Streaming · Telugu film · 2017
LIE
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LIE release date: 11 August 2017 (theatres). Directed by Hanu Raghavapudi; starring Nitin, Arjun Sarja and Megha Akash.
- Film release
- 11 August 2017 · All 2017 films
- Director
- Hanu Raghavapudi
- Music
- Mani Sharma
- Production
- 14 Reels Plus
- Producer
- Anil Sunkara
- Writing credits
- Hanu Raghavapudi
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 11 August 2017 · all 2017 Telugu films.
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LIE (full title LIE: Love Intelligence Enmity) is a 2017 Telugu-language action thriller written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi and produced by 14 Reels Entertainment. It stars Nithiin, Arjun Sarja and Megha Akash, in her debut, with Sriram and Ravi Kishan. Released on 11 August 2017, it drew mixed reviews.
Story
Sathyam is an unemployed young man living on his late father’s pension, who dreams of marrying an American. By a quirk of fate he ends up in Las Vegas with Chaitra, a stranger chasing a big win, and the two agree to tell each other nothing but lies, only to fall in love. Meanwhile an NIA officer, Bharadwaj, is desperate to catch Padmanabham, an elusive criminal, and the two stories collide in a game of wits.
Cast
- Nithiin as Sathyam
- Megha Akash as Chaitra
- Arjun Sarja as Padmanabham
- Ravi Kishan as Bharadwaj, an NIA officer
- Sriram in a supporting role
Music and crew
Mani Sharma composed the music, his fifth film with Nithiin; the audio rights went to Aditya Music. J. Yuvaraj was the cinematographer, with extensive scenes in Las Vegas, and M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy edited the film.
Reception
Critics praised the performances, especially Arjun’s, as well as the story, cinematography, background score and action, but faulted the screenplay, the romance and the climax. The Hindu called it a director’s show and said Raghavapudi was here to stay, while The Indian Express felt its technical brilliance was lost in a confusing narrative, and Sify called it a mixed bag held back by the romance.
Box office and awards
For Megha Akash the film earned a SIIMA nomination for Best Female Debut – Telugu, and it was an average box office performer.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Teaser from the official YouTube channel of 14reels, published 30 Mar 2017.
Cast of LIE (2017)
- Nitin
- Arjun Sarja as Padhmanabam
- Megha Akash as Chitara
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Prudhvi Raj
- Rajiv Kanakala
- Ajay as Ajay
- Nassar
- Surya
- Brahmaji
- Madhunandan
- Ravi Kishan as Bharadwaj
- Suresh
- Poornima
- Chandini Chowdary
- Srikanth as Aadi
Also in the cast (TMDB): Nithiin as Sathyam, Pramodini Pammi as Chaitra's mother.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
Reviews cited in the article were mixed: some admired Hanu Raghavapudi's direction and the technical work, others found the film confusing.
- The Indian Express (Priyanka Sundar) felt technical brilliance, including the Las Vegas shots, is lost in the confusion on screen.
- Samayam praised Mani Sharma's background score and the direction.
- The Hindu (Srivathsan Nadadhur) called it “a director's show” with a simple story told through a complex narrative.
- The Times of India (Sowmya Sruth) found the climax surprising but parts disappointing.
- Sify Movies called it a mixed bag held back by its romance.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Lie (film) (revision 1356762926), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
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