The Gambinos

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The Gambinos
Directed byGirish Panicker Mattada
Written bySakkir Madathil
Based on Animal Kingdom
Produced byP. M Sasidharan, Biju Nandakumar
Starring Vishnu Vijay
Radhika Sarathkumar
Sampath Raj
Sijoy Varghese
Biju Nandakumar
CinematographyElban Krishna
Edited byShafique Mohamed Ali
Music by Jakes Bejoy
Release date
  • 8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

The Gambinos is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Girish Panicker Mattada. The film stars Vishnu Vijay, Radhika Sarathkumar, Sampath Raj and Sijoy Varghese. The film revolves around a mother and her four sons, leading their criminal lives, until the arrival of a young man called Mustafa, who brings unexpected twists and turns to the tale. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Production

Radhika Sarathkumar plays a don in the film. [4]

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "The uncertainty in the mind of the filmmaker shows in the film as well in terms of how certain characters and scenes are crafted". [5] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Radhika and Sampath are talented actors no doubt, but except for a few moments which convey their characters’ true colours, they’re terribly miscast here". [6]

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References

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