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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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TELUGU GABBAR SINGH
EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: *** 1/2
"Gabbar Singh" is the Telugu remake of Salman Khan-starrer hit Hindi
movie "Dabbang". If "Dabangg" boosted Salman`s career, it
seems "Gabbar Singh" will bring Pawan Kalyan to the centrestage,
thanks to the commercial elements in the movie.
Pawan`s last few films - "Teen Maar", "Komaram Puli" and
"Panjaa" - were box office duds, but this film will be liked by his
fans.
Pawan has one of the the largest fan followings on Orkut and he also has a
strong mass following. Harish Shankar has made sure that he pleases both, the
educated and the mass audiences by packaging the movie well.
Pawan`s energy level, dialogue delivery and comedy timings are top class
throughout the film. "Gabbar Singh" is a Pawan centric film, just like
"Dabbang", which was centred around the charisma of Salman.
Shankar, who was a big fan of Pawan in his college days, has corporated all the
elements that fans want to see in the actor`s film.
Stylish fight and dance scenes of Pawas will be surely enjoyed by his fans. On
the flip side the emotional aspect, which was in focus in the Hindi film, has
been completely neglected in the Telugu remake. And the much publicised "Keka,
keka" picturised on Mallaika Arora is not a patch on the hit item song
"Munni badnam hui".
Venkata Rathna Naidu is a good looking young guy who doesn`t give two hoots to
anyone. After becoming a police officer, Venkat returns to his village
Kondaveeti where he lives with his parents and younger brother who is a spoilt
brat.
He confronts local goon and politician Siddappa Naidu who has created a fear in
the town along with his uncle. Meanwhile he falls in love with Bhagyalakshmi
whose alcoholic father creates a lot of problems for her.
Siddappa uses Gabbar Singh`s younger brother to settle some political disputes.
How Gabbar Singh stops Siddappa and marries Bhagyalakshmi forms the rest of the
story.
Gabbar Singh ends with "Pawanism" and nothing else and fans would like
it to the hilt. It is unfortunate that Shruti`s looks and Abhimanyu`s dynamic
performance are overshadowed by Pawan`s overbearing presence.
Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Thanikella and Ajay look convincing in their respective
roles. Brahmanandam and Ali`s comedy sequences are hilarious.
Senior artists like Suhasini and Nagineedu do not get enough scope to perform.
Devisri Prasad`s music and good lyrics jazz up the film.
Jayanth Vincent is fabulous behind the camera.
But frankly speaking nothing else matters in "Gabbar Singh" except
Pawan. If you are a Pawan fan, you will immensely like it. Otherwise also it is
a good entertainer with. Watch it.
Filmmaker Harish Shankar, best known for delivering blockbuster Telugu films such as "Gabbar Singh" and "Subramanyam For Sale", believes it's really challenging to make a good commercial film.Read More
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