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{{Infobox television

| name = Gangstars
| image = GangStars poster.jpg
| image_alt =
| caption = Teaser poster
| genre = [[Crime drama]]
| creator = [[B. V. Nandini Reddy]]
| writer = Lakshmi Bhupala {{small|(dialogues)}}
| director = Ajay Bhuyan
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Navdeep]]
* [[Shweta Basu Prasad]]
* [[Jagapathi Babu]]
* [[Siddu Jonnalagadda]]
* [[Apoorva Arora]]
}}
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = [[Sai Kartheek]]
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 12
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Swapna Dutt]]
* Chakravathi Gutta
* Sanjay Reddy
}}
| editor = Kishore Maddali
| cinematography = Rakesh Erukulla
| camera =
| runtime = 21–25 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amazon Studios]]
* Early Monsoon Tales
* Silly Monks Entertainment Ltd
}}
| distributor = [[Amazon Video]]
| network = Amazon Video
| picture_format =
| audio_format =
| released = {{Start date|2018|6|1|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chitramala.in/amazon-primes-first-telugu-web-series-from-june-1-265460.html|title=Amazon Prime's First Telugu Web Series From June 1|author=HaribabuBolineni|publisher=Chitramala.in|date=18 May 2018|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
| production_website =
}}

'''''Gangstars''''' is a 2018 Indian [[crime drama]] [[streaming television]] series in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] by [[Amazon Video|Amazon Prime Video]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/telugu-web-series-gangstars-to-be-available-from-friday/articleshow/64416001.cms|title=Telugu web series, GangStars will be available from Friday|website=The Times of India|date=1 June 2018|author=Jayakrishnan|access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> produced by Swapna C Dutt, Chakravathi Gutta, Sanjay Reddy, Anil Pallala under the Early Monsoon Tales and Silly Monks Entertainments banner and directed by Ajay Bhuyan. The series was created by [[B. V. Nandini Reddy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/jagapathi-babus-gangstars-gets-rave-reviews-special-screening-770629|title=GangStars review: Jagapathi Babu-Navdeep's web-series gets superb response from audience|website=International Business Times|first=Shekhar H|last=Hooli|date=31 May 2018|access-date=5 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604002208/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/jagapathi-babus-gangstars-gets-rave-reviews-special-screening-770629|archive-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> The series stars [[Navdeep]], [[Shweta Basu Prasad]], [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Siddu Jonnalagadda]], [[Apoorva Arora]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/navdeep-shweta-basu-and-jagapathi-babus-new-web-series-gangstars/articleshow/64234738.cms|title=Navdeep, Shweta Basu and Jagapathi Babu's to star in a new web series called 'GangStars'!|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=19 May 2018|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> and music is composed by [[Sai Karthik]].

It is the first ever Amazon Prime Video original series in Telugu, and has 12 episodes with dubbed versions in Tamil and Hindi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/gangstars-amazon-primes-first-telugu-web-series-to-star-jagapati-babu/article23443972.ece|title='Gangstars': Amazon Prime's first Telugu web series to star Jagapati Babu|work=The Hindu|date=17 May 2018|access-date=7 June 2018|last1=Dundoo|first1=Sangeetha Devi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2018/jun/01/amazon-prime-video-launches-first-telugu-web-series-gangstars-1822320.html|title=Amazon Prime Video launches first Telugu web series 'GangStars'|website=The New Indian Express|date=1 June 2018|access-date=5 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605012143/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2018/jun/01/amazon-prime-video-launches-first-telugu-web-series-gangstars-1822320.html|archive-date=5 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/879936/gangsters-and-the-film-world-collide-in-amazon-primes-first-telugu-web-series-gang-stars|website=Scroll.in|title=Gangsters and the film world collide in Amazon Prime's first Telugu web series 'Gang Stars'|date=23 May 2018|access-date=4 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605012143/https://scroll.in/reel/879936/gangsters-and-the-film-world-collide-in-amazon-primes-first-telugu-web-series-gang-stars|archive-date=5 June 2018}}</ref>

==Plot==
The series is set in the backdrop of the film industry and involves two movie stars, two ex-lovers, and one gangster. How one incident sets up a chain of events in motion and interconnects the lives of all these characters, interspersed with a murder is the intriguing crux of the narrative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sunday-Hans/2018-06-03/Riding-on-the-digital-wave/386214|title=Riding on the digital wave|date=3 June 2018}}</ref>

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Navdeep]] as Vishwa, an arrogant and controversial film hero.
* [[Shweta Basu Prasad]] as Aishwarya, a haughty film actress
* [[Jagapathi Babu]] as Kumar Das "K.D." , a gangster who has been informed that he has cancer and is going to die
* [[Siddu Jonnalagadda]] as Ajay, who tries to become a film director. He is the manager of Aishwarya.
* [[Apoorva Arora]] as Keerthi, who tries to become a film producer, manager of Vishwa

===Recurring===
* [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] as C.I.Anjaneyulu, a corrupt police officer
* [[Posani Krishna Murali]] as Blockbuster Paala Subramanyam, a film producer who produces the movie for helping KD
* [[Thagubothu Ramesh]] as Rani Rajkamal, Aishwarya's make-up
* [[Krishna Bhagawan]] as P.K.R., Vishwa's father
* [[Rahul Ramakrishna]] as Red, K.D.'s brother-in-law
* RJ Hemanth as Vicky, Ajay's friend
* Radio Mirchi Kiran as Director of the film
* Ranam Venu as an ad film director
* [[Raja Ravindra]] as Ajay's father
* [[Dhanraj (Telugu comedian)|Dhanraj]] as a choreographer
* [[Ananth Babu|Ananth]] as a producer
* [[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]] as astrologer
* Sanjay Reddy as a doctor
* [[Uttej]] as Gopal, ward boy in the hospital who has taken debt from K.D.
* [[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapurna]] as Keerthi's grandmother
* [[Aishwarya (actress)|Aishwarya]] as Priyamwada, Keerthi's mother
* [[Sri Lakshmi (actress)|Sri Lakshmi]] as Keerthi's aunt
* [[Hari Teja]] as Girija, K.D.'s wife
* Mounima as Jahnavi / Jaanu, a journalist
* Gayatri Gutta

== Reception ==
Haricharan Pudupeddi of the ''[[Firstpost]]'' called the series a "wasted opportunity". He added that " Despite having so much of talent at its disposal, the show fails to rise above a very predictable story of action and comedy."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-05|title=Gangstars review: Amazon Prime's maiden Telugu web series can be best described as a wasted opportunity - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/gangstars-review-amazon-primes-maiden-telugu-web-series-can-be-best-described-as-a-wasted-opportunity-4496417.html|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Firstpost}}</ref> Hemanth Kumar CR writing for ''[[The News Minute]]'' stated that "''Gangstars'' feels like a missed opportunity to create something unique and charming. It has its moments, when it takes a sly dig at the film industry, but when it focuses on its own story, it becomes too self-aware of what it wants to do and it never finds its groove."<ref>{{Cite web|last=CR|first=Hemanth Kumar|date=7 June 2018|title=Amazon Prime's 'Gangstars' Review: A quirky comedy which never finds its groove|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/amazon-prime-s-gangstars-review-quirky-comedy-which-never-finds-its-groove-82608|access-date=19 September 2020|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Amazon Video original series}}

[[Category:2018 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Amazon Prime Video original programming]]
[[Category:Telugu-language television shows]]
[[Category:Indian thriller television series]]
[[Category:Television series about filmmaking]]
[[Category:Indian crime drama television series]]
[[Category:Telugu-language web series]]

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