Spyder Movie Review

Movie:         Spyder

Cast: Mahesh Babu, Rakul Preet Singh, SJ Suryah, Bharat, Priya dharshi, Shiyaji Shinde, RJ Balaji and Others

Direction and Writing: AR Murugadoss

Producer: NV Prasad

Music: Harris Jairaj

Cinematographer: Santosh Sivan

Editor: Sreekar Prasad

Banner: NVP Cinemas

Censor certificate: UA

Runtime: 148.15 minutes

Release Date: September 27th, 2017

Watched at Prasads IMAX, Hyderabad

పక్కనున్న మనిషిని ల్యేక్ చేయండి, మనలోని మంచిని షేర్ చేయండి

Behind the Screens:

Superstar Mahesh Babu’s last film, Brahmotsavam is a big disaster at Box-office. Later He decided to comeback with good film. Then he joined hands with director Murugadoss for his next, Spyder. Let us see how the movie was??

Story-line:

Shiva (Mahesh Babu) is an Officer in Intelligence Bureau who devises a software which will find out the people in trouble. In an attempt to save a teenage girl, Shiva is led to two Psycho Brothers (Bharath and SJ Suryah) who are hellbent on killing people due to their past. The rest of the story is all about how Shiva manages to stop them.

Performances:

Mahesh Babu settled in his character in the movie. He cake-walks into the character effortlessly. Rakul Preet Singh is limited to songs. SJ Suryah is sensational in the role of a baddie. Bharath is okay in his short role. Priyadarshi and RJ Balaji were seen as MaheshBabu’s friends. Rest of characters did thier job well.

Analysis:

Director AR Murugadoss has come up with an okay story for the film. Spyder is a thriller film which needs to keep the audience at the edge of their seats to make sure it works. He seems to have missed a trick in handling it as the story passes off without any high. We also find too much of Tamil flavour here and there. He handled few episodes in the film in his typical style. But the much-hyped roller coaster fight in the first half is not so effective.

Technical Values:

Harris Jairaj’s songs are not bad and the background score is effective. Santosh Sivan’s camera work is the major highlight of the film. Editor SreekarPrasad had chance to trim few cuts. The CG work for few of the sequences in the film like Lanco Hills Episode, Hospital Fight etc is too good. Production Values are rich.

Final verdict:

Spyder is a disappointing thriller from AR Murugados.

The first half is just okay. The flashback sequence is lengthy. The Interval bang gives a feel that all set for a perfect duel between Mahesh babu and SJ Suryah. But the second half drags with slow narration. Few episodes like Ladies team work, Lanco hills and hospital scenes are highlights of the film. The climax is technically good. 

Spyder is weakest of director AR Murugadoss till date.

Review by Manikick

Rating : 2.5/5