The Gambler (2019 film)

The Gambler is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language superhero 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]

The Gambler
Directed byTom Emmatty
Starring
Music byManikandan Ayyappa
Gopi Sundar
Release date
  • 9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Cast

Release

The film released on May 9.[9]

Reception

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] Cinema Express gave a negative review.[11] 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
  1. "The Gambler movie review highlights: A first half about the everyday struggles of an average father". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  2. "Anson Paul played with toy figurines for the first time, on the sets of his film The Gambler!". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  3. "Anson Paul- Tom Emmatty movie Gambler starts rolling". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  4. "Gambler trailer launched". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  5. Shrijith, Sajin. "The origin of the gambler". The New Indian Express.
  6. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (March 24, 2019). "Anson Paul: My mothers are my superheroes". The Times of India.
  7. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (April 7, 2019). "IO Man's alter ego revealed in the latest poster of Gambler". The Times of India.
  8. Sidhardhan (December 17, 2018). "Anson Paul's superhero movie is based on real story". The Times of India.
  9. "Anson Paul's Gambler gets a release date - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. Jayaram, Deepika (May 24, 2019). "The Gambler Movie Review {2.0/5}: Critic Review of the Gambler by Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. Shrijith, Sajin. "The Gambler Movie Review: A bland commercial masquerading as a film". Cinema Express.
  12. "The Gambler movie review: No superhero in this 'superhero film'". 25 May 2019.
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