Gangster

Gangster (2014)

There will be blood and swagger

Akbar, a powerful name in the Mangalore underworld shares his business lead with Mani Menon and Uncle Sam. They share a good relationship until Anto, grandson of Uncle Sam, creates havoc.

Date of release
2014-04-11
TMDB
3.3 / 10 (5)
Runtime
2h 30m
Genres
Action
Director
Aashiq Abu

Casting

Interesting facts

Gangster is a 2014 Malayalam language action drama film directed by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Mammootty in the lead role and Sekhar Menon in a supporting role. Written by Ahmed Sidhique and Abhilash S. Kumar, the film features music by Deepak Dev. Released on 12 April 2014, it generated negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure.

Production

The film was expected to have Fahadh Faasil and Meera Jasmine or Rima Kallingal to play major roles with Mammootty. Later, Nyla Usha was cast to play the female lead opposite Mammootty. Also, Aparna Gopinath was roped in to play another female lead. Mammootty reportedly had lost 10 kg to play the role of Akbar Ali Khan in the film. The film also features John Paul, T. G.

Gangster was scheduled to be shot after the completion of Aashiq Abu's Salt N' Pepper, but was postponed several times to finally start shooting from 15 December 2013. The movie completed shooting in 50 days in the locations of Kochi, Mangalore, Goa, and Rajasthan, at a budget of ₹8 crore (US$830,000).

In an online poll conducted by One India, Gangster was voted as the most awaited Malayalam film of the year.

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