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Be it Hercule Poirot with an egg face, the Belgian detective, a creation of Agatha Christie or the lanky and lovable resident of 221B Baker street, Sherlock Holmes - detectives are known for their eccentricities. To the legion of loyal fans immersed in detective fiction, a good book/a good film of this genre is immensely pleasurable. In Telugu, very few films belong to this genre.
Then came this one - Agent Sai Srinivas Atreya!
I watched it with my family and it's a really interesting film. Kudos to the director Swaroop RSJ for taking this genre and juxtaposing it with a warning on superstitious beliefs. It's an outright clean film which is based on content, plot, plot-twists and actors' performances rather than hype and cheap theatrics. No cuss words, no unnecessary close up shots of ugly details and thoroughly enjoyable to watch with family - a trait of films that's disappearing. There was always a danger that films of detective fiction could be just brainless spoofs/comedy takes on eccentricities of the protagonist. But, this film stood clear of such a danger.
Naveen Polishetty is fantastic! He did, what we say in telugu as "పాత్ర లో పరకాయప్రవేశం". The change in facial expressions as he's about to solve the case for one final time - that's brilliant! Shruti Sharma remains an assistant to the detective through out the film, graceful and neat. It felt very good that the film did not have a mandatory song where she'd play the love interest to hero. The music was superb. The supporting cast and crew did a commendable job!
Sherlock Holmes is fictional, but Agent Sai Srinivas Atreya is not! - At least for us and at least for now!
Film - Agent Sai Srinivas Atreya (Telugu), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10214826/
By- Swaroop RSJ, Navin Polishetty.
Be it Hercule Poirot with an egg face, the Belgian detective, a creation of Agatha Christie or the lanky and lovable resident of 221B Baker street, Sherlock Holmes - detectives are known for their eccentricities. To the legion of loyal fans immersed in detective fiction, a good book/a good film of this genre is immensely pleasurable. In Telugu, very few films belong to this genre.
Then came this one - Agent Sai Srinivas Atreya!
I watched it with my family and it's a really interesting film. Kudos to the director Swaroop RSJ for taking this genre and juxtaposing it with a warning on superstitious beliefs. It's an outright clean film which is based on content, plot, plot-twists and actors' performances rather than hype and cheap theatrics. No cuss words, no unnecessary close up shots of ugly details and thoroughly enjoyable to watch with family - a trait of films that's disappearing. There was always a danger that films of detective fiction could be just brainless spoofs/comedy takes on eccentricities of the protagonist. But, this film stood clear of such a danger.
Naveen Polishetty is fantastic! He did, what we say in telugu as "పాత్ర లో పరకాయప్రవేశం". The change in facial expressions as he's about to solve the case for one final time - that's brilliant! Shruti Sharma remains an assistant to the detective through out the film, graceful and neat. It felt very good that the film did not have a mandatory song where she'd play the love interest to hero. The music was superb. The supporting cast and crew did a commendable job!
Sherlock Holmes is fictional, but Agent Sai Srinivas Atreya is not! - At least for us and at least for now!
Film - Agent Sai Srinivas Atreya (Telugu), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10214826/
By- Swaroop RSJ, Navin Polishetty.
