[5] The plot follows Venkataratnam Naidu, a police officer who, inspired by a film character, adopts the name Gabbar Singh.
Gabbar Singh embarks on a mission to dismantle the thug's corrupt political ambitions and restore justice.
Made on a budget of ₹30 crore,[2] the film was formally launched on 18 August 2011 at Hyderabad with shooting primarily held in Pollachi district.
Twenty-one years later, Gabbar Singh is a police officer posted as the Circle Inspector (CI) for the Kondaveedu region.
Angered by Gabbar Singh's response, Siddhappa sends goons to disrupt the Kondaveedu market yard.
The minister denies their request and advises Siddhappa to make peace with Gabbar Singh or risk his political ambitions.
Meanwhile, Gabbar Singh proposes to Bhagya Lakshmi, but she rejects him, stating she must care for her ailing, alcoholic father and cannot marry while he is alive.
Gabbar Singh crashes the wedding, confirms Bhagya Lakshmi's love for him, and marries her on the spot.
Naidu suffers a heart attack and is hospitalized, where Gabbar Singh cares for him, rekindling their bond.
Gabbar Singh then hires most of Siddhappa's henchmen for low-profile police jobs while discussing his future with Bhagya Lakshmi.
[9] Harish Shankar revealed he was supposed to direct Mirapakaay (originally titled "Romantic Rishi") with Pawan Kalyan which was dropped due to various reasons.
[10] Parvati Melton[11] and Malaika Arora (who performed an item number in the original movie) were finally selected to perform an item number for which the latter was reported to have been paid ₹1 crore (US$120,000); however, Ganesh denied that Malaika was paid ₹1 crore and also refused to divulge details about her remuneration.
The last dialogue of Pawan in the film "Police ane vaadu...Janam lo bhayam pogottevaadu avvali, kaani jananni bhayapette vaadu kaadu" (The policeman should be the one who removes the fear in the people, but not the one who scares the people)[c] sums up our film.
[1] KV Chalapathi Rao, State President of AP Police Officers Association said, "The red towel which Pawan Kalyan wears in one of the movie stills is the point of contention.
[20] Rediff wrote, "Entertaining it may be, but Gabbar Singh is filled with violence and some vulgarity and not meant for the very young audience".
[22] Karthik Pasupulate of Times of India rated the film 4 out of 5 stars stating that: "The movie sets a new benchmark as far as "paisa vasool" goes.
[26] The film has shattered the box office collections records and has created a new history by raking around ₹53 crore share after 50 days run.
[37] In Naayak (2013), Siddharth (Ram Charan) and Nandini (Amala Paul) are seen watching the Bengali dub of Gabbar Singh in a theatre.
[38] In Race Gurram (2014), Lucky (Allu Arjun) and Spandana (Shruti Haasan) are watching Gabbar Singh at a cafe.
[39] The track "Pillaa" can be heard during the boardroom scene in Trivikram Srinivas's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020), with Bantu (Allu Arjun) and Sitaram (Sunil) dancing on this song.
[40] Pawan Kalyan announced his intention to star in Gabbar Singh 2, which he would begin working on after his film Atharintiki Daaredi released in October 2013.