Gentleman (2016 film)

Gentleman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMohan Krishna Indraganti
Written byR. David Nathan
Mohan Krishna Indraganti
Produced bySivalenka Krishna Prasad
Starring
CinematographyP. G. Vinda
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byMani Sharma
Production
company
Distributed byGaatri Media
(Overseas)[1]
Release date
  • 17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹15 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹32.6 crore[3]

Nani Gentleman[4] (or simply Gentleman) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic thriller film directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti who wrote the film with R. David Nathan. Produced by Sivalenka Krishna Prasad's Sridevi Movies, Gentleman stars Nani in double role alongside Surbhi, Nivetha Thomas, Tanikella Bharani, Srinivas Avasarala and Vennela Kishore. The film narrates the story of two women, Aishwarya and Catherine, whose respective lovers, Jayaram and Gautham, are lookalikes. When Gautham dies in an accident, Catherine suspects Jai's role in it and spies on him, which reveals further truths about Jai and the people around him, including Gautham.

The film marked Prasad's return to film production after an eight-year hiatus. P. G. Vinda was the film's director of photography. Mani Sharma composed the soundtrack and score; Marthand K. Venkatesh edited the film. Principal photography commenced in November 2015 and lasted until April 2016. Except for a schedule in Kodaikanal, the majority of the film's portions were shot in and around Hyderabad.

Produced on a budget of ₹15 crore, Gentleman was released on 17 June 2016 in 700 screens globally. It was also the third biggest South Indian film released in the United States to that point in terms of screen-count. Post-release, the film received positive reviews from critics and audience, where it become a commercial success at the box office, grossing a total of ₹32.6 crore globally, with a distributor share of ₹16.3 crore. Nivetha Thomas won SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) at 6th South Indian International Movie Awards for her role in the film. The film was remade in Bengali as Villain in 2018.

  1. ^ "Gentleman which stars Nani to release in 127 screens in the US". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ Jayadeva, Rentala (15 March 2016). "వేచవి చూద్దాం!" [Awaiting this summer!]. Sakshi (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ H. Hooli, Shekhar (28 December 2016). "Best of Tollywood 2016: Top 25 highest-grossing Telugu movies of the year". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. ^ Sridevi Movies (22 May 2016). "Nani Gentleman Movie Theatrical Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved 28 April 2020.