Cinema Van) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language Neo-noir dramedy film directed by debutant Praveen Kandregula.

Set in a village near the Andhra–Karnataka border, the plot revolves around a group of young filmmakers try to make a film through a camera they found.

[2] Cinema Bandi is featured in the Indian Panorama section at the 53rd IFFI where it won the Jury Special Mention.

After a long hunt for the cast, they select a barber, Maridayya (who takes up the screen name Maridesh Babu), and a schoolgirl, Divya as their leads.

Veerababu blames Ganapathi for the loss but to continue the shoot, the villagers decide to pool the amount for the camera's repair.

Sindhu is disappointed about her damaged camera but after watching the film's footage from its memory card, she is impressed with their work.

[12][13] Srivathsan Nadadhur of LetsOTT cited the film as "an utterly delectable, charming, that rises a toast to the magic of cinema."

"[14] Ramnath Nandini of Scroll.in wrote that "the [film] has a winning set-up, oodles of heart and snarky humour, which compensate for the unstructured and rambling narrative and simplistic approach.

"[15] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "The only problem with Cinema Bandi is that it doesn't have conflict.

"[16] Gautaman Bhaskaran of News18 agave a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote that "Cinema Bandi has a very interesting message about how video cameras have afforded splendid opportunities for especially short moviemakers, the film appears rather raw.

"[17] Hindustan Times's Haricharan Pudipeddi said that the film is rooted in reality and it brims with the kind of energy we rarely witness in mainstream cinema.