Murugadoss perhaps even lets his own morbid fascination slip into the film, when he shows you Sodalai toying with a man sitting on a mountain’s edge. A backstory that establishes his enjoyment of watching mourners (which, of course, is an exaggeration of our own morbid curiosity when we stop to observe the aftermath of road accidents) is wonderfully conceived. His flashback is, for me, the best part of Spyder. In one scene, blood forms at the edges of his mouth as he screams and laughs, making him look very much like our own Joker. He’s constantly cackling, and the relish with which he observes people who wail is an idea for the ages. While on jokers, the villain, Sodalai (SJ Suryah, who is joyously mental in the film and its main attraction), seems inspired by The Joker. The police department is a big joke in the film, and in a chat with his boss and the CBI officer at the end, it’s no wonder that Shiva treats them for the jokers they are. A new DGP eventually steps in to solve the murders, but he’s, again, only in the periphery. Because ‘ avan edhavadhu idea vechirupaan’. After apprehending Shiva for misusing his profile, a CBI officer strangely lets him continue to do what he was being questioned for in the first place. Much like in old films, the policemen walk in right after Shiva has done all the work.
Right at the beginning, Shiva says that the police has nabbed a couple of innocent people to solve a spate of crimes. It’s fair when you take into account the general incompetence of the police department in Spyder.
In any case, why’s a lowly phone tapper solving crimes, you may ask. Director Murugadoss could have probably gotten away if he’d established that they were fans of Bigg Boss, not of Saravanan Meenatchi as is the case in the film. There’s a never-ending sequence in the latter half of the film about a regional soap and a bunch of housewives, who diligently follow Shiva’s orders. Shiva’s friend (RJ Balaji in a blink and miss role) even mimics the opening music of Bigg Boss in one scene. She isn’t alarmed though, and perhaps in deference to the hero of the film, simply giggles in response.īut I imagine he’s an appropriate protagonist in these times of increasing government surveillance and Bigg Boss. He eventually tells her about the details of a conversation she had with her friend over the phone. Now, you may be the type to hang up immediately, but Shiva is the sort to first check her photo out, and then stalk her for days using his monitoring authority. Shiva, without the knowledge of his boss, uses his phone-tapping skills to try and stop crimes before they happen (something like Minority Report if you will), but soon enough, he stumbles on a call in which Charlie is talking to her friend about watching porn and wanting a fling. At the beginning, the film seems to show mild interest in getting into the right and wrong of it, but then, it’s got more important things to take care of… like duets. You see, Shiva works for the Intelligence Bureau and is authorised to tap phones for ‘national security’. The hero stalks her as always, but unlike in your usual masala films, here, he has the sanction of the government. ‘Spyder’ also stars Rakul Preet Singh as the female lead and SJ Surya playing the antagonist.The love angle itself, just like the songs, feels out of place. The film is being made under NVR Cinema LLP and Reliance Entertainment banners with Tagore Madhu as presenter. ‘Spyder’ is being directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and NV Prasad. We are extremely confident that ‘Spyder’ will stand out as yet another super hit film for our banner.” We are very happy that we are releasing the film which is being made with high technical values in the combination of Mahesh Babu and AR Murugadoss, in Tamil. On this occasion, Lyca Productions creative head Raju Mahalingam said, “We know there are huge expectations on the film ‘Spyder’. Keeping the huge craze in mind, Lyca Productions has bought Tamil rights. There are huge expectations on ‘Spyder’ which is being made most prestegiously in the combination of Mahesh Babu and AR Murugadoss. ‘2.0’ in the combination Super Star Rajinikanth and Great Director Shankar with a huge budget of 400 crores.
We all know that Lyca Productions is producing a sequel to ‘Robo’ i.e. Mahesh Babu and AR Murugadoss’s upcoming flick ‘Spyder’ which is being made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, is releasing worldwide on September 27 as Dasara treat.