| Lie | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Hanu Raghavapudi |
| Written by | Hanu Raghavapudi Jakka Hariprasad |
| Produced by | Ram Achanta Gopichand Achanta Anil Sunkara |
| Starring | Nithiin Arjun Sarja Megha Akash |
| Cinematography | J. Yuvaraj |
| Edited by | M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | 14 Reels Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
LIE: Love Intelligence Enmity is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. The film stars Nithiin, Arjun Sarja, and debutante Megha Akash. The music was composed by Mani Sharma.
The film released, worldwide, on 11 August 2017 to decent reviews from the critics and audience, alike as they expressed it an easy one time watch. The performances (especially Arjun's), story, cinematography, background score, action sequences, editing, and production values were praised. However, the screenplay, direction, love track between the main leads, and climax were criticized. The film failed at the box office, incurring losses up to 25 Cr. [1][2]
Plot
The story starts off with a police informer calling up Bharadwaj (Ravi Kishan) with information on criminal Padmanabham (Arjun Sarja) saying that Padmanabham is at a bar wearing a suit. Bharadwaj, along with a few police officers, enters the bar. A man holds a waitress there at gunpoint, and Bharadwaj shoots him, allowing the waitress to leave.
A. Sathyam (Nithiin) is a good-for-nothing son of a widowed mother (Poornima). He is unemployed and lives off of his father's monthly pension. He is unmarried and fantasizes about marrying an American girl. By a quirk of fate, Sathyam, along with a stranger named Chaitra (Megha Akash), who has a dream to win a lot of money, end up in Las Vegas, where they decide to only lie with one another. Shortly after, they start to fall in love with one another through their beautiful lies. At the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a frustrated officer named Bharadwaj (Ravi Kishan) is desperate to nab an elusive criminal named Padmanabham (Arjun Sarja), who has escaped the long arm of the law for 19 years. Padmanabham is a famous Indian ropewalker and magician, but he is also a master of disguise. Thus, the NIA has no idea what Padmanabham looks like. He is now suspected to be residing in the USA. Bharadwaj has drafted a sharp officer named Aadi (Sriram) to discover Padmanabham's hideout and identity by following a suit which he has purchased and is assumed to have an obsession with. The operation of this mission is called Sholay, implying that Aadi is the showman. All along, Padmanabham tries to go after the team, which is trying to trace him, only to end up with Sathyam. Sathyam was a part of this operation the whole time. The rest of the film is about how Sathyam is related to the entire operation floated to crack Padmanabham, and how the hero-villain duo and other characters race against time. In the end, Sathyam kills Padmanabham for good.
Cast
- Nithin as Sathyam
- Arjun Sarja as Padmanabham, a magician and a intellective skilled criminal.
- Megha Akash as Chaitra, Sathyam's love interest
- Sriram as Aadi, undercover Central Intelligence officer
- Ravi Kishan as Bharadwaj
- Ajay as Ajay, Padmanabham's henchman
- Nassar as Vishwanadham
- Suresh as Sathyam's father
- Poornima as Sathyam's mother
- Brahmaji as Narada
- Rajiv Kanakala as Chaitra's father
- Prudhvi Raj as Indrudu
- Surya as Srihari
- Madhunandan as Vennela, Sathyam's friend
- Chandini Chowdary as Sathyam's proposed bride
- Pramodini Pammi as Chaitra's mother
- Ashish Gandhi as Cop
- Kadambari Kiran as Travel Agent
- Jibreel Tracy as Mugger
- Jahnavi Dasetty as Chaitra's friend
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Painter (Voice-over by Hemachandra)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Mani Sharma and was released on Aditya Music Company.
| Lie | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 16:38 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bombhaat" | Kasarla Shyam | Rahul Sipligunj, Ramya Behara | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Miss Sunshine" | Krishna kanth | Anurag Kulkarni, Sinduri | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Laggam Time" | Krishna kanth | Saicharan, Sahiti Chaganti | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Freedom" | Krishna kanth | Anurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behara | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 16:38 | |||
Reception
Critical response
Priyanka Sundar from The Indian Express wrote "Such technical brilliance, especially the beautiful shots in Las Vegas is lost in the confusion that has taken shape on screen".[3] A reviewer of Samayam says "Mani Sharma's background score is a plus for the movie. All in all, Hanu Raghavapudi has impressed with his take as a director. Audiences who like stylish action intellectual thriller mind game movies will definitely like 'Lie'."[4] Srivathsan Nadadhur from The Hindu wrote "A simple story with a complex narrative, Lie is a director’s show. Hanu Raghavapudi proves he’s here to stay for long."[5]
References
- ↑ "LIE review: A thriller that lacks pace". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "LIE Movie Review {3/5}: The nail-biting experience that the second-half offers goes south towards the end". The Times of India.
- ↑ "LIE movie review: What were the filmmakers smoking?". The Indian Express. 12 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "Lie Movie Review". Samayam (in Telugu). 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "Lie: Well conceived deceit". The Hindu. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2023.