June 14, 2026

29, An Unfiltered Study of Modern Adulthood and Existential Drift

  Bengaluru: Now that Rathna Kumar’s film 29 has officially arrived on its streaming home on Netflix, the initial theatrical dust has settled. Most audiences have finally had a chance to stream it over a quiet weekend, stripping away the artificial noise of opening-week box office figures and marketing hype. This shift into digital accessibility […]

December 6, 2025

Is Naga Chaitanya’s Shoyu Just Celebrity Hype Wrapped in Fancy Packaging?

Bengaluru: If there is one universal truth about living in Bangalore, it’s that the traffic dictates your dinner plans. It was a typical Tuesday evening in Banashankari—the clouds were threatening a downpour, and the Silk Board junction was likely doing its best impression of a parking lot. My stomach was rumbling for something sharp, savory, […]

September 26, 2025

A Star-Powered Spectacle with a Narrative Vacuum: The Paradox of They Call Him OG

Bengaluru: The release of They Call Him OG was less a cinematic event and more a cultural phenomenon, a “festival” that brought fans to theaters for a shared moment of “mass euphoria.” Written and directed by Sujeeth, a self-confessed fan of his lead star, the film arrived with gigantic expectations, promising an untoned, high-octane gangster […]

July 14, 2025

The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case — A Gritty, Grounded Retelling That Gets Under Your Skin

  Bengaluru: We’ve seen plenty of content over the years around the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi—news specials, documentaries, half-baked thrillers that either sensationalised the event or rushed through it. But Sony LIV’s latest offering, The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, does something most of its predecessors failed to do: it […]