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Nani's Gang Leader is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film[1] written and directed by Vikram Kumar.[3] Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Nani, Kartikeya Gummakonda, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Lakshmi, Saranya Ponvannan, Shriya Reddy and Praanya P. Rao.[4] The music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander. In this film, five women seek the help of a crime novelist to avenge the death of their loved ones. The film was released on 13 September 2019, after being pushed back from previously scheduled release date of 30 August 2019. It received positive response from critics.[5]

Nani's Gang Leader
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vikram Kumar
Written by	Vikram Kumar
Produced by	Naveen Yerneni Y. Ravi Sankar Mohan Cherukuri
Starring	Nani Kartikeya Gummakonda Priyanka Arul Mohan Lakshmi Saranya Ponvannan Shriya Reddy Praanya P. Rao
Cinematography	Mirosław Kuba Brożek
Edited by	Naveen Nooli
Music by	Anirudh Ravichander
Production company	Mythri Movie Makers
Distributed by	Sarigama Cinemas (North America)
Release date	13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
Running time	155 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹25 crore[2]
Box office	est. ₹45 crore[2]

Plot

Six individuals successfully completed a bank robbery worth ₹300 crore (US$38 million) after which one robber kills the rest of the five and escapes with the money. Five bereaved women - Saraswati, who lost her grandson; Varalakshmi, who lost her son; Priya, who lost her fiancèe Avinash; Swati, who lost her elder brother; and Srinidhi (Chinnu), who became mute due to the shock of losing her father. They are brought together by Saraswati to avenge their loved ones. Pencil Parthasarathy, a small time crime novelist who watches American movies and rewrites their plots into local Telugu novels, is approached by the five women in hope of tracking down the culprit. Pencil initially refuses, but sensing a good and probably first original story agrees to help them. The ragtag group, who eventually name themselves as Revengers, narrow down on a main suspect: Dev.

Dev is an ambulance driver turned F1 racer, who is now the new sensation in India. In order to buy a sports bike, Dev killed his father and gained insurance. He also took up his father's job as an ambulance driver. One day, In the hospital, he joined a group of five cancer patients planning a robbery to save money for their loved ones before they die. Afterwards, he kills the five and steal the money and followed his passion of becoming a successful race driver. The Revengers plot against him to bring him to justice. They discretely follow him and finds the stashed money in the constructed building (where the five and Dev had practiced for the robbery). Dev learns that there is a gang behind him and also stole the money, He deduce Pencil's identity and also tips off the cops about the robbery and also Pencil's details in it.

Pencil successfully transfers the money before the police raid his place. However to his shock, he deduced that the money was stolen by Saraswati, who reveals that her husband, who was working at a book store near the bank was killed by Dev on the night of the robbery. She convinced the gang into believing her grandson died to make her vengeance justified. She stole the money from Pencil's place and donated it for orphanage development and tells Pencil about her decision of abandoning the vengeance, after Chinnu's injury during one of the chases. Pencil kills Dev at the latter's garage to protect his newfound family, and frames it as a car accident. Priya, who learns that Pencil killed Dev, decides not to reveal it. Priya and Pencil get married where Pencil successfully publishes Gang Leader, encapsulating his experiences. Sukumar meets Pencil for the copyrights to make a movie based on his novel.

Cast

Music

Gangleader
Soundtrack album by Anirudh Ravichander
Released	2019
Recorded	2019
Studio	Albuquerque Records, Chennai
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Telugu
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Anirudh 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. The promotional song of Gang Leader title track is reused in Dharala Prabhu.

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".[6]

Behindwoods gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Gang Leader is an inventive, wildly entertaining comedy with a great ensemble performance.".[7]

The 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".[8]

References

External links

• Nani's Gang Leader at IMDb

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