Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 74
Audience score89%
IMDb7.1
Box office
2.3×its budget
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $16 M
Worldwide it earned $9 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 33 min
Longer than 9 in 10 action movies, +45 min on the typical 108
typical 108153Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+110Released
2012
May 11, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
Telugu
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 9 more12 people
- Pawan KalyanGabbar Singh
- Shruti HaasanBhagya Lakshmi
- AliSamba
- Kota Srinivasa RaoHeroine Father
- Abhimanyu SinghSiddhappa Naidu
- Tanikella BharaniMavayya
- BrahmanandamRecovery Ranjit Kumar
- Rao RameshMinister Pradeep Kumar
Malaika AroraSpecial Appearance in "Kevvu Keka" Song
AjayGabbar Singh's Brother
PrabhakarBanda Swamy
Gayathri RaoHarathi
Directing · 1
- Harish Shankar Director, Dialogue
Writing · 2
- Satish Vegesna Screenplay
- Abhinav Kashyap Original Story
Production · 2
- Bandla Ganesh Producer
- Siva Kiran Publicist
Camera · 1
- Jayanan Vincent Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gautham Raju Editor
Sound · 2
- Devi Sri Prasad Original Music Composer
- Mamta Sharma Playback Singer
Art · 1
- Brahma Kadali Art Direction
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