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{{Infobox television
| image = The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang.jpg
| caption = Promotional Release Poster
| genre = Crime comedy
| creator = Krishand
| director = Krishand
| writer = Krishand
| starring = [[Sanju Sivram]]<br>[[Darshana Rajendran]]<br>[[Jagadish]]
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| network = [[SonyLIV]]
| runtime = 47 - 72 minutes
| first_aired = {{Start date|2025|08|29|df=y}}
| last_aired = present
}}

'''''The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang''''' (stylised as '''''4.5 Gang''''', also known as '''''Sambhava Vivaranam Nalara Sangham''''') is a 2025 Indian [[Malayalam-language]] [[crime comedy]] [[streaming television]] series created and directed by [[Krishand]]. It stars [[Sanju Sivram]], [[Darshana Rajendran]], [[Jagadish]] in lead roles. The series premiered on [[SonyLIV]] on 29 August 2025.<ref name="TOI-release">{{cite web |title=4.5 Gang OTT release: When and where to watch this Malayalam crime comedy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/4-5-gang-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-this-malayalam-crime-comedy/articleshow/123473057.cms |website=The Times of India |date=27 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="News18-release">{{cite web |title=The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang: When and where to watch on OTT |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/regional-cinema/the-chronicles-of-the-4-5-gang-when-and-where-to-watch-on-ott-9523886.html |website=News18 |date=26 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="IndianExpress-release">{{cite web |title=45 Gang OTT Release Date, Platform: Sony LIV original starring Sanju Sivaram, Darshana Rajendran |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/45-gang-ott-release-date-platform-sony-liv-original-sanju-sivaram-darshana-rajendran-9729854 |website=The Indian Express Malayalam |date=28 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>

== Premise ==
Set in Thiruvanchipuram (a fictional version of Thiruvananthapuram), the series follows a group of five slum boys who dream of making it big amidst the chaotic world of crime, comedy, and survival.<ref name="TOI-trailer">{{cite web |title=4.5 Gang trailer out: Slum boys dream big in Trivandrum's chaotic world. Watch |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/4-5-gang-trailer-out-slum-boys-dream-big-in-trivandrums-chaotic-world-watch/articleshow/123429194.cms |website=The Times of India |date=21 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Manorama-trailer">{{cite web |title=Watch: 4.5 Gang trailer |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/ott/2025/08/21/watch-4-5-gang-sony-liv-trailer.html |website=Manorama Online |date=21 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Sanju Sivram]] as Arikuttan / Arun, member of the 4.5 gang
* [[Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Althaf, member of the 4.5 gang
* Sreenath Babu as Kanji / Sudev, member of the 4.5 gang
* Shambhu as Maniyan, member of the 4.5 gang
* Sachin Joseph as Moonga / Murali Gangadharan , member of the 4.5 gang
* [[Jagadish]] as Maithreyan, a writer
* [[Indrans]] as Balachandran, Arikuttan's father
* Hakim Shahjahan as Pookkada Valsan, a businessman
* [[Darshana Rajendran]] as Ramani, Valsan's wife
* [[Vijayaraghavan]] as the music director
* Vishnu Agasthya as Pyelakuttan
* [[Alexander Prasanth]] as Bruce Lee
* [[Santhy Balachandran]] as Kingini, Arikuttan's love interest
* [[Zarin Shihab]] as Pranitha, Maniyan's love interest
* Rahul Rajagopal as S. I. Suresh
* Zhinz Shan as S. I. Stalin
* Geethi Sangeetha as advocate Sukumari
* Krishand as Superstar Vikraman
* Vigneshwar Suresh as Senthil

== Episodes ==
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Attack on the Cop
| DirectedBy = Krishand R. K.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|08|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Arikuttan arrives Auran to hire a writer who would reshape his gang's crime ridden past through his book. He explains his childhood memories about Thiruvanjipuram to the writer.
| LineColor = 00FFFF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Gangster take over Ponakkavu
| DirectedBy = Krishand R. K.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|08|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = S I Suresh who was attacked by Bruce Lee and Pyelakuttan asks the 4.5 gang to take revenge for him in promise of sizable amount. The 4.5 gang sets to Bonakkad in search of them.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Ponkashi Milk Mafia at large
| DirectedBy = Krishand R. K.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|08|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = S I Suresh uses them continuously for gold smuggling and in an incident Arikittan gets shot which makes them leave gold smuggling and then they enters into milk smuggling mafia at Ponkashi.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Goons take over the state capital
| DirectedBy = Krishand R. K.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|08|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Arikuttan gets jailed for milk smuggling. Senthil who was attacked by 4.5 gang comes back to Thadippalam with his relatives to take revenge.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Cold Blooded Christmas
| DirectedBy = Krishand R. K.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|08|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = S I Suresh makes a plot to seize control over city's flower trade by attacking Pookkada Valsan's house on a Christmas Night. But things go out of control when Kanji murdered Pookada Valsan.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Gunfires at the Festival
| DirectedBy = Krishand R. K.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|08|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Kanji gets jailed for murdering Pookada Valsan. Meanwhile Flower business flourishes and gang leads a temple festival which was their dream. Moments of attack, revenge and betrayal takes place during the festival.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
}}

== Production ==
The series is written and directed by Krishand, known for his unconventional storytelling style. The project was initially announced under the title ''Sambhava Vivaranam Nalara Sangham''.<ref name="CinemaExpress-start">{{cite web |title=Krishand's Sambhava Vivaranam Naalara Sangham begins |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Jan/16/krishands-sambhava-vivaranam-naalara-sangham-begins-51280.html |website=Cinema Express |date=16 January 2024 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Hindu-collab">{{cite web |title=Krishand, Darshana Rajendran reunite for Sambhava Vivaranam Nalara Sangham |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/krishand-darshana-rajendran-reunite-for-sambhava-vivaranam-nalara-sangham/article67719647.ece |website=The Hindu |date=26 April 2024 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Ottplay-announcement">{{cite web |title=Sambhava Vivaranam Nalara Sangham: here's why you should watch this Malayalam web series by Krishand |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/sambhavavivaranam-nalara-sangham-heres-why-you-should-watch-this-malayalam-web-series-by-krishand/4f99aabfaf272 |website=OTTPlay |date=20 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>

== Release ==
The series, under its final title ''The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang'', was released on [[SonyLIV]] on 29 August 2025.<ref name="TOI-release" /><ref name="News18-release" /><ref name="IndianExpress-release" /><ref name="Mathrubhumi-release">{{cite web |title='4.5 Gang': Krishand's Malayalam series on SonyLIV |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/tv-ott/4-5-gang-malayalam-series-krishand-1.10856574 |website=Mathrubhumi |date=22 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Pinkvilla-release">{{cite web |title=4.5 Gang OTT Release: When and where to watch Krishand-directed crime comedy Malayalam web series online |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/4-5-gang-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-krishand-directed-crime-comedy-malayalam-web-series-online-1395966 |website=Pinkvilla |date=22 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="CinemaExpress-trailer">{{cite web |title=Krishand's web series 4.5 Gang gets a premiere date, trailer out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Aug/21/krishands-web-series-45-gang-gets-a-premiere-date-trailer-out-42847.html |website=Cinema Express |date=21 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>

== Reception ==

''The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang'' opened to widespread critical acclaim upon its release.

''[[The Indian Express]]'' hailed it as "the best Malayalam series yet," praising Krishand’s inventive storytelling and the way he redefined the gangster genre on streaming platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang review: Krishand delivers the best Malayalam series yet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-chronicles-of-the-4-5-gang-review-krishand-delivers-the-best-malayalam-series-yet-10221829/ |website=The Indian Express |date=30 August 2025}}</ref>

''[[The Hindu]]'' described the series as "clever and entertaining," highlighting its sharp writing and the director’s unique ability to balance crime and satire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang review: Krishand, SonyLIV’s ‘Sambhava Vivaranam Naalara Sangham’ is clever and entertaining |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-chronicles-of-the-45-gang-review-krishand-sonyliv-sambhava-vivaranam-naalara-sangham-clever-and-entertaining/article69992757.ece |website=The Hindu |date=30 August 2025}}</ref>

''[[The New Indian Express]]'' called it "an audacious gangster epic told with mischief and bite," commending the ensemble cast and its daring narrative choices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang series review: An audacious gangster epic told with mischief and bite |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Aug/30/malayalamreview2025aug29the-chronicles-of-the-45-gang-series-review-an-audacious-gangster-epic-told-with-mischief-and-bite |website=The New Indian Express |date=30 August 2025}}</ref>

''[[The News Minute]]'' echoed this sentiment, writing that the show is "crooked, funny, and oddly endearing," applauding its quirky tone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishand’s ‘Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang’ is crooked, funny and oddly endearing |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/krishands-chronicles-of-the-45-gang-is-crooked-funny-and-oddly-endearing |website=The News Minute |date=30 August 2025}}</ref>

According to ''[[The Times of India]]'', the series successfully "gets its formula right," offering a refreshing take on the gangster saga format in Malayalam web content.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang Season 1 Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/malayalam/the-chronicles-of-the-4-5-gang/season-1/seasonreview/123584759.cms |website=The Times of India |date=30 August 2025}}</ref>

''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' compared it to ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'', labeling it "Malayalam cinema’s answer" to the cult Hindi franchise, particularly admiring its scale and ambition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang review: A gangster epic that’s Malayalam cinema’s answer to Gangs of Wasseypur |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2025/08/29/the-chronicles-of-the-4-5-gang-review-a-gangster-epic-that-s-malayalam-cinema-s-answer-to-gangs-of-wasseypur.html |website=The Week |date=29 August 2025}}</ref>

''[[OTTplay]]'' praised the series as "wacky" and "stamped with Krishand’s signature style."<ref name="Ottplay-review">{{cite web |title=The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang review: Krishand delivers a wacky series stamped with his signature style |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/the-chronicles-of-the-45-gang-review-krishand-delivers-a-wacky-series-stamped-with-his-signature-style/b90410d556834 |website=OTTPlay |date=29 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>

''[[Times Now]]'' described it as "an amusing series that gets its formula right."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang review: An amusing series that gets its formula right |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/the-chronicles-of-the-4-5-gang-an-amusing-series-that-gets-its-formula-right-review-152543110 |website=Times Now |date=30 August 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/the-chronicles-of-the-4-5-gang-1790006684 The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang - SonyLIV]
*{{IMDb title|tt30218223}}

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