Gangstars
- Jagapathi Babu
- Navdeep
- Shweta Basu Prasad
- Siddu Jonnalagadda
- Apoorva Arora
- Swapna Dutt
- Chakravathi Gutta
- Sanjay Reddy
- Amazon Studios
- Early Monsoon Tales
- Silly Monks Entertainment Ltd
Gangstars is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language crime drama television series by Amazon Prime Video,[2] and produced by Swapna Dutt, Chakravathi Gutta, Sanjay Reddy, and Anil Pallala, under Early Monsoon Tales and Silly Monks Entertainments. It was directed by Ajay Bhuyan and created by B. V. Nandini Reddy.[3] The series stars Jagapathi Babu, Navdeep, Shweta Basu Prasad, Siddu Jonnalagadda, Apoorva Arora[4] and music is composed by Sai Karthik.
It is the first ever Amazon Prime Video original series in Telugu, and has 12 episodes with dubbed versions in Tamil and Hindi.[5][6][7]
Plot
The series is set in the backdrop of the film industry and involves two movie stars, two ex-lovers, and one gangster. How one incident sets up a chain of events in motion and interconnects the lives of all these characters, interspersed with a murder is the intriguing crux of the narrative.[8]
Cast
Main
- Jagapathi Babu as Kumar Das "K.D." , a gangster who has been informed that he has cancer and is going to die
- Navdeep as Vishwa, an arrogant and controversial film hero.
- Shweta Basu Prasad as Aishwarya, a haughty film actress
- Siddu Jonnalagadda as Ajay, who tries to become a film director. He is the manager of Aishwarya.
- Apoorva Arora as Keerthi, who tries to become a film producer, manager of Vishwa
Recurring
- Sivaji as C.I.Anjaneyulu, a corrupt police officer
- Posani Krishna Murali as Blockbuster Paala Subramanyam, a film producer who produces the movie for helping KD
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Rani Rajkamal, Aishwarya's make-up
- Krishna Bhagawan as P.K.R., Vishwa's father
- Rahul Ramakrishna as Red, K.D.'s brother-in-law
- RJ Hemanth as Vicky, Ajay's friend
- Radio Mirchi Kiran as Director of the film
- Ranam Venu as an ad film director
- Raja Ravindra as Ajay's father
- Dhanraj as a choreographer
- Ananth as a producer
- Rallapalli as astrologer
- Sanjay Reddy as a doctor
- Uttej as Gopal, ward boy in the hospital who has taken debt from K.D.
- Annapurna as Keerthi's grandmother
- Aishwarya as Priyamwada, Keerthi's mother
- Sri Lakshmi as Keerthi's aunt
- Hari Teja as Girija, K.D.'s wife
- Mounima as Jahnavi / Jaanu, a journalist
- Gayatri Gutta
Reception
Haricharan Pudupeddi of the Firstpost called the series a "wasted opportunity". He added that "Despite having so much of talent at its disposal, the show fails to rise above a very predictable story of action and comedy."[9] Hemanth Kumar CR writing for The News Minute stated that "Gangstars feels like a missed opportunity to create something unique and charming. It has its moments, when it takes a sly dig at the film industry, but when it focuses on its own story, it becomes too self-aware of what it wants to do and it never finds its groove."[10]
References
- ^ HaribabuBolineni (18 May 2018). "Amazon Prime's First Telugu Web Series From June 1". Chitramala.in. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Jayakrishnan (1 June 2018). "Telugu web series, GangStars will be available from Friday". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H (31 May 2018). "GangStars review: Jagapathi Babu-Navdeep's web-series gets superb response from audience". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Navdeep, Shweta Basu and Jagapathi Babu's to star in a new web series called 'GangStars'!". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (17 May 2018). "'Gangstars': Amazon Prime's first Telugu web series to star Jagapati Babu". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Amazon Prime Video launches first Telugu web series 'GangStars'". The New Indian Express. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Gangsters and the film world collide in Amazon Prime's first Telugu web series 'Gang Stars'". Scroll.in. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Riding on the digital wave". 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Gangstars review: Amazon Prime's maiden Telugu web series can be best described as a wasted opportunity". Firstpost. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ CR, Hemanth Kumar (7 June 2018). "Amazon Prime's 'Gangstars' Review: A quirky comedy which never finds its groove". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- v
- t
- e
- All or Nothing (since 2016)
- Documental (since 2016)
- The Grand Tour (since 2016)
- Good Omens (since 2019)
- Making the Cut (since 2020)
- The Test (since 2020)
- Upload (since 2020)
- Clarkson's Farm (since 2021)
- Harlem (since 2021)
- Invincible (since 2021)
- The Outlaws (since 2021)
- Them (since 2021)
- The Wheel of Time (since 2021)
- The Devil's Hour (since 2022)
- Drag Den (since 2022)
- The Lake (since 2022)
- The Legend of Vox Machina (since 2022)
- Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (since 2022)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (since 2022)
- Reacher (since 2022)
- The Summer I Turned Pretty (since 2022)
- The Terminal List (since 2022)
- Coach Prime (since 2022)
- The Rig (since 2023)
- The Consultant (since 2023)
- The Power (since 2023)
- Citadel (since 2023)
- Deadloch (since 2023)
- Twin Love (since 2023)
- Hazbin Hotel (since 2024)
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (since 2024)
- Dead Hot (since 2024)
- Big Girls Don't Cry (since 2024)
- The Baxters (since 2024)
- Fallout (since 2024)
- My Lady Jane (since 2024)
- The 1% Club (since 2024)
- Sausage Party: Foodtopia (since 2024)
- Batman: Caped Crusader (since 2024)
The Boys |
|
---|---|
James May |
|
Sports on Prime Video |
|
- Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off (2016–17)
- Happy Marriage!? (2016)
- Kamen Rider Amazons (2016–17)
- Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga (2016–17)
- Baahubali: The Lost Legends (2017–20)
- The Idolmaster KR (since 2017)
- Inside Edge (since 2017)
- Laakhon Mein Ek (2017–19)
- Pushpavalli (2017)
- Tokyo Alice (2017)
- Tokyo Vampire Hotel (2017)
- You Are Wanted (since 2017)
- Banana Fish (2018)
- Breathe (2018)
- Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare (2018–21)
- Comicstaan (since 2018)
- Diablo Guardián (2018–19)
- Falco (2018)
- Hear Me Love Me (since 2018)
- Inspector Chingum (since 2018)
- Mirzapur (since 2018)
- The Remix (since 2018)
- Shaitaan Haveli (2018)
- Dani Who? (2019)
- De viaje con los Derbez (since 2019)
- El juego de las llaves (since 2019)
- The Family Man (since 2019)
- Four More Shots Please! (since 2019)
- Hernán (since 2019)
- Hostel Daze (since 2019)
- Made in Heaven (since 2019)
- Afsos (since 2020)
- Ana (2020–23)
- Bandish Bandits (since 2020)
- Breathe: Into the Shadows (since 2020)
- El Candidato (since 2020)
- El Presidente (since 2020)
- How to Survive Being Single (since 2020)
- Inés of My Soul (since 2020)
- Pan y Circo (since 2020)
- Panchayat (since 2020)
- Paatal Lok (since 2020)
- Shonan Junai Gumi (2020)
- Time Enna Boss!? (since 2020)
- The Last Hour (since 2021)
- Maradona: Blessed Dream (since 2021)
- The Masked Singer Japan (since 2021)
- September Mornings (since 2021)
- Tandav (since 2021)
- Alexia: Labor Omnia Vincit (2022)
- The Bad Guy (since 2022)
- Guilty Minds (since 2022)
- Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022)
- Miskina, Poor Thing (since 2022)
- Modern Love Mumbai (since 2022)
- Modern Love Hyderabad (since 2022)
- Modern Love Tokyo (since 2022)
- Modern Love Amsterdam (since 2022)
- Prisma (since 2022)
- Short Program (since 2022)
- Suzhal: The Vortex (since 2022)
- Alphonse (since 2023)
- Bambai Meri Jaan (since 2023)
- Dahaad (since 2023)
- Dhootha (since 2023)
- Engga Hostel (since 2023)
- Everybody Loves Diamonds (since 2023)
- Farzi (since 2023)
- Greek Salad (since 2023)
- Happy Family: Conditions Apply (since 2023)
- Jubilee (since 2023)
- Kumari Srimathi (since 2023)
- Los Farad (since 2023)
- Modern Love Chennai (since 2023)
- No Traces (since 2023)
- 007: Road to a Million (since 2023)
- P. I. Meena (since 2023)
- Romancero (since 2023)
- Shehar Lakhot (since 2023)
- The Village (since 2023)
- Betty, la fea: la historia continúa (since 2024)
- Bujji and Bhairava (since 2024)
- Dil Dosti Dilemma (since 2024)
- Indian Police Force (since 2024)
- Inspector Rishi (since 2024)
- Jana: Marked for Life (since 2024)
- Maxton Hall — The World Between Us (since 2024)
- Poacher (since 2024)
- Red Queen (since 2024)
- Who Killed Him? (since 2024)
- Betas (2013–14)
- Alpha House (2013–14)
- Bosch (2014–21)
- Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014–16)
- Hand of God (2014–17)
- Mozart in the Jungle (2014–18)
- Red Oaks (2014–17)
- Ripper Street (2014–16)
- Transparent (2014–19)
- Good Girls Revolt (2015–16)
- Just Add Magic (2015–19)
- The Kicks (2015–16)
- Mad Dogs (2015–16)
- The Man in the High Castle (2015–19)
- One Mississippi (2015–17)
- Patriot (2015–18)
- Sneaky Pete (2015–19)
- Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015–17)
- The Collection (2016)
- Fleabag (2016–19)
- Goliath (2016–21)
- The New Yorker Presents (2016)
- Crisis in Six Scenes (2016)
- I Love Dick (2016–17)
- Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016–17)
- The Last Tycoon (2016–17)
- The Tick (2016–19)
- American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017)
- Comrade Detective (2017)
- Lore (2017–18)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–23)
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2018)
- Britannia (2018)
- The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
- Forever (2018)
- Gangstars (2018)
- Homecoming (2018–20)
- The Romanoffs (2018)
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018–23)
- Carnival Row (2019–23)
- The Expanse (2019–22)
- The Feed (2019)
- Free Meek (2019)
- Hanna (2019–21)
- Lorena (2019)
- Modern Love (2019–21)
- Too Old to Die Young (2019)
- Undone (2019–22)
- The Widow (2019)
- Gary Busey: Pet Judge (2020)
- Hunters (2020–23)
- Just Add Magic: Mystery City (2020)
- Loudermilk (2020)
- The Pack (2020)
- Small Axe (2020)
- Tales from the Loop (2020)
- Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer (2020)
- Truth Seekers (2020)
- Utopia (2020)
- The Wilds (2020–22)
- World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (2020)
- Alex Rider (2020–24)
- Back to the Rafters (2021)
- Fairfax (2021–22)
- The Great Escapists (2021)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)
- LuLaRich (2021)
- Luxe Listings Sydney (2021–22)
- Making Their Mark (2021)
- Panic (2021)
- Solos (2021)
- Tampa Baes (2021)
- Tell Me Your Secrets (2021)
- The Underground Railroad (2021)
- Unicorn Hunters (2021)
- With Love (2021–23)
- As We See It (2022)
- Chloe (2022)
- Cosmic Love (2022)
- Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge (2022)
- The English (2022)
- Forever Summer: Hamptons (2022)
- Good Rivals (2022)
- Jungle (2022)
- The Kids in the Hall (2022)
- The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (2022)
- A League of Their Own (2022)
- Mammals (2022)
- Night Sky (2022)
- The One That Got Away (2022)
- Outer Range (2022–24)
- Paper Girls (2022)
- The Peripheral (2022)
- Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy (2022)
- Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles (2022; Japan only)
- Riches (2022)
- Ten Percent (2022)
- Three Pines (2022)
- Class of '07 (2023)
- Daisy Jones & the Six (2023)
- Dead Ringers (2023)
- Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe (2023)
- I'm a Virgo (2023)
- Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023)
- The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023)
- The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023)
- Redefined: J. R. Smith (2023)
- The Ride (2023)
- She Must Be Obeyed (2023)
- Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
- Swarm (2023)
- Comedy Island Philippines (2023)
- Wilderness (2023)
- Linlang (2023)
- My Man Is Cupid (2023–24)
- Expats (2024)
- American Rust (2024)
- LOL: Last One Laughing Philippines (2024)
- Call Me Bae (2024)
- Citadel: Diana (2024)
- Citadel: Honey Bunny (2024)
- Cross (2024)
- NBA on Prime Video (2025)
- Costiera (2025)
- A Higher Calling (TBA)
- Anansi Boys (TBA)
- The Better Sister (TBA)
- Blade Runner 2099 (TBA)
- The Bondsman (TBA)
- Motorheads (TBA)
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North (TBA)
- The Night Manager (TBA)
- Spider-Noir (TBA)