The Gang (film)

2000 Indian film

The Gang

Directed by| J. Williams
Written by| Baburaj
Starring| Vani Viswanath
Suvarna Mathew
Steffi
Jagadeesh
Spadikam George
Cinematography| J. Williams
Music by| Wilson

Production
company

Cochin Films

Release date

* 2000 (2000)

Country| India
Language| Malayalam

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]

## Plot[edit]

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[edit]

* Vani Viswanath as Kathy Simon
* Napoleon as Kevin
* Baburaj as Joe
* Suvarna Mathew as Merlyn
* Steffi as Shyla
* Spadikam George as Lifeguard
* Abu Salim as Lifeguard
* Kalabhavan Mani as Stephen
* Cochin Haneefa as Moosakka
* Hemanth Ravan as Robert
* Rizabawa as Aaron
* Kazan Khan as Ajay
* Chali Pala as Sub Inspector
* Thalapathy Dinesh as Kamal
* Mafia Sasi as Alan
* N. L. Balakrishnan as News Reporter

## Production[edit]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Gang: Williams' crime-thriller". Screen India. 12 March 2000. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
2. ^ Shevlin Sebastian (24 November 2014). "Salt and Pepper". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
3. ^ "Vani recollects how she played NTR's heroine at 15". Mathrubhumi. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

## External links[edit]

* The Gang at IMDb
* The Gang at the Malayalam Movie Database

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