Akhil Akkineni has not appeared on screen since the disappointing release of Agent. Directed by Surender Reddy, this highly anticipated film featured Malayalam superstar Mammootty in a significant role. Despite a lengthy production process, the film failed to perform well at the box office shortly after its release. The poor reception prompted both Akhil and producer Anil Sunkara to apologize to the audience for not meeting their expectations. Anil even acknowledged that the film's production was adversely affected by the absence of a finalized script.

Despite its underwhelming performance in theaters, Agent was acquired by Sony LIV. However, the streaming service faced challenges in releasing the film due to conflicts between the producer and distributors. Several release dates were announced, but none were fulfilled, leading to some skepticism when the platform declared it would premiere the film for Holi.

Nevertheless, although Sony LIV had initially set March 14, 2025, as the streaming date, the film unexpectedly became available on the platform by 6 PM on March 13. It is now accessible with audio options in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam.

In the film, Akhil played Ramakrishna aka Ricky, an aspiring RAW agent, who gets to work for the agency, albeit not in official capacity. His mission is to capture Dharma (Dino Morea), a rogue agent, who intends to release a deadly virus in the country. How Ricky infiltrates Dharma’s camp and eventually gets the better of him forms the crux of the narrative.

The film also stars Sakshi Vaidya, Vikramjeet Virk, Sushant Singh, Denzil Smith, Sampath Raj, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Anu Prabhakar, P Sai Kumar, among others. After a long break from cinema, during which time he did, however, captain the Telugu Warriors in the Celebrity Cricket League twice, albeit not with much success, Akhil will return with an as-yet-untitled film by Murali Kishor Abburu, which will have a rural setting.

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