Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019) User Reviews

One of the best films in TFI in recent years

[Slim4Shady2 · 9/10 · 29 June 2019]

As a fan of detective/thriller movies, I couldn't miss this and I'm even more surprised by how much I loved this movie which usually doesn't happen when I watch a hyped movie. So thankful to Naveen for bringing this brilliant mystery to Telugu audience and dealing with a subject that's making a fool of the innocents. However, the sad thing remains that the film is unable to reach that set of audience.

Coming to the performances, Naveen just nailed it, the way he balances humor, emotion, and intelligence is commendable. Shruthi also did her job very well. It was good to see Suhas as the Kannada version of Agent (although he could've been used better). The screenplay was tight, always keeps you guessing till the end, lots of twists which don't seem to be coming. The pace of the film was so good that you can't think of anything else or search for goofs. The exposition in the film feels justified and that's not very common in Tollywood. There were little cons but that's negligible consider how power-packed the whole movie is, it's a must watch for everyone and I hope there's more to come from Naveen and Swaroop for the Telugu Film Industry.

Content is the KING!!!

[kumarmanasalisai · 9/10 · 22 June 2019]

A gripping tale of not yet explored religious crimes topic with a non linear narrative, no over the top scenes, brilliant background score, masterful screenplay delivered with stupendous acting performances by the cast. A must watch for so movie lovers.

Can't believe it is a Telugu film industry flick

[praveendasari-68800 · 9/10 · 11 August 2019]

I gave high rating to this movie because it is worth. The concept and the storyline is first if it's kind. There are no songs, no dirty romance, no non purposeful heroins and supporting actors and most importantly no heros playing basketball with goons. You die fans of bada heros you what I'm talking about. Ultimately cannot believe it's a Telugu film industry flick. Potential to have a sequel and I will be waiting for it.

Worth my money and time. Must Watch Detective Movie.

[kalyanapukaushik · 10/10 · 21 June 2019]

No profanity. No romance. No item song or duets. No bada or famous actors. But then this film is worth your money and time. The best Detective movie after *Megastar's Chantabbai*. *Naveen Polishetty* did a remarkable job and has proved a movie doesn't require all the above things if you have right story placed with right screenplay. Hatsoff to the debutant director *Swaroop RSJ* for giving such an interesting movie by trusting solely on the story. Background music is amazing, you will feel the tense and will be on the edge of your seats. Perfect🔥🔥🙏

Must Watch. Once in Lifetime Movie

[kalyanapukaushik · 10/10 · 21 June 2019]

No profanity. No romance. No item song or duets. No bada or famous actors. But then this film is worth your money and time. The best Detective movie after Megastar's Chantabbai. Naveen Polishetty did a remarkable job and has proved a movie doesn't require all the above things if you have right story placed with right screenplay. Hatsoff to the debutant director Swaroop RSJ for giving such an interesting movie by trusting solely on the story. Background music is amazing, you will feel the tense and will be on the edge of your seats. Perfect Detective Movie.

Must watch suspense thriller.

[vedanabg · 9/10 · 25 June 2019]

Detective movie at its best. Every actor did their best in their roles. Special mention to Naveen Polishetty for a remarkable job as the lead of the movie. Also splendid job by the other cast of the movie. "Burger Police" Vishwanath was good on the screen. Watched him in few other kannada movies as well, has great potential and screen presence. Also "Suhas" played a good role. "Sandeep Raj" had a good run in the movie without dialogue. Screenplay was gripping. The heroine was also supportive. The "Serious COP" Ramdutt Girdoina also played a good role and helped the detective lead to crack the case. Overall a very good movie and will definitely be loved every time it will be watched. Thanks to director Swaroop for a wonderful movie with a gripping screenplay. This movie would make you sit on the edge of your seats with the background score playing an important role.

Lets take a selfie ....click smile

[sony-16719 · 9/10 · 9 August 2019]

I never seen such a this type of movie in telugu (pichekkinchadu )

Thriller!

[ksrchaitanyavarma · 9/10 · 23 June 2019]

It's an edge of the seat thriller with truck load of humour and a bit of emotions involved. Lead role carried the movie on his shoulders till the end. All in all,the movie was brilliant!

Brilliant Attempt !!!

[skk2689 · 10/10 · 20 December 2019]

Screenplay of the movie is excellent. There is no speedbreakers like unwanted romance scenes, foreign location songs etc. Naveen is going to the next level. Worth watching !!!

Well, I am impressed !!

[madhukar30 · 7/10 · 15 October 2020]

Please don't let the posters and the name of "Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya" fool you, this movie is an a absolute gem of Telugu cinema. Yes, the first 30-35 minutes will look like an average masala cinema, then for the next 100 minutes, the viewers will get totally "Ambushed" as the movie will turn into a phenomenal physiological crime thriller, rest assured no matter however hard we try, the plot cannot be predicted, even for seasoned crime cinema fans.

Swaroop RSJ totally impresses with his storyline and an unpredictable top class screenplay, full marks for him. But the same Swaroop exhibits a lot of flaws and inexperience with the direction of the movie, be its treatment, casting and pacing. But the story and screenplay works wonders to hide the rest of his mistakes made. Background score is quite gripping but cinematography, production design, make up and costumes remain par but it should be appreciated considering the film's budget. On the acting front Naveen Polishetty absolutely rocked portraying Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya and deserves a pat on the back but the performances of all other supporting actors were average and sub par.

Overall, Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya is another addition to the "New Generation" of Telugu cinema that's been in swashbuckling from since 2017 and has been churning out some very good movies. It is an absolute delight to watch this movie and is highly recommend for all crime cinema fans all over. Please bear with the first 30 minutes to get into a highly unpredictable ride on screen. The movie definitely deserves an 8/10 rating but I am cutting a star for its treatment and some loopholes. Totally worth the time spent, Two Thumbs up, take a bow Swaroop RSJ.

Didn't expect the movie would be so much engaging & interesting.

[shinu-shajahan79 · 10/10 · 12 August 2019]

First of all, this is not a comedy movie. It's a 100% crime thriller. Action, direction, story, bgm, screenplay all exceeded my expectation & is one of the best movie I watched. Well made. Suspenseful.

Agent Sai, FBI.

Fantastic concept

[dipayanc-95166 · 7/10 · 24 February 2021]

A film decorated with fantastic storyline.... engaging screnplay....and also included great acting of Naveen sir....and others....worth watching

It should be 9.9999/10

[akankshanegi-82963 · 26 January 2022]

Very enjoyable ,great dialogues & comic timing. A great story & great execution.

Watching Naveen after AIB is such a pride moment. He has humor fitted in him.

Rating is rigged

[faheem-ahmed12000 · 5/10 · 8 April 2021]

Don't watch the movie after seeing it's rating of 8.2. Its not worth it. Its an average movie.

Worth of every single penny

[ravisakibandars · 10/10 · 22 June 2019]

Movie which will make us to think A REVOLUTIONARY film

Naveen Polishertty - The new Big thing in Tollywood

[mantravadiphanindra · 10/10 · 24 June 2019]

Fan of him from AIB times. Saw Athreya trailer and was keen for its release. I went to the forst day forst show and it was a fan boy moment for me watching Naveen on screen. What an actor he is. A well sculptured story and screenplay and an awesome performance is a mixture of Athreya. Watch it for sure i recommend.

Could Have been a Blockbuster.

[manojsurakanti · 9/10 · 9 August 2019]

What a refreshing film after a long gap. One man show by Navinpolishetty.his humour, comedy timing, funny dance, expression swapping, dialogue delivery... excellent and moreover he carried emotional scenes with very ease.as of story its a 10/10. he took a new concept which is real, happening, and ingored by many. one thing which made this film into a "not one more ratsasan" is non realistic views of murders and this resulted in decrease of fear in audience. While ratsasan carried the whole film with a fear. i loved this film a lot like i am disappointed as this didn't became the Blockbuster in TFI.and i heard there's a sequel for #ASSA and thats all i am waiting.

Thriller of the year

[buntybunty-55722 · 8/10 · 26 June 2019]

This movie completely satisfies the audience . And I'll specially appreciate the director and the actor to make the best crime thriller

Intelligently made film - Don't miss it.

[shaikrizwan123 · 10/10 · 14 August 2019]

I wanted to watch this movie once I watched the trailer. However, I couldn't catch it while it was being played in theaters because it didn't release in UAE. However, I watched this movie once it came out in Amazon Prime (I am very thankful that they got the rights to stream) and I loved every bit of the movie.

I won't reveal any plot or even provide you with a story because whoever is reading this review and thinking whether to watch this movie, I don't want to ruin anything for them and answer simply by saying "WATCH IT!". You will enjoy it.

It's intelligently made movie, with good characterizations and arcs. The concept itself is an eye-opener for everyone. It has everything for everyone. If you're a person who is into enjoying a movie then this is more than a feast. So, go ahead and watch it.

Excellent

[ayushyadav-06257 · 10/10 · 26 January 2021]

Honestly the best detective movie of india Suspense , thriller , light hearted , based on reality

Thoroughly Entertaining satire on detective movies.

[Humblyy · 7/10 · 8 April 2021]

I started this movie bcz i have seen the struggle of Naveen in youtube sketches and videos so i was overjoyed to know he is playing lead role in telugu movies and his Jathi Ratnalu has had a blockbuster run. I can't watch Jathi Ratnalu as its not available in my city so will have to wait for it's prime video premiere but i found Naveen's debut movie Agent sai on Prime and i am pleasantly surprised how good this movie is despite its low budget.

It's a comedy thriller which covers a very important subject that i didn't see it coming. The comedy punches and its humour lands very well in it and its quite thrilling in parts with a solid bgm. That said its not a perfect film as the narrative gets a li'l convoluted at the end and few loopholes are conveniently ignored. But despite that its a thoroughly entertaining satire so those things could be ignored seeing the tone of the film. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend to anyone who loves detective movies.

Best Telugu movie in the recent times

[neeharika_j · 10/10 · 29 June 2019]

It was captivating end to end. No vulgarity, romance, fights or such out of place stuff. The actors though new were good and, the story and direction were great. A good comedy thriller after many days. The comedy was sooo good.

One of the best detective movies with comedy.

[yousufrahid · 24 August 2021]

It's really a fantastic script. It's direction, acting both are outstanding. It deserves it's rating. It has no profanity, no unwanted scenes and no item or romantic songs which make a movie super classy. Background music was awesome. It will also tell you some moral teach. Overall it's a world class cinema. Totally PERFECT.💯

A superb comedy thriller discovers one of the most horrible religious crime set-up.

[SAMTHEBESTEST · 7/10 · 25 January 2021]

Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019) : Brief Review -

A superb comedy thriller discovers one of the most horrible religious crime set-up. This film is a fine example of how a dumb looking film at the beginning can be turned into a superb gripping thriller later on. The film is about an authentic, filmy, quite dumb yet pretty smart detective agent Sai Srinivasa and it revolves around the fictional story based on true events that discovers of one of the most important crime rackets of our country. At the beginning it looks dumb when you see the detective trying to be humourous with non-sense talk about Hollywood crime thrillers. After some time it becomes much smarter starting from the scene when the detective tells the definition of 'A Detective' to an unknown guy by revealing lots of unknown details he wouldn't want to tell anyone. Then the crime mystery begins and it doesn't stop for anything until it is reached its destination. While most of the begining part is wasted for nothing related to the context, the finale is freaking mind-boggling in every sense. The hunger of watching a super detective thriller surely is fulfilled by the overall impact of the film. Navin Polishetty is hilarious and damn madly involved in his character. His dialogue delivery, expression, that confidence while finishing the dialogues everything is brilliant. Shruti Sharma looks beautiful but I wish she had been used better throughout the structure of the storyline. The Cinematography is fine, the screenplay is bit overlong and the background score is chilling. Swaroop Rsj is better as director than a writer here. May be couple of things have gone wrong in the writing such as set up of characters, emotional links and awareness portion but as a director he hasn't done any such mistakes. Overall, it's a good fun plus a nice thrill.

RATING - 7/10*

By - #samthebestest

Overrated

[pgvd-nagendra · 5/10 · 2 August 2019]

This movie is way overrated. It has its moments but not as great as everyone say. It's decent at best.