Panjaa will be remembered as gangster classic, says producer
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
It
was
a
celebration
time
for
Pawan
Kalyan's
fans
after
the
first
look
of
Panjaa
was
released.
The
look
of
the
Telugu
actor
was
so
infectious
that
sporting
beard
suddenly
looked
chic.
Talking
about
the
massive
response
for
the
first
look,
Nagesh
Muntha
one
of
the
producers
says,
“He
was
inundated
with
calls
from
remote
villages
wishing
nothing
but
the
best
for
Panjaa." At
the
risk
of
sounding
pompous
he
claims,
“The
movie
isn"t
your
regular
four-song-three-fight-one-item
number
fare.
In
most
movies
the
characters
are
sheltered
into
narrative
like
passenger
strapped
to
the
car
seat
belt.
With
predetermined
ups
and
downs
the
audiences
go
for
a
ride,
but
in
Panjaa
the
characters
are
well
etched
out
into
the
narrative."
He
continues,
“While
Ali,
Brahmanandam,
Jhansi
along
with
Pawan
Kalyan
drums
up
comedy,
the
drama
and
action
are
synced
well
into
the
story.
There
are
no
forced
attempts,
the
blocks
fit
together
very
well
and
at
every
turn
the
story
is
revealing.
The
director
kept
a
safe
distance
from
unwanted
buildups,
over-the-top
dialogues
and
exaggerated
heroism
for
this
film."
Nagesh
Muntha
further
adds,
“The
action
sequence
of
the
film
were
not
something
laid
out
in
advance
-
this
had
something
to
do
with
the
contemporary
aesthetics
of
the
film,
be
it
be
the
the
hand-to-hand
combat
or
the
high
octane
gun
fight
sequences.
I
think
the
audiences
are
done
to
death
with
Sumo"s
tossing
in
the
air
action
sequences."
On
a
parting
note
Nagesh
says,
"Be
it
Sarah
Jane
Dias,
Jackie
Shroff,
Atul
Kulkarni,
Tanikella
Bharani
or
the
amalgam
of
finest
artists,
Panjaa
will
be
remembered
as
a
gangster
classic
for
a
long
time
to
come
and
will
set
the
benchmarks
for
its
technical
brilliance."