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Gang Review

on Jan 12, 2018


Movie Details:
Cast: Suriya, Keerthy Suresh, Ramya Krishna, Karthik etc.
Direction: Vignesh Shivan
Banner: Studio Green
Producer: KE Gnanavel Raja
Music: Anirudh Ravichander
Release Date: Jan 12, 2018

Hero Suriya has been going through lean phase in career. After trying different subjects, he tested his luck with Special 26 remake. Let’s see whether Gang can provide Suriya the much needed break…

Story:

Thilak (Suriya) is son of a peon works in CBI. His wish is to get job in CBI department. However, his dreams are trashed when interviewer demands him bribe. Wexed with the system, Thilak decides to form his own gang to rob corrupts in the society. Buchamma aka Jhansi (Ramya Krishna) and few others join him to form the gang of duplicate CBI officials. Meanwhile, he falls in love with one of the gang mates (Keerthy Suresh) who also adores him. A strict police officer (Karthik) is appointed to catch the duplicate CBI gang. Will they ever catch the fake batch?


Positives:

1. Few Twists
2. Suriya
3. Vignesh Shivan’s Taking
4. Cinematography

Negatives:

1. Tamil Flavor
2. Songs
3. Second Half


Analysis:

Gang is official remake of Hindi super hit Special 26. However, director Vignesh Shivan made adequate changes to the script. Movie starts with RJ Balaji attending an interview. This single episode describes Balaji’s character of chatty. Suriya is shown as guy willing to become a CBI officer. The police station and Suriya’s interview episodes are bang on, while first raid sequence was thrilling. Keerthy Suresh’s village episode was boring in first half. Coming to second half, movie runs at slow pace until Suriya and Gang take up new assignment to rob a jewelry shop. Father-son conversation was funny, wherein friend’s suicide episode was emotional. The mob interview was too good. Climax portion was completely changed and it was a real big twist.


Artists Performances:

Suriya is remarkable in the role of a fake CBI officer. Though he has some limitations, he had succeeded to grab the attention. Suriya makes everyone emotional in his conversation with his father and then in his friend’s suicide episode. Keerthy Suresh didn’t get much space, although she looked beautiful in traditional attire. Ramya Krishna is other big asset of the film. She offered laughter in few scenes. Karthik who played special officer is good. RJ Balaji was funny. Thambi Ramaiah is decent as Suriya’s father. Other artists played their roles efficiently.


Technical Aspect:

Vignesh Shivan rightly adopted story from Special 26. He did some homework to modify the script. Climax twist is mind-blowing. Dialogues are also decent. Dinesh Krishnan’s cinematography is definitely worth a special mention. Anirudh Ravichander provided intriguing back ground music, wherein songs are okay. Sreekar Prasad’s editing is sharp. Production values of Studio Green are high in standard.


Verdict:

Gang is far better movie compared to other outings for Sankranthi. However, the makers need to promote it vigorously.

TeluguOne Perspective:

Engaging Thriller

Rating: 2.5/5


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