Gabbar Singh (2012 film)

Gabbar Singh
Film poster
Directed by	Harish Shankar
Produced by	Bandla Ganesh
Screenplay by	Satish Vegesna Ramesh Reddy
Story by	Abhinav Kashyap Dilip Shukla
Starring	Pawan Kalyan Shruti Haasan
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Production company	Parameswara Art Productions
Release date	11 May 2012 (2012-05-11)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹30 crore
Box office	est. ₹150 crore

Gabbar Singh is a 2012 Indian Telugu action drama film produced by Bandla Ganesh under the Parameswara Art Productions and directed by Harish Shankar. The lead actors include Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan in lead roles alongside Kota Srinivasa Rao, Abhimanyu Singh in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 2010 Hindi film Dabangg starring Salman Khan. The film is about a police cop who renamed himself as "Gabbar Singh" after the famous villain in Sholay revolting against a dreaded goon. In the process, he loses his mother and has a hatred towards his step-father and step-brother. Rest of the plot revolves around Gabbar and his clash with Siddhappa.

Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music and Jayanan Vincent was the film's cinematographer. The film was made with the budget of ₹30 crore (US$4.5 million) and was formally launched on 18 August 2011 at Hyderabad. The filming was primarily held at Pollachi.

The film was released on 11 May 2012 and grossed approximately ₹150 crore (US$22 million) worldwide, becoming one of highest grossing Telugu films at the time. A sequel titled Sardaar Gabbar Singh was released in 2016.

Venkataratnam Naidu is a young boy who lives with his younger half-brother (Ajay), stepfather Naidu (Nagineedu) and mother (Suhasini Maniratnam) in Kondaveedu which is a village in Guntur District. His stepfather is always partial towards his half-brother which constantly angers Venkataratnam. He starts to not care about what other people think about him and renames himself after the fictional character "Gabbar Singh". His anger towards his brother and father grows and he runs away from home. His stepfather, Naidu catches him and joins him in a boarding school away from Kondaveedu.