‘Agent Kannayiram’ movie review: Santhanam’s remake of ‘Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya’ is terrifyingly bad

A nonetheless from Tamil film ‘Agent Kannayiram’
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I gave myself an hour; two, to be frank. To see if I’ve it in me; to cough up one thing — something — optimistic to say about this film, a minimum of within the cloak of obligation for the sheer quantity of effort by the unit. 

Watching Agent Kannayiram introduced again a private reminiscence, reminding me one thing my school professor wrote in reply to a characteristic article I had mailed him: “I’m sorry, I’ve nothing good to say about this; neither the writing nor the topic.” I’m afraid I’ve to say the identical factor about this film, a remake of the Telugu hit Agent Sai Srinivasa Atherya.

What’s so nice in regards to the Telugu authentic that they determined to remake it, I have no idea as a result of I haven’t seen it. That is what The Hinduassessment mentioned: “Director Swaroop narrates a critical story of crime, cloaked in humour. It isn’t a simple combine to cope with. The detective would possibly appear like he’s goofing round however he’s fairly good at downside fixing. He finds himself within the centre of an all-consuming murky situation.”

Maybe, Agent Sai Srinivasa Atherya relied on the “murky” conditions wherein the small-time detective (performed by Naveen Polishetty) discovered himself. Maybe, the purpose of the Telugu film was to make the proceedings enjoyable and satisfying. Having seen Naveen Polishetty in a few motion pictures, my guess is that Agent Sai Srinivasa Atherya should have tapped into his strengths as an actor with an excellent sense of “comedy appearing”. Surprisingly within the remake, regardless of that includes a comedian-turned-hero in Santhanam, the inverse occurs. The supposedly hilarious conditions fall flat and the supposedly critical parts are surprisingly humorous.

There may be not a single scene, single second or a single efficiency that makes you’re feeling, “Okay, I do know this film was horrible. However a minimum of this was good. Or that.” The writing (extra screenplay by Manoj Beedha and Ramesh Marabu) is terrifyingly unhealthy. Dialogues sound like information tickers conveying the essence of context however hardly any depth. The performances nearly at all times come from cues; the unhappy look, the stunned look, the “surprising” look, the turning-away-the-face look, the wannabe cool look.

Let me not get began on the digicam that turns its gaze when the heroine — who can not get one line proper in Tamil — will get to speak. Her identify is, anticipate it, Aadhirai. The identify means “particular star” in Tamil. We thank our stars as a result of she just isn’t a “love curiosity” however a documentary filmmaker. She truly has a career. How cool is that? Santhanam performs Kannayiram, which interprets to somebody who has a thousand eyes. However there’s a massive, blind spot within the screenplay.

The core of Agent Kannayiram is sort of strong. Give it some thought, a person who’s traumatised by reminiscences of his lifeless mom, and who couldn’t even get to say a remaining goodbye to her, will get personally and emotionally hooked up to a case of unclaimed lifeless our bodies. By making an attempt to resolve the thriller, it’s as if he will get some kind of reduction and peace with the inside self. This may have been a distinct movie with a reliable filmmaker on the helm. One other filmmaker may need targeted on this very private story of a mother-son. Sadly Agent Kannayiram finally ends up being an exasperating watch missing a soul, fittingly, for a movie about lifeless our bodies and lonely deaths.

Agent Kannayiram is presently working in theatres