars and massive promotional campaigns, CINEQ predicts a dark-horse twist — a film that very few are talking about today could quietly steal the spotlight tomorrow. According to CINEQ’s reading of audience mood and recent trends, Sharwanand’s upcoming film Nari Nari Naduma Murari is poised to emerge as a surprise Sankranti hit, potentially pushing several big-star releases to the sidelines. Unlike the usual festive clutter driven by hype, heavy cuts, and forced “high moments,” this film appears to be taking a refreshingly restrained route. Early chatter suggests a clean narrative, rooted humour, and emotional familiarity — elements that Sankranti audiences instinctively gravitate toward, especially in family viewing. CINEQ strongly believes that content clarity will trump star noise this festival season. If the film delivers honest entertainment without cringe packaging or over-engineered elevations, it could resonate far beyond initial expectations. History has repeatedly shown that Sankranti rewards films that connect simply, not loudly. In contrast, many big-star films continue to rely on exaggerated trailer cuts and recycled festive formulas. When “high content” is declared too early, it often signals creative exhaustion rather than confidence. Audiences today are quicker than ever to sense this gap. CINEQ’s call is clear: Sankranti 2026 may not belong to the loudest film — but to the smartest one. If execution aligns with intent, Nari Nari Naduma Murari could stand tall as the season’s most pleasant surprise, reminding the industry once again that stars don’t create hits — stories do.

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🎬 Latest Movie Reviews

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu is a straight-up festive entertainer that knows its audience and plays safely within that space. Chiranjeevi is as reliable as ever. His comedy timing remains effortless, and there’s absolutely nothing to complain about on that front. He carries the humour with ease, making even familiar scenes enjoyable purely through his screen presence. Director Anil Ravipudi once again sticks to his proven Sankranti formula. Loud comedy, family emotions, and mass moments are placed exactly where expected. With this film, it becomes even clearer that Anil Ravipudi has built a separate and loyal fan base for this specific genre of festival-friendly entertainers. The film doesn’t try to experiment or surprise. Instead, it focuses on comfort viewing meant for family audiences. The humour works more often than it misses, and the overall tone remains light and celebratory throughout

🎭 Cast: Chiranjeevi

📝 Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu delivers what it promises—a safe, family-friendly Sankranti entertainer driven mainly by Chiranjeevi’s comic strength and Anil Ravipudi’s familiar style.

🎬 Director: Anil Ravipudi

💼 Producer:

🏢 Production: Gold box Entertianments | Shine Screens

The Raja Saab

The Raja Saab

CINEQ’s prediction has turned out to be spot on. Raja Saab has opened strong and is clearly emerging as the first big winner of the Sankranthi race. Prabhas once again proves that comedy timing is his biggest strength. His performance brings back memories of the effortless humour we loved in Bujjigadu. The comedy feels natural, not forced, and lands consistently well. The action blocks and fight sequences are solid and mass-friendly. While CINEQ avoids revealing specific episodes

🎭 Cast: Prabhas | Sanjay Dutt

📝 Raja Saab just to see Vintage Prabhas in terms of comedy ..

🎬 Director: Maruthi

💼 Producer: Vishwa Prasad

🏢 Production: People Media

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

This is a visual spectacle, not a narrative-heavy film. If you’re expecting deep storytelling, you may feel it’s familiar. But if you’re going in to feel, see, and immerse yourself, the movie delivers beyond expectations.

🎭 Cast: Sam Worthington | Zoe Saldaña | Sigourney Weaver | Stephen Lang | Kate Winslet

📝 Watch Avatar: Fire and Ash for the visuals, the scale, and the pure cinematic experience. Let go of expectations, sit back, and absorb the magic. This is cinema meant to be felt, not analyzed.

🎬 Director: James Cameron

💼 Producer: James Cameron | Jon Landau

🏢 Production: Lightstorm Entertainment

Akhanda 2

Akhanda 2

Balakrishna’s Aghora character is simply outstanding — fully mass, fully powerful, and his dominating screen presence carries the film right from the opening frame to the climax. The interval bang lands perfectly, setting a strong tone and raising expectations for the second half. Thaman’s BGM is on another level, amplifying every high moment and giving the action blocks the needed elevation. Aadhi Pinisetty shines as the antagonist, delivering a controlled yet impactful performance that stands strong opposite Balayya. While the film offers plenty of entertainment, the runtime does feel a bit long, and a few scenes could have been trimmed to make the narrative tighter. Overall, if you watch the movie as it is, you’ll enjoy it. This is not a film meant for logic-heavy expectations — it’s a mass entertainer designed for fun.

🎭 Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna | Samyuktha Menon | Aadhi Pinisetty | Kabir Duhan Singh

📝 Balakrishna fans will have a complete feast, and general audiences will find it a solid, enjoyable mass watch.

🎬 Director: Boyapati Srinu

💼 Producer: Ram Achanta | Gopi Achanta | Ishan Saksena

🏢 Production: 14 Reels Plus Entertainment | IVY Entertainment

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CINEQ · Retrospect

👑 Kingdom vs Yuganiki Okkadu – Lost Thrones, Waiting Kings

Both Kingdom (2025) and Yuganiki Okkadu (2010) echo the same haunting core — civilizations in exile, clinging to prophecy, waiting for a savior to reclaim their lost thrones. The Chola descendants in Yuganiki Okkadu and the Divi Island people in Kingdom live centuries in hope of their king’s return, and both films open with eerily similar battle tableaux — tribal shields, spears, and formations clashing against colonial rifles. Into this backdrop step two unlikely outsiders: Karthi’s Muthu, a porter mocked for his ordinariness, and Vijay Deverakonda’s Suri, a constable on a spy mission — both transformed by destiny into reluctant heirs who rise to fulfill prophecy. Stripped of genre differences — fantasy in one, spy-thriller in the other — these stories resonate as timeless myths of return, carrying the same heartbeat: the return of the king.

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Siva Balaji

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🥈 Runner-up: Aadarsh Balakrishna

🎤 Host: N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

Kaushal Manda

TeluguSeason 2 (2018)

🥈 Runner-up: Geetha Madhuri

🎤 Host: Nani

Rahul Sipligunj

TeluguSeason 3 (2019)

🥈 Runner-up: Sreemukhi

🎤 Host: Nagarjuna

Abijeet Duddala

TeluguSeason 4 (2020)

🥈 Runner-up: Akhil Sarthak

🎤 Host: Nagarjuna

VJ Sunny

TeluguSeason 5 (2021)

🥈 Runner-up: Shanmukh Jaswanth

🎤 Host: Nagarjuna

Revanth

TeluguSeason 6 (2022)

🥈 Runner-up: Srihan

🎤 Host: Nagarjuna

Shivaji

TeluguSeason 7 (2023)

🥈 Runner-up: Amardeep Chowdary

🎤 Host: Nagarjuna

Nikhil Maliyakkal

TeluguSeason 8 (2024)

🥈 Runner-up: Priyanka Jain

🎤 Host: Nagarjuna

Kalyan Padala

TeluguSeason 9 (2025)

🥈 Runner-up: Thanua Puttiswamy

🎤 Host: Nagarjuna

Rahul Roy

HindiSeason 1 (2006)

🥈 Runner-up: Carol Gracias

🎤 Host: Arshad Warsi

Ashutosh Kaushik

HindiSeason 2 (2008)

🥈 Runner-up: Raja Chaudhary

🎤 Host: Shilpa Shetty

Vindu Dara Singh

HindiSeason 3 (2009)

🥈 Runner-up: Pravesh Rana

🎤 Host: Amitabh Bachchan

Shweta Tiwari

HindiSeason 4 (2010)

🥈 Runner-up: The Great Khali

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

Juhi Parmar

HindiSeason 5 (2011)

🥈 Runner-up: Mahek Chahal

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

Urvashi Dholakia

HindiSeason 6 (2012)

🥈 Runner-up: Imam Siddique

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

Gauahar Khan

HindiSeason 7 (2013)

🥈 Runner-up: Tanishaa Mukerji

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

Gautam Gulati

HindiSeason 8 (2014)

🥈 Runner-up: Karishma Tanna

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

Prince Narula

HindiSeason 9 (2015)

🥈 Runner-up: Rishabh Sinha

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

Manveer Gurjar

HindiSeason 10 (2016)

🥈 Runner-up: Bani J

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

Shilpa Shinde

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🥈 Runner-up: Hina Khan

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

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🥈 Runner-up: Rahil Jafri

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

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🥈 Runner-up: Pratik Sehajpal

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HindiSeason 16 (2023)

🥈 Runner-up: Shiv Thakare

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

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HindiSeason 17 (2024)

🥈 Runner-up: Abhishek Kumar

🎤 Host: Salman Khan

Arav

TamilSeason 1 (2017)

🥈 Runner-up: Snehan

🎤 Host: Kamal Haasan

Riythvika

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🥈 Runner-up: Aishwarya Dutta

🎤 Host: Kamal Haasan

Mugen Rao

TamilSeason 3 (2019)

🥈 Runner-up: Sandy Master

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Aari Arjuna

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🥈 Runner-up: Bala

🎤 Host: Kamal Haasan

Raju Jeyamohan

TamilSeason 5 (2022)

🥈 Runner-up: Priyanka Deshpande

🎤 Host: Kamal Haasan

Azeem

TamilSeason 6 (2023)

🥈 Runner-up: Vikraman

🎤 Host: Kamal Haasan

Vijay Raghavendra

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🥈 Runner-up: Arun Sagar

🎤 Host: Sudeep

Akul Balaji

KannadaSeason 2 (2014)

🥈 Runner-up: Deepika Kamaiah

🎤 Host: Sudeep

Shruti

KannadaSeason 3 (2015)

🥈 Runner-up: Chandan Kumar

🎤 Host: Sudeep

Rupesh Rajanna

KannadaSeason 9 (2022)

🥈 Runner-up: Roopesh Shetty

🎤 Host: Sudeep

Sabumon Abdusamad

MalayalamSeason 1 (2018)

🥈 Runner-up: Pearle Maaney

🎤 Host: Mohanlal

Dilip

MalayalamSeason 2 (2020)

🥈 Runner-up: Reshma Rajan

🎤 Host: Mohanlal

Manikuttan

MalayalamSeason 3 (2021)

🥈 Runner-up: Sai Vishnu

🎤 Host: Mohanlal

Dilksha Prasad

MalayalamSeason 4 (2022)

🥈 Runner-up: Blesslee

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Reneesha Rahiman

MalayalamSeason 5 (2023)

🥈 Runner-up: Shiju AR

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Megha Dhade

MarathiSeason 1 (2018)

🥈 Runner-up: Pushkar Jog

🎤 Host: Mahesh Manjrekar

Shiv Thakare

MarathiSeason 2 (2019)

🥈 Runner-up: Neha Shitole

🎤 Host: Mahesh Manjrekar

Vishal Nikam

MarathiSeason 3 (2021)

🥈 Runner-up: Jay Dudhane

🎤 Host: Mahesh Manjrekar

Akshay Kelkar

MarathiSeason 4 (2022)

🥈 Runner-up: Apurva Nemlekar

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Ananya Chatterjee

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Joey Debroy

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