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71
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71
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5 reviews read · 2 with the critic’s own rating
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A gentle Telugu comedy about villagers making a low-budget film; warm, community-spirited story with almost no violence, sex or…
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12+
BBFC: 12
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Haricharan Pudipeddi · 14 May 2021
A sweet, heartfelt tribute to amateur filmmaking, praised for its energy, its rare depth of female characters, and its handling of the urban-rural… Read it there →
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79
Nandini Ramnath · 14 May 2021
Calls Cinema Bandi a winning, charming comedy carried by goodwill and performances, naming an unstructured, rambling narrative and simplistic… Read it there →
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76
Baradwaj Rangan · 16 May 2021
Finds Cinema Bandi a small, pleasant film whose low-key charm is its own reward, naming a lack of conflict as its main flaw but concluding it… Read it there →
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75
Telugu360 Editorial · 14 May 2021
రివ్యూ: సినిమా బండి Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 65
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Telugu360 Editorial · 14 May 2021
Cinema Bandi Movie Review Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 62
60
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Synopsis
A struggling rickshaw driver’s life takes a rollicking turn when he comes upon an expensive camera and decides to make a film with his fellow villagers.
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Cast
Praveen KandregulaDirector · Writer
Vasanth MaringantiWriter
Krishna PrathyushaWriter
Sirish SatyavoluMusic
Apoorva ShaligramCinematography
Sagar YVVCinematography
Dharmendra KakaralaEditing
Raviteja GirijalaEditing
Vikas VasisthaLead
Sandeep Varanasi
Rag Mayur
Trishara
Munivenkatapa
Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy
Uma Yg
Sirivennela Yanamandhala
Ram Charan
Davani
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