# Anurag Kashyap hails Telugu film Pallaburusu as unmissable dramedy 2026-08-17T16:27:45+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has praised debutant Uday Chauhan's Telugu film Pallaburusu, calling it a refreshing departure from non-stop action films. In a Letterboxd review, Kashyap gave the film five stars and wrote: 'Beautiful film. So simple, keeps a smile on your face.' He compared Chauhan to director Venkatesh Maha, saying: 'After Venky Maha, Uday Chauhan is a filmmaker I look forward to.' On Instagram, Kashyap described Pallaburusu as 'the most fun, fascinating, unexpected dramedy from Telugu cinema.' The film, backed by Nagarjuna's Annapurna Studios, released in theatres on August 14. It tells the story of an elderly man who files a police complaint against his adult son for refusing to buy him a toothbrush, which escalates into a legal battle exposing years of grief and loneliness. Sudhakar Reddy and Muralidhar Goud play the father and son. Kashyap noted the film has no big stars and 'no BamBam music and edit,' calling it a 'lovely film' that audiences should not miss. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T18:35:42+00:00. Tags: Annapurna Studios, Anurag Kashyap, Nagarjuna, Pallaburusu, Uday Chauhan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/anurag-kashyap-calls-telugu-film-pallaburusu-a-refreshing-departure/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/anurag-kashyap-calls-telugu-film-pallaburusu-a-refreshing-departure/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/