Review: Gambler - a one man show
 Hyderabad: Ajith. In one word that's what the film is all about. He is pretty much there in every scene and considering this is his 50th film, director Venkat Prabhu seems to have decided to dedicate the whole thing to the star. He pretty much does everything in the film.
He is the hero, villain, comedian, lover, dancer and everything else. He does carry off the role with panache, but beyond that there is little else that grabs your attention, besides the bevy of pretty ladies Trisha, Lakshmi Rai and Andrea Jeremiah.
Set in the backdrop of cricket betting in Mumbai, Gambler is the story of a suspended cop Vinayak Mahadevan (Ajith) who lives life on to his own terms. Sanjana (Trisha) is the love of his life. She is daughter of the kingpin of the cricket betting syndicate, Reddy.
Sumanth (Vaibhav), a henchman working under Reddy devises an ingenious plan to rob Rs500 crore from his master. He teams up with a friend Mahath (Mahath), a corrupt cop Ganesh (Ashwin) and a maverick hacker Prem (Premgi Amaren) to pull off the audacious heist. But to everyone's surprise Vinayak jumps into the scene and speeds away with the loot leaving everyone high and dry.
In comes ACP Prithviraj (Arjun) who is appointed to solve the case. And a cat and mouse game ensues between Vinayak and Prithviraj. The interaction between the two is easily the best part of the film. A series of twists and turns take place before the film builds up to a grand but predictable finale.
As far as performances go Ajith carries the film on his shoulders with his sharp one-liners, seducing random women, drinking like a fish and fighting like there is no tomorrow. Arjun does a decent job and so does Trisha. The rest of the cast are relegated to the sidelines and do a decent job out of whatever they are supposed to do.
The music and background score by Yuvan Shankar Raja stands out. The dubbing also leaves you expecting more and same with the humour, we are afraid it gets lost in translation. The camera work by Saravanan stands out and gives the film a very chic, racy feel. The action episodes are breathtaking especially the climax. But then, you come out of the theatre feeling a little unsatisfied.
News Posted: 11 September, 2011
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