Films not to be missed

Aagadu (Telugu)

With Mahesh Babu and Sreenu Vaitla coming together for the second time after hit film ‘Dookudu’, the expectations on this venture are high. Added to that is the fresh pairing of Tamannaah and Mahesh Babu. And as if that weren’t enough, the ‘golden girl’ of Telugu cinema, Shruti Haasan, is all set to shake a leg in a special song in the film. Aren’t these reasons enough to wait for the flick?

Govindudu Andarivaadele (Telugu)

Expected to be high on entertainment, ‘Govindudu Andarivaadele’ is a family drama that director Krishna Vamsi is good at. The glittering cast of the film includes Ram Charan, Kajal, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Kamalini Mukherjee, Srikanth and Raj Kiran and music is by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Director is so confident of the film that he once told the film would be remembered for the next 100 years.

Rudhrama Devi (Telugu)

Starring Anushka as the erstwhile ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty, Rani Rudramadevi, the film is a prestigious project for director Gunasekhar. With the likes of Allu Arjun, Rana, Nithya Menen, Prakash Raj and several other big names linked to the project, the film is set to be a thrilling experience for the audiences. To be made in 3D, the film has music by maestro Ilaiayaraja.

Titli

Well, it was the only official selection from India at the Cannes 2014. Need we say more? Directed by Kanu Behl, the story revolves around a man, Titli, and his desires, to escape the underbelly of Delhi, something that has been forced upon him by his criminal family. He finds an unlikely companion in his new wife, and they both devise a plan to escape from the clutches of their family to pursue their dreams.

Bombay-Velvet

More mainstream than the rest, this movie is directed by Anurag Kashyap with Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles. The film is based on Gyan Prakash’s book, Mumbai Fables, which shows how Mumbai became a metropolis against the “backdrop of love, greed, violence and jazz music.”

P.K. (Peekay)

This one too features Anushka Sharma as the female lead. The combination of Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan is back to enthral yet again. Not much is known about the plot but in Hirani’s own words, the film is a “satire about Hindu Gods and their godmen.”

Finding Fanny Fernandes

Directed by Homi Adajania, this film is meant to be a road trip of four people to Goa in search of a postman’s childhood love. It is an English/ Konkani film with Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh Arjun Kapoor, and formidable actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapur in supporting roles. If Adajania’s first two films, ‘Being Cyrus’ and ‘Cocktail’ are anything to go by, then we can be assured that this one too will be an interesting story to watch out for.

Bobby Jasoos

Vidya Balan is back! The movie presents the story of Bobby, an aspiring detective in the mystic and charming city of Hyderabad. The pitch of the film is clearly different from the pitch of ‘The Dirty Picture’ and ‘Kahaani’ as seen through the presence of high octane drama and comedy. And yet, it is difficult to miss the undertone of a unique plot with a fine actress portraying an iconoclastic character.