The Gambler (2019 film)

Indian Malayalam-language superhero film

The Gambler

Official poster

Directed by| Tom Emmatty
Produced by| Thankachan Emmanuel
Starring|

* Anson Paul
* George Emmatty

Music by| Manikandan Ayyappa
Gopi Sundar

Release date

* 9 May 2019 (2019-5-9)

Running time

| 121 minutes[1]
Country| India
Language| Malayalam

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]

## Plot

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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

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* Anson Paul as Anson
* George Emmatty
* Dayyana Hameed
* Innocent
* Salim Kumar
* Vijayakumar
* Vishnu Govindan
* Sijoy Varghese
* Roopesh Peethambaran
* Keanu Adduono as Investor
* Joseph Annamkutty Jose
* Jayaraj Warrier
* Aristo Suresh
* Rajini Chandy
* Sreelakshmy Ramshy
* Vidya Martin

## Release and reception

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "The Gambler movie review highlights: A first half about the everyday struggles of an average father". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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.
3. ^ "Anson Paul- Tom Emmatty movie Gambler starts rolling". The Times of India. 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
4. ^ "Gambler trailer launched". The Times of India. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
5. ^ Shrijith, Sajin (13 May 2019). "The origin of the gambler". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (24 March 2019). "Anson Paul: My mothers are my superheroes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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.
9. ^ "Anson Paul's Gambler gets a release date – Times of India". The Times of India. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
10. ^ Jayaram, Deepika (24 May 2019). "The Gambler Movie Review {2.0/5}: Critic Review of the Gambler by Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
11. ^ Shrijith, Sajin (25 May 2019). "The Gambler Movie Review: A bland commercial masquerading as a film". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
12. ^ "The Gambler movie review: No superhero in this "superhero film"". 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

## External links

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* The Gambler at IMDb