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Gangster (2014 film)

February 17, 2023

Gangster is a 2014 Malayalam language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Aashiq Abu.[1] The film stars Mammootty plays the lead role,[2] along with Sekhar Menon, John Paul, Kunchan, T. G. Ravi, Nyla Usha and Aparna Gopinath, Alexx O'Nell, Hareesh Peradi and Dileesh Pothan in supporting roles. The film was written by Ahmed Sidhique and Abhilash S. Kumar, with music by Deepak Dev. The film released on 12 April 2014.[3]

Gangster
Theatrical poster
Directed byAashiq Abu
Written byAhmed Sidhique
Abhilash S. Kumar
Produced byAashiq Abu
StarringMammootty
Sekhar Menon
John Paul
Kunchan
T. G. Ravi
Nyla Usha
Aparna Gopinath
Alexx O'Nell
CinematographyAlby
Edited bySaiju Sreedharan
Music byDeepak Dev
Production
company
OPM
Distributed byAan Mega Media (America)
Release date
  • 11 April 2014 (2014-04-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Premise

Akbar Ali Khan is a powerful kingpin in Mangalore underworld, and shares his business with two other prominent kingpins, Samuel Pandhare alias Uncle Sam and Mani Menon. Under their rule, the city remains calm, until Anto, the grandson of Uncle Sam and a drug baron, decides to import contaminated drug vaccines from abroad to sell them at a very high rate. But Akbar opposes the plan, and Anto try to kill Akbar, but the plan fails when Akbar's wife Sana dies and Akbar gets brutal injuries. Akbar is saved by his uncle Hajikka and helps him to take revenge, with the helps of Vithura, Hajikka's henchmen and Akbar's lieutenant Michael, Akbar kills Uncle Sam and Mani. Akbar finally finds out through Vithura that Anto is hiding in a beach resort at Goa with a group of Russian mobsters. Akbar's men gets killed by the Russians and Akbar kills them, though he got injured by them and finally he brutally kills Anto using a Machete.

Cast

Casting

The film was expected to have Fahadh Faasil[4] and Meera Jasmine[5] or Rima Kallingal[6] to play major roles with Mammootty.[7][8][9] Later, Nyla Usha was cast to play the female lead opposite Mammootty.[10] Also, Aparna Gopinath was roped in to play another female lead.[11] Mammootty reportedly had lost 10 kg to play the role of Akbar Ali Khan in the film.[2] The film also features John Paul,[12] T. G. Ravi, Sekhar Menon, Kunchan, Hareesh Peradi, Dileesh Pothan and Alexx O'Nell in supporting roles.[1]

Production and release

Gangster was scheduled to be shot after the completion of Aashiq Abu's Salt N' Pepper,[13] but was postponed several times[14] to finally start shooting from 15 December 2013.[15] The movie completed shooting in 50 days in the locations of Kochi, Mangalore, Goa, and Rajasthan,[16] at a budget of ₹8 crore (US$1.0 million).[17]

In an online poll conducted by One India, Gangster was voted as the most awaited Malayalam film of the year.[18] The film was released on 11 April as a Vishu release[19] with the date being adjusted due to national elections.[20]

Reception

Critical reception

The film received highly negative reviews from critics,[3][21] criticising the "poor" and "unimpressive" script, slow pacing, dialogues, casting and repeatative costume design given to actors. [3] with positive comments about the background score, climax fight and cinematography.[3]

Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film 2 out of 5 and said, "The even sag that painfully persists throughout, the mindless gunshots and blood splatter and the sodden predictability together blow up this film beyond recognition. And no amount of crashing and crunching can salvage an entertainer from the massive debris that it leaves behind.""[22] Raj Vikram of Metromatinee.com said, "Gangster proves to be a half baked, shoddily made and unimaginative film. Without a speck of novelty it ends up as a routine revenge drama devoid of thrills. Painfully paced and lacking in an engaging plot the film huffs and puffs into a disappointing end".[23]

Padmakumar of Malayala Manorama rated the film 1.5 out of 5 and concluded his review saying, "With all its thunderous background score, dramatic slow motions, white-skinned cons, wowing locations, flamboyant frames and sleek cars, the film never fails from disappointing you to the core."[24] Tony Mathew, also from Malayala Manorama, gave the movie a negative review and said that "Gangster is a disaster".[25]

Ajin Krishna of Oneindia.in said, "The movie Gangster works only for its different style, performances, music, visuals and the engaging climax sequences. Rest is pretty much average."[26] Sify.com's reviewer said, "Gangster is perhaps an act of impudence, with scant regard for the time and money of the viewer. It's not easy to sit through this boring film even for a hardcore Mammootty fan."[27]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gangster (2014)". NowRunning. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Mammootty Loses Weight for Gangster". IndiaGlitz. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Sangeetha Seshagiri (13 April 2014). "'Gangster' Review Roundup: Disappointing Fare, Avoid It". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Fahad with Mammootty in Ashiq Abu's 'Gangster'". NowRunning. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Meera Jasmine to join Mammootty and Fahad". NowRunning. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Rima replaced Meera in Mammootty's Gangster?". OneIndia. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  7. ^ "മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ ഗ്യാങ്സ്റ്ററില്‍ നിന്ന് ഫഹദ് ഔട്ട്". OneIndia. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Meera Jasmine not in 'Gangster'". The Times of India. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  9. ^ "The Gangster has neither Rima nor Meera!". OneIndia. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Nyla Usha again with Mammootty". NowRunning. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Aparna Gopinath in 'Gangster'". NowRunning. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  12. ^ "John Paul in Gangster". IndiaGlitz. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Mammootty – Aashiq Abu's 'Gangster' to start soon". NowRunning. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  14. ^ "'Gangster' again postponed". NowRunning. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  15. ^ "The Gangster to start soon". NowRunning. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  16. ^ "'Gangster' shooting completed". NowRunning. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  17. ^ . OneIndia. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  18. ^ "The Gangster – The Most Awaited Movie For 2014". OneIndia. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  19. ^ "'Mammootty's Gangster Releasing Today!'". oneindia. 11 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ . Sify. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  21. ^ "ഫെയ്‌സ്ബുക്കിലെ തെറിവിളി റിസ്‌കില്ലാത്ത തൊഴിലെന്ന് ഗാങ്സ്റ്റര്‍ തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത്" 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. DC Books. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  22. ^ "Gangster Movie Review by Veeyen". Nowrunning.com. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  23. ^ . Metromatinee.com. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  24. ^ "Gangster: A comic relief for gangsters". Manorama online. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.
  25. ^ . Manorama online. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  26. ^ "Gangster Movie Review – Another Experiment From Aashiq Abu". Oneindia.in. 11 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
  27. ^ . Sify.com. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

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Gangster is a 2014 Malayalam language neo noir action thriller film directed by Aashiq Abu 1 The film stars Mammootty plays the lead role 2 along with Sekhar Menon John Paul Kunchan T G Ravi Nyla Usha and Aparna Gopinath Alexx O Nell Hareesh Peradi and Dileesh Pothan in supporting roles The film was written by Ahmed Sidhique and Abhilash S Kumar with music by Deepak Dev The film released on 12 April 2014 3 GangsterTheatrical posterDirected byAashiq AbuWritten byAhmed SidhiqueAbhilash S KumarProduced byAashiq AbuStarringMammoottySekhar MenonJohn PaulKunchanT G RaviNyla UshaAparna GopinathAlexx O NellCinematographyAlbyEdited bySaiju SreedharanMusic byDeepak DevProductioncompanyOPMDistributed byAan Mega Media America Release date11 April 2014 2014 04 11 CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Casting 4 Production and release 5 Reception 5 1 Critical reception 6 References 7 External linksPremise EditAkbar Ali Khan is a powerful kingpin in Mangalore underworld and shares his business with two other prominent kingpins Samuel Pandhare alias Uncle Sam and Mani Menon Under their rule the city remains calm until Anto the grandson of Uncle Sam and a drug baron decides to import contaminated drug vaccines from abroad to sell them at a very high rate But Akbar opposes the plan and Anto try to kill Akbar but the plan fails when Akbar s wife Sana dies and Akbar gets brutal injuries Akbar is saved by his uncle Hajikka and helps him to take revenge with the helps of Vithura Hajikka s henchmen and Akbar s lieutenant Michael Akbar kills Uncle Sam and Mani Akbar finally finds out through Vithura that Anto is hiding in a beach resort at Goa with a group of Russian mobsters Akbar s men gets killed by the Russians and Akbar kills them though he got injured by them and finally he brutally kills Anto using a Machete Cast EditMammootty as Akbar Ali Khan Sekhar Menon as Anto Pandhare John Paul as Samuel Uncle Sam Pandhare Kunchan as Mani Menon T G Ravi as Hajikka Nyla Usha as Sana Ibrahim Khan Aparna Gopinath as Lilly Alexx O Nell as Tom Hareesh Peradi as Michael Dileesh Pothan as DYSP Vithura Chengalath Parvathi Menon RJ RenuCasting EditThe film was expected to have Fahadh Faasil 4 and Meera Jasmine 5 or Rima Kallingal 6 to play major roles with Mammootty 7 8 9 Later Nyla Usha was cast to play the female lead opposite Mammootty 10 Also Aparna Gopinath was roped in to play another female lead 11 Mammootty reportedly had lost 10 kg to play the role of Akbar Ali Khan in the film 2 The film also features John Paul 12 T G Ravi Sekhar Menon Kunchan Hareesh Peradi Dileesh Pothan and Alexx O Nell in supporting roles 1 Production and release EditGangster was scheduled to be shot after the completion of Aashiq Abu s Salt N Pepper 13 but was postponed several times 14 to finally start shooting from 15 December 2013 15 The movie completed shooting in 50 days in the locations of Kochi Mangalore Goa and Rajasthan 16 at a budget of 8 crore US 1 0 million 17 In an online poll conducted by One India Gangster was voted as the most awaited Malayalam film of the year 18 The film was released on 11 April as a Vishu release 19 with the date being adjusted due to national elections 20 Reception EditCritical reception Edit The film received highly negative reviews from critics 3 21 criticising the poor and unimpressive script slow pacing dialogues casting and repeatative costume design given to actors 3 with positive comments about the background score climax fight and cinematography 3 Veeyen of Nowrunning com rated the film 2 out of 5 and said The even sag that painfully persists throughout the mindless gunshots and blood splatter and the sodden predictability together blow up this film beyond recognition And no amount of crashing and crunching can salvage an entertainer from the massive debris that it leaves behind 22 Raj Vikram of Metromatinee com said Gangster proves to be a half baked shoddily made and unimaginative film Without a speck of novelty it ends up as a routine revenge drama devoid of thrills Painfully paced and lacking in an engaging plot the film huffs and puffs into a disappointing end 23 Padmakumar of Malayala Manorama rated the film 1 5 out of 5 and concluded his review saying With all its thunderous background score dramatic slow motions white skinned cons wowing locations flamboyant frames and sleek cars the film never fails from disappointing you to the core 24 Tony Mathew also from Malayala Manorama gave the movie a negative review and said that Gangster is a disaster 25 Ajin Krishna of Oneindia in said The movie Gangster works only for its different style performances music visuals and the engaging climax sequences Rest is pretty much average 26 Sify com s reviewer said Gangster is perhaps an act of impudence with scant regard for the time and money of the viewer It s not easy to sit through this boring film even for a hardcore Mammootty fan 27 References Edit a b Gangster 2014 NowRunning Retrieved 17 March 2014 a b Mammootty Loses Weight for Gangster IndiaGlitz 11 February 2014 Retrieved 17 March 2014 a b c d Sangeetha Seshagiri 13 April 2014 Gangster Review Roundup Disappointing Fare Avoid It International Business Times Retrieved 13 April 2014 Fahad with Mammootty in Ashiq Abu s Gangster NowRunning 2 November 2012 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Meera Jasmine to join Mammootty and Fahad NowRunning 19 April 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Rima replaced Meera in Mammootty s Gangster OneIndia 23 April 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2014 മമ മ ട ട യ ട ഗ യ ങ സ റ ററ ല ന ന ന ഫഹദ ഔട ട OneIndia 27 November 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Meera Jasmine not in Gangster The Times of India 21 April 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2014 The Gangster has neither Rima nor Meera OneIndia 2 July 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Nyla Usha again with Mammootty NowRunning 9 January 2014 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Aparna Gopinath in Gangster NowRunning 4 February 2014 Retrieved 17 March 2014 John Paul in Gangster IndiaGlitz 17 March 2014 Retrieved 24 March 2014 Mammootty Aashiq Abu s Gangster to start soon NowRunning 6 July 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Gangster again postponed NowRunning 3 November 2012 Retrieved 17 March 2014 The Gangster to start soon NowRunning 28 November 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Gangster shooting completed NowRunning 6 March 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Mr Fraud Costs Rs 7000 Crores Gangster Rs 149999 crores OneIndia Archived from the original on 14 September 2014 Retrieved 8 June 2014 The Gangster The Most Awaited Movie For 2014 OneIndia 24 December 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Mammootty s Gangster Releasing Today oneindia 11 April 2013 permanent dead link Vishu Easter line up Sify 20 March 2014 Archived from the original on 21 March 2014 Retrieved 24 March 2014 ഫ യ സ ബ ക ക ല ത റ വ ള റ സ ക ല ല ത ത ത ഴ ല ന ന ഗ ങ സ റ റര ത രക കഥ ക ത ത Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine DC Books 13 April 2014 Retrieved 13 April 2014 Gangster Movie Review by Veeyen Nowrunning com 11 April 2013 Retrieved 11 April 2013 Gangster Movie Review Metromatinee com 11 April 2013 Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 11 April 2014 Gangster A comic relief for gangsters Manorama online 11 April 2013 Archived from the original on 12 April 2014 ഗ ഗ സ റ റര എന ന ഡ സ സ റ റര Manorama online 11 April 2013 Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 11 April 2014 Gangster Movie Review Another Experiment From Aashiq Abu Oneindia in 11 April 2013 permanent dead link Movie Review Gangster Sify com Retrieved 13 April 2014 External links EditGangster at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gangster 2014 film amp oldid 1134894213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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