Express News Service
Somewhere in the film, Aditya (Nithiin in the role of a terror-convict) is seen wearing a T-shirt on which are written these words: ‘League of Legends’. This particular phrase says a lot about the movie. Director Chandrasekhar Yeleti, who played a crucial role in mainstreaming experimentation in the 2000s with his breakout debut film Aithe, believes that Check is about a legend who can send shivers down the spine of Viswanathan Anand with his insuperable chess-playing skills. Just to make sure that he means it, Yeleti, literally, conceptualises a scene involving Aditya and Anand himself.
The legendary chess player must thank his stars that Check doesn’t show him sweating in the presence of its male protagonist. Aditya faces the gallows for a crime he didn’t commit. He got duped by someone he trusted and ended up being branded a traitor. Srimannarayna (Sai Chand), a fellow prisoner, discovers the chess genius in him, grooms him and motivates him to play for the country. Before you know, Aditya becomes a self-taught expert who goes on to become a public figure and a grandmaster in waiting.