Crew
Director : S. Shankar
Music : A. R. Rahman
Sound: Dolby SR (Revision to 5.1 surround)
Story : S. Shankar
Editing : B. Lenin
Cinematography : Jeeva
Special Effects : ST Venky
Stunts : Vikram Dharma"This movie changed the trend" - Indian Movie news (1994)
"Sensational music" - Fanfare magazine (1993)
"The Best of Shankar" - The Hindu (1995)
"Such deftness in script writing is unprecedented in Indian Film History" - Commentary
is a 1993 Tamil film directed by S. Shankar (Anniyan) with incredible narration, music and stunts. The story is the indian adaptation of the classic tale of Robin Hood. It proved immensely popular upon release.
With fantastic songs, thrilling action sequences and a daring script, ."Gentleman" became a trendsetter for the movies of the 90's with certain innovations for its time in terms of technology and the social message of poverty and its effects on society
The film's music is composed by A. R. Rahman which broke all box office records and rejuveneated the dying music industry in India to vibrant state back in 1993..
The music of the film is completely computerised. A creative fusion of traditional and western contemporary film music styles and the listeners were treated to a synthesised digital sounds which is fresh till today.
The incredible success of the film propelled the debuntant director Shankar to the present Anniyan film..... Shankar's name entered the 'Top Directors' list.
The story tells the tale of a vigilante "Kicha" , a respected person in his local community and runs a small business. But Kicha, unknown to anyone, is a notorious skilled robber who steals from rich officials by well planned heists .One that started with the tragedy of his family
He uses the theft money to build a School for poor children.
This film is dedicated to the children of India and the film's crew organised a children's charity event to celebrate the success of the film and human spirit.