The Gambler (2019 film)

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The Gambler
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Official poster
Directed by Tom Emmatty
Produced by Thankachan Emmanuel
Starring
Music byManikandan Ayyappa
Gopi Sundar
Release date
  • 9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)
Running time
121 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The Gambler is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Tom Emmatty (who directed Oru Mexican Aparatha ) and starring Anson Paul and George Emmatty (director's son). [2] [3] [4] The film is about a father, George, who appears in his son's dreams as a superhero, IO Man. [5] [6] [7] The film was touted to be the first Malayalam superhero film. [8]

Contents

Plot

A father and son go through a series of struggles as they try to get what is important to them and live a happier life.

Cast

Release and reception

The film released on 9 May. [9]

A critic from The Times of India gave 2/5 and wrote that "The film could sure have made a better impact if the treatment was well-thought-out". [10] A critic from The New Indian Express gave a negative review. [11] A critic from Deccan Chronicle opined that "At this time when Avengers Endgame is still going strong in the theatres, it would be an eye-opener for the director to watch what a superhero film actually entails". [12]

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  2. ↑ "Anson Paul played with toy figurines for the first time, on the sets of his film The Gambler!". The Times of India. 26 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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  7. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (7 April 2019). "IO Man's alter ego revealed in the latest poster of Gambler". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Sidhardhan (17 December 2018). "Anson Paul's superhero movie is based on real story". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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