Banner : Parameshwara Art Productions
Cast : Pawan Kalyan, Shruthi Hasan, Mallika Arora, Ali,kota srinivas Rao, Brahmanandam Brahmanandam,Tanikella Bharani and Others
Music Director : Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography : Jayanan Vincent
Producer : Ganesh Babu
Director : S Harish Shankar
My Rating:3.5/5
Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s most eagerly anticipated
flick ‘Gabbar Singh’ will be hitting the screens tomorrow and there are
incredible expectations surrounding the film.The movie has been directed
by Harish Shankar and Shruti Haasan is the heroine. . We have been treated to an exclusive special show so let us see how the movie is.
Story :
Venkatarathnam Naidu (Pawan Kalyan) is the son of
Suhasini and the stepson of Naidu (Nagineedu). He loves Gabbar Singh’s
character from Sholay and so he decides to call himself ‘Gabbar Singh’.
He grows up into a daring and dashing but highly eccentric police
officer. He is posted to his hometown of Kondaveedu and he decides to
rid the population of law and order problems. This brings him into
direct confrontation with Siddhappa Naidu (Abhimanyu Singh), the local
goonda and a political aspirant.
As Gabbar Singh goes about confronting Siddhappa
Naidu, he comes across Bhagyalakshmi ( Shruti Haasan ) and falls in love
with her. Things get murky as the story proceeds and strong human
emotions like jealousy, hatred and greed come to the fore. Will Gabbar
Singh be able to stop Siddhappa Naidu’s atrocities? What price will he
have to pay to achieve his goals? That forms the rest of the story.
The movie is an adaptation of Salman Khan’s
‘Dabangg’ and is not a straight remake. There are major changes in the
story and in the treatment of characters.
Plus Points :
Pawan Kalyan is simply outstanding in the role of
Gabbar Singh and he delivers beautifully on all counts. Pawan Fans will
go into raptures of delight with his comedy, punch dialogues and
mannerisms. He is excellent as always in the action sequences and he has
performed some mass dances this time around.
Shruti Haasan looks beautiful and innocent as the
simple village girl. She does not have too much screen presence but she
has done justice to whatever was given to her. Ali entertains as constable
Samba and his scenes with Pawan are good. Brahmanandam rocks as
Recovery Agent Ranjith Kumar. Suhasini and Nagineedu are decent in their
respective roles.
Abhimanyu Singh is just about ok as Siddhappa Naidu.
Rao Ramesh is good in a brief role. Happy Days fame Gayatri gets a
radically different character in the film and she will score points with
the front benchers.
The first half moves along at an incredible pace and
it is highly entertaining with some solid dialogues. Some scenes like
the one where Pawan makes an entry in a rickshaw with Megastar
Chiranjeevi’s ‘Ee petaku nene mestri’ playing in the background will
score major brownie points with fans. Comedy quotient is high throughout
most of the film. The antyakshari block in the police station is
hilarious. The romantic track between Pawan and Shruti is very entertaining and it has been conceived very well by Harish Shankar.
All the songs have been shot very well and ‘Dil Se’,
‘Pilla’ and ‘Gabbar Singh’ songs will stand out for beautiful visuals.
Malaika Arora sizzles in ‘Kevvu Keka’ and this song will entice B and C
center crowds.
Minus Points :
Ajay has a very small role and does not have much to
do. Same goes for Kota Srinivasa Rao. Except for the ‘Mandu Babulam’
song, he does not have any significant role in the film. There have been
some major changes in the script, particularly in the second half and perhaps, the original storyline from Dabangg should have been used. Tanikella Bharani’s role does not do justice to his talent.
The pace of narration dips slightly in the second half and care should have been taken to match the first half’s tempo. The required emotional depth is missing
in the run up towards the climax. The climax sequence could have been
handled better. The voice used to dub for Shruti Haasan is a little odd.
Technical Aspects :
Cinematography is outstanding and the film has great
visuals. In particular, the songs shot in Europe are beautiful and DI
work is impressive, Editing is OK. Fights have been conceived well.
Devi Sri’s music is a major asset to the film and
background score is impressive. Special mention must be made of Harish
Shankar’s dialogues.
They are a major asset for the film and when
delivered in Pawan’s trademark fashion, the effect is outstanding. Harish succeeds brilliantly in the first half as a director but fails to repeat that brilliance in the second half.
Verdict :
Pawan Kalyan’s fans will have a very enjoyable time while watching Gabbar Singh. The movie has good comedy, superb dialogues and some very entertaining episodes from Pawan. A faster second
half and a better climax block would have really elevated the film.
Still, the sheer brilliance of the first half and a sterling performance
from Pawan make Gabbar Singh a solidly entertaining watch. Thumbs up
for Gabbar Singh.
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