Star
Cast:
Arya,
Sayyeshaa,
Sathish,
Sakshi
Agarwal,
Karunakaran,
Magizh
Thirumeni
Director:
Shakthi
Soundar
Rajan
Teddy,
the
fantasy
action
film
has
been
released
on
Disney
Plus
Hotstar.
The
movie,
which
features
the
real-life
couple
Arya
and
Sayyeshaa
in
the
lead
roles,
is
directed
by
Shakthi
Soundar
Rajan.
Teddy,
which
is
scripted
by
the
director
himself,
is
bankrolled
by
KE
Gananavel
Raja
under
the
banner
Studio
Green.
Did
this
Arya-Sayyeshaa
starrer
meet
the
expectations?
Read
Teddy
movie
review
here...
What's
Yay:
Unique
storyline
Performances
Technical
Aspects
What's
Nay:
Messy,
unconvincing
narrative
Under-developed
characters
Story
Sree
Vidhya
aka
Sree
(Sayyeshaa)
gets
kidnapped
by
an
organ
trafficking
mafia.
She
falls
in
a
coma
due
to
overdosage
of
drugs,
and
her
soul
enters
a
teddy
bear.
Sree,
in
the
form
of
Teddy,
befriends
a
genius
scholar
named
Shiva
(Arya).
How
Shiva
helps
her
find
her
real
self
thickens
the
plot.
Script
&
Direction
Shakthi
Soundar
Rajan,
the
writer-director
deserves
special
mention
for
choosing
this
unique
storyline.
But
when
it
comes
to
the
movie
experience,
Teddy
ends
as
an
average
experience.
The
movie
begins
on
a
promising
note
and
keeps
us
glued
to
the
screens
with
the
freshness
in
its
treatment.
But
like
most
films,
things
go
downhill
post
the
first
half.
Teddy
takes
its
own
sweet
time
to
enter
into
its
main
plot,
which
badly
affects
the
overall
impact
of
the
film.
The
movie
takes
too
much
creative
liberty
when
it
comes
to
the
lead
character
played
by
Arya,
and
the
incidents
that
revolve
around
organ
trafficking
in
the
second
half.
Apart
from
the
lead
character,
all
other
roles
remain
underdeveloped.
The
climax
too
lacks
the
necessary
impact.
However,
the
breezy
first
half,
performances
by
the
star
cast,
and
the
chemistry
between
Arya
and
Sayyeshaa
make
Teddy
a
decent
watch.
Performances
Arya,
the
leading
man
has
played
Shiva,
the
genius
scholar
with
OCD
to
near
perfection.
Sayyeshaa
shines
in
her
role
despite
having
less
screentime
and
excels
in
her
combination
scenes
with
Arya.
Sathish,
on
the
other
hand,
is
at
his
usual
best
as
Shiva's
best
friend.
Sakshi
Agarwal
is
good
in
her
extended
cameo
appearance.
The
rest
of
the
star
cast,
including
Karunakaran,
Makizh
Thirumeni,
Praveena,
and
so
on
have
played
their
parts
well.
Technical
Aspects
S
Yuva's
decent
cinematography
makes
Teddy
an
eye-pleasing
watch.
T
Shivanandeeswaran's
editing
is
not
up
to
the
mark,
as
the
movie
looks
dragged
at
certain
portions.
The
VFX
team
has
done
a
convincing
job,
especially
with
Teddy's
appearance.
D
Imman
scores
with
the
effective
background
score,
but
the
songs
are
forgettable.
Verdict
Teddy
emerges
as
an
entertaining
watch
in
the
first
half
but
loses
its
grip
in
the
second
half.
But
still,
the
unique
storyline,
performances,
and
Arya-Sayyeshaa's
impeccable
chemistry
make
this
fantasy
action
film
worth
a
watch.