The Gang (film)

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The Gang
Directed by J. Williams
Written by Baburaj
Starring Vani Viswanath
Suvarna Mathew
Steffi
Jagadeesh
Spadikam George
CinematographyJ. Williams
Music byWilson
Production
company
Cochin Films
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The Gang is a 2000 Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed and cinematographed by J. Williams. Vani Viswanath, Suvarna Mathew, Steffi, Jagadeesh, Spadikam George. The film is produced under the banner of Cochin Films. [1]

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Plot

The film is set against the backdrop of the popular beach resort, Kovalam. A drug racket run by a foreigner on the beach with the help of locals and a coast guard forms the crux of the film.

Cast

Production

In 1998, J. J. Williams came with Baburaj, the script writer, and narrated the film's story to Vani Viswanath, who found Baburaj's way of storytelling interesting. Viswanath was hesitant or not was to whether she would get paid for the film or not, so she asked Baburaj for her paycheck. When Baburaj had later asked her to return the money, Viswanath had lied that she had given it to her father. Vishwanath later fell in love with Baburaj and married him in November 2002. [2]

Legacy

This was the first action film of Vani Viswanath, who later went on to establish herself as an action hero. [3]

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References

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