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Agent
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySurender Reddy
Screenplay bySurender Reddy
Story byVakkantham Vamsi
Produced by
  • Rambrahmam Sunkara
  • Ajay Sunkara
  • Pathi Deepa Reddy
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byNaveen Nooli
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Agent is an 2023 Indian Telugu-language spy action thriller film[2] directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It stars Akhil Akkineni, Mammootty, Dino Morea, Sakshi Vaidya, and Vikramjeet Virk.

Agent was announced in September 2020. Filming took place in Hyderabad, Budapest, Visakhapatnam and Manali. The film's release has been deferred multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic and production delays. Agent is now scheduled for a theatrical release on 28 April 2023.

Premise

Colonel Mahadev is tasked to capture a ruthless and unpredictable agent.

Cast

Production

Development

The film was announced by Akhil Akkineni in September 2020, tentatively titled Akhil 5, with Surender Reddy as the director.[5] It was officially launched on Akkineni's birthday in April 2021, revealing the title and posters.[6][7] A pooja ceremony was held on the launch day.[8]

Casting

Akkineni's role as a spy was reportedly inspired by the character of Jason Bourne from the American-German film series Bourne.[9] Akkineni bulked up his body for the role.[10] In December 2020, model Sakshi Vaidya was confirmed as the female lead.[11] In March 2021, Mohanlal was approached for the role of a military officer.[9] Subsequently, Upendra was also considered, but the role was ultimately signed by Mammootty, whose casting was confirmed in June 2021. It also marks the collaboration between Mammootty, Akkineni and Surender Reddy.[12][13] Dino Morea was cast as the main antagonist, who plays a rogue agent.[14]

Filming

Filming began in July 2021 in Hyderabad, India.[15][16] Mammootty joined the production in October 2021 in Budapest and completed filming his portions.[17] In March 2022, sequences featuring Akkineni were shot in Hyderabad Metro.[18] The following month, the production moved to Visakhapatnam and shot a few actions episodes and a song at the Visakhapatnam Port.[19] In April 2022, the production moved to Manali, Himachal Pradesh to shoot action sequences featuring Akkineni and others, under the choreographer of Vijay Master.[20] As of May 2022, about 50–60% of the production has been completed due to delays in production, thus missing the August 2022 release.[21]

Music

Agent
Soundtrack album by
Hiphop Tamizha
Released2023
Recorded2021-2023
StudioAnnapurna Studios
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length13:46
LanguageTelugu
LabelLahari Music
T-Series
ProducerHiphop Tamizha

The music rights of the film is owned by Lahari Music and T Series. Earlier Thaman S was chosen as the composer of the film's score and soundtrack.[22] Later, in September 2021, Thaman has been replaced by Tamil musical duo Hiphop Tamizha.[23][24][25] The first single titled "Malli Malli" was released on 22 February 2023. The second single titled "Endhe Endhe" was released on 24 March 2023. The third single titled "Rama Krishna" was released on 13 April 2023. The fourth single titled "Wild Saala" was released on 25 April 2023.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Malli Malli"Aditya IyengarHiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha3:27
2."Endhe Endhe"ChandraboseHiphop TamizhaPadmalatha, Sanjith Hegde, Hiphop Tamizha3:36
3."Rama Krishna"ChandraboseHiphop TamizhaRam Miriyala3:15
4."Wild Saala"RaghuramBheems CeciroleoSravana Bhargavi, Bheems Ceciroleo, Swathi Reddy, Amala Chebolu3:28
Total length:13:46

Release

Agent is schdeduled to be released on 28 April 2023.[1] Initially, the film was initially scheduled for a release on 24 December 2021,[26][27] but the film's production was heavily delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]

Later, the film was scheduled to release on 12 August 2022 but was delayed again due to production delays and Akkineni's injuries.[21][29][30] The film was then planned for a January 2023 release, coinciding with Makara Sankranti before being postponed to the current date.[31] The film is set to release in Telugu along with the dubbed versions in Malayalam. It was previously set to be a pan Indian but later it was set only to release the movie in Telugu and Malayalam languages. [32]

Notes

References

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  9. ^ a b "Mohanlal to star in Akhil Akkineni's next?". The New Indian Express. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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  18. ^ "హైదరాబాద్‌ మెట్రోలో అఖిల్‌ అక్కినేని.. ఫోటో వైరల్‌". Sakshi (in Telugu). 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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  21. ^ a b "Akhil Akkineni's Agent postponed". Cinema Express. 9 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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