Key Points
The directors Telugu-Tamil bilingual starring Naga Chaitanya, Arvind Swami and Krithi Shetty also has several trademark Venkat Prabhu flourishes such as peppering the narrative with humour without diluting the tense moments..
The Telugu version of Custody unravels in Rajahmundry where police constable Shiva (Naga Chaitanya) does not think twice before stopping the chief ministers (Priyamani as Dakshayani) convoy to make way for an ambulance..
The story gathers momentum with the introduction of a criminal named Raju, or Raazu (Arvind Swami) as he prefers to be called, and CBI officer George (Sampath Raj)..
While Custody traces the rise of the underdog Shiva, it bides its time in making the antagonist take centre stage. Arvind Swamis character is supposed to be menacing but most of what we see is a wounded tiger..
Chaitanyas character name is a definite nod to Ram Gopal Varmas Shivastarring Nagarjuna Akkineni; theres a hat tip to Kamal Haasans Vikramin the later portions and Venkat Prabhu also offers a hilarious dialogue reference to his own time-loop thriller Maanaadu..
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