The Raja Saab is a horror-comedy fantasy starring Prabhas as a grandson aiding his Alzheimer-afflicted grandmother (Zarina Wahab) in reuniting with her long-lost husband (Sanjay Dutt), uncovering supernatural family secrets along the way. While Prabhas delivers solid comedy timing and a few emotional moments, the film suffers from outdated writing, aimless direction, underwhelming music by Thaman, excessive runtime, inconsistent VFX, and forced grandeur that fails to live up to its potential

Vrusshabha explores past-life king Vijayendra Vrusshabha (Mohanlal) consequences affecting present businessman Aadi Deva Varma (Mohanlal dual role) family. Terrible direction execution performances visuals music leave no positives—annoying score bad editing laughable AI visuals clueless acting make it patience-testing bore likely top worst films year across industries.

Eesha challenges four friends to spend three nights in a haunted house to expose a fake baba, leading to strange deadly occurrences they must escape. Sound design provides occasional jump scares, Hebah Patel and Akhil Raj perform decently. But dull start, poor gripping screenplay, repetitive loud effects, lack of emotional connect, and outdated execution make it noisy without real thrills.

Champion, set in 1948 post-Independence Secunderabad under Nizam rule, follows aspiring footballer Michael Williams (Roshan Meka) whose England dreams clash with his father's past and a gun delivery task landing him in a Razakar-oppressed village. Roshan impresses with looks and effort, Gira Gira song stands out, production values feel authentic. But emotionless characters, slow uneven screenplay, lengthy runtime, dubbing issues, and weak direction make it flat and boring despite sincere intent.

Shambhala blends science atheism superstition as geoscientist Vikram (Aadi Saikumar) investigates meteor strange behaviors remote village. Aadi confident Archana second half good supporting acts interesting mythology six arishadvargas. Engaging start thrilling second half unique song but repetitive first half convenient screenplay loud BGM mediocre visuals drag. Better than recent Aadi films worth festive try.

Dhandoraa is social drama about caste fanatic Sivaji facing family love across castes amid inequality untouchability. Sivaji career-best Navdeep effortless comedy Nandu strong shades Radhya excels. Hard-hitting pre-interval last 30 mins good BGM but poor romantic writing inconsistent subplots styling issues drag. Fairly engaging realistic watch parts.

Mowgli follows village boy Murali nicknamed Mowgli (Roshan Kanakala) falling for dancer Jasmine (Sakkshi Mhadolkar) amid producer deception and police involvement. Roshan improves from debut Sakkshi shines with eyes Bandi Saroj Kumar confident villain. Scenic cinematography rich production but poor songs leisurely pace predictable screenplay lack emotional connect disappoint. A poor man's Jayam needing better music depth.

Gurram Paapi Reddy is a crime comedy thriller starring Naresh Agastya as a gangster on a quirky body-swapping mission amid family pursuits. Naresh shines with fun energy alongside Faria Abdullah and Jeevan's comedy while decent dialogues and BGM keep it moving. However routine plot lacks thrills with poor editing dragged scenes and weak screenplay making it feel lengthy despite crisp runtime. A below-par watch missing novelty and emotional depth.

James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash continues Sully family's Pandora battle entering volcanic fire clan territory. Stunning visuals, immersive effects, solid action choreography impress but predictable plot, weak character arcs, lengthy runtime disappoint. Zoe Saldaña strong as Neytiri; technically brilliant yet emotionally distant chapter in franchise.

Andhra King Taluka tells a charming story of village boy Sagar (Ram Pothineni) building a theatre to win love and honor his idol Upendra. Second half delights with emotions, dialogues, songs; Ram charms naturally. First half drags pace-wise but overall feel-good entertainer celebrating fandom and rural dreams with solid technical backing.