Gangster is a 2014 Malayalam language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Mammootty plays the lead role, along with Sekhar Menon, John Paul, Kunchan, T. G. Ravi, Nyla Usha and Aparna Gopinath, Alexx O'Nell, Hareesh Peradi and Dileesh Pothan in supporting roles. The film was written by Ahmed Sidhique and Abhilash S. Kumar, with music by Deepak Dev. The film released on 12 April 2014. Premise Akbar Ali Khan is a powerful kingpin in Mangalore underworld, and shares his business with two other prominent kingpins, Samuel Pandhare alias Uncle Sam and Mani Menon. Under their rule, the city remains calm, until Anto, the grandson of Uncle Sam and a drug baron, decides to import contaminated drug vaccines from abroad to sell them at a very high rate. But Akbar opposes the plan, and Anto try to kill Akbar, but the plan fails when Akbar's wife Sana dies and Akbar gets brutal injuries. Akbar is saved by his uncle Hajikka and helps him to take revenge, with the helps of Vithura, Hajikka's henchmen and Akbar's lieutenant Michael, Akbar kills Uncle Sam and Mani. Akbar finally finds out through Vithura that Anto is hiding in a beach resort at Goa with a group of Russian mobsters. Akbar's men gets killed by the Russians and Akbar kills them, though he got injured by them and finally he brutally kills Anto using a Machete. Cast Mammootty as Akbar Ali Khan Sekhar Menon as Anto Pandhare John Paul as Samuel "Uncle Sam" Pandhare Kunchan as Mani Menon T. G. Ravi as Hajikka Nyla Usha as Sana Ibrahim Khan Aparna Gopinath as Lilly Alexx O'Nell as Tom Hareesh Peradi as Michael Dileesh Pothan as DYSP Vithura Chengalath Parvathi Menon RJ Renu Casting The film was expected to have Fahadh Faasil and Meera Jasmine or Rima Kallingal to play major roles with Mammootty. Later, Nyla Usha was cast to play the female lead opposite Mammootty. Also, Aparna Gopinath was roped in to play another female lead. Mammootty reportedly had lost 10 kg to play the role of Akbar Ali Khan in the film. The film also features John Paul, T. G. Ravi, Sekhar Menon, Kunchan, Hareesh Peradi, Dileesh Pothan and Alexx O'Nell in supporting roles. Production and release Gangster was scheduled to be shot after the completion of Aashiq Abu's Salt N' Pepper, but was postponed several times to finally start shooting