Gaddam Gang

Gaddam Gang
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Santhosh P. Jayakumar
Screenplay by	Santhosh P. Jaykumar
Based on	Soodhu Kavvum by Nalan Kumarasamy
Produced by	Jeevitha Rajasekhar
Starring	Rajasekhar Sheena
Cinematography	Demel X. Edwards
Edited by	Richard Kevin
Music by	Achu Rajamani
Production company	Shiva Shivatmika Movies
Release date	6 February 2015 (2015-02-06)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Gaddam Gang (transl. Bearded Gang) is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by debutant Santhosh P. Jayakumar. The film stars Rajasekhar and Sheena in the lead roles with Satyam Rajesh, Achu (in his acting debut) and Deepak in supportive roles. The film is a remake of the 2013 Tamil film Soodhu Kavvum.[1]

Cast

• Rajasekhar as Daasu
• Sheena as Shailu
• Satyam Rajesh as Ramesh
• Achu as Suresh
• Deepak as Pandu
• Noel Sean
• Yog Japee as Gabbar Singh, a police officer
• Naresh as Dharmaraju
• Seetha
• Nagendra Babu as a rowdy director
• Chitram Basha as a police officer
• Giri Babu as a politician
• Mippu
• Saptagiri in a cameo appearance
• Raghu Babu in a cameo appearance
• Mumaith Khan as an item number in "Kasu Cashu Dabbu"

Production

In July 2013, PVP Cinema acquired Telugu remake rights of the Tamil film Soodhu Kavvum, but later sold them.[2] Rajasekhar expressed interest in starring in a remake of the Tamil film Soodhu Kavvum as he felt that the film would suit him.[3] The lead actress was revealed to be Anjali Lavania of Panjaa fame.[1] However, Lavania was replaced by Sheena Shahabadi, who portrays Rajasekhar's imaginary girlfriend. The film is co-produced by his wife Jeevitha, who previously produced Aptudu (2004). Achu Rajamani, the film's music composer, signed to portray a supporting role in his acting debut.[4][5] Rajasekhar started smoking for his role in the film. The film was titled Gaddam Gang as the film revolves around a group of people who engage in negative activities and don't shave.[3]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Achu Rajamani.[6][7] The audio launch was released on 13 November 2014.[8]

• "My Dear Sweety" - Achu
• "Vastava Vaddantava" - Deva
• "Kasu Cashu Dabbu" - Achu, Monisha
• "Oh Go Nuvvu" - Achu
• "Vedi Indlo" - M. M. Manasi

Reception

The Times of India gave the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Gaddam Gang turns out to be the kind of film where the characters have more fun than the audience it is made for".[9]

References

1. "Rajasekhar's next film titled 'Gaddam Gang'". The Times of India. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
2. "PVP to remake Soodhu Kavvum". Sify. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. AS, Sashidhar (4 February 2015). "I started smoking for Gaddam Gang: Rajsekkhar". The Times of India.
4. "Rajasekhar's interesting tryst with Gaddam Gang". The Times of India. 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
5. AS, Sashidhar (6 February 2015). "Rajasekhar to show his funny side in Gaddam Gang". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
6. AS, Sashidhar (25 December 2014). "Music Review : Gaddam Gang". The Times of India.
7. Karthik (25 November 2014). "Gaddam Gang (Music review), Telugu – Achu". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
8. "Gaddam Gang's audio to be released on Nov 13". The Times of India. 10 November 2014.
9. Kumar, Hemanth. "Gaddam Gang Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

External links

• Gaddam Gang at IMDb