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Spy (2023 film)

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Spy
Release Poster
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed byGarry BH
Screenplay byAnirudh Krishnamurthy
Dialogues by
  • Abhishek Maharshi
Story byK. Rajashekhar Reddy
Produced byK. Rajashekhar Reddy
StarringNikhil Siddharth
Iswarya Menon
Abhinav Gomatam
Jisshu Sengupta
CinematographyVamsi Patchipulusu
Mark David
Julian Amaru Estrada
Keiko Nakahara
Manojh Reddy Katasani (1 song)
Edited byGarry BH
Music byVishal Chandrasekhar
Sricharan Pakala
Production
company
ED Entertainments
Release date
  • 29 June 2023 (2023-06-29)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Spy is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language action spy film directed and edited by Garry BH (in his directorial debut) from a story written by K. Rajashekhar Reddy, who also produced the film. It stars Nikhil Siddhartha, Iswarya Menon, Abhinav Gomatam, Jisshu Sengupta, Aryan Rajesh, Ravi Varma and Sachin Khedekar.[1]

Spy was released worldwide on 29 June 2023 and received highly negative reviews from critics and the audience. The film was a box-office bomb and it became a huge flop in Nikhil's whole movie career.

Plot

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RAW agents Jai Vardhan, Kamal and NIA agent Vaishnavi embark on a mission to find the person responsible for the death of Jai's elder brother and fellow RAW agent Subhash Vardhan. They are also given a mission to trace the notorious terrorist, Khadir Khan, who along with a Pakistani scientist Abdur Rahman is planning to unleash a deadly plot to tarnish the reputation of India.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Spy
Soundtrack album by
Released11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageTelugu
LabelJunglee Music

The soundtrack album of the film is composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar and Sricharan Pakala, while Sricharan Pakala composed the film score. The music rights of the film were acquired by Junglee Music. The first track from the album, "Jhoom Jhoom", released on 11 June 2023, followed by the second track, "Azaadi", on 25 June 2023.

Telugu
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Jhoom Jhoom" (Backing vocals: Pitty Vikram, Sai Vignesh, Shibi Srinivasan, Sridhar Ramesh, Devu Mathew, Feji Ashwin, Priya Sampath)Kittu VissapragadaVishal ChandrasekharAnurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behara4:46
2."Azaadi" (Backing vocals: Sricharan Pakala, Gyaani)Krishna ChaitanyaSricharan PakalaKaala Bhairava3:39

Release

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The film was released on 29 June 2023 in Telugu, along with the dubbed versions of Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages. The digital distribution rights of the film were brought by Amazon Prime Video for all languages. The film premiered on 27 July 2023 in all languages.[2]

Home Media

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The film streaming rights acquired by Amazon Prime Video. ETV Acquired broadcasting rights and telecasted on 3 December 2023.[citation needed]

Reception

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Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Garry’s film has its heart in the right place, but it lacks the spunk to stand out".[3] Latha Srinivasan of India Today gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Spy is a thriller that tries to be a desi Jason Bourne but sorely misses".[4]

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote a review stating, "Spy tries to ride on the nationalistic sentiment but ends up as a bore without a solid story in place."[5] Raghu Bandi of The Indian Express gave it 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Nikhil Siddhartha-starrer Spy is a failure mostly due to bad writing and lack of seriousness in presenting the story".[6]

Abhilasha Cherukuri of The New Indian Express gave it 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Spy is a crude and visually impoverished film that reduces Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose to a clickbait".[7] A critic from The Hans India gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Spy ticks all spy genre-related cliches and serves them in a screenplay with nonstop action. Only here, the ‘action’ neither thrills nor awes. It is as bland as it comes"..[8]

On 26 October 2023, Nikhil, the hero of the film, conveyed his dissatisfaction with the movie and asserted that it had faltered because the filmmakers had initiated post-production with 10 days of actual shooting still remaining. He further promised to prevent such occurrences from happening again.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Will the release of the much-anticipated pan India movie 'Spy' be postponed due to reported differences between Nikhil Siddhartha and the producer?". The Times of India. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Spy Movie Review : This story of a spy lacks spunk". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Spy Movie Review : This story of a spy lacks spunk". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Spy Movie Review: This Nikhil Siddhartha film is a thriller riddled with loopholes". India Today. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (29 June 2023). "'Spy' movie review: A patchy attempt at a thriller with a story steeped in cliches". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Spy review: Nikhil Siddhartha-starrer is an avoidable film". The Indian Express. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ "'Spy' Telugu film review: An excruciating actioner with clumsy and fraudulent storytelling". The New Indian Express. 2 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Nikhil's 'Spy' movie review". www.thehansindia.com (in Telugu). 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ Eenadu, Eenadu. "Nikhil: షూటింగ్‌ పూర్తవ్వకుండానే రిలీజ్‌ చేశారు..ఫ్లాప్‌ సినిమాపై నిఖిల్‌ కామెంట్స్‌". EENADU (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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