Nannaku Prematho

★★★★☆ (4/5) Watch it for: Nani’s acting, Jagapati Babu’s villainy, A. R. Rahman’s music, and the emotional gut-punch of the climax.

Gone is the mass masala energy we associate with "Tarak." Here, he is restrained, cold, and calculating. His eyes do the talking. The scene where he coldly watches his plan unfold while sipping wine is iconic. This is the film that proved Jr. NTR could pull off a sophisticated, urban character without losing his intensity. nannaku prematho