Takkar (2023 film)

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Takkar
Takkar 2023 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKarthik G Krish
Written byShrinivas Kaviinayam Karthik G Krish
Produced by
  • Sudhan Sundaram
  • G. Jayaram
Starring
CinematographyVanchinathan Murugesan
Edited byG. A. Gowtham
Music by Nivas K. Prasanna
Production
company
Passion Studios
Release date
  • 9 June 2023 (2023-06-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Takkar (released internationally as The Bang) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Karthik G. Krish and produced by Passion Studios. [1] The film stars Siddharth, Divyansha Kaushik and Yogi Babu in the lead roles, alongside Abhimanyu Singh, Munishkanth and RJ Vigneshkanth in supporting roles. [2]

Contents

Takkar was released on 9 June 2023 to negative reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb. [3]

Premise

Gunashekharan alias "Gunz" is a happy-go-lucky youngster who has the desire to become a millionaire, where he gets entangled with a rich girl named Lucky, who believes that the money is the root cause of distress. While travelling on a road trip, Guns and Lucky get stuck in a web of human trafficking and unexpected twists which alter their lives.

Cast

Production

The film was directed by Karthik G. Krish, who earlier directed the film Kappal , [4] and the unreleased Shaitan Ka Bachcha (also featuring Siddharth) [5] and produced by Sudhan Sundaram and G. Jayaram under the banner of Passion Studios. The cinematography of the film was done by Vanchinathan Murugesan, and the editing of the film was done by GA Gowtham. [6] The film was shot in Chennai and Sikkim. [7] The first-look poster and motion poster were released on 23 December 2019. [8] [9] The teaser for the film was released on Siddharth's birthday, 17 April 2023. [10] [11] [12] The trailer for the film was released on 21 May 2023. [13] [14]

Music

The music for the film was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna. [15] The first single, "Rainbow Thiralil" was released on 21 January 2020. [16] The second single "Maragadha Maalai" was released on 31 January 2020. [17] The third single, "Nira", was released on 27 February 2020 and was well received. [18] [19] A writer from Milliblog wrote that "There’s so much to observe and like, here: Sid Sriram’s lead vocals, Gautham Vasudev Menon, and Malvi Sundaresan’s part later in the song! [20] A writer from Behindwoods wrote that "Sid Sriram starts off from the get-go and when he sings, one thing is extremely difficult – turning attention away". [21] This film marks the debut of singer Malvi Sundaresan with the song "Nira".

Takkar
Soundtrack album by
Nivas K. Prasanna
Released2020, 2023
Recorded2020
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:01
LanguageTamil
Label Think Music
Producer Nivas K. Prasanna
Nivas K. Prasanna chronology
Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir
(2023)		Takkar
(2020)
Singles from Takkar
  1. "Rainbow Thiralil"
    Released: 21 January 2020 [16]
  2. "Maragatha Maalai"
    Released: 31 January 2020 [17]
  3. "Nira"
    Released: 21 February 2020 [18]
Track listing – Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rainbow Thiralil"Arivarasan Silambarasan, Andrea Jeremiah 4:20
2."Maragatha Maalai"Uma Devi Pradeep Kumar, Vijay Yesudas, Chinmayi Sripada 5:45
3."Nira" Ku Karthik Sid Sriram, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Malvi Sundaresan5:04
4."Goiyyaale"Ku KarthikAndrea Jeremiah3:31
5."Saagiren"Ku Karthik Abhay Jodhpurkar, Shweta Mohan 4:26
6."Takkar Theme"——0:55
7."Nira – Reprise Version"Ku Karthik Siddharth, Ku Karthik, Nivas K Prasanna 4:53
Total length:28:54
Track listing – Telugu
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rainbow Chivarey"Krishna Kanth Benny Dayal, Vrusha Balu4:20
2."Pedhavulu Veedi Maunam"Krishna KanthDeepak Blue, Chinmayi Sripada 5:49
3."Nuvvo Sagam"Krishna Kanth Sanjith Hegde, Siddharth, Malvi Sundaresan5:05
4."Kayyaale"Krishna KanthNiranjana Ramanan3:31
5."Oopirey"Krishna Kanth Abhay Jodhpurkar, Sanjana Kalmanje4:26
6."Takkar Theme"——0:55
Total length:24:06

Release

The film crew had earlier announced that the film would release on 17 April 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [22] It was released on 9 June 2023. [23] [24]

Home media

The satellite and digital rights of the film were sold to Star Network and Netflix. [25]

Reception

Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The genre shifts from action to romcom and romcom to action every ten minutes. The transition is not organic, and the sequences are bit forced." [26] 123telugu gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Takkar is a forgettable outing that barely has any engaging moments. The weak plot and the dull narrative tests the patience levels big time." [27] Janani K of India Today gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Takkar is a film that should have come out in the 2000s. Director Karthik G Krish’s story is so redundant that you could guess every single plot twist miles ahead of its arrival." [28]

Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express rated 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "After a lot of contrivances and bad writing, we find the hero and heroine eloping in a car with gangsters on their tails". [29] A critic from Maalai Malar gave 2.75 out of 5 stars and wrote that Director Karthik. G. Krish has moved the film by focusing on what kind of things money does in life. The critic said cast of the film is strong, but a bit more attention could have been paid to the screenplay, and there seems to be a slight sag in some places. [30] Dinamalar gave 2.25 out of 5 stars and criticised the film. [31]

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