Spy: Movie Review

Rating: 1.75/5

Actors: Nikhil, Aryan Rajesh, Abhinav Gomatham, Aishwarya Menon, Sanya Thakur, Makarand Desh Pandey, Jishshu Sen Gupta, Nitin Mehta, Ravi Verma etc.

Author: Anirudh Krishnamurthy

Cinematography: Vamsi Pachipulusu, Mark David

Voices: Vishal Chandrasekhar, Sricharan Pakala

Music: Sricharan Pakala

Story, Producer: K. Rajasekhar Reddy

Composed, Directed by: Gary BH

Release Date: June 29, 2023

Nikhil Siddhartha got national recognition with the success of ‘Kartikeya 2‘. After that movie, ‘Spy’ (SPY Movie) again came to the Pan India audience. The mention of Subhash Chandra Bose in the promotional films created interest in the film. Gary BH, who edited many hit films, made his debut as a director with this film. How did he do it? How is the movie (SPY Review Telugu)?

SPY Movie Story: 

Jai alias Vijay (Nikhil Siddhartha) is an agent of ‘RAW’. His elder brother Subhash (Aryan Rajesh) is also a ‘RAW’ agent. But… now he is gone. Subhash kills Qadir Khan (Nitin Mehta), who is illegally supplying arms to India. After that someone kills Subhash. Jai tries to find out who killed his elder brother. While Jai and Kamal (Abhinav Gomatham) are on a mission in Sri Lanka… the Prime Minister of India (Sachin Khedekar) receives a video. It includes Qadir Khan. Shastri sees Subhash killing Qadir in the video.

How did the deceased Qadir live again? How did he come to India? At exactly the same time, who is behind Bhagwan Ji’s (Subhash Chandra Bose) missing files at the ‘RAW’ head office? Can ‘Ra’ catch Qadir again? Why was Jain suspended from ‘Ra’? What happened in the past between Vaishnavi (Aishwarya Menon) and Jai who helped Qadir & Bhagavan Ji find the files? What are the roles of Jai senior Arjun (Rana Daggubati) and Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Rehman (Jishshu Sen Gupta) in ‘Ra’? You have to watch the movie to know.

SPY Movie Analysis: 

The audience has seen action thriller movies in Telugu and other languages. From start to ending… at no stage does the viewer in front of the screen feel that ‘Spy’ is an action thriller. The film was made at that level. The scenes look silly. The climax is too bad! Apart from the word of action thriller… ‘Raw’ is nowhere seen as a movie made in the background. That is the specialty of ‘Spy’!

Even in regular and routine action movies, the scenes move a little too fast!? There is no such scene in ‘Spy’. Even the action scenes feel like they are moving forward slowly. Of course… while the action is a bit better! Better to be blind than dead, isn’t it? That’s the saying!

Suspense & sentiment, love & action, and most importantly comedy in the story of ‘Spy’… all in one? Everything is there. Thinking about what is missing? Thrilling story, and exciting scenes! The less said about construction values… the better! It goes without saying that poor visual effects divert the viewer. Either because of those graphics or something else… the camera work is not good. The songs get in the way of the story. Background music doesn’t matter.

Soon after the start of ‘Spy’… we forget that this is a movie set in the background of ‘Raw’ and enjoy the scenes between the hero and the heroine and the song between them. I don’t remember again until the heroine says that she is an NIA agent. The audience will get fuses blown when they hear the harm-trapping dialogue. The less you talk about logic in the story, the better. There are many loopholes. Editing & Direction… Gary BH doesn’t impress in either department.

SPY Movie Actors Performance: 

Leaving aside how the story and narratives are… Nikhil has tried his best to do justice to Jai’s character. His acting in some scenes is good. They tried to carry the film on their shoulders. But, Nikhil’s performance needs to improve in front of the weak story and narration.

Heroine Aishwarya Menon’s performance has nothing to say. Looks just ok. Sanya Thakur played the pivotal role of Saraswati. Makarand Desh Pandey appeared in a new look with a clean shave. Sachin Khedekar did nothing as Prime Minister.

Abhinav Gomatham appeared in the role of Kamal, who travels with the hero throughout the film. Regardless of the scene, his comedy timing is laughable at some points. At some point, was that dialogue necessary in that scene? That sounds like comedy to us. Jishshu Sen Gupta, Nitin Mehta, Ravi Varma, and others played regular roles. Even though Rana Daggubati appears in only one scene… he gives a small high with his acting and dialogue delivery. Aryan Rajesh, Tanikella Bharani, Prithvi, and Posani Krishnamurali are limited to two or three scenes.

Finally what? : ‘Spy’ has a huge cast. Famous artists were taken for one or two scenes. But… the film lacks that heaviness. There is no real suspense in the story. Truth aside… the scenes about Subhash Chandra Bose are a bit better. It seems that his name was used to create curiosity about the film. If Bhagavan ji succeeds in patriotism… Nikhil’s ‘spy’ mission fails. This is a disappointingly routine spy thriller.