Gabbar Singh Telugu Movie Review

by Hari Hara Sudhan

Power Star Pawan Kalyan is back with a bang in his "Gabbar Singh," , a remake of Salman Khan's super hit 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 hero is yet to register a hit in Telugu and considered unlucky. Dabaangg'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 almost for more than a decade.

What works

Story is the same as Dabaang and Osthi. It is not a scene by scene remake, instead many subplots from Dabangg have been removed and converted into a straight-forward hero-villain clash. Pawan Kalyan has given a powerful one-man show. His Characterization, mannerisms, dance movements and especially the dialogues, where tailor-made to please his fans. Pawan and Suhasini's bond is portrayed well. Devi Sri Prasad has provided good mass numbers, which along with Pawan's simple dance movements will make you tap your foot. 

What doesn't work

Screenplay and story in the second half was slow, 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 look like it is completed in a hurry. Background music in the climax fell short and cinematography by Jayanan Vincent had a lot of mistakes, many shots where out of focus, especially in the intro scenes and continuity was lost in many places. Nevertheless, after all these flaws, Pawan has just given a performance to remember all his life and that will fade out all the negatives.

Final word

It is a treat for Pawan Kalyan fans after a long time, for others its a one-time Paisa Vasool movie. 

Rating: 3/5