Film: Gabbar Singh
Starring: Pawan Kalyan,Shruthi
Hassan,Ali,Brahmanandam,Kota Srinivasa Rao
Director: Harish Shankar
Producer: Ganesh Babu
Banner: Parameswari Arts Bannar
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Gabbar Singh Review - 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.
Positive 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.
Negative 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.
Final Verdict :
An overall treat for Pawan Fans.
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