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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.
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.
Rating : 4/5
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