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{{Infobox film
| name = Gangster
| image = 2014_Malayalam_film_'Gangster'_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Aashiq Abu
| producer = [[Aashiq Abu]]
| writer = [[Ahmed Sidhique]] [[Abhilash S. Kumar]]
| starring = [[Mammootty]] [[Nyla Usha]] [[Sekhar Menon]] [[Aparna Gopinath]] [[Alexx O'Nell]] [[Sandeep Narayanan]]
| music = [[Deepak Dev]]
| cinematography = Alby
| editing = Saiju Sreedharan
| studio = OPM
| distributor = Aan Mega Media (America)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|04|11}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = ₹ 8 crores
}}

'''''Gangster''''' is a 2014 [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] language [[neo-noir]] [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Aashiq Abu]].<ref name="Movie">{{cite web|title=Gangster (2014)|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7627/malayalam/gangster/index.htm|publisher=NowRunning|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> Mammootty plays the lead role,<ref name="AAK">{{cite web|title=Mammootty Loses Weight for Gangster|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/mammootty-loses-weight-for-gangster-malayalam-news-103357|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=11 February 2014|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> along with [[Nyla Usha]] and [[Aparna Gopinath]] as the female leads.<ref name="Nyla">{{cite web|title=Nyla Usha again with Mammootty|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/nyla-usha-again-with-mammootty/88089/story.htm|publisher=NowRunning|date=9 January 2014 |accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="Aparna">{{cite web|title=Aparna Gopinath in 'Gangster'|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/aparna-gopinath-in-gangster/89706/story.htm|publisher=NowRunning|date=4 February 2014|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> The film also features [[John Paul Puthusery|John Paul]], [[T. G. Ravi]], [[Sekhar Menon]], [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]], [[Alexx O'Nell]], Hareesh Peradi and Dileesh Pothan in supporting roles. The film was written by [[Ahmed Sidhique]] and [[Abhilash S. Kumar|Abhilash Kumar]], with music by [[Deepak Dev]]. The film released on 12 April 2014.<ref name="Review Roundup">Sangeetha Seshagiri (13 April 2014). [http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/547871/20140413/gangster-review-mammootty-film-disappoint-negative-response.htm "'Gangster' Review Roundup: Disappointing Fare, Avoid It"]. ''[[International Business Times]]''. Retrieved 13 April 2014.</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Mammootty]] as Akbar Ali Khan <ref name="Akbar Babu Ali">{{cite web|title=നായകന്റെ പേര് അക്ബര്‍ ശശി ഖാന്‍ എന്നല്ല|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=16586275&programId=1073752204&BV_ID=@@@&channelId=-1073750705&tabId=3|publisher=Manorama online|date=11 April 2014|accessdate=11 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411231352/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=16586275&programId=1073752204&BV_ID=@@@&channelId=-1073750705&tabId=3|archive-date=11 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Nyla Usha]] as Sana Ibrahim
* [[Sekhar Menon]] as Anto Pandhare
* [[Aparna Gopinath]] as Lilly
* [[John Paul Puthusery|John Paul]] as Samuel "Uncle Sam" Pandhare
* [[T. G. Ravi]] as Hajikka
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Mani Menon
* [[Alexx O'Nell]] as Tom
* Parvathi Menon
* [[Hareesh Peradi]] as Michael
* [[Dileesh Pothan]] as DYSP Vithura Chengalath
* [[RJ Renu]]

==Casting==
The film was expected to have [[Fahadh Faasil]]<ref name="Fahad">{{cite web|title=Fahad with Mammootty in Ashiq Abu's 'Gangster'|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/fahad-with-mammootty-in-ashiq-abus-gangster/59171/story.htm|publisher=NowRunning|date=2 November 2012|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> and [[Meera Jasmine]]<ref name="Meera">{{cite web|title=Meera Jasmine to join Mammootty and Fahad|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/malayalam/meera-jasmine-to-join-mammootty-and-fahad/68865/story.htm|publisher=NowRunning|date=19 April 2013|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> or [[Rima Kallingal]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rima replaced Meera in Mammootty's Gangster?|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/rima-kallingal-replace-meera-jasmine-mammootty-gangster-108183.html|work=OneIndia|date=23 April 2013|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> to play major roles with Mammootty.<ref name="No Fahad">{{cite web|title=മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ ഗ്യാങ്സ്റ്ററില്‍ നിന്ന് ഫഹദ് ഔട്ട്|url=http://malayalam.oneindia.in/movies/news/fahad-fazil-not-mammootty-s-gangster-115202.html|work=OneIndia|date=27 November 2013|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="No Meera">{{cite news|title=Meera Jasmine not in 'Gangster'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Meera-Jasmine-not-in-Gangster/articleshow/19649701.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=21 April 2013|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="No Meera/Rima">{{cite web|title=The Gangster has neither Rima nor Meera!|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/the-gangster-has-no-rima-kallingal-meera-jasmine-113370.html|work=OneIndia|date=2 July 2013|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> Later, [[Nyla Usha]] was cast to play the female lead opposite Mammootty.<ref name="Nyla" /> Also, [[Aparna Gopinath]] was roped in to play another female lead.<ref name="Aparna" /> Mammootty reportedly have lost 10 kg to play the role of Akbar Ali Khan in the film.<ref name="AAK" /> The film also features [[John Paul Puthusery|John Paul]],<ref name="John Paul">{{cite web|title=John Paul in Gangster|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/John-Paul-in-Gangster-malayalam-news-104964|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=17 March 2014|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> [[T. G. Ravi]], [[Sekhar Menon]], [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]], Hareesh Peradi, Dileesh Pothan and [[Alexx O'Nell]] in supporting roles.<ref name="Movie" />

==Production and release==
''Gangster'' was scheduled to be shot after the completion of Aashiq Abu's ''[[Salt N' Pepper]]'',<ref name="Sn'P">{{cite web|title=Mammootty – Aashiq Abu's 'Gangster' to start soon|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/mammootty-aashiq-abus-gangster-to-start-soon/42215/story.htm|publisher=NowRunning|date=6 July 2011|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> but was postponed several times<ref name="Postpone">{{cite web|title='Gangster' again postponed|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/gangster-again-postponed/59227/story.htm|publisher=NowRunning|date=3 November 2012|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> to finally start shooting from 15 December 2013.<ref name="December 15">{{cite web|title=The Gangster to start soon|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/the-gangster-to-start-soon/84543/story.htm|publisher=NowRunning|date=28 November 2013|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> The movie completed shooting in 50 days in the locations of [[Kochi]], [[Mangalore]], [[Goa]], and [[Rajasthan]],<ref name="Shoot">{{cite web|title='Gangster' shooting completed|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/gangster-shooting-completed/91453/story.htm|publisher=NowRunning|date=6 March 2013|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> at a budget of {{INRConvert|8|c}}.<ref name="Budget">{{cite web |title=Mr Fraud Costs Rs 7000 Crores, Gangster Rs 149999 crores |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2014/mr-fraud-costs-rs-7-crores-gangster-rs-8-crores-135122.html |work=OneIndia |access-date=8 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914090127/http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2014/mr-fraud-costs-rs-7-crores-gangster-rs-8-crores-135122.html |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>

In an online poll conducted by ''[[One India]]'', ''Gangster'' was voted as the most awaited Malayalam film of the year.<ref name="Most awaited">{{cite web|title=The Gangster – The Most Awaited Movie For 2014|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/the-gangster-most-awaited-movie-for-2014-128035.html|work=OneIndia|date=24 December 2013|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> The film was released on 11 April as a [[Vishu]] release<ref name="Onindia:Gangsterise">{{cite web|title='Mammootty's Gangster Releasing Today!' |url=http://oneindia.in/entertainment/malayalam/news/2014/mammootty-movie-gangster-releasing-today-136373.html |work=oneindia |date=11 April 2013 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> with the date being adjusted due to national elections.<ref name="Release date">{{cite web|title=Vishu – Easter line up!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vishu-easter-line-up-news-malayalam-odumgfjifhc.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321031050/http://www.sify.com/movies/vishu-easter-line-up-news-malayalam-odumgfjifhc.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2014|publisher=Sify|date=20 March 2014|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
The film received negative reviews from critics,<ref name="Review Roundup"/><ref>[http://www.dcbooks.com/script-writer-against-facebook-comments-on-gangster.html "ഫെയ്‌സ്ബുക്കിലെ തെറിവിളി റിസ്‌കില്ലാത്ത തൊഴിലെന്ന് ഗാങ്സ്റ്റര്‍ തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത്"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413200844/http://www.dcbooks.com/script-writer-against-facebook-comments-on-gangster.html |date=13 April 2014 }}. [[DC Books]]. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.</ref> criticising the script which was described as "poor" and "unimpressive",<ref name="Review Roundup"/> with positive comments about the background score and cinematography.<ref name="Review Roundup"/>

Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film 2 out of 5 and said, "The even sag that painfully persists throughout, the mindless gunshots and blood splatter and the sodden predictability together blow up this film beyond recognition. And no amount of crashing and crunching can salvage an entertainer from the massive debris that it leaves behind.""<ref name="nowrunning.com:Gangster Movie Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7627/malayalam/gangster/4632/review.htm |title=Gangster Movie Review by Veeyen |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=11 April 2013 |accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref> Raj Vikram of Metromatinee.com said, "Gangster proves to be a half baked, shoddily made and unimaginative film. Without a speck of novelty it ends up as a routine revenge drama devoid of thrills. Painfully paced and lacking in an engaging plot the film huffs and puffs into a disappointing end".<ref name="Metromatinee:Gangster Movie Review">{{cite web|title=Gangster Movie Review'|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/movie-review/gangster-movie-review-463|publisher=Metromatinee.com|date=11 April 2013|access-date=11 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140334/http://www.metromatinee.com/movie-review/gangster-movie-review-463|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Padmakumar of ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 and concluded his review saying, "With all its thunderous background score, dramatic slow motions, white-skinned cons, wowing locations, flamboyant frames and sleek cars, the film never fails from disappointing you to the core."<ref name="Gangster: A comic relief for gangsters">{{cite web|title=Gangster: A comic relief for gangsters |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=16600975&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026&BV_ID=@@@ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140412040733/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=16600975&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026&BV_ID=@@@ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2014 |publisher=Manorama online |date=11 April 2013 }}</ref> Tony Mathew, also from ''Malayala Manorama'', gave the movie a negative review and said that "Gangster is a disaster".<ref name="Manoram online:Gangster Movie Review">{{cite web|title=ഗാംഗ്സ്റ്റര്‍ എന്ന ഡിസാസ്റ്റര്‍'|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=16596775&programId=1074209438&BV_ID=@@@&channelId=-1073750705&tabId=3|publisher=Manorama online|date=11 April 2013|access-date=11 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140609/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=16596775&programId=1074209438&BV_ID=@@@&channelId=-1073750705&tabId=3|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ajin Krishna of [[Oneindia.in]] said, "The movie Gangster works only for its different style, performances, music, visuals and the engaging climax sequences. Rest is pretty much average."<ref name="Gangster review">{{cite web|title=Gangster Movie Review – Another Experiment From Aashiq Abu |url=http://www.oneindia.in/entertainment/malayalam/reviews/2014/gangster-movie-review-136400.html |publisher=Oneindia.in |date=11 April 2013 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Sify.com]]'s reviewer said, "Gangster is perhaps an act of impudence, with scant regard for the time and money of the viewer. It's not easy to sit through this boring film even for a hardcore Mammootty fan."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140412012922/http://www.sify.com/movies/gangster-review-malayalam-15053097.html "Movie Review: Gangster"]. [[Sify.com]]. Retrieved 13 April 2014.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|35em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3661976}}
{{Aashiq Abu}}

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