Agent is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action spy thriller film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. Produced by AK Entertainments and Surender 2 Cinema, the film stars Akhil Akkineni, Mammootty and Sakshi Vaidya.
Directed by: Surender Reddy
Screenplay by: Surender Reddy
Story by: Vakkantham Vamsi
Produced by: Rambrahmam Sunkara
Starring: Akhil Akkineni, Mammootty, Sakshi Vaidya
Cinematography: Rasool Ellore
Edited by: Naveen Nooli
Music by: Hiphop Tamizha
Production companies: AK Entertainments, Surender 2 Cinema
Distributed by: Goldmines Telefilms, B4U Films
Country: India
Language: Telugu
The film was announced in September 2020. Filming began in July 2021, and took place in Hyderabad, Budapest, Visakhapatnam and Manali. The film has music composed by the duo Hiphop Tamizha.
Agent was Initially scheduled for a release on 24 December 2021, the film was deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later scheduled to be released on 12 August 2022 but was postponed indefinitely due to production delays.
Cast and crew -
Akkineni's role as a spy was reportedly inspired by the character of Jason Bourne from the American-German film series Bourne. Akkineni bulked up his body for the role. In December 2020, model Sakshi Vaidya was confirmed as the female lead. Hiphop Tamizha are composing the film score and soundtrack album, with Ragul Herian Dharuman signed as the cinematographer and editing by Naveen Nooli. In March 2021, Mohanlal was approached for the role of a spy. Later, Upendra was also considered before Mammootty took that role, which was confirmed in June 2021, marking the first collaboration between Mammootty, Akkineni and Reddy, which is reportedly an antagonistic role. His character is a military officer.
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