Lie (film)

LIE: Love Intelligence Enmity is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written & directed by Hanu Raghavapudi and produced by 14 Reels Entertainment.

The film stars Nithiin, Arjun Sarja and Megha Akash, while Sriram and Ravi Kishan play supporting roles.

The film released on 11 August 2017 to mixed reviews from the critics, with praise for the cast performances (especially Arjun's), story, cinematography, background score, action sequences, editing, and production values but criticism for the screenplay, direction, love track between the main leads, and climax.

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.

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.

Later, Padmanabham turns up under disguise as Bharadwaj reveals it to Satyam that the fingerprints belong to the Indian Army Chief Subratho Roy.

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".

"[4] Srivathsan Nadadhur from The Hindu wrote "A simple story with a complex narrative, Lie is a director’s show.