Nani's Gang Leader

Nani's Gang Leader is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film[1] produced by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Sankar and Mohan Cherukuri under banner of Mythri Movie Makers and directed by Vikram Kumar.[3] The film stars Nani with Kartikeya Gummakonda, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Lakshmi, Saranya Ponvannan, Shriya Reddy, Praanya P. Rao, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, and Vennela Kishore in pivotal roles.[4] The music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander. In this film, 5 women seek the help of a crime novelist to avenge the death of their loved ones.

Nani's Gang Leader
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVikram Kumar
Produced byNaveen Yerneni
Y. Ravi Sankar
Mohan Cherukuri
Written byVikram Kumar
StarringNani
Kartikeya Gummakonda
Priyanka Arul Mohan
Music byAnirudh Ravichander
CinematographyMiroslaw Kuba Brozek
Edited byNaveen Nooli
Production
company
Distributed bySarigama Cinemas (North America)
Release date
  • 13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
Running time
155 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹25 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹41 crore[2]

The film was released on 13 September 2019, after being pushed back from previously scheduled release date of 30 August 2019.[5] Gang Leader received positive critical reception. It was also a moderate success at box office.[6][7]

Plot

Pencil Parthasarathy (Nani) is a small time crime novel writer who watches hit English language movies and rewrites their stories as local Telugu novels. Meanwhile a great robbery takes place in the city where ₹ 300 crores are stolen by 5 individuals. As soon as the robbery is finished, the 5 are found murdered and the money stolen.

5 bereaved women (1 aged woman, 1 middle aged woman, 1 young woman, 1 teen and a small child) who lost their loved ones (the 5 dead robbers) come together and try to find someone who would help them avenge their loved ones. They approach Pencil to help them figure out the culprit.Pencil, at first, refuses to help but sensing a good (and probably his first) original story, agrees to help them.

After a few hilarious twists and turns, the rag tag group finally narrows down on their main suspect: Dev (Kartikeya Gummakonda).

Dev is a small time ambulance driver turned F1 Racer. As an ambulance driver, Dev never lost a patient due to his skilled and prompt driving of patients to the hospitals. But in order to become a successful race car driver, he needed money. In order to get the money, he joined a group of cancer patients (the original five) who were planning on a robbery to set aside money for their loved ones (the 5 women). After the robbery, Dev killed the 5 men, stole the money, and became a successful race car driver. Then, all the gang plot against him to try bringing him to justice. However, Dev gets to know that someone is targeting him and tries to hack their address, but the leader of the gang, Pencil takes his decisions smartly predicting every next step of Dev. After a series of events, Dev confirms that there is actually a gang of 6 that are behind him. At the end of the movie, Dev is killed by Pencil and all of the members of the gang live together like a family and pencil publishes his new book.

Cast

Soundtrack
Gangleader
Soundtrack album by
Anirudh Ravichander
Released2019
Recorded2019
StudioAlbuquerque Records, Chennai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTelugu
LabelSony Music
ProducerAnirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Thumbaa
(2019)		 Gangleader
(2019)		 Darbar
(2020)

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Anirudh Ravichander and lyrics by Anantha Sriram and Inno Genga.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ra Ra (Roar of the Revengers)"Anantha SriramPrudhvi Chandra, BasherMax04:05
2."Hoyna Hoyna"Anantha Sriram, Inno GengaInno Genga04:52
3."Ninnu Chuse Anandamlo"Anantha SriramSid Sriram05:33
4."Gang-u Leader (Promotional Song )"Anantha SriramAnirudh Ravichander03:28
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
5."Katharaayadam Reprise"Anirudh Ravichandar03:02

Marketing and release

The film was released on 13 September 2019, after being pushed back from previously scheduled release date of 30 August 2019.[5]

Reception

Critical reception

The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Nani's Gang Leader tries to tick all the boxes but comes across as a half-hearted attempt, They succeed — but only in parts".[8]

Behindwoods gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Gang Leader is an inventive, wildly entertaining comedy with a great ensemble performance.".[9]

Indian Express gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "Gang Leader has its moments, thanks to Nani's effortless presence. He keeps the scenes lively and bright. It is not a bad film but that doesn't mean it is outstanding either".[10]

References
  1. "GANG LEADER". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. "2019లో భారీ వసూళ్లు రాబట్టిన సినిమాలివే." Sakshi (in Telugu). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. "Nani's Gang Leader with Vikram K Kumar has THIS Chiranjeevi connection". Filmfare. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. "Nani, Vikram Kumar team up for new film Gang Leader, watch video". The Hindustan Times. 25 February 2019.
  5. "Mythri Movie Makers". Mythri Movie Makers on Twitter. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. https://www.teluguhitsandflops.com/2020/04/nani-hits-and-flops.html
  7. https://teluguhitflopmovieslist.blogspot.com/2019/05/Nani-Movies-List-Hits-Flops-Blockbusters-Average-Box-Office-Verdict.html
  8. "Gang Leader Movie Review : Gang Leader shines in parts but is let down by a haphazard screenplay". TimesofIndia.
  9. "GANG LEADER MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods.
  10. "Gang Leader movie review: A okayish film saved by Nani's performance". IndianExpress.
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