GANGERS MOVIE REVIEW
Cast: Sundar C, Vadivelu, Catherine Tresa, Vani Bhojan, Munish Kanth, Bakhs, Kaalai, Hareesh Peradi, Meme Gopi, Arul Doss
Director: Sundar C
Rating: 3.5/5
Sundar C is back again (he’s just churning out films non-stop) directing and starring, and he’s brought Vadivelu along for the ride after quite a gap. Just seeing those two together again is a bit of a nostalgia kick, isn’t it? And Gangers is pretty much exactly what you’d expect from that pairing and a Sundar C directorial: a frantic, logic-optional mix of masala, comedy, action, and general silliness designed purely for time-pass entertainment. Don’t come looking for deep meaning; just buckle up.
Things kick off at a government school where kids are going missing. Sundar C plays Saravanan, the newly recruited, sharp-eyed PT master. Vadivelu is Singaram, the slightly clueless duty master, and Catherine Tresa is Sujitha, the teacher who catches Saravanan’s eye (and provides the requisite glam factor). Saravanan quickly sniffs out that the school is a front for some shady dealings linked to the powerful Mudiyarasan (Hareesh Peradi). Cue the investigation, cue the fights – standard Sundar C procedure.
Where the film pivots is when Saravanan discovers these local baddies are guarding a massive secret: Mudiyarasan has stashed 100 crores in cash inside a vault needing three separate key parts. Suddenly, we’re in heist territory! Saravanan assembles a ragtag crew – the self-proclaimed “Gangers” – including himself, a roped-in Singaram (Vadivelu), the bumbling Pattaisaamy (Munish Kanth), a school teacher Kanakku Vaathiyaar (Bagavathi Perumal), a converted henchman, plus Sujitha. Their mission: locate the vault, get the keys, grab the cash.
Now, about Vadivelu. He gets a lot of screen time. In the first half, much of his comedy relies on lengthy dialogues and monologues that, frankly, feel like routines pulled from 20 years ago. They mostly fall flat. However, the second half understands him better, throwing Singaram into ridiculous situations – elaborate disguises (including an old lady getup), constantly stumbling into fights, being hilariously unaware of Sujitha’s crush on Saravanan while thinking he’s the object of her affection. This situational stuff works much better and generates genuine laughs. The film also has fun with some meta-humor, like a sequence where the vault is located in a theatre playing Vishal’s Madha Gaja Raja, leading to some audience cheers.
Look, Gangers isn’t reinventing the wheel. It’s loud, fast-paced, and operates entirely on Sundar C’s established formula. Catherine Tresa does what’s asked of the heroine role, the plot barrels along without worrying too much about coherence, and the heist itself is more about comedic setups than intricate planning. But if you’re in the mood for exactly that kind of unapologetically silly, dialogue-heavy, entertainer with some decent laughs (especially post-interval), this reunion delivers familiar fun.