MOVIE REVIEW: GENTLEMAN  

Genre: Thriller
Cast: Nani, Niveda Thomas, Surabhi, Avasarala Srinivas
Music: Mani Sharma
Direction: Indraganti Mohana Krishna
Producer: Shivalenka Krishna Prasad

This is the second film for the Nani-Indraganti combo. Nani essays a character with negative shade for the first ever time, while directing a thriller has been a first for Indraganti. Did they manage to succeed? Is Nani successful in portraying the role of a gentle man?

Storyline:
Jairam (Nani) is a young entrepreneur award winner and is known for his kindheartedness and largesse. Jai is all set to marry Aishwarya (Surabhi), daughter of a big industrialist. Aishwarya goes to London to meet her friends and during her return journey she gets to know Catherine (Niveda).
But, a huge shock awaits Catherine as she meets Jairam, who comes to receive Aishwarya. He is a photocopy of her boyfriend Gowtham (Nani again).
Catherine gets to know that Gowtham has been murdered, but the whole incident has been shows as a freak mishap. Niveda sets out to unravel the mystery of Gowtham’s death. Will she succeed? What is Jai’s link with Gowtham? Is Gentleman Nani truly a gentleman or not so gentleman? The story answers these questions.

Performances
Nani steals the show with his power-packed performance. Both as effervescent Gowtham and the reserved Jairam, he dishes out a decent performance. Niveda does a very decent job as a girl who is out to unravel the murder mystery of her boyfriend. Surabhi does a neat job. Avasarala Srinivas does a different role and manages to wow the audience. Rohini, Tanikella Bharani, Anand, Vennela Kishore and Satyam Rajesh play other important roles.

Technical
This is the first ever thriller from Indraganti Mohanakrishna and he manages to keep up the suspence and churn out a gripping fare. The way he chisels out Nani’s role is commendable. Mani Sharma’s background music as usual is top class. Cinematography and editing are crisp.

Plus Points
Nani
Screenplay
Background music

Minus Points
Slow narration in the first half
Songs

Verdict
This film will elevate Nani as a performer.