Gabbar Singh (film)
Gabbar Singh is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Harish Shankar. The film is inspired from the 2010 Hindi film Dabangg and stars Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan. The plot follows a police officer who embarks on a mission to take down a corrupt politician. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music and Jayanan Vincent was the cinematographer. Inspired by a film character, Venkataratnam, a policeman, calls himself Gabbar Singh. He is posted in a village where a local thug wants to join politics and also lures his stepbrother to join him.
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| Directed by | Harish Shankar |
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| Story by | Abhinav Kashyap Dilip Shukla |
| Based on | Dabangg |
| Produced by | Bandla Ganesh |
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| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Production company | Parameswara Art Productions |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹30 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹150 crore |
Made on a budget of ₹30 crore, the film was formally launched on 18 August 2011 at Hyderabad with shooting primarily held at Pollachi. It was released on 11 May 2012 and was declared a Blockbuster, grossing around ₹150 crore worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing Telugu films at that time. Kalyan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu award at the 59th Filmfare Awards South. A sequel, Sardaar Gabbar Singh, was released in 2016.