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Pawan Kalyan is back
with a bang in "Gabbar Singh," a remake of Salman Khan's super hit
film Dabangg and directed by Harish Shankar. Despite massive expectations, there
were also a number of negative vibes surrounding the movie from the beginning.
Whenever Pawan Kalyan takes up a police story, it has been a flop. Shruthi
Hassan enacting the lady love of Gabbar Singh is yet to register a hit in
Telugu and also considered unlucky. Dabangg's Tamil remake Osthi was a disaster.
Against all these odds, Pawan Kalyan has delivered the much-needed mass film,
which his fans have been longing for more than a decade.
What’s the story?
Nagineedu plays the role of Pawan Kalyan's father and he doesn’t like his first born at all because he is his step son. This leads to a dispute between Pawan and his father and as a result Pawan will leave his family and after some years he will return as a cop. Suhasini plays the role of Pawan's mother. Arbaaz Khan plays the role of the villain. Pawan will stop Arbazz's bank robbery and other illegal activities and Arbaaz will train his guns on him. Shruthi plays a role of a fancy store shop keeper along with Gayathri (Appu of 'Happy days' fame). Pawan as usual will fall for Shruthi. How he marries Shruthi and he how tackles Arbazz Khan is what the film deals with next. It's not a scene by scene remake; instead, many subplots from Dabangg have been removed and converted into a straight-forward hero-villain clash.
What works?
Pawan Kalyan has given a powerful one-man show. His characterization, mannerisms, dance movements and especially the dialogues were tailor-made to please his fans. Pawan and Suhasini's bond was portrayed well. The editing by Gowtham Raju was good. Pawan’s performance masks out almost all the negatives in the film.
What doesn’t work?
Screenplay and story in the second half is slow. The director could've concentrated a bit more in this area. Second half is less energetic, when compared to the first half. Since Pawan Kalyan's role was portrayed powerfully, Arbazz seems to be powerless and climax looks like it is completed in a hurry. The cinematography by Jayanan Vincent had a lot of mistakes -- many shots were out of focus, especially in the introduction scenes. The continuity is lost in many places.
Final word: It’s a treat for Pawan Kalyan fans after a long time and for others it’s a one-time Paisa Vasool Movie.
Nagineedu plays the role of Pawan Kalyan's father and he doesn’t like his first born at all because he is his step son. This leads to a dispute between Pawan and his father and as a result Pawan will leave his family and after some years he will return as a cop. Suhasini plays the role of Pawan's mother. Arbaaz Khan plays the role of the villain. Pawan will stop Arbazz's bank robbery and other illegal activities and Arbaaz will train his guns on him. Shruthi plays a role of a fancy store shop keeper along with Gayathri (Appu of 'Happy days' fame). Pawan as usual will fall for Shruthi. How he marries Shruthi and he how tackles Arbazz Khan is what the film deals with next. It's not a scene by scene remake; instead, many subplots from Dabangg have been removed and converted into a straight-forward hero-villain clash.
What works?
Pawan Kalyan has given a powerful one-man show. His characterization, mannerisms, dance movements and especially the dialogues were tailor-made to please his fans. Pawan and Suhasini's bond was portrayed well. The editing by Gowtham Raju was good. Pawan’s performance masks out almost all the negatives in the film.
What doesn’t work?
Screenplay and story in the second half is slow. The director could've concentrated a bit more in this area. Second half is less energetic, when compared to the first half. Since Pawan Kalyan's role was portrayed powerfully, Arbazz seems to be powerless and climax looks like it is completed in a hurry. The cinematography by Jayanan Vincent had a lot of mistakes -- many shots were out of focus, especially in the introduction scenes. The continuity is lost in many places.
Final word: It’s a treat for Pawan Kalyan fans after a long time and for others it’s a one-time Paisa Vasool Movie.
Rating : 3/5
