‘Agent Kannayiram’ movie review: Santhanam’s remake of ‘Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya’ is terrifyingly bad
The HinduI gave myself an hour; two, to be frank. Watching Agent Kannayiram brought back a personal memory, reminding me of something my college professor wrote in reply to a feature article I had mailed him: “I am sorry, I have nothing good to say about this; neither the writing nor the subject.” I’m afraid I have to say the same thing about this movie, a remake of the Telugu hit Agent Sai Srinivasa Atherya. He finds himself in the centre of an all-consuming murky scenario.” Agent Kannayiram Cast: Santhanam, Riya Suman, Guru Somasundaram, Pugazh and Munishkanth Director: Manoj Beedha Storyline: Affected by a personal loss, small-time Agent Kannayiram digs out a mysterious case of unclaimed dead bodies Perhaps, Agent Sai Srinivasa Atherya relied on the “murky” situations in which the small-time detective found himself. Having seen Naveen Polishetty in a couple of movies, my guess is that Agent Sai Srinivasa Atherya must have tapped into his strengths as an actor with a great sense of “comedy acting”. Unfortunately Agent Kannayiram ends up being an exasperating watch lacking a soul, fittingly, for a film about dead bodies and lonely deaths.
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