Gabbar Singh

"He is Special"

2012 2h 33m TE

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6.1

MID

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7.1

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 35★7.1IMDB · 7,339

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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A boy runs away from home, angry with his stepfather and half-brother. Years later, he becomes a police inspector and fights a notorious criminal.

“He is Special”

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Cast

Pawan Kalyan
Gabbar Singh
Shruti Haasan
Bhagya Lakshmi
Ali
Samba
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Heroine Father
Abhimanyu Singh
Siddhappa Naidu
Tanikella Bharani
Mavayya
Brahmanandam
Recovery Ranjit Kumar
Rao Ramesh
Minister Pradeep Kumar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harish Shankar
Writers: Satish Vegesna, Abhinav Kashyap
Languages: Telugu
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Gabbar Singh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harish Shankar, shot by Jayanan Vincent. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Devi Sri Prasad. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gautham Raju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan and Ali carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He is Special".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harish Shankar directs. Jayanan Vincent behind the camera. Devi Sri Prasad scores. Gautham Raju cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Telugu.

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1Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Part of the "Gabbar Singh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Harish Shankar, shot by Jayanan Vincent. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Devi Sri Prasad. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gautham Raju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan and Ali carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He is Special".
9IMDB entry: tt2304655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.