Young hero Nikhil pinned a lot of his hopes on Spy, which is based on the very interesting real-life story of the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The film is promoted as a slick spy thriller. Let’s see what it has in store for the viewers.
Story: Jai (Nikhil) is a RAW agent working in Sri Lanka. He is notified of terrorist activity after a terrorist named Kaadir Khan, who is believed to be killed, resurfaces and sends a video to the prime minister’s office. Jai is now designated with the mission of nabbing Kaadir. In the process, he discovers the personal loss he had to suffer due to this particular terrorist. How is this mission related to the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandrabose?
How did the actors perform?
Nikhil is fine in his role of a spy. There’s nothing too challenging about it, but Nikhil does blend in and delivers a fine act. Iswarya Menon gets a brief role and she is alright. Abhinav Gomatam had a full length character and his performance is adequate. Aryan Rajesh, Marakand Deshpande, and others do justice to their roles.
What about off screen talents?
Talented editor, Garry BH turns a director with this film. Being an editor, one would expect him to deliver a sharply-cut spy thriller. However, the X factor and sharpness is limited in this film as it mostly progresses on a predicable note.
The opening half is watchable with decent moments here and there. There’s just about enough impetus here. But the latter half is a mess. The blending of Netaji’s track isn’t smooth and it doesn’t quite sit in. This was the most important part of the film and it stutters.
For films like Spy to work, the screenplay should be crisp and pacy. In this case, despite the short runtime, we get a feeling it goes on and on and on.
The BGM and songs are weak and they don’t add value to the film. The cinematography is impressive as the visual presentation looks rich and vibrant. The production values are of good quality.
What’s Hot?
- Nikhil
- Visuals
What’s Not?
- Predictable narration
- Not many exciting spy scenes
- Poor mix of Netaji track
- No thrills in the end
Verdict: Spy is a below par thriller that has a few bright moments here and there but as a package, it fails to deliver a satisfying thriller movie experience. Nikhil’s honest efforts are seen, but the cinematic brilliance that is needed for spy thriller goes missing. It makes for a below average watch, at best.
Telugubulletin.com Rating: 2.25/5
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SPY is a thrilling action movie directed by Garry BH. The main actors in the movie are Nikhil Siddharth, Iswarya Menon, Sanya Thakur, and Abhinav Gomatam. Supporting roles are played by Makarand Deshpande, Sanya Thakur, Pasupathi, Nitin Mehta, and others.
The music for the film was composed by Sricharan Pakala, and the cinematography was done by Vamsi Patchipulusu and Mark David. Garry BH is also the editor of the film. K Rajashekar Reddy produced the movie under the Ed Entertainments banner.
7:15 AM IST: Spy movie gets started with introduction of RAW agents, a new mission to find who killed one of the RAW agents Subhash ( Aryan Rajesh) and finding Kadhir Khan an international terrorist.
Final Report: Spy comes to an end with most predictable second half. Overall the move falls short and limits to occasional good moments. Nethaji story not blended well which the narrator banked on to be the underlying emotion of the movie. Nikhil acted well in the movie but lack of emotion in the movie ruins it all.